The Distillers is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, Califor… Read Full Bio ↴The Distillers is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998. They released their first two albums on Hellcat Records/Epitaph Records before moving to Sire, part of the Warner Music Group. The Distillers are originally formed by Australian-born Brody Dalle. As lead singer, she adopted a signature harsh singing voice. Although there were constant line-up changes, Brody consistently played the guitar, sang, and wrote or co-wrote nearly every song on all the band's albums. Tony Bradley also played guitar and Ryan Sinn played bass.Before this more solid line up, early band members included guitarist/vocalist Rose Casper, bassist Kim Chi and drummer Matt Young.

The Distillers split for the very first time in 2004, Brody and Tony have since formed a new band called Spinnerette. Ryan Sinn joined Angels & Airwaves after The Distillers split, but left A&A after two years.

Brody announced the emergence of Spinnerette, a semi-solo project in March 2007. She stated in an interview that, "Spinnerette isn't a band, it's me and whichever musicians I want to work with at the time." Spinnerette released a digital EP called Ghetto Love, via their Official Website on December 11th, 2008. On June 9th, 2009 the band made their entire debut album available for listening on their MySpace page. The album, Spinnerette, was released in the UK on June 15th, 2009. The first single was Baptized By Fire.

In November 2012, Brody Dalle announced on Twitter that she was working on a solo album, featuring Alain Johannes and Michael Shuman of Queens of the Stone Age and Shirley Manson of Garbage.

In November 2013, Dalle announced that she had signed to Caroline Records, a division of Universal Music Group, with the intention of releasing her debut solo album in early 2014. The album was produced by Alain Johannes, and features guest appearances from Shirley Manson of Garbage, Nick Valensi of the Strokes, and Warpaint's Emily Kokal. Dalle is scheduled to promote the album and support Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age on their Australia/New Zealand tour in March 2014.

In January 3rd, 2018 Brody Dalle and the band shared a short 30 second trailer video teasing new material and captioned with the words ‘THE DISTILLERS 2018’. Dalle has also changed her Facebook cover photo to The Distillers logo. During 2017 Dalle shared photos of herself at work in the studio.

In 2018, they have been touring the United States and Europe. In September 2018 they released their first EP as a band after 15 years: Man vs. Magnet, which includes a new edit of Brody Dalle's 2014 song "Blood in Gutters" as a B-side.
This new edit has a different lyrics, but it kept the chorus line "Find your weakness, kill it"

Black Heart
The Distillers Lyrics

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the one time
you lied
you were high, so high
my life in my time
you walk black lines

hey clean your mess
hey youre a mess

the one time
i lied .. all the time
my life and in my time
you walk black lines

hey dont i need this
hey dont i need this

fuck

Overall Meaning

The Distillers' song Black Heart is a powerful and deeply emotional track that speaks to the struggles of addiction and the toll it takes on personal relationships. The lyrics "the one time you lied, you were high, so high" reveal the betrayal of trust that can occur between individuals struggling with addiction. The singer speaks to the pain and frustration of seeing the one she loves walking "black lines" and being consumed by their addiction.

Throughout the song, the lyrics "hey clean your mess, hey you're a mess" speak to the chaos and destruction left in the wake of addiction. The singer feels helpless as she watches the person she loves spiral out of control and is frustrated by the fact that she too has lied "all the time" to try and make things work.

The final line of the song, "fuck," is a powerful and poignant declaration of the intense emotions that come with addiction. It's frustrating, heartbreaking, and all-consuming. The Distillers masterfully capture the raw and painful experience of loving someone struggling with addiction in this deeply moving track.

Line by Line Meaning

the one time
The moment when I trusted you the most

you lied
You broke my trust

you were high, so high
You were under the influence of drugs or alcohol

my life in my time
I control my own life and time

you walk black lines
You're heading down a dark path

hey clean your mess
Take responsibility for your actions and clean up the mess you've made

hey you're a mess
You're a walking disaster

the one time
The moment when you trusted me the most

i lied .. all the time
I continuously broke your trust

my life and in my time
I determine the course of my life

you walk black lines
You're headed towards a dark path