1. The Garden is an American art… Read Full Bio ↴There are 3 artists with this name:
1. The Garden is an American art rock duo from Orange County, California, formed in 2011 by twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears. The duo released their debut album The Life and Times of a Paperclip in 2013, with several smaller releases following. In 2015, the group released their second studio album Haha along with the lead single "All Smiles Over Here :)" to critical acclaim after being signed to Epitaph Records. They released their third album Mirror Might Steal Your Charm on March 30, 2018. Their fourth album, Kiss My Super Bowl Ring, was released on March 13th, 2020. Their most recent album, Horeshit on Route 66, was released September 8th, 2022.
The band is known for their fast, punk-influenced two-piece bass and drum songs, with both their music and image being characterized by "DIY principles, thrift store-cum-glam fashion style and a vast list of influences." The brothers classify their sound as "vada vada," a philosophy which Wyatt Shears describes as “an idea that represents pure creative expression, that disregards all previously made genres and ideals”.
2. The Garden was a gothic rock / ethereal wave / shoegaze band from Pittsburgh, PA, United States. The band was formed in the autumn of 1985, with the intentions of pursuing a sound that was not only unique, but also moving. And through the years, Anthony LaCava, Christine Sacramento and Stephen Marlette, with accompaniment by Shelly O'Keefe on bells/keyboards, followed this dream by creating many songs of great substance. The band emerged with an intensely uncommon sound drawn on electronic drum tracks and dark ambient guitar mixed with rhythmic bass, heartfelt lyrics and strong vocals.
Often described as "Pittsburgh's first gothic rock band", The Garden has sustained a rather faithful following. Tanya Kavalkovich joined the band in 1996 with her lyrical violin contributing a new warmth and beauty to an already compelling sound. Opening for such acts as And Also the Trees, Wolfgang Press, Throwing Muses, Faith and the Muse, Strange Boutique, Spahn Ranch, Gargoyle Sox, Of a Mesh, FourWay Cross, This Ascension. The Curtain Society, Bella Morte, Eva O.
Heavy employment and academic demands forced Stephen to leave the band in 1997. Christine, Anthony, and Tanya formed a new band with drummer James and vocalist Patricia called Between the Waters
3. The Garden is a collaboration between David Tagg and Hakobune. It isn’t often that collaborative projects bear such bountiful fruit right from the start of their conception, but sometimes, nature seems to have another motive in mind, and we’re given a very special and very unique result. Hailing from near-opposite sides of the globe, David Tagg and Takahiro Yorifuji (also known here at Install and elsewhere as Hakobune) decided to combine their complementary approaches to ambient guitar music and make something new together.
"In Sea-Land" certainly conjures images of organic growth in a surreal landscape, and the album colors in the empty spaces with watery blue melodies submerged in ocean water and triumphant overarching towers of weathered stone drones surrounded by sea spray and thin clouds. Both similar to what David and Takahiro have individually created before, and also unique to itself, these two men have found an alchemical assurance in combining their crafts with The Garden. Sure to please fans of either musician’s work, or anyone who appreciates gentle guitars unspooled over a canvas of water and green. Deep and lush, alive and vibrant. A multifaceted pleasurable listen for the hot Summer months.
Vexation
The Garden Lyrics
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I'm gonna take my time
I'm gonna take it
I'm gonna steal from you
If I have to, if I have to
I'm gonna straighten you up
If I find ya
I'm gonna make you feel just like they felt
You can't wish away
What happened
You can't do so wrong
And live carefree
I wanna straighten you up
If I find ya
I'm gonna make you feel
I'm gonna make you feel just like they felt
The lyrics to The Garden's song Vexation suggest a feeling of anger, revenge, and vengefulness. The repetition of "I'm gonna" creates a threatening tone, implying that the subject of the song is so enraged that they will stop at nothing to get their vengeance. The line "I'm gonna steal from you if I have to" demonstrates that the singer will do whatever it takes to get what they want, however immoral or illegal.
The lyrics also suggest a deep sense of injustice and a desire for the subject of the song to feel the pain that they have caused others. "I'm gonna make you feel just like they felt" demonstrates a desire for the subject of the song to experience the same hurt and suffering that they have inflicted on others. The repetition of "I'm gonna straighten you up" also creates a sense of control and dominance, as if the subject of the song is completely at the mercy of the singer.
Overall, the lyrics to "Vexation" suggest a deep and overwhelming sense of anger and a desire for revenge. The repetition of "I'm gonna" highlights the unyielding determination of the singer, while the language used in the song creates a sense of power and control over the subject of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Round them up
Collect and bring them together
I'm gonna take my time
I will go at my own pace
I'm gonna take it
I will obtain what's desired
I'm gonna steal from you
I will take something from you without permission
If I have to, if I have to
If necessary, if necessary
I'm gonna straighten you up
I will correct and improve your behavior
If I find ya
When I come across you
I'm gonna make you feel
I will cause you to experience
I'm gonna make you feel just like they felt
I will make you feel the same way they did
You can't wish away
You cannot make something disappear just by wishing it so
What happened
The past event that occurred
You can't do so wrong
You cannot act in such a morally incorrect way
And live carefree
And enjoy a life without worry or responsibility
I wanna straighten you up
I desire to correct and improve your behavior
If I find ya
When I come across you
I'm gonna make you feel
I will cause you to experience
I'm gonna make you feel just like they felt
I will make you feel the same way they did
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Wyatt James Shears, Fletcher Stevens Shears
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
lime
Round them up
I'm gonna take my time..
I'm gonna take it
I'm gonna steal from you if I have to-
if I have to
I'm gonna straighten you up;
if I find ya
I'm gonna make you feel..
I'm gonna make you feel just like they felt!
You can't wish away what happened
You can't do so well
And live care free!?
I'm gonna straighten you up..
If I find ya
I'm gonna make you feel..
I'm gonna make you feel just like they felt!
Bat
Round 'em up
I'm gonna take my time
I'm gonna take it
I'm gonna steal from you
If I have to
If I have to
I'm gonna straighten you up
If I find ya
I'm gonna make you feel
I'm gonna make you feel just like they felt
You can't wish away what happened
You can't do so wrong
And live carefree
I'm gonna straighten you up
If I find ya
I'm gonna make you feel
I'm gonna make you feel just like they felt
Platinum WoW
Still probably one of my favorite tracks. Bassline is addictive
KiTTiE Martinez
Wyatt Shears is a BASS LEGEND! Next to John Taylor & Les Claypool;)
RianW Westling
i really don't understand why i like these guys so much
Faith .D
I guess we'll never know
sstiawAlleH
They're like a punk version of the strokes
Bingus
it’s so weird, they’re like so ridiculously messy and incoherent but in all the best ways
Feezible
You should understand clearly.
Cristina Limon
Cus u like bass and cute boiz
jet boy
imagine walking into a bathroom, like really having to shit and you open the door and this is going on.
Bella Karadimos
I'd join in