Jeff Heiskell, the singer, and later members Dave Jenkins and Paul Noe formed the totally unknown but great Doubters Club that recorded for the Disgraceland label in 1995 and then broke up when Jenkins and Noe ran off to Nashville to form a (terrible) mod-rock band that failed (miserably). Jeff reformed the Judybats in 2000 with the album "'00" and subsequently rocked Knoxville, Chicago, Baltimore, and all points in-between on numerous small tours promoting their album and their later EP "Six Pack of New Tracks".
Currently, Jeff is working with Heiskell, a band formed with Mike Hairrell (percussion), Doug Hairrell (guitar), and Rob Bell (bass), all members of The second iteration of the Judybats.
Perfumed Lies
The Judybats Lyrics
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The bitter droplets
Washed the clouds from our eyes
Nothing to say
Nothing at all
ANd we stood there anxiously
Waiting for the scent
Of her perfumed lies
Little world
Happily painting a picture
Of how we were meant to be
But it fractured her smile
This colorless town
And I told her that sorrow
Was never meant for her to see
But it's over now
Whatever we had
And still somehow I've
Never felt so bad
She came again
Like a forgotten dream
The bitter tears washed
The clouds from my eyes
Nothing to say
Nothing at all
And I stood there still
Waiting for the stench
Of her perfumed lies
It was nothing at all
The time we shared
And still somehow
I've never felt so alone
So alone
It was nothing at all
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The Judybats' song Perfumed Lies is a poignant journey through a love tale that has gone awry. The song is about two people who met in the park on a rainy day, and as they stand there with nothing to say, they wait for the scent of "her perfumed lies." The singer describes the woman as someone who had a "little world" of her own, where she happily painted a picture of their future together. However, the colorless town they lived in eventually shattered her smile, and the sorrow became too much for her to bear. He attempts to console her, saying that sorrow was never meant for her to see, but it was ultimately over, and they were left with nothing.
Later on in the song, the woman comes back into the singer's life "like a forgotten dream" as he stands there, waiting for the stench of her perfumed lies. The time they shared was nothing at all, and yet he's never felt so alone. The song captures the essence of a love that was filled with hope and promise, but ultimately ended in heartbreak.
The music video for Perfumed Lies features the band playing the song while a young couple goes through the stages of their relationship, from meeting to falling in love to battling problems and ultimately separating.
Line by Line Meaning
We walked the park and into the rain
We took a walk in the park while it was raining.
The bitter droplets
The raindrops were unpleasant to us.
Washed the clouds from our eyes
The rain cleared up our view and helped us see things more clearly.
Nothing to say
We didn't have anything to talk about.
Nothing at all
Absolutely nothing.
And we stood there anxiously
We were nervous and restless while waiting for something to happen.
Waiting for the scent
We were waiting to smell something specific.
Of her perfumed lies
We were waiting to detect the false words she speaks to deceive us.
She had her youth and her own
She was young and had her own way of thinking.
Little world
Her small, closed-off perspective.
Happily painting a picture
She was blissfully creating an imaginary situation.
Of how we were meant to be
She was imagining that we were destined to be together.
But it fractured her smile
The reality of our situation broke her happy façade.
This colorless town
The town we were in was dull and uninteresting.
And I told her that sorrow
I comforted her and told her that she didn't deserve to feel sad.
Was never meant for her to see
I didn't want her to experience any pain or suffering.
But it's over now
Our relationship has ended and there's nothing we can do about it.
Whatever we had
Our relationship was not substantial.
And still somehow I've
Even after everything that's happened,
Never felt so bad
I've never felt so unhappy.
She came again
She returned to see me again.
Like a forgotten dream
She appeared to me as if from a distant, forgotten memory.
The bitter tears washed
My tears mixed with the raindrops.
Nothing to say
We didn't have anything to talk about.
Nothing at all
Absolutely nothing.
And I stood there still
I was motionless and frozen.
Waiting for the stench
I was waiting to detect the unpleasant smell of her lies.
Of her perfumed lies
I was expecting to hear the false words she speaks to deceive us.
It was nothing at all
Our relationship didn't amount to anything.
The time we shared
The time we spent together.
And still somehow
Even after everything that's happened,
I've never felt so alone
I've never felt so isolated and unconnected.
So alone
Extremely lonely.
It was nothing at all
Our relationship was meaningless.
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