Initially a solo outlet for Bruce’s music the first album, Abducting the Unicorn, was released on Cyclops Records in May 1999. The critical plaudits and small but fanatical fan base that grew around the release was enough to convince Bruce that perhaps TPT was here to stay and he returned to the Dining Room studios to work on the second TPT album, 137.
Following the reaction to its release in the spring of 2002 and the growing demand from fans for live shows, Bruce felt the need to expand TPT to a full band. The band consisted of his close musical friends – former university band mate Jon Sykes on bass, Wayne Higgins on guitars, Matt O'Leary on keyboards and Keith Harrison on drums. Wayne and Matt have since left but Steve Kitch (who co-produced and mixed the albums since 10 Stories Down) joined to replace Matt and play the keyboards.
The third album, Variations On A Dream (2004) gave TPT a further boost, reaching out to yet more people all over the world. Three albums followed, 10 Stories Down (2005), Little Man (2006), and limited the run What We Have Sown (2007) which featured re-worked un-released tracks. This was to prove to be the last album released via Cyclops before the band signed to Kscope and released Tightly Unwound. This was followed by The Dawn Raids EPs and 3000 Days, a 2CD re-mixed and re-mastered collection of songs from their ten year history so far.
The band returned in May 2010 with their new album Someone Here Is Missing. This album marked a significant step forward in the maturity of the band’s song writing and earned the band critical acclaim. In April 2011 the Thief were privileged to be invited to cover Pink Floyd's 'Money' by Mojo magazine for their cover CD tribute to the Dark Side of the Moon.
The band will release a new studio album in September 2012.
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Drain
The Pineapple Thief Lyrics
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Where sculptures wheeze
Transforming pixels to a green & black freeze
Sat in my black chair where all my world melts down
Drain, the color from my screen
You have become me
Drain the surface of my soul
Contain your fears
In a fragile grasp
Walk along the carpet lain to see her last
Sculpture in green & black before she melts down
I wouldn't do a thing for this
I couldn't wish for a system fix
But if I could change the colors of my life
They're yours & not in black & white
Drain, the color from my screen
You have become me
Drain the surface of my soul
You have me
In "Drain" by The Pineapple Thief, the singer is describing a sense of detachment from reality and the world around them. The opening lines speak to a desire to be removed from the daylight and from the physical world around them, as if they want to escape from the strains of their everyday life. They describe a setting where sculptures are wheezing and pixels are transforming, suggesting a sense of instability and fragmentation. The black chair where their "world melts down" may be a metaphor for a space where they can confront their own emotions and anxieties without the distractions of the outside world.
The chorus of the song speaks to a feeling of being consumed by this detachment and instability. The singer feels as though they have become the very thing that is draining the color and vitality from their screen, and from their soul. There is a sense of being unable to escape this feeling, as if they are trapped in a cycle of detachment and emptiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Remove my daylight
Take away the light in my life
Where sculptures wheeze
In a place where art is dying
Transforming pixels to a green & black freeze
Turning my digital world into a dreary, lifeless state
Sat in my black chair where all my world melts down
Sitting in a place of despair where everything falls apart
Drain, the color from my screen
Suck the life out of my digital existence
You have become me
My bleak surroundings have taken over my identity
Drain the surface of my soul
Empty the essence of my being
You have me
I am captive to the dismal atmosphere around me
Contain your fears
Hold your anxieties within your grasp
In a fragile grasp
With a tenuous hold on your worries
Walk along the carpet lain to see her last
Proceed down the path to witness the ultimate end
Sculpture in green & black before she melts down
Art that is fading away before our eyes
I wouldn't do a thing for this
I cannot bring myself to act upon this situation
I couldn't wish for a system fix
No amount of hope could repair the brokenness
But if I could change the colors of my life
If only I could alter the bleakness of my existence
They're yours & not in black & white
The vibrance of life belongs to someone else, not me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRUCE SOORD
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