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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Ster
The Pineapple Thief Lyrics
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I wish that you would stay
Wish I had the time, to ruin all your time
Etching out a lie, different to the one
You need
Slam another door, feign another war
Booby trap my trail, knowing it will fail
A place where I will cheer, me home
Running around, running me down
It's easy to see and easy to be
Turn it around and bury me, so we can
Don't settle up for this
Think what you will have missed
An easy time away
With people who can say
All the perfect words
For ever and a day
Settle up for me, the easy pill is free
Imaginary walls, you will never see
After all you plead, you can never leave
I will never leave me
Running around, running me down
It's easy to see and easy to be
Turn it around and bury me, so we can
Don't settle up for this
Don't settle up for this
Settle up for this
Settle up for this
Running, keep running
Me down, me down
Keep running, keep running
Me down, me down
Keep running, keep running
Me down, me down
Keep running, keep running
Me down, me down
Down, down, so we can, see
The Pineapple Thief's song "Ster" deals with the complexities of relationships and the desire to control others while still feeling trapped. This is evident in the opening lines of the song where the singer expresses conflicting desires - to have the person they're talking to either stay or walk away. The singer then goes on to suggest that they want to ruin the other person's time by lying to them about something. The implication here is that the singer feels they have some power over the other person, and that they want to use that power to control them.
However, the second verse turns this on its head somewhat - the singer talks about how the other person is trying to "run them down" and trap them. They also suggest that the other person is trying to "bury" them in some way. The repeated refrain of "running me down" highlights the sense of being chased, but also hints at the idea that the singer is not entirely blameless in this situation - they too are running away from something, or trying to avoid being caught.
Ultimately, the song seems to be about the difficulty of defining oneself within the context of relationships, and the struggle to reconcile the need for control with the desire for freedom. The repeated phrase "don't settle up for this" could be interpreted in a number of ways - as a warning not to get caught up in toxic relationships, or as a reminder to value one's own happiness above all else.
Line by Line Meaning
I wish you'd walk away
I secretly wish that you would leave me and go away
I wish that you would stay
But at the same time, I also wish that you would stay with me.
Wish I had the time, to ruin all your time
If only I had the opportunity, I would waste all your time and make it miserable for you.
Etching out a lie, different to the one, You need
I am lying to you and giving you false promises that are not what you really need.
Slam another door, feign another war
I create chaos in our relationship by fighting with you and shutting doors in your face.
Booby trap my trail, knowing it will fail
I intentionally set up traps for myself, knowing that they will inevitably fail me.
Shrapnel for your tears, everyday it nears
My actions will hurt you so much that you will cry tears of shrapnel every day, and the day of your ultimate hurt is getting closer.
A place where I will cheer, me home
All of this chaos, deceit and hurt is where I feel at home, and it makes me happy.
Running around, running me down
You are exhausting me with your constant running around and criticism.
It's easy to see and easy to be
Your actions are predictable and your behavior is easy to replicate for me.
Turn it around and bury me, so we can
But I want you to switch roles with me so that you can feel the pain and hurt as well.
Don't settle up for this
I urge you not to accept this kind of treatment and behavior from me.
Think what you will have missed
If you stay with me, you will miss out on other opportunities and a happier life.
An easy time away
It would be much easier for you to leave me and have a peaceful time away from me.
With people who can say, all the perfect words, For ever and a day
You can find other people who will say all the right things and treat you perfectly every day.
Settle up for me, the easy pill is free
But I want you to stay with me, and I am making it seem easy by offering you a simple solution.
Imaginary walls, you will never see
You can't see the barriers that I have set up in our relationship, but they are there.
After all you plead, you can never leave
Even if you try to leave me, I will always have a hold on you through emotional manipulation and guilt tripping.
I will never leave me
I am too consumed with my own desires and happiness to ever leave myself behind.
Down, down, so we can, see
Let everything crumble down so that we can finally see the truth about our relationship and ourselves.
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRUCE SOORD
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