Howard and Crisp met while in college in Wilmington, North Carolina. That fall, they moved to nearby Raleigh to form The Rosebuds. Merge Records discovered their demo in early 2003 and released Make Out as a full-length debut album that October.
The Rosebuds Unwind EP, an EP with six songs, was released in April 2005, followed by Birds Make Good Neighbors in September. Night of the Furies was released in April 2007 and "Life Like" in October 2008.
The Rosebuds will release their next album in the summer of 2011 on Merge Records.
In The Backyard
The Rosebuds Lyrics
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a creatures diggin' in our backyard.
In the dead of night, lookin' for
the demon boy to put them out there
on the front porch
like it came back to life
Yeah, It came back to life.
Some folks say it's just a toy.
But that boy can take your soul, away.
I heard my mother sayin'
"It's a gateway to the underworld."
My old baptist preacher swore,
as he took our families house away.
And once in a while,
you can hear 'em diggin' in our backyard,
In the backyard,
In the backyard...
And once in a while,
you can hear...
We are desperate boys and girls and
we need to ask our Ouiji board
what the spirits have to say
Churches, boats, docks, and ?stop their wars?
And Jim Morrison talked agin' today.
To the ?god kids? from his grave.
And once in a while, you can hear 'em howl
in the backyard,
in the backyard...
The Rosebuds' song "In The Backyard" is a haunting and mysterious tale of an otherworldly creature that is said to roam in the backyard of the singer's home. The creature is described as a demon boy, and it is said to dig underground and take souls away. The singer's mother warns them that this creature is a gateway to the underworld, and their old baptist preacher even takes their family's house away because he believes it is cursed by the demon boy.
Despite others dismissing the creature as just a toy, the singer and their friends turn to a Ouija board to try and communicate with the spirits. They hear stories about Jim Morrison talking to "god kids" from beyond the grave, reinforcing the creepy and supernatural tone of the song. And every once in a while, they can hear the creature digging in their backyard, howling and making its presence known.
Overall, "In The Backyard" is a song that explores themes of fear, superstition, and the unknown. It invites listeners to embrace their fascination with the mysterious and eerie aspects of life, and to recognize that there may be forces at work that we cannot fully understand.
Line by Line Meaning
I heard it time and time before
I have heard this story many times in the past
a creatures diggin' in our backyard.
There is a creature that keeps digging in our backyard
In the dead of night, lookin' for
This creature arrives in the middle of the night
the demon boy to put them out there
This creature is looking for the demon boy to put something outside
on the front porch
The creature puts whatever it dug up on our front porch
like it came back to life
It appears as if whatever was put on our porch has come back to life
Yeah, It came back to life.
The thing which was put on our porch has indeed come back to life
Some folks say it's just a toy.
Some people believe that it is just a toy
But that boy can take your soul, away.
However, that boy has the ability to take away your soul
I heard my mother sayin'
My mother has said
"It's a gateway to the underworld."
That it is a gateway to the underworld
My old baptist preacher swore,
My old Baptist preacher promised
as he took our families house away.
As he took our family’s house from us
And once in a while,
Occasionally,
you can hear 'em diggin' in our backyard,
you can hear them digging in our backyard
In the backyard,
In our backyard,
In the backyard...
In our backyard…
We are desperate boys and girls and
We are a group of desperate boys and girls who
we need to ask our Ouiji board
need to use a Ouija board to ask
what the spirits have to say
what the spirits want to tell us
Churches, boats, docks, and ?stop their wars?
There might be interference with the communication, with war between churches, boats, and docks affecting it
And Jim Morrison talked agin' today.
There has been an instance where Jim Morrison’s spirit spoke again today
To the ?god kids? from his grave.
He spoke to the god kids from his grave
And once in a while, you can hear 'em howl
Occasionally, you can hear them howling
in the backyard,
in our backyard
in the backyard...
in our backyard...
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