Following the album's release, the Screaming Jets went to the UK where they based themselves for over two years, touring there and throughout Europe with a variety of hard rock and heavy metal bands. During a series of shows with Ugly Kid Joe, Heaney was fired and replaced for the rest of the tour by one-time Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland.
The band's next album Tear of Thought, which featured Heaney's drumming, was initially slow to gain acceptance until a cover of Boys Next Door's "Shivers" saw the Screaming Jets back in the charts. Heaney was permanently replaced in the line-up by former BB Steal drummer Craig Rosevear and after a US tour with Def Leppard Lara was replaced by Melbourne musician Jimi "The Human" Hocking, who had previously fronted his own band, Jimi Human and Spectre 7, that released an album and two singles at the turn of the decade.
While the Screaming Jets remained only moderately successful overseas, in Australia they were one of the top-drawing live bands of the early-mid 1990s and perhaps the last remaining example of the pub rock acts that had ruled the country's live scene in the late 1970s - mid 1980s. While their single releases rarely scored high on the charts, they won significant airplay on rock radio and the band's tours were wildly successful. In 1995 the Screaming Jets' self-titled album made history when it became the first CD launched via live Webcast.
By the late 90s the Screaming Jets were touring less often and had not released an album of new material since 1996. Hocking had left in 1997 to be replaced by former Judge Mercy guitarist Izzy Osmanovich and after an extensive Australian tour in 2000, Rosevear left to be replaced by Col Hatchman. Although no longer the force they had once been, the Screaming Jets could still draw large crowds and in 2001 were selected to tour with Kiss and Alice Cooper; at the end of that year the band announced an extended break from all touring and recording, playing a final series of shows.
In December 2002, the Screaming Jets did another brief tour in support of a self-financed live album that had been recorded the previous year, but then did not play live again until mid-2004. Since then have continued to record and tour, though more sporadically than during the early 1990s and have also signed a record publishing deal with Universal Records.
Silence Lost
The Screaming Jets Lyrics
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I don't know, can you tell me.
You take a life in your hands every time you wake.
There's not a single break.
Each step a new mistake.
If I fall will you catch me?
I can't get away from this feeling that
I've done something wrong.
I never thought it'd come to that.
Take the risk and pay the cost.
Search my head and try to find.
There's no simple way
I know I've lost not gained can't cry,
So don't show me,
Still don't know how to say goodbye to someone I'll never know.
This fire inside me grows.
Will I ever know?
I can't get away from this feeling maybe
I've done something wrong.
I've had to go back and
I never thought it'd come to that
Was the risk worth the loss?
Don't stand for nothin don't believe a word they say.
I see tomorrow in the faces of today.
I wish this was a dream and not reality but it's too late.
I can see that it's too late.
I can't get away from this feeling.
Maybe I've done something wrong.
I've had to go back and I never thought
It'd come to that,
With a single word the silence lost.
I've had to go back and
I never thought it'd come to that.
I've had to go back and I never thought it. Should've seen it coming,
I've had to go back and
I never thought it'd come to that
With a strangled cry the silence lost.
The Screaming Jets song "Silence Lost" reflects on the theme of regret as the singer grapples with feelings of guilt and remorse, possibly due to actions they have taken or decisions they have made. The song captures the frustration and the anguish of the character as they struggle to rationalize their actions and deal with the consequences that come with them. The lyrics, "How do you say goodbye to someone you don't know? Never got to show," suggest the regret of not being able to say a proper goodbye or express oneself fully to someone.
The singer is in a state of constant unease, with every step feeling like a mistake, and the idea that they might have done something wrong hanging over their head. At the same time, they are haunted by a pervasive feeling of not being able to move on or escape their predicament. "I can't get away from this feeling that I've done something wrong," they sing. The song laments the difficult choices we face in life, and the risks we take that can leave us with a sense of loss and regret.
In the end, the singer is left to reckon with the consequences of their actions, and the silence that follows. The lyrics, "With a single word, the silence lost," capture the sense of finality that comes with irreversible decisions.
Line by Line Meaning
How do you say goodbye to someone you don't know? Never got to show.
The singer is expressing the difficulty of bidding farewell to a stranger whom they have never had the chance to connect with or show their emotions to.
You take a life in your hands every time you wake.
Every day is a risk, and with every step, we embark on yet another journey filled with uncertainties.
There's not a single break.
There is no respite, only a relentless stream of challenges.
Each step a new mistake.
Mistakes are an inherent part of life and are likely to happen at every turn in the journey.
If I fall will you catch me?
The artist is expressing their vulnerability and asking for support in case things go wrong.
I can't get away from this feeling that I've done something wrong.
The singer is consumed by a sense of guilt, and it's making them feel trapped.
I've had to go back and I never thought it'd come to that.
The writer is admitting to a failed attempt at something and the feeling of disbelief that the situation has arisen.
Search my head and try to find.
The artist is telling themselves to introspect and analyze their thoughts to make sense of a convoluted situation.
I know I've lost not gained can't cry, So don't show me,
The artist is recognizing that they've lost more than they've gained in the situation but is unable to express their emotions.
Take the risk and pay the cost.
The writer is acknowledging that taking risks involves a price, and it's still worth it.
Still don't know how to say goodbye to someone I'll never know.
The writer is still struggling to communicate the final farewell to an unknown person.
This fire inside me grows. Will I ever know?
The writer is frustrated with what's happening and is doubtful if they will ever have an answer to their confusion.
Was the risk worth the loss?
The singer is second-guessing whether the outcome was worth the risks taken.
Don't stand for nothin don't believe a word they say.
The writer is urging their audience not to be passive and to think for themselves and not believe everything they're told.
I see tomorrow in the faces of today.
The writer is looking ahead and finding hope in the present.
I wish this was a dream and not reality but it's too late. I can see that it's too late.
The writer is expressing their wish to turn back time and fix things, realizing that it's impossible.
With a single word the silence lost.
One word or statement can break the silence and unleash an avalanche of emotions.
I've had to go back and I never thought it'd come to that. I've had to go back and I never thought it. Should've seen it coming,
The singer is reflecting on the situation and how they had to go back to rectify something that they never anticipated happening, acknowledging that they should have been able to predict it.
With a strangled cry the silence lost.
With an intensely emotional outburst, the quiet or suppressed emotions are released.
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