1. The Tremors are a high-octane Rockabilly riot.

Their dedication t… Read Full Bio ↴1. The Tremors are a high-octane Rockabilly riot.

Their dedication to the musical roots of Rock'N'Roll comes through in every whipsaw atomic blast. A night with The Tremors is a hell-bent chicken-run through the greatest music in American history -- Rockabilly -- The hybrid of Blues and Country that became Rock'N'Roll and changed the world.

Through passionate research and exploration into Rock'N'Roll history, the band has assembled the finest and most legendary songs of the 1950's. Throw in some of their own rockin' original material and you've got Rockabilly as pure, authentic, and strong as Tennessee sour mash.

Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide
Fans of this top-flight North Carolina band -- perhaps "20 flight" would be a more appropriate term considering the rockabilly song repertoire -- have been waiting patiently for a new release by the Tremors, as patiently as the somewhat dodgy chick named Jody who used to hang out in front of a bowling alley in Denver, hoping her main man, the raunchy pachuco Johnny, would come by and take her for a drive in his hot rod. These former fans are going to have to be happy with a shortie disc, six tracks and less than 14 minutes in total, just like the aforementioned lass had to sometimes settle for a fleeting glimpse of her boyfriend on nights when he was too busy racing to hang out with a dame. Tremors fans are getting the better deal, in the long and short run of it, as Johnny was a total jerk and these six tracks are pretty much uniformly excellent. On "Lovin' on My Mind," the rhythm section of Slim Perkins and Stretch Armstrong cooks like mad; elsewhere, the bassist pulls some terrific synchronization with the deliriously recorded vocals of guitarist Jimmy Tremor. The experience, needless to say too short, at least includes some essential stops in terms of this genre's subject matter: sex, drive-ins, pill-popping, sex, money, sex, and Carl Perkins.

2. The Tremors are also a band from Australia who have released "Can I Get A Whiskey?" EP & full length album "Cash Up Front, No Kissing".

BIBLE
The Tremors Lyrics

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You think you're a bible
All hard bound in your hard leather jacket
But you're cool as vinyl
And your veneer is clear as plastic

All right, tight lipped
Zipped up, not giving up a stitch
I swore, you'd tell

Now I swear they're some pretty thin crosses you bear

So help me girl
(can I get a witness?)

You think you're a bible
All hard bound in your hard leather jacket
But you're cool as vinyl
And your veneer is clear as plastic

You think you're a bible
You think truth is elastic and your word is final
To be stretched to suit the neck of your rival
Yeah... You think you're a bible

I caught the devil by the tail
He did whimper and he did wail
And his jacket it was black but it was vinyl
Yeah... He thought he was a bible

So help me girl
(can I get a witness?)

You think you're a bible
All hard bound in your hard leather jacket
But you're cool as vinyl
And your veneer is clear as plastic

You think you're a bible
You think you're a bible
You think you're a bible
But you're not

You think you're a bible
(can I get a witness?)

So help me girl
(can I get a witness?)

Overall Meaning

In "Bible" by The Tremors, the lyrics describe an individual who believes they are an ultimate authority figure, who has a hard exterior and believes their word is final. The lyrics "You think you're a bible, all hard-bound in your hard leather jacket, but you're cool as vinyl and your veneer is clear as plastic" suggests a person who presents themselves as tough and unbreakable, but they are actually fragile and only putting on a façade. The line "You think truth is elastic and your word is final, to be stretched to suit the neck of your rival" implies this self-important person will use deceit and manipulation to ensure their opinions and perspectives are the only ones that are deemed valid or right.

The persona in the song brings up the idea that this self-important person is not what they say they are, that they are simply an individual in a jacket as resonant as vinyl. The song continues with talk of catching the devil, who can be interpreted as representing some kind of temptation in the form of this ego the persona sings about. The "jacket it was black but it was vinyl, yeah... He thought he was a bible" line can refer to how someone who masquerades as a powerful figure can often be exposed, as a person who is just as suspectible to the mundane shortcomings and failures in life as anyone else.

Line by Line Meaning

You think you're a bible
You believe you are the ultimate truth, inflexible and unyielding.

All hard bound in your hard leather jacket
You present a tough exterior, impenetrable to outside influence.

But you're cool as vinyl
Despite your tough exterior, you are still calm and collected.

And your veneer is clear as plastic
You have a false, superficial appearance that is easily seen through.

All right, tight lipped
You refuse to reveal your true thoughts and feelings.

Zipped up, not giving up a stitch
You are closed off, unwilling to be vulnerable or honest.

I swore, you'd tell
I believed you would eventually open up and share the truth.

Now I swear they're some pretty thin crosses you bear
I now realize that the burdens you carry are not as heavy as you make them out to be.

So help me girl
Can someone please confirm what I'm saying?

You think truth is elastic and your word is final
You believe that the truth can be stretched and manipulated to suit your needs, and that you have the final say.

To be stretched to suit the neck of your rival
You will go to great lengths to make the truth work in your favor, even at the expense of others.

I caught the devil by the tail
I confronted someone who was evil or deceptive.

He did whimper and he did wail
This person was afraid and showed weakness.

And his jacket it was black but it was vinyl
This person presented a tough exterior, but it was false and superficial.

Yeah... He thought he was a bible
This person believed that they held all the truth and authority.

You think you're a bible
You continue to believe that you hold all the answers.

But you're not
In reality, you are not infallible or perfect.

(can I get a witness?)
Can someone else confirm what I am saying?

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