The group released their first album, Nà Vuccà Dò Lupù, in 1992 (before Pall could play guitar) on Cargo/Headhunter. Their next record, Chief Assassin to the Sinister, came out (also on Cargo/Headhunter) in 1994, with a vinyl version being released by Negative Records. Geffen Records took an interest in them and reissued the album but because of internal strife between the band and the label, 3MP left Geffen and returned to Headhunter. They added Tobias Nathaniel (The Black Heart Procession, The Young Destroyers, A Day Called Zero) on piano/keyboard and released Another Desert, Another Sea in 1997. A self-titled EP was released on Gravity Records the following year.
3MP's early albums were heavily inspired by the cult sci-fi computer game Star Control, as evidenced by album and song titles such as Star Control Out, Chenjesu, The Ur-Quan Destroyer, and Ilwrath.
After an unofficial break-up of sorts following their last album in 1998, Three Mile Pilot have recently reunited, signed to Touch and Go Records, and are actively writing new material for an album to be released in 2009.
Ruin
Three Mile Pilot Lyrics
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You can taste it on your tongue and you know it
But all things aside you're losing control of your mind if you let it
You listen but what do you hear
You look but you cannot see
Don't avoid the sign that its coming
We can taste it in the water and its moving
All around the world and we're just waiting
But nothing you can say that could make me feel why I should ruin you ya I oughta ruin you
You believe but there's nowhere to stand
You feel but that its too late
Don't slide away
You know they want you to go so far their way
The first verse of Three Mile Pilot's song Ruin speaks to the idea of temptation and losing control. The opening lines encourage the listener not to shy away from what they desire, but the following line highlights the potential consequences of giving in to temptation - a loss of control. The lines "You listen but what do you hear / You look but you cannot see" suggest that the allure of temptation can cloud one's judgement and ability to perceive the reality of a situation.
The second verse shifts focus to a feeling of impending doom - "Don't avoid the sign that it's coming". This could be interpreted in many ways - it could be a natural disaster, a personal crisis, or a societal upheaval. The line "We can taste it in the water and it's moving all around the world" could be a reference to something like climate change or a global pandemic. The lyrics seem to imply that we are all waiting for something bad to happen, but there's nothing we can do to prevent it.
The refrain of the song ("But nothing you can say that could make me feel why I should ruin you ya I oughta ruin you") seems to suggest a desire for revenge or payback, but the reasoning behind it is unclear. The final lines of the song ("You know they want you to go so far their way") could be interpreted as a warning against blindly following authority or societal norms.
Overall, the lyrics of Ruin are open to interpretation, but seem to touch on themes of temptation, loss of control, impending doom, and the desire to act against societal expectations.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't slide away if you want it
If you want something, don't run away from it
You can taste it on your tongue and you know it
You can feel that what you want is within reach
But all things aside you're losing control of your mind if you let it
If you let your desires control you too much, you'll lose control of yourself
You listen but what do you hear
You can hear stuff, but can you actually parse it and understand its true meaning
You look but you cannot see
You have your vision, but understanding that vision is complex
Don't avoid the sign that its coming
Don't ignore the signals of what's going to happen
Cause you can feel it in the air and you know it
You sense that there is something happening around you
We can taste it in the water and its moving
We can detect that something is shifting and changing
All around the world and we're just waiting
The entire planet seems to be expecting something to happen soon
But nothing you can say that could make me feel why I should ruin you ya I oughta ruin you
Whatever you are trying to persuade me from cannot change my mind
You believe but there's nowhere to stand
You have your beliefs, but there's no solid foundation to back it up
You feel but that its too late
You sense the feelings, but it's too little too late
Don't slide away
Don't run away because that makes the problem worse
You know they want you to go so far their way
You are aware that they want you to do what they say completely
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