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.
South
Three Mile Pilot Lyrics
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Over buildings they brought to you their souls of the dead
Could volcanoes lie so still
I could never replace you
No matter how many times I kill you
You find these ways to live through the end
In the sands
I was cut from that seed
That's why I am blind
And I'm not saving for that day and I don't care who reigns
In my grave I'm showered by these things you cover
In my grave the shadows pin two houses wide
Its overwhelming how they want it all back
The devils always red
Do you see
From a city inside the earth as outside volcanoes cry my brother I must kill
Now I see
To win the game
On a sure foot
All of them
In the sands
And I was cut from that seed
That's why I am blind
And I'm not saving for that day
And I don't care when it rains
The southern fever calls to the opera circle south
The lyrics of Three Mile Pilot's song "South" present a surreal and haunting image of ghosts, buildings, volcanoes, blindness, and death. The singer seems to be addressing someone or something that they cannot replace or kill completely, and they are surrounded by shadows and overwhelming desires. The opening lines, "Amongst the ghosts there is a secret to life / Over buildings they brought to you their souls of the dead," suggest that the singer is in a place where the boundary between life and death is blurred, and the dead have something important to tell them. The reference to volcanoes lying still hints at a dormant but powerful force that could awaken at any moment, and the singer's sense of powerlessness and fear is palpable.
The middle section of the song describes the singer as being "cut from that seed" and therefore blind, perhaps suggesting a sense of inherited or existential limitation. This theme is echoed in the lines "And I don't care who reigns / And I don't care when it rains," where the singer seems to reject both power and suffering. The image of being showered with things that others cover in one's grave is both eerie and poignant, suggesting that even in death one is not liberated from the desires and actions of others. The final lines are fragmented and enigmatic, with references to a southern fever, an opera circle, and a sure foot, leaving the listener with a sense of unresolved mystery.
Line by Line Meaning
Amongst the ghosts there is a secret to life
Within the remnants of the past, there is a hidden knowledge about how to live
Over buildings they brought to you their souls of the dead
Amidst the structures, they brought the spirits of the deceased to you
Could volcanoes lie so still
Is it possible for the fierce power of nature to become dormant?
I could never replace you
There is no substitute for what you mean to me
No matter how many times I kill you
Even if I try to let go of you, you stay with me
You find these ways to live through the end
You persist despite everything, until the very end
All of them pushed to the side
Everyone else forgotten, neglected
In the sands
Buried and ignored
I was cut from that seed
I come from the same place as you, influenced by the same environment
That's why I am blind
But I cannot see clearly, I am hindered by this connection
And I'm not saving for that day and I don't care who reigns
I have no concern for the future, and am not swayed by any authority
In my grave I'm showered by these things you cover
Even in death, you surround me with your presence
In my grave the shadows pin two houses wide
The darkness is immense, oppressive
Its overwhelming how they want it all back
The desire to reclaim what has been lost is powerful and intense
The devils always red
Evil is always present and visible
Do you see
Are you aware of the truth?
From a city inside the earth as outside volcanoes cry my brother I must kill
Even as I am in this hidden place, turmoil is evident and I am compelled to fight
Now I see
I understand
To win the game
To succeed, to survive
On a sure foot
With confidence and certainty
All of them
Everyone
In the sands
Lost, forgotten
And I was cut from that seed
I am part of the same origin, shaped by the same events
That's why I am blind
But that connection has left me with limitations, unable to see clearly
And I'm not saving for that day
I have no concern for the future
And I don't care when it rains
I am not swayed by adversity or despair
The southern fever calls to the opera circle south
The intense passion drives us to create and perform, to connect to our heritage
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRIS SMITH
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