Their debut album "Cedar Shakes", recorded in a farm house near Bobcaygeon, Ontario, was released in 2006. Hence the moniker Timber Timbre as an ode to the surroundings and the warm haunting sound of the album.
2007 saw the release of Medicinals, an album recorded by Kirk in his empty Toronto apartment. "Cedar Shakes came from driving around in fields, but I don’t think Medicinals reflects the city at all actually," Kirk told the Kingston Whig Standard. "If anything, I think Medicinals is a more fetishization of the rural landscape because ultimately, that’s where I want to be."
Medicinals was released on Shuffling Feet records, the Peterborough based label of Jonas Bonnetta (Evening Hymns), who also mastered the record.
Toronto’s Out of this Spark records released Timber Timbre’s third album in January of 2009.
Hot Dreams
Timber Timbre Lyrics
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I wanna dance with a black woman
I wanna still, I wanna still
I wanna still my mind
And I wanna chance, I wanna chance
I want another chance
To distill
To distill that time
And I wanna write, I wanna write
I wanna write to someone so true
I wanna wake, I wanna wake
I wanna wake from hot dreams
Hot dreams of you
Oh hot dreams
Hot dreams
Hot dreams
I wanna rise, I wanna rise
I wanna rise up beside you
I want to be, I want to be
I want to be a champion in your eyes
And I wanna follow through, follow through
On all my promises and threats to you babe
Hot streams, hot streams
Will fork and divide, fork and divide
I wanna take, I wanna take
I wanna take, take all of your air
I wanna find, I wanna find
I wanna find another day dream, another nightmare
I wanna lie, I wanna lie
I wanna lie, lie me down in your stream
I wanna wake, I wanna wake
I wanna wake from hot dreams
I wanna wake from hot dreams of you babe
Hot dreams
I wanna wake from hot dreams of you babe
Hot dreams
The lyrics to Timber Timbre's "Hot Dreams" explore a desire for connection and escape through physical and emotional sensations. The singer longs to dance with a black woman, craving the physical intimacy and release that comes from moving together. But they also want to "still" their mind, seeking a respite from the chaos of their own thoughts. The desire for both movement and stillness - for both distraction and calm - reflect a complicated relationship with their own mind and a need for balance.
As the song progresses, the singer reaches for more ways to connect with someone "so true." They want to be a champion in this person's eyes, and follow through on promises and threats made in the heat of passion. The repeated reference to "hot dreams" suggests a bittersweet longing for escape and connection that is always just out of reach. The desire to "rise up beside you" and "take all of your air" conveys a possessiveness that is balanced by the need to be lied down in this person's stream, to be enveloped in their love and acceptance.
Overall, "Hot Dreams" is a deeply sensual and emotional song that touches on themes of escapism, connection, and the complicated, often contradictory desires that push us forward.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna dance, I wanna dance
I want to let loose and express myself through dance.
I wanna dance with a black woman
I desire to connect with a specific type of woman through dance.
I wanna still, I wanna still
I want to quiet my mind and find a sense of peace.
I wanna still my mind
I desire to calm my thoughts and have mental clarity.
And I wanna chance, I wanna chance
I want another opportunity, another shot at something.
I want another chance
I desire another shot to make something right or improve a situation.
To distill
To refine or concentrate something, to extract the essence.
To distill that time
To extract the meaning and significance from a certain period of time.
And I wanna write, I wanna write
I want to express myself through the written word.
I wanna write to someone so true
I desire to communicate with someone authentic and genuine.
I wanna wake, I wanna wake
I want to become alert and conscious.
I wanna wake from hot dreams
I desire to move on from vivid and intense fantasies or desires.
Hot dreams of you
These dreams are specifically about a certain person.
I wanna rise, I wanna rise
I desire to elevate or improve myself.
I wanna rise up beside you
I want to grow and change alongside a partner.
I want to be, I want to be
I desire to embody a certain quality or role.
I want to be a champion in your eyes
I desire to impress and be admired by a specific person.
And I wanna follow through, follow through
I want to act on my promises and commitments.
On all my promises and threats to you babe
I want to make good on the things I've said or promised to a specific person.
Hot streams, hot streams
Intense emotional reactions, like a flowing river.
Will fork and divide, fork and divide
These emotions will cause branching paths of action and thought.
I wanna take, I wanna take
I desire possession or control of something.
I wanna take, take all of your air
I want to consume and have complete influence over a specific person's thoughts and actions.
I wanna find, I wanna find
I'm in search of something or someone specific.
I wanna find another day dream, another nightmare
I want to replace my current vivid thoughts and desires with something else.
I wanna lie, I wanna lie
I desire to rest or relax in a specific place or with a specific person.
I wanna lie, lie me down in your stream
I want to rest near a person or emotional experience that I find appealing or comforting.
I wanna wake from hot dreams of you babe
I desire to move past my intense emotions and desires for a specific person.
Hot dreams
Intense and vivid fantasies or desires.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Taylor Kirk
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Carcosahead
I find myself with this song stuck in my head since march. I love her. She loves me.
Oh shit man.
Edit after 6 years: I have now a wife and a kid. I love them very much.
But sometimes, not very often, late at night I remember this song, close my eyes and think about her. I wonder where she is and if she also remembers me fondly like I do. She will always be in my heart.
@RyanReece
I wanna dance
I wanna dance
I wanna dance
With a black woman
I wanna still
I wanna still
I wanna still
My mind
And I want a chance
And I want a chance
I want another chance
To distill
To distill
That time
And I wanna write
And I wanna write
And I wanna write
To someone so true
I wanna wake
I wanna wake
I wanna wake
From hot dreams, hot dreams of you
Oh, hot dreams
I wanna rise
I wanna rise
I wanna rise
Up beside you.
I want to be
I want to be
I want to be
A champion in your eyes
I wanna follow through,
Follow through on all my promises and threats to you babe
Hot streams
Hot streams will
Fork and divide
Fork and divide
I wanna take
I wanna take
I wanna take
Take all of your air
I wanna find
I wanna find
I wanna find
Another daydream, another nightmare
I wanna lie
I wanna lie
I wanna lie
Lie me down in your stream
I wanna wake
I wanna wake
I wanna wake from hot dreams
I wanna wake from hot dreams of you babe
I wanna wake from hot dreams of you babe
@cole4147
The ending sax motif where they increase the final note being played from twice to seven times is brilliant
@friendofzeus
I adore this song precisely because of the outro.
@twelvepetaledlotus1721
Dark side of the moon ish!
@kaptcha
I love the whole song, but listen to it for the outro. It's magical
@nurias.alegria7509
yessss :))))))
@drfuck
Shhhhh don't talk about math
@marcantoine2593
This has to be one of the most amazing song ever
@ryancalhoun1075
Someone please make a 1 hour version of that outro
@EricStPierre
What he said!
@YaM95
Listened to one of his other songs some years ago, plenty of times. He hits close to home.