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.
Werewolf
Timber Timbre Lyrics
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Smile while lookin' at ya
Smile that champion smile to fool you
I'm a scarecrow and a vampire
Sittin' front of the campfire
I have a champion smile
I don't give up
The lyrics of Timber Timbre's song "Werewolf" seem to describe a person with a dual identity - that of a trucker and a werewolf. The singer describes a "champion smile" that he puts on to fool those around him, possibly hinting at the idea that he is hiding something beneath his seemingly cheerful and harmless exterior. He also mentions being a scarecrow and a vampire, further emphasizing his apparent lack of a clear, singular identity.
The lyrics could be interpreted in a number of ways, but one possible interpretation is that the song is touching on themes of a person's struggle with their inner demons and the different facets of their personality. The references to being a werewolf and a vampire could be seen as symbolic of the singer's own personal struggles with his darker side, which he must keep in check in order to present a more socially acceptable face to the world.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm a trucker, I'm a werewolf
I am versatile like a trucker and beastly like a werewolf
Smile while lookin' at ya
I smile at you while I deceive you
Smile that champion smile to fool you
My smile is so perfect that it tricks you into trusting me
I'm a scarecrow and a vampire
I can be both harmless like a scarecrow and fierce like a vampire
Sittin' front of the campfire
I am relaxed and calm sitting by the fire
I have a champion smile
I have a perfect and deceiving smile
I don't give up
I am persistent and determined to get what I want
Contributed by Kennedy V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.