What's this all about, anyway? Well, Timid Tiger's a band. Half man, half tiger. In color and with real stripes. From a world just like yours. With talking pianos and singing sweetmeat swags. Posh consolation giraffes and stentorian terry cloth saucers. No path too near, no path too far.
Meeting now here, then there, discovering lovely little vest pocket operas for boys and girls alike, with the friendly support of select drum gear, a bouquet of electric guitars, a broken-down bass box, the English language and a whole handful of electronic bling bling.
And so it's been, since the summer of 2002, our own sort of animated orchestra with all sorts of sense of humor. Toy songs with a hum-along hook. One minute light and happy like a cotton candy dandelion on a sunny Flokati evening. The next minute lost and sad, like a tiny box of memories cast out in space, when you'd rather have kept it by you. With evil and with good. Now fully on, now fully off the mark. Just like in real cartoon life. Walk through the chirping looking glass, or follow your own shadow all the day long. That's Timid Tiger!
Music for see-sawing, dreaming, dancing arm in arm and clapping your hands. Music to kiss to till you can kiss no more. One half of our music is sappy, over-sweet and dripping with sentimentality, the other half is wild and moody like a flaming sunset in the east, and yet the two go naively, peacefully together, making up a whole.
Through the art of the great Klaus Cornfield, our Tiger came to life. He once said of us, we're "full of feeling, and yet rock". It's a very charming description, and we hope somehow he is right... We wish you loads of enjoyment listening, watching, dancing and reading, with a whole claw full of stardust in your eyes and in your heart...
Ghost Town
Timid Tiger Lyrics
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They brought a foggy mystery into our dusty town
The baker's baking daggers for the headless Mister Caine.
And on the streets a marching band of corpse is on their way
This town's not safe no more
Everybody is gotta learn somehow
There is no plane yeah a car but no road
Affected by the silence of a million panic screams
A monkey and a butcher play a magic tambourine
The shops are closed, the wind is old and everything's so quiet
From dusk till dawn from bone to bone the dark awakes at night
This town's not safe no more
Everybody is gotta learn somehow
There is no plane yeah a car but no road
Everybody is gotta do the ghost now
Bowwow it's a ghost it's a ghost town...
The song "Ghost Town" by Timid Tiger portrays a town that has been disrupted by an outsider, the captain, and the crew of a thousand clowns who have brought along a foggy mystery. This mystery causes the people in the town to become distracted and act in ways that are not usual for them. The baker, for example, is now baking daggers for the headless Mister Caine. The mention of a marching band of corpses is also an indication that the town is no longer the same as it used to be. The atmosphere is eerie and unsettling, and the people are no longer safe.
The impact that this has had on the town is devastating, and nobody knows what to do. The lyrics suggest that everyone needs to learn how to cope with the changes that have taken place. The song's chorus, "This town's not safe no more, everybody's gotta learn somehow, there is no plane yeah a car but no road, everybody's gotta do the ghost now," conveys the message of how everyone in the town is affected by the changes and how they need to figure out how to navigate through them.
Additionally, the lyrics' haunting imagery adds to the song's eerie feeling. The monkey and butcher playing a magic tambourine and the wind that is old are all elements that make the atmosphere of the song very unsettling.
Line by Line Meaning
Distracted by the captain and a crew of 1000 clowns
The people in this town were diverted from their usual day-to-day activities by a group of entertainers led by a captain.
They brought a foggy mystery into our dusty town
The entertainers introduced a new, unclear situation into the town, which caused confusion and uncertainty.
The baker's baking daggers for the headless Mister Caine.
The baker is creating something dangerous, perhaps even deadly, for someone who doesn't even have a head, which seems absurd and nonsensical.
And on the streets a marching band of corpse is on their way
There are dead bodies walking in a parade on the town's streets. This is a spooky and unsettling image.
This town's not safe no more
The town is no longer a secure place for people to live due to these strange events and occurrences.
Everybody is gotta learn somehow
Everyone must come to terms with the newfound dangers and uncertainty in the town.
There is no plane yeah a car but no road
The town is now cut off from the outside world, and though there is transportation available, it is not useful without a clear path to follow.
Everybody is gotta do the ghost now
Everyone in town has to face the ghosts and supernatural elements that have appeared, and figure out how to live with them moving forward.
Affected by the silence of a million panic screams
The town is haunted by the echoes of screams from people who were reacting to the strange events. This haunts the residents even more, as the lack of noise is almost worse than the screams themselves.
A monkey and a butcher play a magic tambourine
Two people, who would seem to be unlikely collaborators, have aligned in some kind of ritual or ceremony involving a powerful object known as a magic tambourine.
The shops are closed, the wind is old and everything's so quiet
The town is slowly shutting down and becoming a ghost town, as more and more people withdraw in fear. The only thing that can be heard is the sound of the wind.
From dusk till dawn from bone to bone the dark awakes at night
The darkness that envelopes the town is alive and active, and it is most dangerous in the hours after sunset. It seems to touch everything, even the bones of the dead.
Bowwow it's a ghost it's a ghost town...
The chorus repeats the idea that the town has become a ghost town, where the population is plagued by supernatural forces.
Contributed by London L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.