He then formed the short-lived bands Bash & Pop who in 1993 released one album Friday Night Is Killing Me and then later, Perfect, who released an EP in 1996 titled When Squirrels Play Chicken. In 1997 their album Seven Days a Week was shelved due to record company problems.
In 1998 Stinson appeared on Puff Daddy's "It's All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix)" along with Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana and Queens of the Stone Age drummer Dave Grohl. He also can be seen playing bass for the song in the music video. Stinson has been the bass player for Guns N' Roses since 1998.
In 2004, Stinson released a solo album Village Gorilla Head which was well-received by the music press. Also that year, Stinson's band Perfect finally released the shelved Seven Days a Week, which they retitled Once Twice Three Times a Maybe.
In the fall of 2005, Tommy joined Soul Asylum for a few gigs in tribute to Karl Mueller. Tommy and Dave Pirner (founding member of Soul Asylum ) were friends in High School in Minneapolis, MN. He also scored the Jennifer Garner movie Catch and Release.
In between touring and writing, he managed to produce Bobot Adrenaline's debut album Unfurled.
In December 2005, he reconvened with Paul Westerberg and Chris Mars to record two new songs for a Replacements compilation. Stinson further collaberated with Westerberg on the soundtrack to the Sony feature film Open Season, recording bass tracks for 'Love You in the Fall' and 'Right to Arm Bears'. The two also recorded 'Wild as I Wanna Be' but Sony reportedly rejected the song because they thought Westerberg sounded ill. The song was instead recorded by Deathray.
In the summer of 2006 Tommy played a few shows with Soul Asylum once more during a break in the Guns N' Roses tour.
During the early-to-mid years of this decade, a flier for a Tommy Stinson show tacked to a utility pole was visible in one of the commercial bumpers of Saturday Night Live.
Meant to Be
Tommy Stinson Lyrics
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We're still breaking keys with our hearts
We're making out with the losers
Just waiting to see all the things that were not
Baby, we're just walking hazards
Maybe we always knew when to duck
It's getting cold and I ain't looking for shelter
Maybe I should return
When the light on your porch forever burns
We can feel it more than we ought too
Is it stealing if no one else wants it?
Hiding in the back in your car
We can feel it, we were meant to be wrong
Looking up from the ledge I was thinking
There's only one way to get down
Hurry up 'cause the exits are fading
There's nothing left for you to give up
Baby, we ought to be masters
If only failure was common as luck
Look around no one's counting their blessings
Don't count what you've given up
It's better you follow your heart than follow me
I'll be running when I ain't hiding
We can feel it if no one else wants it
Is it stealing if no one is gone?
And we're hiding in the back in your arms
I can feel it if no one else wants it
The lyrics to Tommy Stinson's song "Meant To Be" suggest a sense of recklessness and uncertainty that comes when two people fall for each other despite all odds. The opening verse of the song highlights the futility of their efforts as they continue to break their hearts time and time again, and yet they persist in their pursuit of love. The chorus suggests that perhaps they were meant to be wrong, and that there is a certain freedom in being able to embrace their feelings despite the consequences. The second verse speaks to the idea that they should be masters of their own fate, but instead, they find themselves languishing in failure as they struggle to make sense of their feelings.
Overall, "Meant To Be" is a song that speaks to the human desire for connection and the desperate lengths to which we will go to find it. It's a song that suggests that sometimes, it's better to follow your heart than to follow the paths that others have laid out for you.
Line by Line Meaning
Stupid us getting bolder for nothing
We took unnecessary risks for no reason
We're still breaking keys with our hearts
We keep getting hurt by investing our emotions into the wrong people
We're making out with the losers
We're attracted to the wrong people who are not good for us
Just waiting to see all the things that were not
We are waiting to see how things will turn out, which were not originally intended to happen
Baby, we're just walking hazards
We are hazardous and harmful to ourselves and others
Maybe we always knew when to duck
We have the ability to avoid danger knowing when to move away
It's getting cold and I ain't looking for shelter
I am not seeking refuge or protection from the tough situation
And you can't afford to get stuck
You cannot afford to remain stuck and not move forward
Maybe I should return
Perhaps, I should go back
When the light on your porch forever burns
When the light on your porch is always on, showing that you are always ready to welcome me back
We can feel it more than we ought too
We can feel the attraction strongly even if we should not
Is it stealing if no one else wants it?
Is it wrong to take something when nobody else is trying to get it?
Hiding in the back in your car
We are hiding in the back of the car, trying to keep our relationship secret
We can feel it, we were meant to be wrong
We feel that we were meant to be together, even though it is not necessarily the best choice
Looking up from the ledge I was thinking
I was standing on the edge, contemplating my life
There's only one way to get down
There is only one way to escape from the dangerous situation
Hurry up 'cause the exits are fading
We need to act fast because our chance to exit is becoming less and less
There's nothing left for you to give up
You have given up everything that you can
Baby, we ought to be masters
We should try to be better and more successful in life
If only failure was common as luck
If only it was as easy to fail as it is to be lucky
Look around no one's counting their blessings
Other people are not appreciating the good things they have in life
Don't count what you've given up
Do not focus on what you have lost or given up, instead focus on what you still have
It's better you follow your heart than follow me
It is better for you to do what you think is right instead of just following me blindly
I'll be running when I ain't hiding
I'll be running even if I'm not actually hiding
We can feel it if no one else wants it
We can feel the attraction even if nobody else is interested
Is it stealing if no one is gone?
Is it wrong to take something when nobody else is losing it?
And we're hiding in the back in your arms
We are hiding together, finding comfort in each other's arms
I can feel it if no one else wants it
I can feel the connection even if nobody else thinks it's there
Writer(s): Tommy Stinson Copyright: Done To Death Music
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