The quartet formed and began touring around the area in 1991. They began recording soon after and a local radio station began giving their song "Lost and Found" some air time. Dragon Street Records released Tripping Daisy's debut album Bill, a straight-ahead grunge-pop album except being characterized by overly processed vocals a la neo-psychedelia and a few very interesting transitions. All subsequent albums were released by Island Records; the album Bill was also re-released by Island. I Am an Elastic Firecracker lightened up on the vocal processors except when needed for effect. The arrangements were taken to a much more advanced level on this album, but fade in comparison to the improvements on their magnum opus Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb. Tim DeLaughter really found his niche as a vocalist and a songwriter on this album. Though minimalistic in some respects, the album is characterized by an interesting fragmentary songwriting style, where a song can go from one vignette to a completely different other, and still achieve a seamless quality. The production qualities of Eric Drew Feldman and the band are a marvel, as is the instrumentation and glorious harmonies.
Wes Berggren was found dead in his apartment on October 27, 1999, due to an overdose. With the death of Berggren the band canceled its tours and stopped recording, officially disbanding on December 14, 1999. Their final self-titled album was released posthumously with Berggren's father Don playing a Fender Rhodes on the unfinished
"Soothing Jubilee". Their eponymous album was a warm symphonic affair with more beautiful instrumentation and playful lyrics, which rounded up this wonderful rock group by including a new version of 'One Through Four', a song originally featured on 'Bill', and the re-recorded edition showed the progress they had made in 6 years.
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Tripping Daisy Lyrics
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The drug addicted weak minded people
Searching for the god through the t.v. screen
With the preacher jacking off in their face
It's love for him & it's pain for them
It makes me SICK!
All their pain poured into one
Arms reach out to catch for fun
For he know his stacks will grow
Year after year after tear
Meanwhile packing up the letters about my world
I'm gonna rage I'm gonna make him lose
The underworld
Make him burn for what he did
He's SICK yeah he's SICK yeah...
Everytime he comes home to his pet snake
Named after him they take turns licking the
Floor
They take turns sucking each others'...ooh
He likes it
Every night he kisses his wife on the forehead
She lives down the street
She's got 32 rooms in her house
She's got 30 of them to paint her face
MEANWHILE.............!!
Well, welcome to the swirling pool
Red and white blood cells of it all
Diseased again by a man full of greed
For when will your journey end
Amongst the sliming green solution
You see it makes me..............
Sick...sick, sick, sick, sick
Yeah yeah
MEANWHILE..............!!
One day he'll get his just reward
Playing preacher to the weak bewildered
On day he'll crash upon him
I hope on day they will learn to WAKE UP!
The song "Triangle" by Tripping Daisy has been interpreted in various ways. One plausible interpretation is that it exposes the insincerity and corruption of religious leaders who exploit the weak and gullible masses for personal gain. The opening lines talk about drug addicts and weak-minded individuals watching television, searching for God through the preacher who masturbates in their faces. This conveys the idea that the preacher is nothing but a hypocrite phony who preys on vulnerable people. The preacher derives pleasure from the pain of others, which is sickening to the singer.
The second verse implies that the singer is preparing to act against the preacher to make him pay for his sins. The line "every time he comes home to his pet snake named after him they take turns licking the floor" suggests that the preacher and his snake routinely engage in repulsive activities. Interestingly, the singer mentions that the preacher's wife lives down the street and has 32 rooms, which seems to suggest that the preacher is not financially stable and is living off donations from the congregation.
The final verse conveys the message that the preacher's actions will catch up with him eventually, and he will face the consequences of his deceitful ways. The singer hopes that, someday, the misled followers will wake up, realize the sham of their preacher, and look for answers elsewhere. In summary, "Triangle" is an indictment of unscrupulous religious leaders who exploit their followers for personal gain.
Line by Line Meaning
Meanwhile kicking back on the couch with
At the same time, I am relaxing on the couch with those who are addicted to drugs and weak-minded. They are searching for God on TV with a preacher who is deceiving them.
The drug addicted weak minded people
Those who are addicted to drugs and have weak minds.
Searching for the God through the TV Screen
They are looking for God by watching TV shows.
With the preacher jacking off in their face
The preacher is lying to them and deceiving them.
It's love for him & it's pain for them
The preacher takes advantage of their love for God and the pain they feel to manipulate them.
It makes me SICK!
It's disgusting to see how the preacher treats them.
All their pain poured into one
All their pain is concentrated in one place.
Arms reach out to catch for fun
People are reaching out to the preacher to save them, even though he is just playing around.
Playing life savior with no fear
The preacher is pretending to be a savior without any sense of responsibility.
For he know his stacks will grow
The preacher knows that he will earn more money by deceiving them.
Year after year after tear
He will keep doing this year after year while people continue to cry and suffer.
Meanwhile packing up the letters about my world
Meanwhile, I am collecting evidence to expose a man who is running an underground business.
I'm gonna rage I'm gonna make him lose the underworld
I am angry, and I am going to take down his empire.
Make him burn for what he did
I am going to make him suffer for his misdeeds.
He's SICK yeah he's SICK yeah...
He is very twisted and sick.
Every time he comes home to his pet snake
The man has a pet snake, and every time he comes home, he interacts with it.
Named after him they take turns licking the floor
The man and the snake take turns licking the floor, which is very strange.
They take turns sucking each others'...ooh
The man and the snake engage in oral sex, which is disgusting.
He likes it
The man enjoys this disturbing act.
Every night he kisses his wife on the forehead
This man has a wife, and he kisses her on the forehead every night.
She lives down the street
His wife lives nearby.
She's got 32 rooms in her house
His wife has a huge house with 32 rooms.
She's got 30 of them to paint her face
She spends most of her time in her 30 rooms to do her makeup.
Well, welcome to the swirling pool
This is like being in a confusing and dangerous whirlpool.
Red and white blood cells of it all
It's a metaphor for a bloodstream, with all of its components interacting.
Diseased again by a man full of greed
The situation is made much worse by a man who is greedy and selfish.
For when will your journey end
When will this all stop?
Amongst the sliming green solution
As if we are all swimming in dirty green slime.
You see it makes me...Sick...sick, sick, sick, sick...Yeah yeah
The situation is making me incredibly sick, both literally and figuratively.
One day he'll get his just reward
The man who has done wrong will pay for his misdeeds eventually.
Playing preacher to the weak bewildered
This man is playing the role of a preacher, taking advantage of those who are vulnerable and easily confused.
On day he'll crash upon him
One day, he will face the consequences of his actions.
I hope one day they will learn to WAKE UP!
I hope that people will wake up and see through the lies and deceptions of those who are taking advantage of them.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: BRYAN WAKELAND, MARK PIRRO, TIM DELAUGHTER, WES BERGGREN
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