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Ultraspank was a metal band in the 1990s and early 2000s. Their original name was Spank, but due to legal reasons they were forced to change it. During an interview with Rob Zombie, Zombie suggested they should call themselves "Ultra" Spank. This is noted in the liner notes of their self titled debut.
Their second album, "Progress" came out in 2000, and didn't sell very well due to a lack of promotion. After being dropped by their record label, they split up, and guitarist Neil Godfrey joined downthesun to record their self-titled debut album. Before the album's release, Godfrey exited downthesun and joined Motograter for a brief period before starting Lo-Pro with former vocalist Pete Murray (not to be confused with Australian singer Pete Murray).
Left
Ultraspank Lyrics
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to steal what's mine
uprooting
again
cold and blind
can't feel what's mine
unpleasant
surprise
to think that I'd
not be here
again
days unwind
as time divides
and sweeps then
all away
rust and time
are finally
catching up
stay away
push, push away
I throw another useless moment away
to reach me
to leave this place behind me
to lead myself away
to leave the guilt behind me
to clear the path it made
fade away from me
fade away
stray from me
fade away
stay away
push, push away
I throw another useless moment away
to reach me
The lyrics of "Left" by Ultraspank speak about feeling left behind and disconnected from one's own life. The song opens with the lines "just in time to steal what's mine uprooting again," suggesting a sense of loss and displacement. The next line, "cold and blind can't feel what's mine unpleasant surprise," speaks to a feeling of disconnection and numbness. The singer expresses a sense of disbelief, asking "who was I to think that I'd not be here again?"
As the song progresses, the singer reflects on the passage of time and the way it seems to slip away from us, as "days unwind as time divides and sweeps then all away." The lines "rust and time are finally catching up stay away" suggest a fear of aging and mortality, and a desire to keep others at arm's length. The urge to push others away is expressed in the repeated lines "push, push away I throw another useless moment away."
In the final verse, the singer expresses a desire to move on and leave behind any lingering guilt or regrets. The lines "to leave this place behind me to lead myself away to leave the guilt behind me to clear the path it made" suggest a desire to start fresh and move forward, unburdened by past mistakes or setbacks. The chorus repeats the idea of fading away and staying away from what no longer serves the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
just in time
At precisely the moment when it was necessary
to steal what's mine
Taking away what belonged to me
uprooting
Dislodging from a familiar or stable environment
again
Repeating a previously experienced situation
cold and blind
Without empathy or understanding
can't feel what's mine
Unable to sense what I had lost
unpleasant
Causing discomfort or annoyance
surprise
An unexpected outcome or result
who was I
I had no idea of my own identity
to think that I'd
Believing something will happen in the future
not be here
Being present in a negative situation
again
Repeating a previously experienced situation
days unwind
The passing of time becomes evident
as time divides
Time separates and splits into different paths
and sweeps then
The passage of time removes everything
all away
All that had been established
rust and time
Effects of aging and decay over time
are finally
At last, after a long wait
catching up
The consequences of previous actions become unavoidable
stay away
Don't come close
push, push away
Trying hard to avoid or reject something
I throw another useless moment away
Continuing to waste time and not take action
to reach me
Trying to connect with myself
to leave this place behind me
Moving away from the current environment
to lead myself away
Taking control of my own path
to leave the guilt behind me
Escaping a feeling of personal responsibility
to clear the path it made
To remove the obstacles created in the past
fade away from me
Disappearing gradually from my life
fade away
Slowly disappearing
stray from me
Stay away from me
push, push away
Trying hard to avoid or reject something
I throw another useless moment away
Continuing to waste time and not take action
to reach me
Trying to connect with myself
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DANIEL SCOTT OGDEN, JERRY OLIVIERA, NEIL MATTHEW GODFREY, PETE MURRAY, TYLER CLARK
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