The band's original members were singer-songwriter-guitarist Rachel Flotard and drummer Ben Hooker, both formerly of Hafacat; and Kim Warnick, formerly of the Fastbacks. Warnick retired at the end of 2004, but Muffs co-founder Ronnie Barnett signed on to play the bass during the band's 2005 tour.
Visqueen's song "Vaxxine" has received frequent airplay on U.S. independent radio stations.
Rachel Flotard also writes a love advice column for Seattle-based online publication Three Imaginary Girls called Love is Hard with Rachel Flotard, where she dolls out spirited, sharp-witted advice for the love-lorn.
Hand Me Down
Visqueen Lyrics
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And you can't believe it's real it's my love
My love
You drown in what you're saying
As your features hit the ceiling my love
My love
When I'm walking and I need you
Never knowing if I'll meet you my love
My love
You want it you feel it
Our hearts are here to steal it's my love
My love
Boy you give me love
Boy you give me love
Boy you give me love
Come and get your love baby
Come and get your love that's handed down
Come and get your love baby
Come and get your love that's hand me down
Come and get your love
Your love
It starts in every bill you're beating
Every summer every street in my love
My love
They got it, you made it
Our hearts are here for bleeding my love
My love
Boy you give me love
Boy you give me love
Boy you give me love
Come and get your love baby
Come and get your love that's handed down
Come and get your love baby
Come and get your love that's hand me down
Come and get your love
Your love
Come on and take me
Oh, the few goodbyes of mirrors and lies my love
'Cause you and I are the same way
All for you
When you're walking and you're feeling
And you can't believe it's real it's my love
My love
You drown in what you're saying
As your features hit the ceiling my love
My love
Come and get your love baby
Come and get your love that's handed down
Come and get your love baby
Come and get your love that's handed down
Come and get your love baby
Come and get your love that's handed down
Come and get your love baby
Come and get your love that's handed down
Come and get your love
Your love
Your love
Your love
The lyrics to Visqueen's song Hand Me Down express a deep appreciation and need for the love shared between two people. The first verse describes the overwhelming feeling of being in love and how it can feel unreal. The second verse speaks more to the mutual nature of love, as the lyrics state "our hearts are here to steal", suggesting a shared experience. The chorus repeats the phrase "boy you give me love", further emphasizing the importance of the other person and their love in the singer's life. The bridge of the song seems to be a plea to the other person to not leave, stating "Come on and take me" and referring to past experiences of saying goodbye.
Overall, the song conveys a need for love and a desire to hold onto it, even if it has been previously experienced in one's family or past relationships. The song seems to be a celebration of the love shared between two people, and a desire to constantly work on keeping that love alive.
Line by Line Meaning
When you're walking and you're feeling
When you're out there in the world and you're experiencing life
And you can't believe it's real it's my love
And you can't believe that you're actually living life, but it's because of my love
You drown in what you're saying
You get so caught up in your own words
As your features hit the ceiling my love
That you start to lose touch with reality, but my love will always be there to ground you
Boy you give me love
You give me the love I need to stay grounded and connected to reality
When I'm walking and I need you
When I'm out there in the world and I need your support
Never knowing if I'll meet you my love
Never knowing if we'll cross paths, but still feeling your love with me
You want it you feel it
You desire it and you feel it with every part of your being
Our hearts are here to steal it's my love
Our hearts are here to take it and hold onto it because it's my love
Come and get your love baby
Come and get the love that I want to share with you
Come and get your love that's handed down
Come and get the love that's been passed down to me
It starts in every bill you're beating
It starts in every beat of my heart, every moment of my life
Every summer every street in my love
My love is there with me in every season, on every street
They got it, you made it
Other people might have it, but you're the one who made it real in my life
Our hearts are here for bleeding my love
Our hearts are here to feel everything, even the pain, because of my love for you
Come on and take me
Come and take me, because we're in this together
Oh, the few goodbyes of mirrors and lies my love
Oh, the painful goodbyes and the illusions of life, but my love is true
'Cause you and I are the same way
Because you and I are alike, we feel the same things
All for you
All of my love is for you
Come and get your love baby
Come and get the love that I want to share with you
Your love
The love that I have to give you
Contributed by Blake N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.