The band’s key member is guitarist/singer/composer Kevin Shields, a reclusive perfectionist and radically inventive guitarist/engineer. The band’s other original member is drummer/studio maven Colm Ó Cíosóig; during their heyday MBV also included singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe. Their band shares its name with a low-budget Canadian slasher film.
MBV influences include The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, late-1970s Wire, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and independent artists such as The Pastels. Kevin Shields has also named The Beach Boys and The Ramones as a personal influence.
After leaving Creation Records in 1992 and signing with Island Records, the band fell into a creative black hole. Rumors spread among their fans of albums being recorded and then shelved. Debbie Googe left the band to form Snowpony; she had not played bass on their recordings since You Made Me Realise. Colm Ó Cíosóig eventually left and formed a band with Hope Sandoval, formerly of Mazzy Star, called Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions. Kevin Shields sporadically collaborated with other artists, most notably Experimental Audio Research, Curve, and Primal Scream. He revealed in a fall 2003 National Public Radio interview that Island Records quit financing his My Bloody Valentine endeavors after he spent half a million pounds of their money.
As of 2006, many rumors mentioned the possible reformation of MBV for a new studio album, but none of these were true. On November 15 2007, My Bloody Valentine announced three upcoming live gigs in the UK for 2008. On June 13 and 14, the band played in public for the first time in thirteen years, offering a pair of "Live Rehearsal" presentations at the ICA in London and officially starting their series of comeback performances. The band went on to play a slew of festivals in Summer and Fall of 2008. Following their appearance at the 2008 All Tomorrow's Parties festival, the New York Times reported that Shields was planning to complete the unfinished album.
On 2 February 2013 they self-released the self-titled album m b v as a download with both vinyl and CD copies shipping on 22nd Feb 2013. The Huffington Post reported that it caused such a public stir that the official MBV website crashed when fans attempted to access the site to purchase a copy.
Cigarette in Your Bed
my bloody valentine Lyrics
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I like to watch you
Crawl around
Arms untied
Scratching your eyes out
With a smile
Strangled by the blade left
In your heart
I glide by
Slip a cigarette
In your bed
The lyrics to "Cigarette in Your Bed" by My Bloody Valentine suggest a twisted and disturbing relationship where the singer gets a perverse sense of pleasure from watching their partner suffer. The opening lines "Falling down, I like to watch you crawl around" indicate a degree of sadism, where the singer enjoys watching their partner struggle and suffer. The mention of "Arms untied, scratching your eyes out with a smile" adds to this disturbing depiction of a relationship where pain and suffering are an intrinsic part. The line "strangled by the blade left in your heart" also suggests the idea of violence and a toxic relationship.
However, the chorus provides an interesting twist to the lyrics - "I glide by, slip a cigarette in your bed." This line suggests that the singer has a nonchalant attitude towards the abuse and violence, almost as if it is a part of a game or routine. The cigarettes in the bed might also be symbolic of leaving a mark or a reminder of their presence - a dark reminder of their toxic relationship. The lyrics to "Cigarette in Your Bed" suggest a dark, disturbing and twisted relationship where pleasure is derived from pain and abuse.
Line by Line Meaning
Falling down
I find it intriguing when you are weak or vulnerable
I like to watch you
It gives me pleasure to observe you
Crawl around
Frustrating situations make you feel powerless
Arms untied
You are defenseless against my actions
Scratching your eyes out
You are experiencing emotional and psychological pain
With a smile
I take pleasure in causing you pain
Strange stare
I look at you in a curious and mysterious way
Strangled by the blade left
You are deeply hurt and struggling to cope with it
In your heart
Your emotions are affected and you are feeling vulnerable
I glide by
I move about in a smooth and effortless manner
Slip a cigarette
I offer you something that will comfort you
In your bed
I invade your personal space to assert my dominance
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: KEVIN SHIELDS
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