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Addicted To You- "Stupid rockabilly song. No one in the band likes this song, besides Tio. Very strange lyrics, about breaking, and entering. Original music belonged to "The Underwear Song" which was played once, with Joanna Bate on vocals. We decided the music was good enough for a real song, so I wrote lyrics on the spot at band practice. For some reason, it was a B-Side to the "Too Many Times" single. Probably will never be heard again live."
Ben Brown- "Song that has absolutely nothing to do with Ben Brown. Our attempt at being "hippie-ish", which is probably what led me to title the song "Ben Brown". Oops, I didn’t just say that…
Crazy- "Song about a bad experience with a girl. Complete with a bridge that sounds like circus music."
Disembodied- "Our "radio" song. Took awhile to figure out what ‘disembodied’ means.
Faking Blind- "Almost a dead rip-off on the concept of the Sublime song "Seed". 1,000 changes of tempo. Punk/Ska/Pop/Reggae/Rock. One of my favorites.
Falling Apart- Very early y5 song. Written on the beautiful beaches of Emerald Isle, the summer before senior year. Originally meant as a "solo project" song, but in a struggle to get more songs for our first show, we started playing it in yellow five instead. Pretty personal song. Pretty sad as well. It’s the other B-Side to the Too Many Times single, along with "Words Unsaid".
Horseshoe- The hidden track for our album. It is fictional (I promise!) and is the only song featuring someone singing other than Tio or Raven . (besides the Runnin On Love intro). A song about one-legged hookers must be cool. Written mostly on-the-spot, in my room.
No Meaning- Song about resisting authority, and having no faith in the education system. I don’t exactly remember writing this song, but I like it a lot. It is track two on the album.
Runnin On Love:The Neil Mason Story, A Tribute to the Dahlia Llamas: Song title originated at Matt Stewart’s New Years Eve Party, when at four am, Ben Morton (of the Dahlia Llamas) asked me "How can you still be awake?" to which I responded, "I’m runnin’ on love!". Then we decided that we’d both write a song called "Runnin’ On Love" but ours would be a rock version and theirs would be hippiefied. Obviously, they never held their end of the bargain, but the song still rocks. Includes guest vocals by me and Kelby (who wrote the verse music to the song)
66 Second Song: Our weak attempt at art-rock. Not a bad concept, and we actually pulled it off the one time we played it. Ended it in exactly 66 seconds, which is actually, very, very hard.
Stardust: One of my personal favorites. A slow pretty song, with just me and Tio. Very personal and sad. Obviously about a girl.
Silent Sounds: Overly commercial, but quite catchy. Written at some point junior year, when I went to my old church to see some friends, but they were gone on a retreat. So I sat in the sanctuary with an acoustic guitar, and just cried while I wrote this song. After we added the band, the song got a lot happier-sounding, though it was originally kinda depressing. It is one of the "radio songs" and is included on the album.
Tired Eyes: Played very few times. Still a cool song. Once dubbed the "Gothic jazz song". My attempt at an opus-like anthem thing.
Too Many Times: Hellified rock opus if I ever heard one. Includes Kelby Caldwell as Eddie Van Halen. Written in guitar class, when the "Blues Band" that I was in, had gone to lunch. I felt like playing, so I sat in a rehearsal room, and wrote it all out. It was one of the original Yellow Five songs. Includes the bridge from a song called "Sympathy" which never even found its way into a band practice, much less a show. This song is on the album, and has been on the radio too.
Tying Off The Dinosaur: Track One from the album. Song spawned from a jam. Title is from Sublime’s "Pool Shark". Nathan wrote the verse, where he literally beats the living hell out of the bass guitar. Nice loud rock song.
Utopia: Wow. If ever a song stood the test of time. This was an original song back in the Fuzz days. Like any of your know what that means. It undertook some changes, and was revitalized for Yellow Five. Its on the cd, and includes the ending that is affectionately titled "HELL".
Where Have You Gone?: Also called "The Arena Rock Song". Another original Yellow Five song. It’s often used to close the set, as Kelby destroys everything in sight. It was also written on Emerald Isle, as a "solo project song". But it was too good for that. It’s the last song on the album.
Youthful Bliss: Song about leaving an old life behind. Somewhat remorseful look at the graduation, and aging process. The only song with major sevenths chords. Kinda makes me sad to read the lyrics sometimes. A dash of anxiety, a touch of regret, and a cup of excitement. Mix well.
-Matt
