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Chiodos – Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek
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In a Podcast interview with AP Magazine, Craig Owens (Chiodos singer) revealed that the song “Baby, You Wouldn’t Last a Minute on the Creek” is lyrically about Craig wanting to
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Chiodos – I Am Everything That's Normal
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“I Am Everything That’s Normal” is the thirteenth and final song from Chiodos' fourth album, Devil. It is also the longest track on the album as well as the lengthiest overall
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Chiodos – Modern Wolf Hair
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The title “Modern Wolf Hair” is a play on words of the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare."
Plain and simple, this song is based on the idea of the boy who cried wolf. Do you
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Chiodos – Duct Tape
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“Duct Tape” from Chiodos' Devil is about being an outcast. It’s about being insecure and holding yourself together with duct tape.
“Duct Tape” is Craig Owens' ode to Mike Patton
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Chiodos – Hathaway Lane
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Hathaway Lane first appeared on the 2002 EP The Best Way To Ruin Your Life.
It is also featured on the band’s 2003 EP The Heartless Control Everything.
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Chiodos – New Thought Movement
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“New Thought Movement” is featured as a bonus track from Chiodos' Illuminaudio.
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Chiodos – 3 A.M.
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The second single from Devil.
“3 A.M.” is about Chiodos vocalist Craig Owens not being able to stay faithful in relationships.
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Chiodos – Smitten for the Mitten
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Smitten for the Mitten only appears on the 2008 reissue Bone Palace Ballet: Grand Coda.
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Chiodos – Gummy Bears
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“Gummy Bears” was recorded in 2013 as one of the demo songs from Chiodos' 2014 album, Devil. The demo was randomly released through the band’s Facebook page by rhythm guitarist Pat
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Chiodos – Those Who Slay Together, Stay Together
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“Those Who Slay Together, Stay Together” is Chiodos' musical zombie story.
If you mix 28 Weeks Later and Zombieland, you get this song. Brad and Jason [Hale, guitar] sat down in a
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Chiodos – The Words 'Best Friend' Become Redefined
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A live version of this song is featured on the 2006 re-release DVD.
This song is also featured on the Warped Tour 2006 Tour Compilation album.
Music Video:
https://www.youtube.
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Chiodos – Lexington (Joey Pea-Pot with a Monkey Face)
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The title “Lexington (Joey Pea-Pot with a Monkey Face)” is a combination of the name of Chiodos rhythm guitarist Pat McManaman’s first dog and Lexington, Kentucky, where the song
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Chiodos – A Letter from Janelle
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A Letter From Janelle is a letter that was sent to Chiodos vocalist Craig Owens by a friend, Nicole Rork. The lyrics are of the pieces that Craig feels comfortable sharing, as the
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Chiodos – Notes in Constellations
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One of the singles from Illuminaudio.
This is the first sort-of-mellow track on the album. Electric pianos, soothing guitar riffs and soaring vocals make this track dance around
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Chiodos – One Day Women Will All Become Monsters
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The song “One Day Women Will All Become Monsters” is a reference to Shakespeare’s play King Lear. Many of the lyrics from the song as well as the title of the song are taken almost
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Chiodos – There's No Penguins in Alaska
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This song is made up from a number of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
The song title was originally a Snapple fact found on the inside of a cap.
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Chiodos – Stratovolcano Mouth
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“Stratovolcano Mouth” borrows some elements from the song “Thermacare”, a demo that Chiodos recorded with Craig Owens before he left the band. Chiodos kept the instrumentals to “
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Chiodos – Expensive Conversations In Cheap Motels
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[Intro] / I fucking hate you / [Verse 1] / Let it go right through you / Don't be afraid of the pain that you feel / The resistance is what controls you / Fear covered in sex
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Chiodos – Ole Fishlips Is Dead Now
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The first single from Devil. The end of Ole Fishlips Is Dead Now leads right into the next track on the album, Why the Munsters Matter.
Music Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Chiodos – Is It Progression if a Cannibal Uses a Fork?
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The opening track of Bone Palace Ballet.
The title “Is It Progression if a Cannibal Uses a Fork?” is a misquote from Polish poet Stanisław Jerzy Lec. The original quote is “Is it
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Chiodos – All Nereids Beware
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In Greek mythology, the Nereids are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris, sisters to Nerites.
A live version of this song is featured
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Chiodos – Intensity In Ten Cities
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The title “Intensity in Ten Cities” is a quote from Mike Myers' character Wayne Campbell in the movie Wayne’s World, alluding to the live album Intensities in 10 Cities by Ted
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Chiodos – His Story Repeats Itself
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The 7th track from Illuminaudio. The title is a play on the phrase “history repeats itself.”
No matter what, we shall continue to fight for what we love, doing all that we can to
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Chiodos (Ft. Nick Martin) – The Undertaker's Thirst for Revenge Is Unquenchable (The Final Battle)
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The Undertaker’s Thirst for Revenge Is Unquenchable (The Final Battle) features Nick Martin of Underminded.
The spoken words at the end of the song are missing from the 2008
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Chiodos – Scaremonger
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A scaremonger is a person who spreads frightening or ominous reports or rumors.
This song is about the frustrations of excessive control and the rebelliousness that it creates. It
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Chiodos – Stratovolcano Mouth
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“Stratovolcano Mouth” borrows some elements from the song “Thermacare”, a demo that Chiodos recorded with Craig Owens before he left the band. Chiodos kept the instrumentals to “
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Chiodos – We're Gonna Have Us a Champagne Jam
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Something she left in me remains imperfect / My heart, proceeded to its banishment / The blame may hang upon your... / Chest / I know all hearts dance with comforts / And the
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Chiodos – Caves
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The first single from Illuminaudio.
Ideas for this song started before we went into the studio, and we finished writing it with Machine. “Caves” carries on the idea of facing
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Chiodos – Why the Munsters Matter
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“Why the Munsters Matter” was written by Craig Owens after experiencing something very uncomfortable at a Rite-Aid where everyone in the store was staring at him.
The title refers
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Chiodos – Bulls Have Horns
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The last song on the 2003 Chiodos EP The Heartless Control Everything.
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Chiodos – Two Birds Stoned at Once
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Two Birds Stoned at Once only appears on the 2008 reissue Bone Palace Ballet: Grand Coda.
The title Two Birds Stoned at Once comes from an episode of Trailer Park Boys, where
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Chiodos – The Lover and the Liar
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The Lover and the Liar from The Heartless Control Everything EP by Chiodos.
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Chiodos – Vacation to Hell
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Vacation to Hell first appeared on the 2002 EP The Best Way To Ruin Your Life.
It is also featured on the 2003 EP The Heartless Control Everything.
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Chiodos – Teeth the Size of Piano Keys
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The lyrics to Teeth the Size of Piano Keys are an adaptation of Charles Bukowski’s poem I’m in Love and feature several direct quotations from the poem.
This song is the only song
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Chiodos – If I Cut My Hair, Hawaii Will Sink
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The title If I Cut My Hair, Hawaii Will Sink was named when Chiodos bassist Matt Goddard drunkenly spoke the words to the other band members.
If I Cut My Hair, Hawaii Will Sink
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Chiodos – Queen of Diamonds
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The acoustic song Queen of Diamonds is featured on the 2006 re-release of All’s Well That Ends Well.
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Chiodos – Hey Zeus! The Dungeon
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“Hey Zeus! The Dungeon” is based on story elements of The Phantom of the Opera.
Brad and I sat down one day and decided we’d like to write a song based on a movie, so we got our
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Chiodos – Expired in Goreville
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It's dropping to the terrain at my feet / Palm trees are my only company / On this beach (on this beach) / Star-crossed lovers obsess / Alluring dreams of touching starry skies / I
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Chiodos – Closed Eyes Still Look Forward
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The final track of Illuminaudio. The first track on the album is sort of like a preview for “Closed Eyes Still Look Forward” as it only has the first verse.
This is one of my
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Chiodos – We Swam from Albatross, the Day We Lost Kailey Cost
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We Swam from Albatross, the Day We Lost Kailey Cost only appears on the 2008 reissue Bone Palace Ballet: Grand Coda.
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Chiodos – Behvis Bullock
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[Verse 1] / Each time I wake up / I rush to my knees and beg to stop / I can’t breathe, I can’t think / Will I ever make this right? / Stop and check your pulse / With truth and
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