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Bloodbath
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A rocker with plenty of twists and turns
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Trash-pop, guitar rock and melodic miscellany.
Not so much a band as a bloke with a guitar and a laptop, The Smivets deliver a genre-bending blend of pop, rock, punk, prog and many other monosyllables.
Song Info
Genre
Rock • Rock General
Charts
Peak #1
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
Steve Smith
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Steve Smith
Uploaded
October 31, 2024
Track Files
MP3
MP3 12.5 MB • 320 kbps • 5:27
Lossless
WAV 55.0 MB
Meta Data
BPM
160
Beat
4/4
Key
E maj
Vocals
Male
Character
Energy
relaxed, cool
high-energy
Danceable
coffee-place
dancefloor
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
Live Love Laugh - the sort of thing you find on twee little plaques you're supposed to hang in your kitchen as a kind of mission statement for contented life. The reality is always much messier. This song starts out as straightforward rock song but soon wanders off the plan in the same way as life in general tends to do.
Lyrics
She was an educated guess I didn't know I was in so much of a mess Until she pointed out The errors of all my ways But I had her all worked out Behind that self assurance lurked That predatory doubt That all was not exactly As she had appraised We don't know None of us know Who's the illusionist Or when to stick or when to twist (When to stick or when to twist) All that we can do Is take a random guess Hold your breath against the stress Cross your eyes and hope for best And press go You say "live, love, laugh" I think It's gonna be a bloodbath You say "live, love, laugh" I think It's gonna be a bloodbath Bloodbath Live love laugh? Bloodbath! It's gonna be a bloodbath Bloodbath Well I knew the game was up Half full or half empty Doesn't matter if your cup Is one of hemlock It will do for you just the same But now the cup's been drained Did you choose to drink Or was it pre-ordained? Who can say We'll all enjoy some poison Either way We don't guide the stars That job isn't ours We only move the telescope In some misguided hope We made a change (Made a change) Chance brought us together So I'm certain we'll never part Finding some consensus Would be a place to start Let's not delude ourselves This science is an art This is the part Where we press go You say "live, love, laugh" I think It's gonna be a bloodbath You say "live, love, laugh" I think It's gonna be a bloodbath Bloodbath Live love laugh? Bloodbath! It's gonna be a bloodbath Bloodbath
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GeeS1
Jul 26
Excellent (and highly original) melody throughout, well done! Guitar is ace as are the lyrics (dig the chorus with the brilliant ‘you say’ line (laugh) vs. the ‘I say’ line (bloodbath) lol! Great vocals!
Nigel Hardy
Nov 24, 2024
Enjoyed this rocker very much. Great song and musicality. Well played and performed!
rodrica
Nov 19, 2024
Great writing & performance, love the arrangement. Brilliant job!
Tony DeLecce
Nov 06, 2024
Like this. Excellent guitar work. Great concept of turning those sayings on their ear. Really like the riff after bloodbath that closes out the song.
davidabriggs
Nov 04, 2024
Wow, fabulous rich, warm, clean and wonderfully overdriven guitar tones galore. A great song. Those little fridge magnet sayings are a potential goldmine of lyric ideas when they are twisted and taken out of context. Ha ha... "go to work on an egg", "today is the first day of the rest of your life", "I've got the whole of my death to look forward to" etc... Great stuff, as always Steve.
steveweyman
Nov 01, 2024
Great ! The albums up ! You never disappoint with your guitar work ! Great playing and tone . Fantastic track Steve . Love the twist and turns and certainly describes real life as opposed to little signs in your kitchen ! Love the frantic guitar near the end , certainly paints a picture of a Bloodbath! You say I don’t pic k easy covers well there’s nothing easy about writing albums as good as you do ! It’s much harder to create than copy ! Awesome work Steve . When I get some more time tonight will sit down and listen to the rest of the album .