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Fig Dish realeased their second album in 1997 entitled when shove goes back to push. And I'm no Horatio but believe me when I say this CD is quite a worthy follow-up to their debut That's what love songs often do. I'll admit, the first time I heard it, I didn't think much of it, especially that psychotic, ear-peircing scream preceding the first track, that sounds as if a dump truck had been dropped off the Empire State building (that same scream also makes a cameo appearance in "sleep startles", check out the sound clip). But it grew on me, and quickly. Sometimes, I find myself and my friends singing choruses down our high school's hallways. The lyrics and music are superfluous. Man, I wish I could write stuff like this. If I could I wouldn't be sittin' here typin' this, that's as sure as your fat-faced mother. Snag a peek at these other reviews.
So you haven't heard their stuff, huh? Well that's okay. You suck, that's all. But here, I'll give you a second chance. Mosey on down to the sounds section and redeem yourself.
Yes, the lyrics to Shove. are up after working toiletlessly for hours with the one person I hate most in life.
Ha! That's a good one. You want tabs to Shove? Ha ha. Whoa, I haven't laughed like that in thirty years. Well, check out my tabs section anyways so I can tell you I don't have any.
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Sounds
This kit includes:
1 come on (don't come on) (WAV 216 kb)
2 when shirts get tight
3 pretty never hurts (WAV 296 kb)
4 dare you to vanish
5 bend (WAV 217 kb)
6 wheel holders (WAV 278 kb)
7 sleep startles (WAV 249 kb)
8 serene
9 I just want what you want
10 they can only hurt you
11 sinking feeling
12 all eyes upon you (WAV 206 kb)
99 ?
Compact disc may be painted to match photos on box
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Lyrics
Fig Dish was drunk at the time when they were recording this album. I have proof. The following is taken from an interview from Music Weekly:
"We had most of the lyrics written down before we showed up at the studio," [Blake] continues. "As soon as we got there, however, we started drinking - basically, all day long. We wound up in the vocal booth at some point but nobody could remember any of the words! So, we just kinda made shit up as we went along," he laughs. "You know, 'Hey! Now that sounds pretty cool!' That's why things on the record may seem a little, uhm, obtuse at times."
Thus, these lyrics are not 100% correct. They were compiled by me and Mike. Lyrics that we were unsure of are underlined. Some underlined lyrics are not there at all (no rational guess could be decided upon), are completely wrong and some sound something like what he says. They will most likely be updated as Mike and I get second and third opinions. If you would like to comment, correct, or add on to these lyrics, please send Email to me or Mike and you will be accredited (wowee). Thanks and enjoy.
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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come on (don't come on) WAV 216 kb
worn down by all the questions I can't explain
so what caught dead to rights I'm the one to blame
but you
don't be such a shit about it
you
are gonna get sick without it
CHORUS:
stay inside and sleep all day
come on out at night to play
so come on, don't come on, so come on
people having accidents
while staring at the accident
so come on, don't come on, so come on
so come on, don't come on, so come on
I've grown the need to panic, there's nothing to do
You come by my place so I take it out on you
I am not cool
and I won't mean it cold
so fork over the anecdote
CHORUS
got lit up just like a Christmas tree
totally wrecked just like a DC3
I like waking up face down on the laundry pile
sometimes sleep can be such a miracle
CHORUS
when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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when shirts get tight
hey, the car is sunk doesn't it go ???
keep gettin kicked since the habit began
doin laps with the ceiling fan
sad, it's all messed up by the with the ???
never knew how good that you had it, yeah
you're cuttin loose with the panic, yeah
CHORUS:
she knows me, she knows just like it's deep
smiles and looks back in synch
when shirts get tight, we'll get it right, she knows me
tonight, I wear the dress maybe I know best
ask a dozen times and you finally responed
cut loose with the radio on
all the beaches melt and can you ???
do you understand where the feeling goes
you think you might but you really don't
CHORUS
all my favorite sounds
speak your crap to me no more
whatever we do now has been done before
hey, the car is sunk doesn't it go ???
never knew how good that you had it, yeah
you're cuttin loose with the panic, yeah
and I'm sayin that
CHORUS
come on (don't come on) | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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pretty never hurts WAV 296 kb
I was kickin ass, like a dial tone
the back seat was in shreads, I was all alone
you can be my hands, and I'll pursue the ghost
the secret life of pants, get felt up the most
CHORUS:
well I can never get far till I get off
I can never get far
pretty never hurts if you know what I mean
the bet spins kill but they can't catch me
believe the hype cuz I'm so bright and you're my type
pretty never hurts if you know what I mean (you want it to)
the empty mailbox on the downest days
all the friends have fled but the sentiment stays
will I see you there when I come up for air
in the Camaro, let it be all I know
CHORUS
I was kickin ass, like dial tone
then all the Beatles died, I was all alone
CHORUS
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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dare you to vanish
I need your face, you can't believe your eyes
it's amazing how the rock slides
underneath you even as you hide
it's not ending
accelerate, it's the bridge you never walked
you blink your eyes, and wish the lights weren't on
they came on
CHORUS:
it takes the wrong sort of people to believe all your lies
it's the same silly reasons for it every time
it's the wrong set of circumstances, we know your lies
it's the same stupid reasons
drag yourself out of your bed and stand
my face it lies beside your hand
all that make up she looks like you, dare
you to vanish
accelerate, it's the bridge you never walked
ain't no rhymes that will slow you down so long
so long
CHORUS
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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bend WAV 217 kb
it's just a single night, it's not gonna change your life
if you need more height, hold on to yourself tight
long as hair, eventually you'll care
the moments aren't your own
they can be bought and sold
CHORUS:
time's gonna bend, you'll feel yourself again
from the way to the outside, way to the outside
you're gonna bend, you'll feel yourself again
from the way to the outside, way to the outside
she's here again, it's your own fault she's a friend
climb into the back, and she will keep you in tact
she will keep you intact
CHORUS
stop the car, steering's gone
I'm getting out, I'm getting out
are you gonna be there
electricity and hair
if you need morheight
hold on to yourself tight
CHORUS
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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wheel holders WAV 278 kb
when you gonna find out when
are you gonna see summer end
will I see you in a box then
are you gonna be an afterthought like that
that's not the way I wanna see you
I used to be revolving
my fingers held the wheels while I would spin
it was only a delusion
but the dizziness was real, I could hold it in my hands
it happened but it wasn't planned
when you gonna find out when
the minutes are enormous turning in
I know I'll never see you again
but that was not what I planned
that was never what I planned
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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sleep startles WAV 249 kb
ready?
we're rollin.
oh!
sorry.
GO! Ready, go.
[silly laughter]
1, 2, 3, 4!
no, I don't give advice
well, the process is too complicated
getting drunk Monday nights
it's just caffine and it's overrated, all right
and I live like a king
on the dung heap of new rock contenders
in command of the long haired defenders
I don't have to come up with a thing, it's all right
the champagne's getting old
Split the old dead and wait fo rthe new dead
open up for the new antiseptic
raise your hand if you lived through the outbreak, all right
[At this point, they sing something twice, sadly incomprehensible to both me and Mike. Please help!]
if you feel weird then you look weirdif you feel strange then you look strange
breaking every code
are you still speeding
are you still the same
it's all right
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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serene
it's a waste of time to be so calm
when you realize you really don't belong
too wired, too clean
too tired to wait and see
too beautiful for words, wading in the tide
I'm thinkin of a place, a sweet place day and night
CHORUS:
serene, serene
Please come over me
serene, serene
and watch the world freeze
CHORUS:
It's a waste of time to be so calm
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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I just want what you want
my better half
is Illinois too good for you
what you have
makes me feel as if it's true
CHORUS:
you talk to me like a click track
and I can't understand it at all
you friends like you to hit back
can't get with the static
I just want, I just want what I need
I'll be good, I'll be good, I'll be sweet
walls are thin
so it's not real, eavesdrop in
little one you're thinI know the right way to complain
CHORUS
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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they can only hurt you
finding everything that you've said and done
slowly crawling upon your back
timing only keeps up the ???
bad luck never underfed
and the truth isn't any good with tax
if I saw your face I would surely run
to the nearest far off place
and still the after taste, it would linger on
let them tell you it's not so bad
you don't even notice you've been had
keep your secrets to yourself well
they can only hurt you when you sleep
finding everything that you've said and done
slowly crawling upon your back
timing only keeps up the ???
bad luck never underfed
and the truth isn't any good
CHORUS
that's it for the past, you lost it
keep the details in your closet
they can only hurt you when you sleep
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you | track 99
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sinking feeling
and I've been raining on the night and over
all the lights returning to the sun
they be you with the other freaks and notice
write your name out in perscription drugs
CHORUS:
I know, I know
don't you know I like this sinking feeling
cuz it feels okay
don't you know I like this sinking feeling, like this sinking feeling
the only rules were lyin in the pie jam
blame the elements on me all right
can't believe the road's so goddamn ugly
can never dump me off at some place nice
CHORUS
so I build the ???
to carry on, to carry on
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | all eyes upon you | track 99
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all eyes upon you WAV 206 kb
come back slowly into conversation
you're the only one for hesitation
and I plead, and I plead
don't crumble underneath the expectations
CHORUS:
all eyes upon you
all eyes upon you
don't care what happens if it happens quickly
watch the mysteries as they unravel
and I plead, and I plead
you still have a ride if you're in need of travel
CHORUS
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | track 99
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track 99
went downstairs
they never sleep
I try not to care
they're getting to me
man, I love to think
man, I love to think
I'm not right
I can't keep it together
the floor burns when they speak
the floor burns when they speak
I'll pay them back
I'll pay them back
they won't see it coming
man, I love to think
man, I love to think
come on (don't come on) | when shirts get tight | pretty never hurts | dare you to vansih | bend | wheel holders | sleep startles
serene | I just want what you want | they can only hurt you | sinking feeling | all eyes upon you
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Tabs
Sorry, I don't have any yet. And if you're wondering why I have all these sections for things I don't have, then don't ask. I was wondering the same thing.
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Reviews
Many thought it impossible for the band to beat their last album, but the band's latest effort marks a new high for Fig Dish. No one will be disappointed with the new music. Songs like, "Dare You to Vanish," "Bend," "I Just Want," "Serene," "When Shirts Get Tight," "Sleep Startles" and "Come On (Don't Come On)," prove that Fig Dish is definitely a force to be reckoned with in today's ever-changing music scene. New rock pretenders? No way! This album shows that Fig Dish has what it takes to make a hit record that will last forever. Now all the world needs is to take notice.
-- MusicWeekly
For fans of Fig Dish's 1995 debut, That's What Love Songs Often Do, the good news is that, on their sophomore effort, the Chicago quartet still sounds ferociously chunky and their lyrics remain unpredictably sharp. Even better news is that wit -- an all-too-often missing ingredient in contemporary rock -- is even more abundant on When Shove Goes Back to Push. The Dish smoothly straddles alt-rock angst and indie ennui, and has no fear of losing its credibility with a little subtle, dry humor.
Such fabulous guitar-heavy pop songs as "Pretty Never Hurts" (where guitarist-vocalist Blake Smith sings laconically, "I was kicking ass like a dial tone/All the Beatles died, I was all alone" -- such lovable existential nonsense!) and "Come On (Don't Come On)" swing with whimsical wordplay and catchy bop. Making for a meaty contrast are gentler-paced tunes like the moody "Bend" and the pensive "Wheel Holders"; both are nimbly constructed, with a weighty cynicism hanging above soporific beats and easygoing melodies.
Maybe the "Clash City Rockers"-meets-"The Kids Are Alright" verve of "Sleep Startles" sums up Fig Dish best. The band completely botches the beginning of the song, but simply laughs it off and keeps recording. It's that lack of pretentiousness, the idea that making music is fun, that keeps Fig Dish fresh.
--Linda Laban, Wall of Sound
Well Fig Dish rules live. Their set was one of the best sets I have ever seen. They played every song I hoped to hear and played them to perfection. They even got a good review from the biggest a**hole in music ... The mosh pit during their set was great, but it will leave me sore for days to come. If Fig Dish comes to your town you better go -- you do not want to miss this band live.
-- TJ, 10.20.97
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