Part 2 of our Exclusive Interview with Razorbax Frontman Leigh Bucknall
Yesterday we spoke to Leigh in depth about the history of The Razorbax, his childhood and the future. Today he takes us through a track by track breakdown of the Album…
What is the inspiration behind the album? Tell us about it!
The only way I have ever been able to describe the album is by doing a list and saying what each song is about so here it is.
Wake Up! Wake Up!
It’s about that moment when you realise that if you want to do something with your life, you’ve got to make it happen yourself. You haven’t got time to just wait around for it. There are a lot of personal lyrics in the verses of that song but the chorus is just a blatant kick in the face for everybody I guess…
Something To Believe In
It’s about pressure and trying to find the time to find something real that’s going to help you in life. Trying to fit it in between working those dead end jobs to pay off your debts and keep everyone happy.
You find yourself asking ‘’am I really going to do this for the rest of my life? What happened to my dreams?’’
Little Needle
Little Needle is about cracking under that kind of pressure. A lot of my friends who I used to skate with were under that kind of pressure and eventually they started injecting themselves so that they ‘’didn’t have to feel the pressure’’… That just seems stupid to me. I wrote that song when I was 16 but it still feels relevant to sing about that kind of thing. It’s an anti drug song. I am anti drugs… music is my drug…
Stupid Boy!
This is about the kids who fall in with the wrong crowds. The ones whose Daddy’s are asking ‘’what the fuck are you going to do with your life you slob!?’’ and while their reply is ‘’I don’t know and I don’t care’’ because it’s cool to rebel, really inside they are scared to death because they have no idea.
Waste Of Time
This is about when you get that 9-5 job but you don’t really want to be doing it. All work no play makes living a waste of time…
Better Place
Better Place is a love song… I suppose it’s when you meet that person who makes you feel that no matter how much of a mess you are in, everything is going to be alright. You fall so in love that when that person is gone you feel like you need them back to keep you sane. Or insane…
Rip Me Apart
This song is about being addicted to someone or something and though you try to give it up because you know it’s bad, you just can’t do it.
I Liked You Better
Bitchy song! It’s like, you finally feel like everything is alright, you’re out on the town having a few drinks and then out of nowhere BAM! You are completely drunk, you say a few bad things and your girlfriend leaves you and tells you all the things that you don’t want to hear, about how pathetic you are and how they never really cared about you etc. The lyrics are pretty self explanatory.
Couldn’t Wait
This is the hangover. The level headed response to the song before. It’s about understanding why some things are never meant to be.
Don’t
Don’t is the epic song. It is the beginning of the end of the album. Its 2 songs in one. It’s about a guy who has been trying so hard to find himself that he’s lost everything else in the process. It was inspired by a friend of mine who felt like he had nothing to offer to anyone, so he joined the army and went to fight for his country. It was going to help him fix his broken heart. Then just before he left, the ‘girl’ left him a message about how she couldn’t bear to see him go, and that she screwed up etc. But it was all too late, he couldn’t change what was about to happen… It was definitely the hardest song to write, I knew what I wanted to do with the song but it took a while to get to the point where I was happy with it.
Picture On My Wall
This one is a song that I wrote about how I would cope if I was in that guy’s position. There’s a lot of ways that people can relate to this song. Whether it’s a friend, a family member or a lover that you have lost or you are missing, you’ll always have your memories.
And it’s my Mommy’s favourite song too. Ha.
Shot Down
Musically, the song was inspired by reggae; I think we all secretly love reggae… The lyrics to the song were inspired by an old man I was talking to at a bus stop. Some of the things he said made me realise that life is short and can be taken away from you at any time. You never know when your time is up, so make the most out of your life; it’s not a dress rehearsal. This is the real thing! And that just felt like the perfect way to finish the album.
In the end it doesn’t really matter what happens, because we all end up underground anyway. But is that a reason not to try and make something out of your life?
The Razorbax Debut Album ‘Something To Believe In’ is released Monday 15th March and is available from The bands own official website and Nova-Caine.com in CD and download and download only through iTunes, Amazon, Napster, Play, HMV, Spotify
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It’s great to know the background to the songs. How many times do people listen to a song and then read things inot the lyrics that aren’t actually there and therefore get the wrong end of the stick? Can’t wait to get my hands on the album in its final form.
You can really see how honest the album is from reading this. Very interesting. I can’t wait to get these tracks on my iPod tomorrow! The samples and the tracks on myspace sound amazing.
Leigh really does look the part too, like a real rock star!
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Hi Piter.
Thank you for your kind comments, this is not a hobby it is an additional reference source for bands we support on our main site http://www.nova-caine.com. Nova-Caine Music is dedicated to the promotion and selling music and merchandise for unsigned acts that sign to us.
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I thought that was extremeley interesting. Thanks for the cool information. I’ll keep an eye on this.