Cruciality Lyrics

'Do I? ' was one of the last songs written for Mindsize. About as moody and emotional as any song we've written, it was a great way to bring things down a bit in concert. Like many...Read Full Lyrics

Always one of our more popular songs. I suppose that is because it features our long-time friend, Jeremy Enigk, who also sings with Sunny Day Real Estate. Aaron, Nick, Jeremy and I...Read Full Lyrics

One of the more peculiar things we've done is in this song. We always liked the bridge of our song 'Never Said', from our 1992 release Star-Studded-Super-Step, so we decided to use...Read Full Lyrics

The thing that sticks out about this song, of course, is the very quiet beginning until it really kicks in. A lot of fun. As was the rest of Straight Six, this song was written ent...Read Full Lyrics

Liner notes go here... Eventually Darkness fell across the land Our hope fell in the sand And there it was Though for certain we stood still The earth shook and spilled Then gave ...Read Full Lyrics

This song is probably most notable (to me) for being very much *below* my normal singing range. The out-of-range vocals reminds me, I suppose, of 'Untitled' off of The Cure's 1989 ...Read Full Lyrics

This song offended some. Not the music, of course, but the title and lyrics. The notion of "I Am No Good" is not particularly popular in a society where we are constantly told to "...Read Full Lyrics

Definitely the oldest song on the album, it was originally recorded on our first album (1990), In Love With The Greenery, when we played under the name Bellbangvilla. In 1989, we t...Read Full Lyrics

Perhaps our song with the highest "twang factor", Hope For Always was consistently a good concert song. Maybe it was the very fast tempo, the praise-ful "cry" in the lyrics, or the...Read Full Lyrics

'Lie, Lie, Lie' hearkens back to those great songs of the '70's... Or atleast it's supposed to. The track begins with a horrendous buzz and background noise. All just part of the s...Read Full Lyrics