Great White Whale
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Japanese Bonus Tracks
Furney said the band might put both of the Japanese bonus tracks on iTunes if they receive enough public demand.
The first demo and third song on the album "Vanishings", was written about Charles past band experiences with labels
and band mates.
The single, XOXOXO deals with an unbalanced relationship where the individual is going through a lot of trouble but the other person is basically carefree.
The Actress is about going to the movies, and the nature of escapism from reality.
Furney said in an interview that Spider Besider is about leaving the band thebleedingalarm
and having trouble looking for work back in his home town. The first job he could get was as a waiter
at a Chinese restaurant
. He noticed that the other employees' names were only three letter names, and he asked them if they were their real names. The other employees said no, so he asked them their real names. And the first person to answer said her name was Iachoku. He then asked why they didn't use their own names, and they said because no one would remember them or be able to pronounce them. The song is about how ridiculous it is that people have to leave their culture just to fit in in North American society.
Looming Moon is about Charles' thoughts when he was considering getting out of the music business.
Their second demo, "Attacker", was written about the ghost
of Charles' brother, who died at age six.
Lovers is a story about the adoption of Charles' mom. There was a naval sailor who was home for one night and met a married girl. They ended up having an affair that night and she got pregnant. The women went home, and her husband said she couldn't keep the baby because it wasn't his. That baby was Charles' mom.
Great White Whale is a story about a lonely man who decides to go kidnap the biggest and greatest creature, so he grabs the Great White Whale and drags him home and locks him in a tower. As soon as he discovers that he upset the balance of everything in nature the animals have an uprising to get the whale back and he lets the whale free. The theme is being lonely, and being cautious about how you decide to deal with grief.
All songs written and performed by Secret & Whisper
All lyrics by Charles David Furney
Seesaw Music Playground (SOCAN/ASCAP)
Furney said the band might put both of the Japanese bonus tracks on iTunes if they receive enough public demand.
Song Meanings
The tracks Blonde Monster and You Are Familiar are about a dream that Charles Furney, the band's lead vocalist, had about a faceless person that he hadn't seen before but who he thought was really comforting. It's about how he just hasn't found who he's looking for yet.The first demo and third song on the album "Vanishings", was written about Charles past band experiences with labels
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
and band mates.
The single, XOXOXO deals with an unbalanced relationship where the individual is going through a lot of trouble but the other person is basically carefree.
The Actress is about going to the movies, and the nature of escapism from reality.
Furney said in an interview that Spider Besider is about leaving the band thebleedingalarm
Thebleedingalarm
Thebleedingalarm is a band originally from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada which formed in the summer of 2003. They disbanded in the summer of 2007.- History :...
and having trouble looking for work back in his home town. The first job he could get was as a waiter
Waiter
Waiting staff, wait staff, or waitstaff are those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending customers — supplying them with food and drink as requested. Traditionally, a male waiting tables is called a "waiter" and a female a "waitress" with the gender-neutral version being a "server"...
at a Chinese restaurant
Chinese cuisine
Chinese cuisine is any of several styles originating in the regions of China, some of which have become highly popular in other parts of the world – from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa...
. He noticed that the other employees' names were only three letter names, and he asked them if they were their real names. The other employees said no, so he asked them their real names. And the first person to answer said her name was Iachoku. He then asked why they didn't use their own names, and they said because no one would remember them or be able to pronounce them. The song is about how ridiculous it is that people have to leave their culture just to fit in in North American society.
Looming Moon is about Charles' thoughts when he was considering getting out of the music business.
Their second demo, "Attacker", was written about the ghost
Ghost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
of Charles' brother, who died at age six.
Lovers is a story about the adoption of Charles' mom. There was a naval sailor who was home for one night and met a married girl. They ended up having an affair that night and she got pregnant. The women went home, and her husband said she couldn't keep the baby because it wasn't his. That baby was Charles' mom.
Great White Whale is a story about a lonely man who decides to go kidnap the biggest and greatest creature, so he grabs the Great White Whale and drags him home and locks him in a tower. As soon as he discovers that he upset the balance of everything in nature the animals have an uprising to get the whale back and he lets the whale free. The theme is being lonely, and being cautious about how you decide to deal with grief.
Credits
- Produced by: Travis Saunders, Danny McBride, Secret & Whisper
- Mixed by: Jeff Schneweis at Old Sailor Studios
- Mastered by: Troy Glessner at Spectre South
- A&R: Jimmy Ryan
- Management: Mark Lafay at Middle Coast Management
- Legal: Shawna Hilleary at The Artist Law Group
All songs written and performed by Secret & Whisper
All lyrics by Charles David Furney
Seesaw Music Playground (SOCAN/ASCAP)
- Art Direction by: Invisible Creature, Inc.
- Illustration & Design by: Ryan Clark for Invisible Creature, Inc.
- Band photograph by: Christina Tomaras