BIO/BACKGROUND:
RAISING CAIN is a chaotic foursome whose live performances have been described as unchained energy and airtight musicianship, combined with striking visual images, audience involvement, pyrotechnics and state-of-the-art special effects. Ask anyone and they'll agree... take away all of the hoopla and you're left with four consummate performers, completely unwilling to compromise the full-scale entertainment value of their show for some imagined standard for dispassionate 'cool'.
In 1994, RAISING CAIN established themselves in the music industry following the release of a self-produced EP entitled HELL ON EARTH. The first single, Alien Nation, received widespread radio and video support, leading to the band's first full-length album.
CRUSADE was released in 1996 and the first single, IDK, received nationwide radio support thanks, in part, to six months of self-promoted touring which included 95 shows in 43 states. By October of 1996, CRUSADE had gained international recognition with distribution in 14 countries. Sales had surpassed the 60,000 mark and the resulting recognition aided in securing endorsements with numerous equipment manufacturers.
PLANET DOOM is the second full-length release from RAISING CAIN and contains 12 tracks, which are rhythmically mesmerizing, and lyrically 'far from shy'. PLANET DOOM premiered in August 1999, on Tucson, Arizona radio station KFMA 92.1 FM. Shortly thereafter, RAISING CAIN secured nationwide distribution through the Orchard and on Tuesday, September 21, 1999, PLANET DOOM became available to every retail store in the country.
In promoting their new release, RAISING CAIN has performed at the EAT'M Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada as well as the NAMM Convention in Los Angeles. My Pet Spyder, (PLANET DOOM - Track 12) made its debut on prime-time national television during the Series Premiere of Time Of Your Life, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. RAISING CAIN just recently finished a West Coast tour, which included 18 shows in 7 states, and are preparing for more promotional touring. Cordially, they invite you to join them for the ride.
LYRICZ..........
ALIEN NATION
ALIVE
CRUSADE
DISTURBED
END OF THE LINE
FADED
HELL ON EARTH
I.D.K.
IN MY WORLD
IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY
ME
MELTING
MISUNDERSTOOD
MY PET SPYDER
NUMB
ONE SWEET ROMANCE
PLANET DOOM
QUICKSAND
SLIGHT TOUCH OF VOODOO
VIRGIN SHORES
VISIONS OF SUICIDE
WARDANCE
WIND BENEATH MY WINGS
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ALIEN NATION
© 1994-2000 Celestial Records
We've traveled to this land, from far across the ocean
Our minds synchronized, like poetry in motion
One crowd of many kinds, in search of liberation
Declaring common ground an alien nation
But I don't mind it
Ain't gonna try to fight it
She's my sister, he's my brother
Through these eyes there is no other way
Six of one, one half dozen of the other
It comes as no surprise
We're different shapes and different colors
Oh can't you hear me crying out, speaking up,
Shouting in the name of an alien nation
One thing will never change
We're an alien nation
We're striving to achieve in a society that's been led astray
While endless millions' hopes and dreams, are slowly swept away
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ALIVE
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
Got no cares, got no sense, got no direction
Unwanted worry's a waste of my time
All I need is a touch of adventure
A hard dose of twenty-five straight to my mind
Show me fear, show me the pain, show me the terror
Don't need no creepshow to make my ass (jump, jump)
Juice me up, give me a fix of all this madness
A shot of adrenalin straight to my pump
Everyone around me thinks that I've gone mad
They all think I'm crazy, but I don't give a damn
My spirits are high... I'm so alive
Give me cause, give me a way, give me a reason
To let this hysteria ruin my vibe
I'm blasting off to another dimension
A trip to some far-out place beyond the sky
From mountain high to valley low, from sea to shining sea
I've felt the wind beneath my wings and I've never felt so free
My spirits are high... I'm so alive
(It's alive, it's alive, it's alive)
Times will change, times will pass and then a time will come
A time when my ashes are all that remain
In body I'll be gone but my soul will carry on
A-L-I-V-E in some other place
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CRUSADE
© 1996-2000 Celestial Records
Stand with me, scream with me
Do the extreme for me, fight to survive with me
Hey! would you die for me
Bury your fear, don't shed a tear
For if we are not strong, this crusade will not march on
The killing, the dying, the violent youth singing their song
Their playgrounds are battlefields, I'd say something's wrong
It happens each and every day
The future of America lowered into their graves
Seems our humanity's drifting away
Stop this insanity
This is our crusade
Somewhere there's someone with no hope, no one
A child with a mind that gets brainwashed with time
The pain and the suffering, happening right before their eyes
In their fight for survival, another one dies
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DISTURBED
© 1999-2000 Celestial Records
I met with Timothy Leary
Sailing off to outta sight
He could have been the Virgin Mary
Or the devil in disguise
A lost control of senses, I lost track of time
All freaked out, I thought I'd lost my mind
The he shook his head, turned to me and said...
Why you trippin'
I met with Timothy Leary
Sailing off to outta sight
Should've known he was up to something
Should've seen it in his eyes
Took me to another world, another place in time
All freaked out, I thought I'd lost my mind
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END OF THE LINE
© 1996-2000 Celestial Records
Gangsters in uniform, sporting the brass
You captains and generals can all kiss my ass
Your empire has shattered, your river's run dry
And for you mother fucker, it's the end of the line
Women and children are blown to the sky
By bastards that worship the flag that they fly
Racists and terrorists, they're all the same
But one thing's for sure, they'll remember my name
Fight for position, fight to the front
I fight for love of brother, you fucking punk
Call it a warning, call it a sign
One thing's for certain, it's the end of the line
I don't need no jury, I don't need no judge
Ain't got no attitude, won't hold a grudge
Just line up the guilty and fire at will
It's me and the boys moving in for the kill
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FADED
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
Here today and gone tomorrow, it makes no sense to me
Stale is the air that I borrow, and my faith is weakening
Memories drift and die, no separating truth from lie
Lost without a trace, my thoughts are wasted
On things that don't matter to me
At times I feel as though it's safe to say
That there's a part of me that's longing to be
Faded away
As of late I can't separate all these thoughts inside my head
They're all trapped inside a place I feel was wasted
On things that don't matter to me
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HELL ON EARTH
© 1994-2000 Celestial Records
All I see, consumed by the power of nature's own hand
Hopes and dreams, reduced now to ashes that cover this land
Memories, that smolder like embers, extinguished in time
Security, lost in the darkness that blankets the sky
We stand to testify that all of our castles are crumbled
Our treasures destroyed
And it seems things can't get any worse
Because each day that goes by brings us closer
Closer to hell on earth
We feel the will to survive now returning
But faith won't keep us alive as our souls are burning
United, we gather together to face the new day
Divided, by plans for tomorrow, though one fact remains
Some things never change
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I.D.K.
© 1996-2000 Celestial Records
Searching... in fear of what I may find
Chasing... the fallen sands of time that have left me far behind
Reaching... out for you to rescue me
Seeking... answers to the questions hanging over me
Somewhere along the line, in the corner of my mind
I've lost touch with my life, and become hypnotized
Somewhere... someone's watching over me
Somewhere... someone holds the key, forbidding my release
Now I've become numb inside, my senses have left me
And I've lost my piece of mind, confusion surrounds me
And I can only hope in time that this madness will cease
I pray for some progress, pray for some peace
Pray for forgiveness, pray for my release
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IN MY WORLD
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
I'm calling from the Garden of Eden
A place where I can be myself, oh what a feeling
Oh what it does to me
Hey, I'm here in outer space
A place I go to get away, I think I'll stay awhile
Your fantasy is my reality
I'm everything, anything I wanna be
I can be a spy, I can be the president
Such is life in my world
I'm writing from the seven seas
A place I go to clear my mind
A place where I'm at ease
Where all my dreams become reality
Where everything becomes a part of me
I can be your knight in shining armor
Such is life in my world
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IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY
© 1996-2000 Celestial Records
So much confusion coming over me
Can't understand all that's happening
All this illusion, fed by fantasy
We struggle on, living for a dream
(This is my reality)
With every second, hours fade away
Each chapter closes with a different page
Each passing moment leads to my dismay
What can I say, it's just another day
When my world's turned upside-down
And nothing seems to go my way
I keep telling myself, it's just another day
Sometimes I feel my ship has run aground
Sometimes I ride on wheels not so round
Seems someone's always trying to bring me down
But still I stand to fight another round
(Just trying to keep my head above the ground)
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ME
© 1999-2000 Celestial Records
This whole world revolves around me
Turns around me, spins around me
Entertain me, astound me
Love me like I love you
Touch me, hold me, love me like I love you
Use me, consume me... loving you is always about me
This whole world revolves around me
Turns around me, spins around me
Taste me, tongue me, become me
Love me like I love you
There's no explaining, these voices in my head
There's no escaping, the fact that we're all dead
So love me like you've never loved before
A little deeper, forever more
Suck the life from deep within me
Love me like I love you
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MELTING
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can't think
Lips of blue, skin of pale, eyes of pink
I can't see, I can't hear, I can't speak
All these words that you hear are not coming out of me
I am so lost in a daze
Seems as though I'm melting
Melting away
All my thoughts, all my cares, all my dreams
Gone away, far away, gone from me
All is lost, nothing saved, nothing gained
All these things that I feel are not from deep inside of me
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MISUNDERSTOOD
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
Hello, hello, hello, to everybody passing by
Hello, hello, hello, can anybody tell me why
I feel like I'm in a circus sideshow
Or maybe the subject of a talkshow
Where everyone thinks that I'm a psycho
Just some freak of nature... I don't think so...
I'm just misunderstood
Hello, hello, hello, everybody gather around
All you people to the right, people to the left
Open up your minds, take a deep breath
Then take a look around
Seems I'm the main attraction of a freakshow
Or some strange contestant in a gameshow
Where everyone thinks that I'm a weirdo
Just some freak of nature... I don't think so...
I'm just misunderstood
Nobody knows me
Nobody know me... nobody likes me...
Nobody wants me... nobody loves me...
How about you, how about you sucker
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MY PET SPYDER
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
You are my sunshine, you are my rain
You are my everything, you drive me insane
Entangled with you night after night
In your web of seduction, oh what a beautiful sight
I need you with me tonight
You're wearing jet black satin, looking for some action
Trying to nail my back to the wall
But when I push, shove, kick, tug you
Who's gonna catch ya
Who's gonna catch ya when you fall
I see you falling closer to the world I'm livin' in
You're looking all confused, lost in your delusion
Acting like you're ten feet tall
But when I push, shove, kick, tug you
Who's gonna catch ya
Who's gonna catch ya when you fall
You are my sunshine, you are my rain
You are the reason that I am insane
Please believe me, I've treasured our time
And please forgive me as I squish you goodbye
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NUMB
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
Rose colored eyes
If I take a look in yours, will you take a look in mine?
These frozen minds
If I try to pick at yours, will you chip away at mine?
How I feel is not quite known
Not sure where my spirit roams
Lost am I within myself
Nothing matters, no one else
There's no disguise
Nowhere left to run, nowhere left to hide
All I know is that I'm hollow head to toe
All I know is that I'm numb
Tip of my tongue
Where the words remain, that tell what I've become
Misguided one
With each and every day I see a different side of you
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Give me strength to end it all
Show me that I'm understood
Hurts so bad to feel so good
Words can't describe
The way you make me feel when you're by my side
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ONE SWEET ROMANCE
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
You're all I've ever wanted, all I want is you
You're all I've ever needed, all I need is you
You bring me pain and misery... pain
I'm so in love with you
You're always on my mind and always in my dreams
You mean everything, in this whole wide world, to me
You bring me pain and misery... pain
But I can't live without you
I can't stand myself for loving no one else but you
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PLANET DOOM
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
Here all by ourselves, but not alone
We reach for something else, something unknown
A symbol of salvation
Is there another God's creation far away
Is it worth anything to you
As Mother Earth is slowly consumed
We'll do what we gotta do
Here on Planet Doom
Is there life on Mars, a place for us beyond the stars
Can we survive on Saturn
Perhaps it doesn't matter anyway
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QUICKSAND
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
Take my hand child, now don't you be frightened
It's the crazy things in life that no one should ignore
Stand with me child, watch the frenzy heighten
A psychotic ritual that keeps you wanting more
It sucks you under, takes you right there where you stand
Drains the life out of you
Swallows you like quicksand
Learn from me, the secrets of survival
Cuz I've done this kind of thing a million times before
Move with me, no time for being idle
Keep your feet beneath you or you'll wind up on the floor
Break from me child, choose your own direction
There's no way of knowing exactly what's in store
Lead the way child, make your own connection
And in time you'll find yourself coming back for more
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SLIGHT TOUCH OF VOODOO
© 1998-2000 Celestial Records
You make me laugh, you make me cry
You give me pleasure, you get me high
You come on to me until I give into you
You're reaching for me with a slight touch of voodoo
Oh - you're deep in me...
Oh - I can't break free...
I'm wanting to be needing you
Holding you, feeling you
Tongue on me as I taste on you
Love on me with a slight touch of voodoo
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VIRGIN SHORES
© 1996-2000 Celestial Records
I'm sick and disgusted, can't take it no more
The problems increase and the frustrations soar
Justify why you deny and choose to ignore
Flesh, blood, life, washed up on virgin shores
My soul erodes to the beat of the tide
Time is my master, extinction's my bride
Lost is my purity forevermore
Raped is the innocence of my virgin shores
Honestly I can't believe what they've done to me
All is lost, nothing's gained, I can't explain, my pain
Immigration, foreign wars
Third world nations ripped and torn
All Mighty God, I regret to inform
I'm a slave to invasion... so much for my virgin shores
I feel my head explode, I can feel the pressure in my veins
All these liars, cheats, deceit, driving me insane
And no one really knows, who's to blame
All I really know is, I can't take this pain
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VISIONS OF SUICIDE
© 1994-2000 Celestial Records
I've seen the sunlight shining down
On what they call the promised land
Casting shadows that smash this facade
Oh God, I don't understand
I've seen and played their games
Raised hell and been the blame
But I am not afraid
To live this life I've made
Though all I see has left me numb inside
All I feel, a pain I can't deny
All I need, is just some piece of mind
To help my head escape all these visions of suicide
Sweet Lady Liberty, spreading fortuity
As far as the eye can see
But something's all wrong
Now the fantasy's gone
And I can't believe
Just what the fuck's going on
"Sometimes I'm so frustrated with life
And all I see
Weak minds and spirits faded
It drains the blood from me"
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WARDANCE
© 1994-2000 Celestial Records
Paint your face with anger
Let rage erase the fear
Deprive your soul of laughter
Ain't nothing funny happening here
Our souls have met, our minds are set
There's fury in our eyes
The ceremony's just begun
And the silence has all but died
You can hear the rolling thunder
Like a battle cry, it echoes through the night
Let the tension fuel your hunger
Set your spirit free, and get ready for the fight
Hail God of fire
Hail Holy Son
Hail to the ritual
The wardance is on the run
We dance the dance for freedom
That's what we're fighting for
And when the battle's over
We'll raise our fists in victory
And dance the dance once more
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WIND BENEATH MY WINGS
© 1994-2000 Celestial Records
Away from the sunset and into the night, so my story goes
I put all my worries behind, as my journey unfolds
Forever upward in periless flight, don't intend to slow
I race through the sky, spreading my wings
So close to heaven I can hear the angels sing
The thrill... the euporia freedom brings
With the wind beneath my wings
Gone is my consciousness, lost in a dream
I look down to a world that is falling apart at the seams
Living this madness, we're pushed to extremes
All these frayed ends of sanity aren't what I need
No chance in hell they'll ever gain control of me
The thrill... the euporia freedom brings
With the wind beneath my wings
The will to conquer most anything
With the wind beneath my wings
I rise... stretching boundaries, pushing the limits,
Soaring higher minute by minute
Soon out of sight, I escape through the clouds,
To a daydreamer's paradise
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