Madness
Eero: Madness is a melodic pop-song Lauri
wrote. It's about the emotions when we had to replace our drummer. We kind of drifted apart as a band.
Lauri:
It’s a 5-years-story. The words don’t belong together but each has a special meaning.
2. Bullet
Eero: The dark song bullet was
the last to be finished.
Lauri: It’s about bullets and the army. Nah, it's about people being stupid fucks…
Eero: When you are disappointed by love.
3. Chill
Eero: It's a slow and peaceful
song. It was easy to make. Pauli had the guitar melody for the chorus and the verses.
Lauri: It's a pure Kent
song. I don’t wanna say anything about it, I can’t remember.
4. F-F-F-Falling
Eero: This song has been selected
to become the first single, because it’s something special. people think ‘what’s that? that doesn’t
sound like TR!’ when the hear the song.
Lauri: The first sentence, about not going to school on Monday.
That’s true, because Monday was the day to practice our new songs.
5. Heartbreaker
Eero: When I first heard Heartbreaker,
I was thinking it was Iron Maiden or Bon Jovi. I like the story. There’s this girl who was a queen for her whole life
and then she loses control.
Lauri: The girl really exists, but we can’t talk about that.
6. Smash
Eero: Smash is a methodic song.
It's really amazing.
Lauri: It's a bleak story. My friend died of Heroin one and a half years ago. It has a profound
meaning.
7. Someone Else
Eero: Someone Else is a ballad,
slow, easy-going and simple. There are imaginary words, for example this girl who drinks the blood of the dinosaur to maintain
strength. She thinks, she belongs to someone.
Pauli: I think it’s mainly a love story.
8. Small Town
Eero: Small town is a very mature
song. Open your eyes and see, this little town is awesome.
Lauri: That’s a shitty town.
Eero:
When you aren’t satisfied with yourself you are not okay. All the time. But when you know yourself you can be everywhere.
9. One&Only
Eero: This one sounds the most
like the old Rasmus. Lauri wrote it when he was in Suutarila, where his parents live, and he got to see his old neighborhood.
Lauri: Old friends start to settle down with family and ask: "What’s up, man?" and I was like "What what
is up, man?"
10. Last Waltz
Eero: Last Waltz is the first
song we played with Aki. At first it was different but we changed it. It has this certain movie flair