A demo of one of our favourite tracks to date.

Truth be Told (Demo)

Our performance of It's An Episode and Any Gun Can Play at the Roma RSL Hall in June.

Venice on Fire - It's an Episode/Any Gun Can Play (Live at the RSL)

Our performance of original track Cheap at the Roma RSL Live Sessions in June.

Venice on Fire - Cheap (Live at the RSL)

Our performance of original track Tempt a Saint at the Roma RSL. 

Venice on Fire - Tempt a Saint (Live at the RSL)

Mash-up of Somebody Hates Me and Kids Next Door, performed by Tom Gillespie from Venice on Fire.
Recording and interview by Kevin Howarth in Toowoomba.

Tempt A Saint

Somebody Hates Me/Kids Next Door (Acoustic + interview)

LYRICS
I like to pick the corner seat 
It allows me to see 
To observe, critique and analyse 
A world I need to satisfy 
I catch a glimpse of her mousy hair 
I hope she cannot see 
The perversion in my weary eyes 
I turn the page of the classifieds 

I’m sorry, I tell lies 
It’s so hard for me to change 
The way I feel 
But I know somebody hates me tonight 

She rips the table of the floor 
It causes me to smile 
Because I’ve never seen such a horrid act 
Playing out like a pantomime 
I think of this moment now and then 
It doesn’t fade with time 
I thought I’d feel some shallow pride 
but I’m oddly satisfied 

I’m sorry, I tell lies 
It’s so hard for me to change 
the way I feel 
I know it’s someone close to me 
I know somebody hates me tonight 

I know somebody hates me tonight 
Shut the door turn out the light 
I know somebody hates me tonight 
I know, I know, I know 

I hope I’m worth it 
Don’t make much sense of this 
But I know I'm worth it 
I hope I’m worth it 

I know somebody hates me tonight 
Shut the door turn out the light 
I know somebody hates me tonight 
And you know what else? 
I hope it’s you

June 17, 2017

Somebody Hates Me

LYRICS

Born in a haze 
Can’t count your days because you never tried 
no you never tried 
Tired of the way 
You never have to pay for your boring crime 
We’re running out of time 

Don’t you think I wouldn’t want to know 
If I thought it was true 
Crooked smile and a heart of gold 
Darling I’ve have just enough of you 

Not afraid of the fame if I’m someone to blame, 
And I’m bored to tears from a lack of fears 
An open door may tempt a saint 
But I don’t want to know the rate of this 
And all It’s gone, 
and all of this, 
and all it’s gone 

Don’t you think I wouldn’t want to know 
If I thought it was true 
Crooked smile and a heart of gold 
Darling I’ve have just enough of you 

Love to win 
You need to win 
This contract now is sink or swim 
Love to win 
You need to win 
This contract now is sink or swim 
You say it every time 
“I never meant to hurt” 
That’s a lie 
You say it every time 
“I never meant to hurt you” 
That’s a lie 

No that's a lie

April 29, 2017

(An Open Door May) Tempt A Saint

Tom and Darcy from Venice on Fire sat down with Kat Sampson of Toowoomba 102.7FM, to discuss the band's origins, members and upcoming shows.

Tempt A Saint (2017), Home (2016)

Kids Next Door, Somebody Hates Me

Venice on Fire - Interview on Toowoomba 102.7FM w/ Kat Sampson

Telling stories of heartbreak, betrayal and emotion, Venice on Fire are the hard-hitting band you never knew you wanted.
A head-banging alternative rock band that wears their hearts on their sleeves, the Queensland trio combine sad, complex narratives and gorgeous melodies with a massive sound designed to fill floors and rooms across the country.
A true success story from regional Australia, the Toowoomba-based boys started in western Queensland four years ago when guitarist Tom Gillespie bonded with drummer Darcy Cavanough and bass player Jarrod Hall. 
The trio took elements from Violent Soho, DZ Deathrays, Smashing Pumpkins and Rise Against to create an aggressive debut EP Home, before following it up with full-length release Tempt A Saint. The self-funded tracks cover a depth of themes and emotions, such as love, loss, tragedy and jealousy.
Since moving to Toowoomba two years ago, Venice on Fire has grown in stature and popularity, earning a spot at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music and playing with major alt-rock contemporaries like Port Royal, Bugs, The Chats, Kingswood, WALKEN and Particles along the way.
In true rock and roll style, the three boys piled into a 15-year-old Nissan Patrol and travelled 4000km from Airlie Beach to Sydney in support of Tempt A Saint in November, which received airplay on community radio in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Their new single ‘My Friend Mal’, a rip-roaring rock track in the vein of the Hard Aches, Luca Brasi and Dear Seattle, is now available and will feature a massive east coast tour later this year.

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