The story of a boy and his fish.
When we played this song for a friend and they said “wow, you accidentally wrote a good song,” we knew we had a hit on our hands!
“Flakes Of Your Love” is about the love between a person and… a fish? A fish-person? We don’t really know. We do know that “flakes of your love” is a very gross thing to say, and was therefore funny to turn into the chorus of a love song. We also had a great time coming up with all the fish puns; “starfish-crossed lovers” is still Andrew’s favorite These Stains lyric.
We recorded it roughly in the style of 80’s hard rock. Luckily Ben was recovering from a cold when we did the vocals, so that raspy vocal style really came through. This song was originally released on Ben’s birthday in September 2018. For the These Stains EP, we dramatically improved the guitar effects to give it a much more authentic sound.
Lyrics:
I was hooked right away
When I saw you, baby, on the shore
You caught my eye, and you reeled me in
Oh I knew that I wanted more
Your eyes shone like sunken treasure
And I knew that this would last forever
We hopped in your Mustang
Cruisin’ down the sunlit avenue
And when we got back to your place
Oh I knew what we were gonna do
You lay me down in a brand new fish bowl
Add some rocks and a castle, now we’re ready to roll!
Feed me like a fish
Give me the flakes of your love (flakes of your love)
Feed me like a fish
Give me the flakes of your love
Some would say we were starfish-crossed lovers
But I could take it on the chin
I’d go belly up without you, babe
So take my fin and we’ll dive on in
Now I’ve got you under my scales
I’m only a guppy but I feel like a whale
Feed me like a fish
Give me the flakes of your love (flakes of your love)
Feed me like a fish
Give me the flakes of your love
Feels like you flushed me down the toilet (toilet)
There’s something keeping us apart (it’s glass, it’s glass)
But I can feel you reachin’ out to me
Let’s change the filter and get a fresh start
(Maybe change the water) get a fresh start
Feed me like a fish
Give me the flakes of your love (flakes of your love)
Feed me like a fish
Give me the flakes of your love
Feed me like a fish
Give me the flakes of your love
Feed me like a fish
Give me the flakes of your love
Give me the flakes, give me the flakes of your love
(Make it flaky)