It’s the perfect example of Stephan Jenkins’ ability to say so many things that you, the listener, don’t understand, but somehow they connect to create a meaning that you have created for yourself. It’s so strange that it actually reminds me of the Doors. Haunting, a little spooky, it is nothing short of a snake-charming song. “You want to know how deeply my soul goes/ Deeper than bones, deeper than bones” (I Want You) – This ethereal ode to wanting someone feels like it was written in another dimension. Get more 90s or get more modern day Jim Morrison- you can’t.Ģ. Even if you can’t tell what the hell they’re saying. If you need proof of the poets here, check this song out. It fits together so perfect and the words are so bright. But this one discernable lyric is like a constellation. “Be a dream in color even on a winter’s night/Thinking Georges Seurat, afternoon bathed in light/Get your joy no matter who says it’s right/Their cover’s blown, find the story of your own” (Camouflage) – At one point in an interview, Stephan Jenkins was quoted admitting that he actually doesn’t know what all the screaming lyrics in “Camouflage” are, which is pretty funny. Amazon / Third Eye Blind – Never Let You Goġ. For anyone who has ever felt a connection to their music, here are some of their greatest, most beautifully poetic lyrics. Stephan Jenkins graduated with a BA in English from UC Berkeley in 1987, and his lyrics are poetry to me. Granted, their latest tours have only consisted of two original members of the band, Stephan Jenkins and Brad Hargreaves, it doesn’t lessen my love for the music they created in the 90s/early 2000s. Have you ever looked at a work of art or heard a piece of music that made you say, “Hey, that’s ME, only outside of me”? If I had to pick one thing that represents me outside of myself, it would be Third Eye Blind’s lyrics. Third Eye Blind (20th Anniversary Edition)Ĭontributors: Divaman, TheStig23, Snake.I get some weird looks when I say that Third Eye Blind is my favorite band of all time, but it’s the truth. Similar Bands: Semisonic, Everclear, Better Than Ezra, Sugar Ray, Lit Several songs were a commercial success as well, with "Semi-Charmed Life," "Jumper," and "How's It Going toīe," all reaching the Top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100, and "Never Let You Go" reaching the Top 20. The band found commercial success in the late 1990s, with Third Eye Blind and Blue going six times and single platinum in the The EP We Are Drugs, featuring the same lineup, was released in 2016. (lead guitar), Alex Kopp (keyboards), and Alex LeCavalier (bass guitar), recorded the band's fifth studio album, Dopamine, which was The band's current iteration, including Kryz Reid Ursa Major in 2009, with only Jenkins and Hargreaves as the remaining core members. The band released Out of the Vein in 2003 and The band continued, but with many line-up changes and gaps between album releases. Shortly after the release of the band's secondĪlbum in 1999, Blue, with the same line-up, Cadogan was released from the band under controversial circumstances. Guitar), Cadogan (lead guitar), Arion Salazar (bass guitar), and Brad Hargreaves (drums). The band released their self-titled debut album in 1997, with the band largely consisting of Jenkins (lead vocals, rhythm The band's first major label recording contract with Elektra Records in 1996, which was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever forĪn unsigned artist. The songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1993.