Resentment

During the 90's when music was at an ever changing pace, one band that contributes to that change goes by the name “Fuel”. Thanks to co- founder, lead guitarist, and chief songwriter of the band Carl Bell. Fuel focuses on it's performance of a mix of alternative and hard rock. Bell former songwriter of the band is well admired for his top number one singles known as “Shimmer” and “Hemorrhage”. Both songs touch basis with mixed emotions involving love and describing these relationships. The two songs are very much alike in different ways. Both songs describe resentment brought on by past love. In the beginning of Bells hit single Shimmer the lyrics describe the girl trying to reconnect with the songwriter after quite sometime as said in the lyrics”She calls me from the cold” The singer's voice at the beginning of the song is vulnerable which emphasizes his point. He also states here “Just when I was low, feeling short of stable” he was lacking stabilization somewhat more vulnerable then usual.“And all that she intends/ And all she keeps inside isn't on the label” Bell here shows some sense of confusion of what she's intending to do. Why is she trying to renter his life after all this time? Bell writes “Can I be a friend, we'll forget the past/ Or maybe I'm not able and I break at the bend” This relates to not being able to start over again the lyrics can apply the song to any case along those lines. Bell also in song writes “She says that love is for fools who fall behind”. He wrote her quoting this to emphasize how it was a joke to her. The girl says this knowing she can't commit to a serious relationship or love itself. After the girl tries to reconnect he can no longer be elated. He no longer holds hopefulness, instead he is jaded. He likely would wish to start over again, but from his experience he found he had finally seen what was beneath the idealist surface he had made of her. “We're here and now, will we ever be again/ Cause I have found/ All