I wrote this song. The words and music. Kat Bjelland graciously invited Peter to participate and contribute to her "Songs of the Witchblade" project and Peter in turn invited me to join him. I played guitar for Carnivore (on the Retaliation album) and remained close with Peter for many years after Carnivore broke up (so to speak). Type O Negative was already pretty popular at the time. Peter picked me up in a white stretch limousine at my apt. in Park Slope and I just brought my guitar, cables and a couple of stomp boxes. Peter was having a pretty good time, he seemed to really enjoy the concept of participating in a musical project without any pressure involved and I guess he was enjoying my company and guitar playing at the time. He also got $1,500 and requested that I get $1,500 also. Kat Bjelland was really nice and super creative, but me and Pete were both very surprised that she had absolutely no plan for the studio recording session. Pete had assumed that she would have some songs of her own to play on, or at least some sort of sketchy musical ideas to collaborate on, but she didn't. So there we all were, sitting in a room with Kat Bjelland and jamming of whatever ideas we could come up with on the spot. It wasn't going very well, but Pete didn't particularly care one way or another because it was her project, not his. He was getting paid either way. So at some point I stepped up because I could see that these rock stars were going in circles and getting nowhere. I had just recently written the song Go To Sleep a week or two earlier after a night of insomnia generated by musical ideas swirling around in my head. But I always had a bunch of musical ideas swirling around in my head and I was dead tired. I just wanted to salvage a few hours of sleep before work in the morning, but the melody came to me and I just couldn't get it out of my head and relax. So I turned the light on, got out of bed, and recorded myself singing and playing the song into a boombox, just to get it out of my system and save it to work on another time. The lyrics weren't even meant to keep. I figured I'd just come up with whatever I could to express the vocal melody and change the lyrics in the future. The words are about two girls I was working on music with at the time, a singer and drummer. They were childhood friends who were playing in a band together for years without achieving much success. The drummer had opened up to me one night, expressing how insecure she felt about their band, but that she felt obligated to continue to support the singer's driving ambition because if she didn't, she thought her friend would just crumble to pieces without the band. She asked me for my honest opinion about their music and I couldn't lie, I didn't think it was very good. The singer had a great voice, but they only really had one good song. She took my comments pretty badly and broke down and cried. I felt pretty bad and tried to console her but the damage was done. I thought the whole thing was really sad, these two girls trying to succeed in the music business and probably ruining their futures by pouring everything they had into this mediocre band. That's what the lyrics are all about, these two friends who would eventually fail and drift apart from each other. When I listened back to the tape the next day I was actually surprised how good I thought the song was, exactly the way I casually recorded it. The lyrics didn't need to be changed at all. They were very poetic and true. So I had this tape with me at the Witchblade sessions and played it for Kat. I kind of felt a little foolish once the song started, because the recording was so crude and I was definitely not a good singer, but Kat saw right through that and instantly fell in love with the song, and she suggested that we record it with her and Pete singing right away. I was pretty blown away. Here I was, with these rock stars, thinking that they would just tell me what to play on their music and I'd try to do my best to please them, and now I was the center of attention, giving Pete and Kat direction and suggestions for what to play and sing. As Peter sang, I actually started to get pretty uncomfortable because I didn't like the way he was singing at all. I thought it didn't sound very good, mostly because it was very different from the way I had intended it to sound, but who the hell was I to tell him or Kat, "no, no, no...not like that, like this..." Plus Kat could sense that I was not happy and she gently but firmly told me to chill out if I wanted my song to be on her record. I was really embarrassed about my behavior and apologized to everyone and just let Pete and Kat take control of the song and recording session and did my best to play the guitar tracks and offer some more humble suggestions. We ended up coming back the next day to finish the recording and it actually ended up coming out a lot better than I thought it would. The A&R man at Geffen Records for the project faxed me some release forms and sent me a check, and a few months later I got the finished CD with my writing credit on there and everything. I was pretty psyched and Pete was very glad that I had provided the song. It all seemed pretty awesome to me, but I don't think the record did very well at all. I think the sales and reception were complete failures, but there was the recording. A moment in time captured to last forever, even if only a few people would ever hear it. So no, this song was not written by Peter or Kat, nor was it written for the Witchblade characters or theme. It was just some song I came up with on a night that I couldn't fall asleep. Just thought I'd let you all know. ~Marc
Very awesome story Marc, it's a catchy catchy tune. I guess I can say I'm glad you had a lot of stuff on your mind that night and wrote this song. I come back to it atleast once to twice a month (no bullshit).
Thanks Marc, that was a good read. Obviously a very vivid memory of a pretty amazing collaboration. I have just discovered this song, and I really love it. I know you have a totally different version of it in your head, but I have to say Peter's vocals really suited it.. :)
A couple of nights ago I was in a similar position of not being able to sleep at all for some inexplicable reason. I thought of this story and I was like "you know what? Fuck it, I'm going to write an awesome song in the middle of the night too." I didn't manage to write an awesome song but I did find that I was a lot more creative and coming up with better stuff than usual. Half awake in the middle of the night seems to be quite a good time to do creative things. Ideas seem to come more easily in that state, I don't know why. Maybe it's because you aren't actually focusing on anything other than what you're doing while also not thinking about it too much, it's more natural or organic. Not that I'm an expert on the matter or anything. Has anyone else found that. Also, this song is awesome, it's the one song I consistently listen to when having a "youtube music sesh". Is it true that Carnivore hates everyone?
this life I'm leaving was never really good enough the dreams we had have never really come we've walked together we've talked apart close your eyes, rest your head, and go to sleep and go to sleep I tried to tell you but it's only talk I've waited and waited now I'm the only one we're still together but we're lonelier close your eyes, rest your head, and go to sleep and go to sleep You don't remember the the things that you won't you won't let people inside your soul but I know, what I love you for The prode of teardrops too emotional kinder people with a tougher love we've run togther now we've reached the start close your eyes, rest your head, and go to sleep and go to sleep
RIP to Peter Steele, who will never truly die as long as we listen to his deep bass voice, second to NONE. How deep he could sing, all the way from bass II to tenor I, lowest to highest vocal range possible. Unbelievable. Especially when he was young and had a fresh voice. Wow. Absolutely mind blowing. Love you Pete.
Damn, sometimes i find gems like these too late in life. My father was a fan of carnivore- from what i've heard from my mother, but i dont know if he liked any of Petes other bands and songs (Fallout, type o and tracks like these) God i wish i could call him up and ask! because he for sure would love this. Last time i saw him he was buying me a bad brains t-shirt and telling me to listen to H.R....the internet can be good sometimes.
I adore this track! Peter's voice never fails to give me chills and make me feel every possible emotion. Sleep well, beautiful green man. You live on through beautiful pieces like this. Miss you always!
RIP Pete........thanks for more conflicting emotions. Part of me is satisfied your tortured being is now sound asleep, part of me is sad and pissed I won't have more Pete banter and Type O Negative music to soothe my tortured being. "You suck" Pete, we love you buddy.
Seriously??? Omg!! I love this!!! To hear this and never knew it existed, Im freakin stoked. I was really missing him tonight -so happy to have found this. I miss you Pete!!!
Wow! I've never heard this. I've been a life long o- fan and this is a great surprise. I love d it when he really belted it out. Such emotion and range. Miss ya, Petrus!
“The pride of tear-drops; too emotional. Kinder people; with a tougher Love. We've run together; now we've reached the start. Close your eyes; rest your head, and Go to Sleep . . . ”
I had never heard of TON or Peter Steele until they showed up on my YT feed this month, but I love this song and I know I have heard it many times before. I'm so glad YT brought this brilliant voice into my life.
He had a pretty extensive range. Plus, those operatic categories are orientative and nothing else. Most basses cannot hit an F1 and Pete could. McCartney is a tenor, yet he can hit a B1 -- low as fuck, too.
JulieBishop I think you may have me confused with someone else seriously my maiden name is Cade and I have no idea who you are sorry you were stalked by someone but I can assure you it wasn't me! So you are a guy named Julie?
I saw them in SLC on the life is killing me tour. I'm 5'10 160, I was in the pit and somehow knocked over some man giant. The dude was 300 plus. Just a awkward moment how bodies hit. Nothing on my part. I thought the dude was going to kill me. He just reach out his hand i helped him up up and he gave me a high five. lol good times
Thanks for the background on this Marc. I love this song. It is haunting and beautiful. I keep coming back to this since I first discovered it. You should be very proud...
+Locust Dawn that's what I say about Dio when I saw him with Sabbath back in 2008. It was a fucking awesome show, Testament was the opening band and after that it was Motörhead, Judas Priest, then Sabbath!!!
How did I miss this comment for 6 months? Saw Priest on Painkiller tour and got Overkill and Pantera as openers! 2 nd best concert of my life! (Pink Floyd takes top honers)
One day I listened this song, and later I said to myself: "If Peter Steele was a Latin American Singer, he would be Eddy Herrera". Eddy Herrera is a merengue singer from Dominican Republic, and in this song their voices sound very similar, indeed, I think Herrera is a very tall man, like Steele, of course their genres (and languages, because Herrera sings in Spanish) are very different, but I think their voices are alike. I forgot it, I´m a TON´s fan, so this comment is not a joke. Greeting from Costa Rica, a small country from América Central.
this isn't from October Rust, its from an album for a comic book character called 'WITCHBLADE' that he worked on and he voices the character Ian Nottingham. check out the album 'Songs of the Witchblade'
I wrote this song. The words and music. Kat Bjelland graciously invited Peter to participate and contribute to her "Songs of the Witchblade" project and Peter in turn invited me to join him. I played guitar for Carnivore (on the Retaliation album) and remained close with Peter for many years after Carnivore broke up (so to speak). Type O Negative was already pretty popular at the time. Peter picked me up in a white stretch limousine at my apt. in Park Slope and I just brought my guitar, cables and a couple of stomp boxes. Peter was having a pretty good time, he seemed to really enjoy the concept of participating in a musical project without any pressure involved and I guess he was enjoying my company and guitar playing at the time. He also got $1,500 and requested that I get $1,500 also. Kat Bjelland was really nice and super creative, but me and Pete were both very surprised that she had absolutely no plan for the studio recording session. Pete had assumed that she would have some songs of her own to play on, or at least some sort of sketchy musical ideas to collaborate on, but she didn't. So there we all were, sitting in a room with Kat Bjelland and jamming of whatever ideas we could come up with on the spot. It wasn't going very well, but Pete didn't particularly care one way or another because it was her project, not his. He was getting paid either way. So at some point I stepped up because I could see that these rock stars were going in circles and getting nowhere. I had just recently written the song Go To Sleep a week or two earlier after a night of insomnia generated by musical ideas swirling around in my head. But I always had a bunch of musical ideas swirling around in my head and I was dead tired. I just wanted to salvage a few hours of sleep before work in the morning, but the melody came to me and I just couldn't get it out of my head and relax. So I turned the light on, got out of bed, and recorded myself singing and playing the song into a boombox, just to get it out of my system and save it to work on another time. The lyrics weren't even meant to keep. I figured I'd just come up with whatever I could to express the vocal melody and change the lyrics in the future. The words are about two girls I was working on music with at the time, a singer and drummer. They were childhood friends who were playing in a band together for years without achieving much success. The drummer had opened up to me one night, expressing how insecure she felt about their band, but that she felt obligated to continue to support the singer's driving ambition because if she didn't, she thought her friend would just crumble to pieces without the band. She asked me for my honest opinion about their music and I couldn't lie, I didn't think it was very good. The singer had a great voice, but they only really had one good song. She took my comments pretty badly and broke down and cried. I felt pretty bad and tried to console her but the damage was done. I thought the whole thing was really sad, these two girls trying to succeed in the music business and probably ruining their futures by pouring everything they had into this mediocre band. That's what the lyrics are all about, these two friends who would eventually fail and drift apart from each other. When I listened back to the tape the next day I was actually surprised how good I thought the song was, exactly the way I casually recorded it. The lyrics didn't need to be changed at all. They were very poetic and true. So I had this tape with me at the Witchblade sessions and played it for Kat. I kind of felt a little foolish once the song started, because the recording was so crude and I was definitely not a good singer, but Kat saw right through that and instantly fell in love with the song, and she suggested that we record it with her and Pete singing right away. I was pretty blown away. Here I was, with these rock stars, thinking that they would just tell me what to play on their music and I'd try to do my best to please them, and now I was the center of attention, giving Pete and Kat direction and suggestions for what to play and sing. As Peter sang, I actually started to get pretty uncomfortable because I didn't like the way he was singing at all. I thought it didn't sound very good, mostly because it was very different from the way I had intended it to sound, but who the hell was I to tell him or Kat, "no, no, no...not like that, like this..." Plus Kat could sense that I was not happy and she gently but firmly told me to chill out if I wanted my song to be on her record. I was really embarrassed about my behavior and apologized to everyone and just let Pete and Kat take control of the song and recording session and did my best to play the guitar tracks and offer some more humble suggestions. We ended up coming back the next day to finish the recording and it actually ended up coming out a lot better than I thought it would. The A&R man at Geffen Records for the project faxed me some release forms and sent me a check, and a few months later I got the finished CD with my writing credit on there and everything. I was pretty psyched and Pete was very glad that I had provided the song. It all seemed pretty awesome to me, but I don't think the record did very well at all. I think the sales and reception were complete failures, but there was the recording. A moment in time captured to last forever, even if only a few people would ever hear it. So no, this song was not written by Peter or Kat, nor was it written for the Witchblade characters or theme. It was just some song I came up with on a night that I couldn't fall asleep. Just thought I'd let you all know.
~Marc
Very awesome story Marc, it's a catchy catchy tune. I guess I can say I'm glad you had a lot of stuff on your mind that night and wrote this song. I come back to it atleast once to twice a month (no bullshit).
Thanks Marc, that was a good read. Obviously a very vivid memory of a pretty amazing collaboration. I have just discovered this song, and I really love it. I know you have a totally different version of it in your head, but I have to say Peter's vocals really suited it.. :)
Thank you, Marc. Not sure if I believe you or not, but sometimes you need to take some things on faith.
A couple of nights ago I was in a similar position of not being able to sleep at all for some inexplicable reason. I thought of this story and I was like "you know what? Fuck it, I'm going to write an awesome song in the middle of the night too." I didn't manage to write an awesome song but I did find that I was a lot more creative and coming up with better stuff than usual. Half awake in the middle of the night seems to be quite a good time to do creative things. Ideas seem to come more easily in that state, I don't know why. Maybe it's because you aren't actually focusing on anything other than what you're doing while also not thinking about it too much, it's more natural or organic. Not that I'm an expert on the matter or anything. Has anyone else found that. Also, this song is awesome, it's the one song I consistently listen to when having a "youtube music sesh". Is it true that Carnivore hates everyone?
great song, am not a fan of the vocals at all
this life I'm leaving
was never really good enough
the dreams we had
have never really come
we've walked together
we've talked apart
close your eyes,
rest your head,
and go to sleep
and go to sleep
I tried to tell you
but it's only talk
I've waited and waited
now I'm the only one
we're still together
but we're lonelier
close your eyes,
rest your head,
and go to sleep
and go to sleep
You don't remember the the
things that you won't
you won't let people
inside your soul
but I know, what I love you for
The prode of teardrops
too emotional
kinder people
with a tougher love
we've run togther
now we've reached the start
close your eyes,
rest your head,
and go to sleep
and go to sleep
10 years today and still I cry. 💚
oh yes , same 💚 :'(, legend in heart & soul
Yeah...I STILL cry...
The Green Man will never truly die.
He is like a tree that will live on for eternity.
He sure won't be forgotten by me or my friends
🤘💚💓💎 never
I love Pete’s voice on this
on ALL he sang & said ♥
This song should be more available to the public. It’s like finding a golden b side you didn’t even know about
RIP to Peter Steele, who will never truly die as long as we listen to his deep bass voice, second to NONE. How deep he could sing, all the way from bass II to tenor I, lowest to highest vocal range possible. Unbelievable. Especially when he was young and had a fresh voice. Wow. Absolutely mind blowing. Love you Pete.
2021 who is still listening to this beautiful song (-)
This was meant for these times. A message through time.......
Damn, sometimes i find gems like these too late in life. My father was a fan of carnivore- from what i've heard from my mother, but i dont know if he liked any of Petes other bands and songs (Fallout, type o and tracks like these) God i wish i could call him up and ask! because he for sure would love this. Last time i saw him he was buying me a bad brains t-shirt and telling me to listen to H.R....the internet can be good sometimes.
Happy 57th Birthday in valhalla to a man I was priveliged to know and call a friend... Cheers and golden wings to ya, Peter. In Nomine Petrus
I adore this track! Peter's voice never fails to give me chills and make me feel every possible emotion. Sleep well, beautiful green man. You live on through beautiful pieces like this. Miss you always!
I still cannot understand that none of us will get to see or hear him live again.
I just did. Somethings never die.
everyone is gonna die soon or late.
5 years today and i still shed tears. Miss you loads.
....right?!
I still miss Peter Steele
Ten years now. Where is he now when we need him more than ever?
RIP Pete........thanks for more conflicting emotions. Part of me is satisfied your tortured being is now sound asleep, part of me is sad and pissed I won't have more Pete banter and Type O Negative music to soothe my tortured being. "You suck" Pete, we love you buddy.
beautiful song. peter as always the best voice to sing sad and romantic songs. never stop loving him as the front man in type o negative.
Miss type o more than anything when it comes to music. RIP metal legends
I LOVE this track. I have never heard this until now so as a huge Type O and Pete fan this is like finding gold. Miss you Peter x
Good night, Peter. I raise my glass of red wine to you...
Seriously??? Omg!! I love this!!! To hear this and never knew it existed, Im freakin stoked. I was really missing him tonight -so happy to have found this. I miss you Pete!!!
Beautiful just absolutely beautiful R.I.P the green man we'll always miss you 💚
Wow! I've never heard this. I've been a life long o- fan and this is a great surprise. I love d it when he really belted it out. Such emotion and range. Miss ya, Petrus!
Listen to this every night.
Best ever. Thank PETER!!! Kat Bjelland
the more I listen to this song the more I like it
I wish this song had more of Kat Bjelland in it
You said it. Me too.
I'm sure a lot of people felt that way around Pete... it's just one of those things.. 🗣️🔊
Love it. After Peter's death, RIP, it is always good to listen to another song where he is doing any type of vocals.
“The pride of tear-drops; too emotional. Kinder people; with a tougher Love. We've run together; now we've reached the start. Close your eyes; rest your head, and Go to Sleep . . . ”
Still has a Type O feel still despite the fact it's only Pete and his bass guitar.
Yaps. Type O Neg. Subzero
This song blows me away
I miss you Peter! RIP brilliant man.
I keep coming back to this...
Wow, I'm speechless. Just spectacular.
awesome lullaby
I had never heard of TON or Peter Steele until they showed up on my YT feed this month, but I love this song and I know I have heard it many times before. I'm so glad YT brought this brilliant voice into my life.
I remember hearing this on an old backwater Type O Negative website years ago. Looked for this song for ages. Thanks for putting this up.
I love how he got a bit of his distorted bass on here. 2:22
He had a pretty extensive range. Plus, those operatic categories are orientative and nothing else. Most basses cannot hit an F1 and Pete could. McCartney is a tenor, yet he can hit a B1 -- low as fuck, too.
What an amazing and beautiful song! I am sorry I did not hear it until today...What great use of that monster of a voice!
9 years. I miss you.
in 95 they were in SLC with ozzy, my boyfriend and I had drinks with them in a little bar called ABG's. So cool.
JulieBishop I think you may have me confused with someone else seriously my maiden name is Cade and I have no idea who you are sorry you were stalked by someone but I can assure you it wasn't me! So you are a guy named Julie?
Look at my photo dude you have no idea who I am LOL!
Casandra Bullock Got DAAAAAMMMMNNNN sexiest vampire ever next is Jyrki 69.
Wow! Thanx for posting this gem! I'm a TON and I've never listened this!!!
......."My God"!!!!...."that was quite a breath of fresh air....😁....."AHHHH......
I saw them in SLC on the life is killing me tour. I'm 5'10 160, I was in the pit and somehow knocked over some man giant. The dude was 300 plus. Just a awkward moment how bodies hit. Nothing on my part. I thought the dude was going to kill me. He just reach out his hand i helped him up up and he gave me a high five. lol good times
I'm a Fan of both Singers :)
Thanks for the background on this Marc. I love this song. It is haunting and beautiful. I keep coming back to this since I first discovered it. You should be very proud...
one of the best sung by Peter.
Miss u peter
This is beautiful.
Ok Peter I will❤️
Phenomenal track.
Rust in peace Uncle Pete ♥
This should be on a movie soundtrack...
It was
@@MayaAshAnimation Which one?
Simply wonderfull.
one of my favorites
Awesome, I love finding new to me type o-ish music. Much love & respect for Peter
🤘💚💓💎Peter
I've read about this, but hadn't found it..thanks for posting..
in fuckking love with this 🖤💚
Endless sleep... my friend
thank so much for the upload, this is fuckin GOLDEN!
this song sucks lol
it is a truth with the Line that when one goes down a LEGION arises.
Beautiful...
Ironically I listen to this song when I can't sleep.
I agree. Thank you for the kind response. :)
@TON13131313 good to know! :) I'm happy you posted this!
It still fascinates me that Peter made a song with BIT
Love it!
RIP peter steele
gran tema melancolico y tranquilo
missed him twice! never knew it at the time! will go to my grave regretting it!
+richard rhodes I was lucky enough to see Type O one time in my life. One of, if not the greatest experiences in my life. RIP Green Man.
+Locust Dawn that's what I say about Dio when I saw him with Sabbath back in 2008. It was a fucking awesome show, Testament was the opening band and after that it was Motörhead, Judas Priest, then Sabbath!!!
I'm in the same boat as you. it truly sucks!
How did I miss this comment for 6 months? Saw Priest on Painkiller tour and got Overkill and Pantera as openers! 2 nd best concert of my life! (Pink Floyd takes top honers)
My biggest selfish regret in life is not seeing T0N play...
RIP Peter Steele
Love it
One day I listened this song, and later I said to myself: "If Peter Steele was a Latin American Singer, he would be Eddy Herrera". Eddy Herrera is a merengue singer from Dominican Republic, and in this song their voices sound very similar, indeed, I think Herrera is a very tall man, like Steele, of course their genres (and languages, because Herrera sings in Spanish) are very different, but I think their voices are alike. I forgot it, I´m a TON´s fan, so this comment is not a joke. Greeting from Costa Rica, a small country from América Central.
Hell fucking nooo, dot't put your shitty genere music on this, there are leves you know
Geil i missing you PETER
Goose bumps all over..Goose bumps on my butt!
Only ever heard about these two when I got the Witchblade soundtrack. Really like this guy's voice.
Eu amo essa música com todas as minhas forças!
LMAO Poor Kenny. He seems so sweet too
I fucking love this song!!!
Calming
Nice!! It would great if this song was on the October Rust album, but alas, it is not. Bummer. TON forever.
omg this is peter steele of type o , i love him and he knows it , i think this doro pesch with peter!
Thank you :). Makes sense. Duh I should have known having been in choir in high school
Go to sleep, Pete...
Oh wow...
que gran cantante que era
💕🖤😭😭😭😭
Every dislike is someone who is still awake. Smh :/
yeah this is from the Comic Book/TV series (not anime) Soundtrack of Witchblade!
💚
Sounds like something on the Projekt label like Autumn's Gray Solace or Love Spirals Downward.
From "Songs of the Witchblade: Soundtrack to the Comic Book"
Yeah....
where's did that one comment go from the writer of the song? that was a great story
Why am i just finding this bonus peter track now.......
this isn't from October Rust, its from an album for a comic book character called 'WITCHBLADE' that he worked on and he voices the character Ian Nottingham.
check out the album 'Songs of the Witchblade'
Who said it was from OR?
This song is about me I have many things going on.
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@TON13131313 good to know! :)