' s ▁music , ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁uncertain ▁whether ▁any ▁successor ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁write ▁lyr ics ▁on ▁a ▁similar ▁level . ▁E MI ▁put ▁them ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁Hel mer ▁at ▁this ▁point . ▁They ▁eventually ▁found ▁Steve ▁Hog arth , ▁who ▁already ▁had ▁experience ▁in ▁writing ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁his ▁previous ▁project ▁How ▁We ▁Live . ▁Still , ▁Hel mer ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁Mar ill ion ▁albums ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁de cade . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁most ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁Car n ival ▁of ▁Sou ls , ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁album ▁by ▁Mar ill ion ▁guitar ist ▁Steve ▁Roth ery ' s ▁side ▁project ▁The ▁W ishing ▁Tree . ▁After ▁a ▁gap ▁of ▁over ▁ten ▁years , ▁Mar ill ion ' s ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁album ▁S ounds ▁That ▁Can ' t ▁Be ▁Made ▁featured ▁a ▁Hel mer ▁ly ric ▁on ▁Pour ▁My ▁Love . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁writer ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Hel mer ▁published ▁a ▁novel ▁titled ▁Mother ▁T ong ue . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Hel mer ▁held ▁a ▁day ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁market ing ▁manager ▁for ▁a ▁Bright on - based ▁internet ▁company . ▁ ▁Hel mer ▁worked ▁on ▁material ▁with ▁Bob ▁Gro ver , ▁O wen ▁K ellett ▁( b ass ) ▁and ▁Steve ▁Burn aby ▁Dav ies ▁( d rum s ) ▁from ▁Bright on ▁band ▁' D ates '. ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Mother ▁T ong ue , ▁Quart