Sound Of A Revolution
Sonic Boom Six Lyrics

There was a boy that I knew at school
The songwriter is talking about an experience in school about a particular boy.

Never wanted to break any rules,
This boy in school was not a rule-breaker.

Never had many friends 'cos he wasn't exactly cool
This boy never had many friends in school because he was not considered cool.

Treated like a fool to be fair
The boy was treated unfairly by his peers for not being cool.

Never scored at footy so the other kids did not care
The boy was not good at football, so other kids did not care about him.

Just a nerd, till heard them on the Wod
The boy was just a nerd until he heard something on the radio.

Screaming "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!"
The song the boy heard had a lyric that said 'Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!' The boy resonated with this lyric.

Went and brought the tape the next day
The boy went and bought the tape the next day after hearing the song.

Within a week got all the words in his memory
The boy memorized all the lyrics of the song within a week.

Jealous kids say "he's a cliche"
Other kids were jealous of the boy for liking the song and called him a cliché.

But man a-changing from the music that the band play
The boy's taste in music made him change and become more confident.

Walk the corridor with boots and his head shaved
The boy changed his appearance and began to look different, wearing boots and having a shaved head.

Bully get him pissed, swing a fist and the boy say
A bully tried to provoke the boy and got him angry, but the boy stood up for himself and said, 'Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!'

This is the sound of a revolution
The song is about a revolution in the boy's life and how music changed him.

They've come to take away all your uncertainty
The revolution mentioned in the song is about taking away uncertainty from people's lives.

And insecurities and spell an end to this confusion
The revolution that the song talks about ends the confusion that people might be feeling in their lives.

Blown out of your mind
The revolution that this song is about is so powerful that it can leave people entirely awestruck.

Leaving the old life behind in a song
The song promises to facilitate leaving behind one's old life.

This is where I belong for tonight
The song belongs to the place where people can temporarily find themselves while listening to it.

And so the kid's alright now
The boy has now become fine after he found his passion for music.

Ring in his nose and rudeboy is a sight now
The boy has now changed his appearance and looks like a Rude Boy with a ring in his nose.

Scallys well want to bottle him other half cut their hair and want to follow him
People who previously looked down on him are now jealous of him and might copy his new style.

Digging on the style of the bands that he borrowing
The boy was inspired by the music that he was listening to, so he borrowed the styles of the bands he was listening to.

Running round the park and the playground hollering
The boy and a few other kids were running around the park and the playground shouting out the words - 'Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!' at the top of their voices.

Isn't it strange the change of
The singer is acknowledging at the strangeness of a single song having such a strong effect on somebody

One tune?
the singer repeats himself, reiterating the impact that the song had on the boy.

How the place in the space can trace to
The environment around a person can be impacted in a positive way because of one song.

One tune
The singer repeats himself as he is convinced that powerful changes in attitude and behavior can come about due to the influence of one song.

How the grey of the day can fade when one tune put the colour in his life like Manga cartoons
The greyness of the boy's life due to his low self-esteem faded, and it became colourful, like a Manga Cartoon, because of a single song.

1-2 mic check Saturday afternoon having it large in the garage
The boy and his friends began to experiment with making music in the garage using a simple setup.

As they run through
As they play their music, they are using the same reckless, defiant energy of the song that first changed the boy's life.

This is where I belong for tonight
The song emphasises that the sense of belonging that music provides is only temporary and is limited to that moment.

So hear the sound of a revolution
The song is calling the audience to listen to the sound of this particular revolution sparked by a song.

As it accompany this new reality
The revolution accompanying the new reality may be hard to grasp, but the song invites the listeners to experience it.

And sing along with this conclusion
The song encourages people to sing along with this revolution's conclusion.

Oh oh oh oh oh
The 'Oh' here is more like an exclamation that is typical of the punk genre the song represents.

Hey! Hey!
This is another phrase typical of the punk-pop genre.