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1) AC is the project of Alex Cameron, a young musician from the suburbs of Glasgow, Scotland.
2) AC is a rapper out of Staten Island. His myspace is www.myspace.com/thisisac.
3) AC Coming from a musical family, AC started playing drums at an early age. His parents encouraged this early musical talent with piano lessons at the age of 8.
AC was involved in a number of teenage experimental bands as a drummer, including "Big Mac and the Small Fries". Local popularity fuelled AC's desire to emerge from behind the kit and stand at the front of the stage for once, so for his 18th birthday he asked for, and received, an acoustic guitar. A succession of earnest "high school" songs followed until AC found his niche.
The successful side project "Plughole" followed in 2003, with the "Hello Ladies" album selling out in a number of days. The strain of distance between band members and work and travel commitments forced the band to dissolve in early 2004.
These days AC's work is influenced by the music he grew up with, his experience in the corporate world, and the bread and butter of every songwriter, relationships.

Hard Times
AC Lyrics

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Feeling low
Going down slow
Make you quake
Make a body shake
Trying to hold you down
They can't push you around
They try to hold you back
Getting on the right track

Hard times
Blue and sad
Don't you cross the line
Run, run make it fun
Freeing up the time

Hidey plumping
Feet are jumping
This heart a loving
Keeps me running
They try to hold you down
But they can't push you around
Trying to hold you back
Getting on the right track

Hard times
Blue and sad
Don't you cross the line
Run, run make it fun
Freeing up the time
Hard times
Get on top
Follow me down the line
Hard times
Get online
Make a grown man blind

Hard times, these hard times
Sure ain't been good to me
Hard times, hard times
Sure been misery

Hard times
Blue and sad
Don't you cross the line
Run, run make it fun
Freeing up the time
Hard times
Get on time
Follow me down the line
Hard times

Get online
Make a grown man blind

Overall Meaning

At first glance, the lyrics of "Hard Times" by AC/DC seem to describe the struggle of feeling low and going down slow. The lyrics mention people trying to hold the singer down and hold them back, but they can't push them around. The singer is getting on the right track and attempting to free up time through running and making it fun. The lyrics seem to be urging the listener to push back against those who try to keep them down and strive to better themselves.

However, upon closer examination, the song may be interpreted as a nod to the band's own struggles before fame. The lyrics describe the blues and sadness that come with hard times, and the challenges of trying to make it in the music industry. The lyrics describing running and making it fun may be a reference to the band's energetic live performances, which helped them gain recognition and build a following. The repeated refrain of "hard times" emphasizes the difficulties that the band faced and overcame to achieve success.

Overall, "Hard Times" can be seen as a rallying cry for perseverance and overcoming adversity, both in personal struggles and in the pursuit of success in one's profession.

Line by Line Meaning

Feeling low
Feeling down and depressed

Going down slow
Falling into despair gradually

Make you quake
Causing intense fear and anxiety

Make a body shake
Instilling a sense of physical weakness and nervousness

Trying to hold you down
Attempting to suppress your potential and restrict your progress

They can't push you around
You refuse to be dominated or bullied

They try to hold you back
They attempt to restrain your growth

Getting on the right track
Moving towards a path of prosperity and success

Hard times
Times of struggle and difficulty

Blue and sad
Marked by gloominess and sorrow

Don't you cross the line
Don't give up and succumb to despair