Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, formed in 19… Read Full Bio ↴Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, formed in 1976 by guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and former members Udo Dirkschneider (vocals) and Peter Baltes (bass). Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s, when the band got its start under the name Band X. Accept's lineup has changed over the years, which has included different singers, guitarists, bassists and drummers.

Their current lineup consists of Hoffmann, vocalist Mark Tornillo, guitarists Uwe Lulis and Philip Shouse, drummer Christopher Williams and bassist Martin Motnik. Before arriving at their current lineup, Accept has undergone numerous lineup changes, being Hoffmann the last remaining original member since its inception, and he is the only band member to appear on each album.

Accept played an important role in the development of speed and thrash metal, and they were part of the German heavy metal scene, which emerged in the early to mid-1980s. They have also been cited as an influence or inspiration by a number of acts, including Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera, Testament, Anthrax, Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Overkill, Exodus, and Annihilator, as well as fellow Germans such as Helloween, Blind Guardian, Doro, Sodom, Rage, and Grave Digger. Accept achieved its first commercial success with their fifth studio album Balls to the Wall (1983), which is the band's only album to be certified gold in the United States and Canada, and spawned their well-known hit "Balls to the Wall".

Accept have broken up and reformed multiple times. They first split up in 1989, several months after the release of Eat the Heat (which was their only album with Dirkschneider's initial replacement David Reece), but reformed in 1992 and released three more albums before disbanding again in 1997. After briefly reuniting in 2005, Accept announced their third reunion in 2009, with former T.T. Quick frontman Mark Tornillo replacing Dirkschneider (who declined to participate), and the band has recorded five albums with him: Blood of the Nations (2010), Stalingrad (2012), Blind Rage (2014), The Rise of Chaos (2017) and Too Mean to Die (2021); each of those albums renewed Accept's popularity in Germany and entered the top ten charts there.

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Studio albums
Accept (1979)
I'm a Rebel (1980)
Breaker (1981)
Restless and Wild (1982)
Balls to the Wall (1983)
Metal Heart (1985)
Russian Roulette (1986)
Eat the Heat (1989)
Objection Overruled (1993)
Death Row (1994)
Predator (1996)
Blood of the Nations (2010)
Stalingrad (2012)
Blind Rage (2014)
The Rise of Chaos (2017)
Too Mean to Die (2021)

Bad Habits Die Hard
Accept Lyrics

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One step forward
Two steps back
Living on the edge
It's as simple as that
I'm no Mr. Lucky
I've never been close
I'm higher than some
But I'm lower than most

Just when you thought that you'd got it made
The bitch draws blood again
You sow as you reap, the same mistakes
Buddy rings the bell, begin the same

Bad habits, bad habits die hard
Bad habits, bad habits die hard

I'm stuck in a rut
But I'm burning inside
I am what I am
Just a low-down bum
Always end up in trouble
Just trying to be good
But with tumbling dice
The sixes will come

Bad habits, bad habits die hard
I know I got a lot of bad habits
Bad habits die hard
I bet you got 'em too

One step forward, two steps back
I get caught in the middle, nailed to the rack
Got a load of bad habits, corrupted within
I'm a freak of nature, full of vices and sins

Just when you thought that you'd got it made
The bitch draws blood again
You sow as you reap, the same mistakes
Buddy rings the bell, begin the game

Bad habits, bad habits die hard
Bad habits, bad habits die hard
I know I got a lot of bad habits
Bad habits die hard

Everybody's got bad habits
Bad habits die hard

Overall Meaning

The song Bad Habits Die Hard by Accept/DEAFFY is a reflection on the struggles of life and how we can often find ourselves taking one step forward and two steps back. The lyrics speak of living on the edge, and how the simpler things in life can often lead to trouble. The singer describes themselves as no Mr. Lucky, someone who has never been close to success but someone who is always trying to get higher, even if they end up lower than most.

The chorus speaks of how bad habits can be hard to break. The singer knows they have a lot of bad habits, but they are also aware that everyone has them. The song describes how it’s tough to break free from the vices and sins that we all have, and how sometimes it feels like we’re stuck in a rut due to these habits. The line “just when you thought that you'd got it made, the bitch draws blood again” is an apt representation of how even when things seem to be going well, we can be thrown off balance by our bad habits.

Line by Line Meaning

One step forward
Making some progress

Two steps back
Encountering setbacks that reduce the progress made

Living on the edge
Living dangerously and taking risks

It's as simple as that
It's straightforward and uncomplicated

I'm no Mr. Lucky
I'm not fortunate

I've never been close
I've never been close to achieving success

I'm higher than some
I'm better off than some people

But I'm lower than most
But I'm worse off than most people

Just when you thought that you'd got it made
Just when you thought you've succeeded

The bitch draws blood again
The failure or problem resurfaces

You sow as you reap, the same mistakes
You make the same mistakes again and again