Alexisonfire (pronounced 'Alexis-on-fire') is a band from St. Catharines, O… Read Full Bio ↴Alexisonfire (pronounced 'Alexis-on-fire') is a band from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Their music is characterized by turbulent and explosive dynamics with intricate guitar melodies. Consisting of five friends, they formed in late 2001 as the result of a three-band break up.

The band’s name is inspired by a lactating contortionist stripper named Alexis Fire. This caused problems when she discovered that they were using her website name (alexisonfire.com) as their band name, and threatened to sue. However, since she had never trademarked the title nothing became of these threats. In the end, the band decided to change their website’s URL in spite to theonlybandever.com

Alexisonfire’s lyrical topics range from relationship troubles to go-karting. They have two primary vocalists, screaming duties carried out by George Pettit, and singing by Dallas Green, with support from Wade MacNeil.

While their largest fanbase is in their home country of Canada, they also became more popular in other parts of the world, including Japan, Australia, Europe and the US. In the second half of 2010, they toured Australia with Break Even, Europe with Chickenhawk and The Computers and then Canada with Norma Jean and La Dispute.

The band was nominated for "ugliest rock band ever" at the CASBY awards (held by local Toronto radio station) but lost out to another Canadian born band, Sum 41. In 2010 they then won the "Best New Single" Award for their track The Northern.

Members:
* George Pettit - Vocals (2001-present)
* Dallas Green - Guitar and vocals (2001--present)
* Wade MacNeil - Guitar and vocals (2001--present)
* Jordan 'Ratbeard' Hastings - Drums (2005--present)
* Chris Steele - Bass (2001--present)

Former Members:
Jesse Ingelevics - Drums (2001-2005)
Announced on their website on June 14th 2005 that he was leaving the band because he had slowly grown apart from the band, and wanted to spend more time with his family and fiancée. His relationship with Alexisonfire slowly deteriorated, and "keep it on wax" documented this.

Side Projects
* City and Colour - Dallas Green's solo project.
* Black Lungs - A band formed by Wade MacNeil as lead vocalist, originally featuring George Pettit playing bass and Jordan Hastings on drums and Sean McNabb. After a few shows disolved to being Wade's solo project.
* Strange Notes - A project of George's where he interviews people from different bands.
* Cunter - A band where drummer Jordan Hastings plays with some members from Moneen.
*Dead Tired A band formed by George.
*Say Yes A band that Hastings drums in.
*Gallows A band that Wade Macneil is currently the vocalist for.

Discography
* "Math Sheet Demos" (3 Song Demo) - 2001
* "Pink Heart Skull Sampler" (2 Song Demo) - 2002
* "Alexisonfire" (Debut Album) - 2002
* "Brown Heart Skull Sampler" (2 Song Demo) - 2004
* "Watch Out!" (Album) - 2004
* "The Switcheroo Series" (EP, split with Moneen) - 2005
* "Crisis" (Album) - 2006
* "Crisis (Bonus Tracks)" (Two Songs, download only, but appeared on the Japanese Pressing of the album) - 2006
* "Old Crows / Young Cardinals" (Album) - 2009
* "Old Crows / Young Cardinals (Bonus Tracks)" (Two Songs, download only, but appeared on the Japanese Pressing of the album) - 2009
* "iTunes Original" (EP) - 2010
* "Dog's Blood" (EP) - 2010
* "Death Letter" (EP) - 2012
* "Live at Copps" (Live Album/DVD) - 2016

We Are The End
Alexisonfire Lyrics

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Look around, look around
There's no affection, only infection
Search yourself, search yourself
Can I depend on you to surrender?

And we will storm their shores
Eyes suffocating all they see
Feet sturdy on the rubble that will soon be dust

And there will be no ruins, no memory, no history
Only our unrelenting march side by side
We will comb the earth and sweep it clean
Hearts and feet unified
The hand of man is no match for our warless army

Please tell me that this is the end of the world (and we will strike with the arms of Gods)
(And leave nothing in our wake) It's time that we erase history
(And we will strike with the arms of Gods) without a trace or a memory
(On my word, we will seize fate)
Please tell me that this is the end of the world (and we will strike with the arms of Gods)
(And leave nothing in our wake) It's time that we erase history
(And we will strike with the arms of Gods) without a trace or a memory
(Destiny choked in our wage)

Steadfast soldiers with hands of Gods
And the numbers to succeed
We will persist until all that's left is a perfect sphere
Never a break in the chain
Never a folly of conviction
And may the traitors' ashes
Seal the barren landscape

We are the end!
We are the end!

Please tell me that this is the end of the world (and we will strike with the arms of Gods)
(And leave nothing in our wake) It's time that we erase history
(And we will strike with the arms of Gods) without a trace or a memory
(On my word, we will seize fate)
Please tell me that this is the end of the world (and we will strike with the arms of Gods)
(And leave nothing in our wake) It's time that we erase history
(And we will strike with the arms of Gods) without a trace or a memory
(Destiny choked in our wage)

Look around, look around
There's no affection, only infection
Search yourself, search yourself
Can I depend on you to surrender?
Can I depend on you to surrender?

Please tell me that this is the end of the world (and we will strike with the arms of Gods)
(And leave nothing in our wake) It's time that we erase history
(And we will strike with the arms of Gods) without a trace or a memory
(On my word, we will seize fate)
Please tell me that this is the end of the world (and we will strike with the arms of Gods)
(And leave nothing in our wake) It's time that we erase history

(And we will strike with the arms of Gods) without a trace or a memory
(Destiny choked in our wage)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Alexisonfire's song We Are The End seem to be centered around the idea of destruction and dominance. The opening line "Look around, look around, there's no affection, only infection" seems to suggest a certain level of disdain for the world as it currently stands; and the line "Search yourself, search yourself, can I depend on you to surrender?" further implies possible motives of taking over and re-creating the world in their image. The song goes on to speak of a warless army, an unrelenting march, and a perfect sphere that will exist once all that is left is what they have allowed. The repeated plea of "Please tell me that this is the end of the world" sounds like a desire for a new beginning where the past can be erased and forgotten.

Overall, the lyrics suggest an almost apocalyptic vision where everything is destroyed and a new world is created. The idea of a "warless army" is especially interesting, as it suggests a certain level of philosophical or strategic mastery over the enemy that they plan to fight.

Line by Line Meaning

Look around, look around
Observe your surroundings closely

There's no affection, only infection
There is no love, only a spreading disease

Search yourself, search yourself
Examine your own actions and beliefs

Can I depend on you to surrender?
Can I trust you to give up and submit to our cause?

And we will storm their shores
We will launch an attack on our enemies

Eyes suffocating all they see
Our enemies will be blinded by our assault

Feet sturdy on the rubble that will soon be dust
We stand firmly on the remains of our enemies

And there will be no ruins, no memory, no history
We will destroy everything in our path and erase all memory of it

Only our unrelenting march side by side
We will continue our march together without faltering

We will comb the earth and sweep it clean
We will rid the world of anything we deem unnecessary

Hearts and feet unified
Our hearts and actions will be in sync

The hand of man is no match for our warless army
We have no desire for traditional war; our tactics are more effective

Please tell me that this is the end of the world (and we will strike with the arms of Gods)
We hope this is the end of an era, and we will fight with power from above

(And leave nothing in our wake) It's time that we erase history
We will destroy everything and make a clean slate

(And we will strike with the arms of Gods) without a trace or a memory
Our attack will be swift and successful, leaving no evidence behind

(On my word, we will seize fate)
We will determine our own destiny

(Destiny choked in our wage)
Our destiny is hindered by our own actions

Steadfast soldiers with hands of Gods
We are committed soldiers fighting with divine power

And the numbers to succeed
We have enough members to guarantee success

We will persist until all that's left is a perfect sphere
We will continue our mission until the world is perfected

Never a break in the chain
We will have constant unity and coherence

Never a folly of conviction
We will never doubt our beliefs and intentions

And may the traitors' ashes seal the barren landscape
We will punish those who betray us and leave nothing behind

We are the end!
We are the force that will bring an end to everything

Can I depend on you to surrender?
Can I rely on you to give up and join our cause?

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Dallas Green, Wade MacNeil, Jordan Hastings, Chris Steele, George Pettit

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