After signing with Wind-up Records, Alter Bridge released their debut album One Day Remains in August 2004, much of which was written by Tremonti the previous year. The album reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and, received mixed reviews, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in November 2004. This was followed in 2007 by the more positively-reviewed Blackbird, which marked the beginning of a long partnership between the band and producer Michael Baskette. The album reached No. 13 in the U.S. and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
Following continued activities with the members' other bands and side projects, Alter Bridge released AB III in 2010. It received critical acclaim and commercial success on Roadrunner Records, with its lead single "Isolation" topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Alter Bridge released Fortress to further acclaim in 2013, as the band's members continued splitting their time between various projects. The Last Hero followed on Napalm Records in 2016, becoming the band's first album since its debut to reach the top ten of the Billboard 200, and its first to reach the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their sixth studio album, Walk the Sky, was released in 2019, and was followed by Walk the Sky 2.0 in 2020. The band's seventh album Pawns & Kings was released on October 14, 2022.
As of 2023 Alter Bridge has sold over 5 million records worldwide.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_Bridge
Studio albums
One Day Remains (2004)
Blackbird (2007)
AB III (2010)
Fortress (2013)
The Last Hero (2016)
Walk the Sky (2019)
Pawns & Kings (2022)
Break Me Down
Alter Bridge Lyrics
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I've kept this inside me for way too long
Silence will leave me cold
Lost on a highway that never takes me home
I want to step aside
I want to give it up
Before I lose it all
The way you break me down
Oh there will come a time
When I will come undone
And you will let me fall
I'll leave it all behind
Before you break me down
The weight of a thousand lies
Promises broken haunt me all the time
You say that you're sure to change
But that black heart reveals that
You'll always stay the same
I want to step aside
I want to give it up
Before I lose it all
It's tearing me inside
The way you break me down
I realize
Forgiveness
Is calling
It's calling
I've denied
The reason
I'm falling
I'm falling
So let go
I want to step aside
I want to give it up
Before I lose it all
It's tearing me inside
The way you break me down
The lyrics of Alter Bridge's song "Break Me Down" are reflective of a person who has been keeping something inside for too long, and now it's too late to undo the damage. The singer is describing how silence has left them feeling lost on a never-ending highway. They want to give up and step aside before they lose everything. They feel torn inside and feel that they can no longer handle the way the other person is breaking them down. The singer speaks of a time when they will come undone, and the other person will let them fall. They resolve to leave it all behind before the breaking point.
The weight of a thousand lies and broken promises haunt the singer, and the other person's black heart reveals that they'll always stay the same. The singer realizes that forgiveness is calling, but they have denied the reason they're falling. The song ends with the singer resolving to let go before the other person breaks them down fully.
Line by Line Meaning
It's too late the time has come
The moment has arrived and there's no turning back
I've kept this inside me for way too long
I have held onto this burden for much longer than I should have
Silence will leave me cold
If I continue to keep quiet about this, I will suffer the consequences
Lost on a highway that never takes me home
I'm wandering aimlessly on a path that doesn't lead to where I belong
I want to step aside
I yearn to remove myself from this situation
I want to give it up
I desire to let go of this burden
Before I lose it all
I want to take action before everything crumbles
It's tearing me inside
This situation is causing me immense emotional turmoil
The way you break me down
You are the cause of my emotional distress
Oh there will come a time
Eventually, a breaking point will be reached
When I will come undone
I will lose control and fall apart
And you will let me fall
You will be the one to push me over the edge
I'll leave it all behind
To save myself, I will abandon everything that ties me to this harmful situation
Before you break me down
I don't want to wait until I'm completely destroyed by this situation
The weight of a thousand lies
The accumulation of dishonesty is crushing me
Promises broken haunt me all the time
You have failed to keep your commitments, and it is a constant source of pain for me
You say that you're sure to change
You claim that you will improve yourself, but I find it hard to believe you
But that black heart reveals that
Your true nature is revealed by your immoral actions and behavior
You'll always stay the same
I cannot expect you to change, even if you make promises
I realize
I am aware
Forgiveness
The act of pardoning someone
Is calling
It is beckoning me
It's calling
Forgiveness is something I need to consider
I've denied
I have refused to accept
The reason
The driving force behind something
I'm falling
I'm losing my grip and succumbing to pressure
I'm falling
I don't have things under control
So let go
I need to release myself from the grip of this situation
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MARK TREMONTI, MYLES KENNEDY
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@alexmedrosebud33
It's too late the time has come
I've kept this inside me for way too long
Silence will leave me cold
Lost on a highway that never takes me home
I want to step aside
I want to give it up
Before I lose it all
It's tearing me inside
The way you break me down
Oh there will come a time
When I will come undone
And you will let me fall
I'll leave it all behind
Before you break me down
The weight of a thousand lies
Promises broken haunt me all the time
You say that you're sure to change
But that black heart reveals that
You'll always stay the same
I want to step aside
I want to give it up
Before I lose it…
@alexmedrosebud33
It's too late the time has come
I've kept this inside me for way too long
Silence will leave me cold
Lost on a highway that never takes me home
I want to step aside
I want to give it up
Before I lose it all
It's tearing me inside
The way you break me down
Oh there will come a time
When I will come undone
And you will let me fall
I'll leave it all behind
Before you break me down
The weight of a thousand lies
Promises broken haunt me all the time
You say that you're sure to change
But that black heart reveals that
You'll always stay the same
I want to step aside
I want to give it up
Before I lose it…
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@ayejayreviews8760
Underrated af it's in the top five of my favorite songs by Alter Bridge
@AniGamerNX2
Becky Glynch
@blakemaxfield4267
One of blackbirds best imo
@Canaldoclaudio
It´s sad to hear an amazing song just in the album. I would love to see this song being performed live -
@tsy0704
Love this. An incredible song from an incredible album by an incredible band. Pretty incredible really 1 :-)
@jordanross3688
Yall guys are truly a fucking amazing band. This song is one of my favorites. I've never heard such an amazing sound and lyrics but yall are fucking great. I'll be at one of yalls shows. yall are my hero
@prking1641
2016 Gang 😂😂
@lansink9884
yeaahhh