"The production befits the band’s huge sound and layered atmospherics. Some bands just can’t pull off an electronic rock hybrid sound, these guys do seamlessly . . . While AF is a band with heavy synth flavor, the catchy, guitar-driven songs are arranged so soundly that they would rock without the synth" (WVRockScene).
Attack Flamingo, from Huntington, WV, is Sean Knisely (guitar, vox), Joseph Spurgeon (synth), Marty Brown (guitar), Patrick Stanley (bass), and Sam Hodge (drums, electronics). Attack Flamingo brings an energetic stage presence and intensity live, captured in the band's second indie release thanks to a year of meticulous recording and mixing. Keith "Plex" Barnhart (Jamiroquai, Janet Jackson, Duran Duran) mastered the album, which is available on iTunes and Amazon mp3.
Counterfeit
Attack Flamingo Lyrics
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they're coming from my friends, screaming in my head
They're lies about your name, lies about your grace
They're trying to take your place
To counterfeit you
I need you
More than a thousand lights on you
The message and the light come from you
You see through the whitewashed tomb that I've construed and
you crash through my walls and I come falling off my pride
And everything I've earned is shown for what it serves
is shown for what it's worth
Just a counterfeit
And I need you
More than a thousand lights on you
More than a thousand tongues that claim truth
More than a thousand pictures of you
I cannot understand but I can I can see your hand
I cannot see your plan I am just I am just a man
In "Counterfeit," Attack Flamingo addresses the issue of false beliefs and the dangers of trying to replace genuine faith with counterfeit versions of it. The song's opening lines speak of the sources of these fake beliefs, stating that they come not only from external sources such as the air and the people around us, but also from within our own minds. These lies seek to undermine the true nature of God and the grace that He offers, attempting to instead replace it with something that is false and inauthentic. This is seen in the line, "They're lies about your name, lies about your grace, They're trying to take your place, To counterfeit you."
The song's chorus then emphasizes the need for true faith and for the message that comes directly from God. The repetition of "More than a thousand" serves as a metaphor for the overwhelming importance and significance of this truth. The message and the light are both said to come from God and not from any other external source; His truth is what is needed to counteract the counterfeit versions of faith.
The final verse speaks of the personal impact of false beliefs and the need to destroy the walls we have built up around ourselves. The whitewashed tomb is a reference to a passage in the Bible (Matthew 23:27) in which Jesus speaks of the hypocrisy of religious leaders. The counterfeit version of faith is a hollow and empty shell, hiding the true nature of what should be there. The singer acknowledges that everything they thought they earned has now been exposed for what it truly is: a fake and counterfeit version of what they truly needed.
Line by Line Meaning
They're coming from the air I'm breathing in and
I am surrounded by deceitful energy that suffocates me
they're coming from my friends, screaming in my head
My companions are whispering false rumors that torment me mentally
They're lies about your name, lies about your grace
I am being told falsehoods about your identity and your divine mercy
They're trying to take your place
They want to impersonate you and replace you with a fraud
To counterfeit you
To fabricate a fake version of you
I need you
I depend on you for my spiritual fulfillment and wellbeing
More than a thousand lights on you
I value your illuminating presence much more than any source of light
More than a thousand tongues that claim truth
Your voice, which speaks the truth, is more authentic and trustworthy than an army of lies
The message and the light come from you
You are the source of enlightenment and guidance for me
You see through the whitewashed tomb that I've construed and
You detect the insincerity and hypocrisy in my façade of righteousness
you crash through my walls and I come falling off my pride
You penetrate my defenses and expose my arrogance and conceit
And everything I've earned is shown for what it serves
The things I have amassed and accomplished are revealed to be empty and meaningless
is shown for what it's worth
is exposed to its true value and significance
Just a counterfeit
A mere imitation or sham
More than a thousand pictures of you
I cherish your genuine essence way beyond any visual representation
I cannot understand but I can I can see your hand
I may not grasp the entirety of your divine plan, but I recognize your intervention and involvement
I cannot see your plan I am just I am just a man
I am humble enough to acknowledge my limitations and ignorance in comparison to your supreme wisdom
Contributed by Landon O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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flamingo:
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