The group managed to assemble the eleven blistering hard rock songs that comprise their self-titled debut album. Recorded with Grammy award-winning producer Bob Marlette (Shinedown, Seether, Filter) at the wheel, Black Sunshine was able to record an album that stacks up against their past musical accomplishments and still stands toe-to-toe with today’s modern rock heavyweights like Shinedown, Papa Roach and Breaking Benjamin. Marlette was able to bring out the soaring melodies that Black Sunshine is known for, while polishing the riffs to cut like a machete. Marlette proclaimed Black Sunshine’s debut album “stands toe-to-toe with any rock album out on the shelf!”
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Black Sunshine Lyrics
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His knuckles went white with desire!
The wheels of his Mustang exploding on the highway like a slug from a .45.
True death: 400 horsepower of
Maximum performance
Piercing the night...
This is black sunshine.)
Yeah! Move me in the silence
Hang me on the edge
Before I fall away
Apocalypse is dawnin'
Action on the mile
A "can-do" revolution
Earth to the river
Sweet'n the ride
Sweet'n the ride
Sweet'n the ride
Sweet'n the ride
Cry a river "cosmic"
Moon in Scorpio
Feel her body "breathe"
Acid radio
Tell me that you like it
When I'm going down!
Tell me that you like it
Move to the speed of
Sweet'n the ride
Sweet'n the ride
Sweet'n the ride
Sweet'n the ride
Slide into i said "44" cool heart can a
Hypnotize
Dream into infinity
I turned the love to lies
Crawl across the water
Wave and sink into the sea
Reflect'n onto everything
That you can never be
Check-out!!
Yeah!
To the devil a daughter comes 2000
Worlds away
Born to lose the love you choose
Destroy another day
Check out!!
Sweet'n the ride (Black Sunshine) Sweet'n the ride (Yeah!)
Sweet'n the ride (Black Sunshine) Sweet'n the ride
Stare into the T.V. kiss off the pain! Wonderland is falling
No sing, no rain
Momentary damage into the high
Drift me to the circuit sky
(Finally nothing moves. High noon - Blacktop
Rolling below the asphalt drive - A concrete fascination
Scraping the edge of nothing - This is blacksunshine.)
The Black Sunshine's song "Slave" is a hard rock song that talks about the thrill of speed and the freedom that comes with it. The first stanza talks about a man driving his Mustang at high speed, his desire for speed evident in the tight grip he has on the wheel, and the thrill of the car exploding on the highway is compared to a bullet shot from a .45. The chorus talks about wanting to be moved by the silence and the motorway, that sense of freedom and the adrenaline rush that comes with it. The song has an apocalyptic feel to it, with the action culminating on the mile, a sense of revolution and change.
The next stanza talks about the beauty of driving on the road, the sweet ride that comes with it, and the way the moon affects everything under its light. Acid radio is a reference to the psychedelic, trippy nature of rock and roll, and the lyrics suggest someone enjoying themselves while going down. The song urges the listener to move along with the rhythm and to slide into the cool of the night, to find a kind of hypnotic trance into infinity.
The final stanza showcases a unique sense of imagery and wordplay, with the devil's daughter coming two thousand worlds away, born to lose the love she chooses. The song ends with the phrase, "Wonderland is falling, no sing, no rain." The song is a celebration of speed and freedom, of a life lived on the edge, with the risk of everything collapsing, and yet still managing to find some beauty in the destruction.
Line by Line Meaning
Gripping the wheel
He tightly held the steering wheel
His knuckles went white with desire!
The excitement of the moment made his knuckles turn white
The wheels of his Mustang exploding on the highway like a slug from a .45.
The tires of his car made a loud noise on the highway as he raced down the road
True death: 400 horsepower of Maximum performance Piercing the night...
The intense power of his car is capable of dominating the night
This is black sunshine.)
He is in a state of ecstasy, enjoying the sensation of driving his powerful car
Yeah! Move me in the silence
He is moved by the peacefulness of driving in silence
Baltic motorway
He is driving on the Baltic motorway
Hang me on the edge
The excitement of going fast and testing his limits excites him
Before I fall away
Before he crashes and falls off the edge
Apocalypse is dawnin'
The end of the world is coming soon
Action on the mile
He is driving fast on the highway
A "can-do" revolution
His attitude is positive and determined
Earth to the river
He is driving from the earth to the river
Sweet'n the ride
He's having a really good time
Cry a river "cosmic"
He is overwhelmed by the cosmic universe
Moon in Scorpio
The moon is in Scorpio
Feel her body "breathe"
He feels the car's engine breathing like a human body
Acid radio
The radio is playing a very exciting and energizing song
Tell me that you like it When I'm going down!
He wants someone to approve of him driving really fast
Move to the speed of
He is moving at a really high speed
Slide into i said "44" cool heart can a Hypnotize Dream into infinity
He is feeling hypnotized and euphoric while driving at high speeds
I turned the love to lies
He stopped loving someone and stopped caring for them
Crawl across the water
He wants to drive on water
Wave and sink into the sea
He is so overwhelmed and intense that he wants to drive into the sea
Reflect'n onto everything That you can never be
He is reflecting on his own capability and success that others can never match
Check-out!!
He wants people to notice him
To the devil a daughter comes 2000 Worlds away
The daughter of the devil is far away in another world
Born to lose the love you choose Destroy another day
He is destined to love and yet destroy something or someone every day
Stare into the T.V. kiss off the pain! Wonderland is falling No sing, no rain
He avoids his problems by staring at the TV, and he notices that nothing good is happening in the world
Momentary damage into the high Drift me to the circuit sky
He's experiencing a temporary high and wants to drift his car into the sky
(Finally nothing moves. High noon - Blacktop Rolling below the asphalt drive - A concrete fascination Scraping the edge of nothing - This is blacksunshine.)
He is finally able to be still and observe the world around him, his car's friction against the asphalt, and he feels at peace
Sweet'n the ride (Black Sunshine) Sweet'n the ride (Yeah!) Sweet'n the ride (Black Sunshine) Sweet'n the ride
Driving his car is a very enjoyable experience for him
Writer(s): Matt Reardon, John Davis
Contributed by Arianna Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.