Formed in the final weeks of 2012, Blacktop Mojo began cutting their teeth in the numerous country venues that Texas has to offer, but the guys never quite felt like they belonged. With each song they wrote, the vocals got less twangy and the sound from the amps became more gravelly and distorted until the guys had found their own unique blend of heavy southern rock. Through touring, the band has played with many national acts such as Aaron Lewis, Candlebox, Drowning Pool, Puddle Of Mudd, Smile Empty Soul, Audiotopsy, and Whiskey Myers.
After running the highways for two years in support of their debut album, “I Am” (2014), in July of this year the band loaded their gear in the van and made a trip to Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, as well as FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL to make their sophomore effort entitled, “Burn The Ships.” In addition to the producer of the band’s first record, Philip Mosley, the band brought in co-producer, Jimmy Johnson of the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound studios as well as his long time engineer, Steve Melton (Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rolling Stones, Bob Seger) to bring a seasoned sonic quality to their brand of raw, grungy rock. “Burn The Ships” is slated for release in early 2017.
Edit to members listed above: Matt James (vocals), Ryan Kiefer (guitar), Chuck Wepfer (guitar), Matt Curtis (bass), and Nathan Gillis (drums).
Burn the Ships (released March 2017) tracklist:
1 Where The Wind Blows
2 End Of Days
3 Burn The Ships
4 Prodigal
5 Shadows On The Wall
6 Sweat
7 Pyromaniac
8 8000 Lines
9 Dog On Leash
10 Make A Difference
11 Chains
12 Dream On
13 Underneath and includes
Under the Sun (released September 2019) tracklist:
1 Lay It On Me
2 Set It Free
3 Come Get Your Coat
4 Keep
5 It Won't Last
6 All Mine Now
7 Can't Sleep
8 The Lashing (Ghost)
9 The Void
10 Under The Sun
Blacktop Mojo's 4th release, Static, is scheduled for May 2020.
End of Days
Blacktop Mojo Lyrics
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Has it all been an empty gesture?
Has it all been a waste of time?
The world's spinning into certain disaster
We never figured out the meaning of life
Don't wait to say what's on your mind
Don't take it with you, leave it behind
There's a fire in the sky
There's chaos in the air tonight
Stay with me, don't run away
Let's sit back and watch the end of days
Sit back and watch the end of days
Sit back and watch the end of days
Tomorrow there will be an empty skyline
Where all our monuments used to be
Piles of steel and worthless plastic
All we built swallowed up by the sea
Your gold and your fame won't save you now
Say your goodbyes, it's all coming down
The lyrics of Blacktop Mojo's song "End of Days" are an introspective commentary on the futility of humanity's achievements and the looming apocalyptic future. The first verse features the singer questioning whether all that was achieved in life has been for naught as the world spins out of control towards certain disaster without any meaning of life being uncovered. However, the singer still encourages people to speak their minds and let go of whatever they are holding on to before the world ends.
The chorus emphasizes the apocalyptic nature of the song as the singer describes chaos in the air tonight and a fire in the sky, as if the world is burning to ash. Despite the bleak outlook, the singer invites the listener to sit and watch the end of days together without running away. In the second verse, the singer predicts a future where there is an empty skyline devoid of all the monuments built by humans as steel and plastic piles up, swallowed up by the sea. The singer notes that fame and wealth will not be able to save anyone from the impending doom and urges people to say their goodbyes as everything falls apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Has it all been an empty gesture?
Have all our actions been meaningless?
Has it all been a waste of time?
Have we spent all our time for nothing?
The world's spinning into certain disaster
The world is falling into inevitable destruction
We never figured out the meaning of life
We never understood the purpose of our existence
Don't wait to say what's on your mind
Express yourself while you still can
Don't take it with you, leave it behind
Don't carry your thoughts with you forever
There's a fire in the sky
The end is approaching
There's chaos in the air tonight
The atmosphere feels restless
Stay with me, don't run away
Don't leave each other in troubled times
Let's sit back and watch the end of days
Let's witness and accept the inevitable destruction
Tomorrow there will be an empty skyline
The sky will be devoid of life
Where all our monuments used to be
All signs of human achievement will disappear
Piles of steel and worthless plastic
Our creations will turn to garbage
All we built swallowed up by the sea
The sea will claim everything we made
Your gold and your fame won't save you now
Riches and popularity won't matter anymore
Say your goodbyes, it's all coming down
Prepare for the end
Contributed by Adrian G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Dan Wexler
This band is amazing live! This is just one of their incredible songs! They sing their light songs a bit heavy, but it's all good fun, at least at 1175
MLG Alcatraz98
I got to listen to these guys on July 30th at our Snake River Rockfest in Lewiston Idaho they are absolutely awesome 10 out of 10
Missin Link
Damn that scream at the end was unexpected hell yea 🤘😂
Josh Huskins
Fricking awesome
Akuma7ven
Out of the 8,294 who have watched the video only 130 of us have actually liked it. Fuck the haters!!!
Hytrophic
Pandora brought me here.
Metallica
O-O
Drunken Slob
End of days Covid19
Keith Kozubal
A