1) Defiance is a punk rock band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1993 from the ashes of Portland’s anarcho bands Deprived, Resist, and The Unamused. Their album “No Future, No Hope” has been sited as a major influence on other ’90s anarcho and street bands such as The Unseen. Since being together Defiance has released 5 E.P.s and 4 full lengths. They finished their latest album in February of 2010 and will release it on Unrest Records.
2) Defiance is a Thrash Metal band from the bay area formed in 1985 by Brad Bowers, Mike Kaufmann, and Matt Vander Ende. They are known as one of the classic second-tier thrash bands to come from the Bay Area thrash metal scene. They played a decidedly technical style of thrash originally evoking bands like Testament, though they would later move on to playing in their own unique, more progressive thrash style. They recorded and released 3 albums for Roadrunner Records before splitting up in 1994. In 2005 the band regrouped and signed on with Candlelight Records. They released their 4th full length studio album entitled "The Prophecy" in October 2009.
3) Defiance was a d-beat rawpunk band from Osaka, Japan. Pre Gloom. Demo and some compilations.
4) Thrash metal/crossover from Caen, France
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Insomnia
Defiance Lyrics
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When you can't sleep at night?
The shadows on the wall
Gives you such a fright
Wish you had a switch
To turn off the light in your head
Could it be that what
Makes you lie awake in your bad?
What will you do
To make yourself fall asleep?
Well - have you ever tried
To count some sheep?
Toss and turn
You're all tied up in your sheets
Now Freddy's face
Is the one you'll finally meet
Insomnia
You can't sleep at night insomnia
Gives you such a fright
Insomnia
Insomnia
What is it called
When you can't sleep at night?
The shadows on the walls
Gives you such a fright?
Wish you had a switch
To turn off the light in your head
Now could it be that what
What makes you lie awake in your bad?
As you lie awake in bed
Insomnia
You can't sleep at night insomnia
Gives you such a fright
Insomnia
Insomnia
You can't sleep at night!
The lyrics to Defiance's song Insomnia describe the experience of being unable to fall asleep at night. The opening lines ask the listener what this experience is called and evoke a sense of fear or unease with the mention of shadows on the wall. The second verse offers a suggestion for falling asleep - counting sheep - but then describes the frustration and desperation of being unable to find rest, ultimately resulting in the encounter with Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes the persistence and impact of insomnia on one's well-being.
Line by Line Meaning
What is it called
When you can't sleep at night?
Can you give a name in definition to the condition when you are too restless to fall asleep at night?
The shadows on the wall
Gives you such a fright
You get troubled by the creepy shadows reflecting on the walls when you are trying to sleep
Wish you had a switch
To turn off the light in your head
You long for a switch that can instantly soothe your overactive brain and stop it from running endless circles, affecting your sleep.
Could it be that what
Makes you lie awake in your bad?
You wonder if there is something else going on inside you that is holding you back from a sound sleep.
What will you do
To make yourself fall asleep?
What can you resort to break the patterns and lull yourself into a calm sleep?
Well - have you ever tried
To count some sheep?
Have you ever tried to trick your mind into sleeping by going back into childhood stories and count some fictional creatures?
Toss and turn
You're all tied up in your sheets
You are so uncomfortable and agitated that you keep changing sides and feeling entangled in the sheets.
Now Freddy's face
Is the one you'll finally meet
Your lack of sleep and exhaustion is about to make you hallucinate, where you will see Freddy's face, Freddy could symbolize anything that causes you nightmares while you are asleep.
Insomnia
You can't sleep at night insomnia
Gives you such a fright
Insomnia
Insomnia
The wordplay of Insomnia has been intelligently used to emphasize how a sleep-deprived mind feels and associates the condition with the undesired consequences.
As you lie awake in bed
The moment when you are trying your best to hold back your anger and anxiety so you don’t wake up the other person next to you.
You can't sleep at night!
An assertive and conclusive statement that emphasizes the deep frustration and pain caused by Insomnia.
Contributed by Annabelle S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.