There are 4 bands using the name Defiance (an American punk band, thrash me… Read Full Bio ↴There are 4 bands using the name Defiance (an American punk band, thrash metal band, a Japanese d-beat punk band and french crossover band)...

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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The Chosen
Defiance Lyrics

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Into optic illusions
Try to foresee what is to be
Made and Chosen I may be the one
Chosen I just might be the one to

Live
I never heard a word they said
But now I see the light shining

Through eyes

It leaves me pacified
Illusions leave me blind
Black is all I see
Formed is a twisted image

That was chosen for me
I never questioned why
I never saw a reason for suicide
Or planned to take my life

The will to live my mind sets free
Into the vast of misery
Tomorrow seems so far away
Illusions of conspiracy

My conscience is my only friend
Learn to live my life in peace

The chosen, I may be the one
To live my life and be set free

Overall Meaning

The Chosen by Defiance is a song about being chosen to live, but feeling blind due to the illusions that surround us. The singer is trying to foresee what is to be and wonders if they are the one who has been chosen to live. As the song progresses, the singer realizes that they have been living in an illusion and that it has left them blind. They can only see darkness and a twisted image that has been chosen for them.

The singer has never questioned why they are alive but has found their will to live. They wish to live their life and be set free from the illusions that surround them. Tomorrow seems far away due to the illusions of conspiracy that surround them. The singer's conscience is their only friend, and they have learned to live their life in peace. The song's overall message seems to be that we can be chosen to live, but we must learn to live our life in peace and see through the illusions that surround us.

Line by Line Meaning

Into optic illusions
Amidst a world filled with misleading appearances

Try to foresee what is to be
Attempting to predict the future

Made and Chosen I may be the one
Perhaps I have been predetermined and selected

Chosen I just might be the one to Live
It may be possible that I am the one who will survive

I never heard a word they said
I did not listen to the words spoken by others

But now I see the light shining Through eyes
I am awakened and can see through my own perception

It leaves me pacified
I find a sense of calmness

Illusions leave me blind
Deceptions cause me to lose sight

Black is all I see Formed is a twisted image
The darkness surrounds me and contorts reality

That was chosen for me
My circumstances were predetermined

I never questioned why
I did not seek to understand the reasons behind my situation