- Lifelines in 2016, which reached #15 on the Billboard 200,
- Trauma in 2019, which became their most successful album yet - receiving both a Best Rock Album Grammy nomination, as well as a Best Metal Performance nomination for the album’s first single - „Bow Down”,
- True Power in 2022.
Four of I Prevail’s songs have landed on the top 10 of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart, with 2019’s „Hurricane” reaching #1.
Lineup:
Brian Burkheiser – clean vocals
Eric Vanlerberghe – clean harsh vocals
Steve Menoian – lead guitar
Dylan Bowman – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Gabe Helguera – drums
Paranoid
I Prevail Lyrics
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I feel it in my bones
Every time I look around it follows me home
I think I'm paranoid
Something isn't right
I feel it in my bones
Every time I look around it follows me home
With nobody here to listen
When my head gets loud
From the weight of this vision
All this emptiness inside
I can't fill the void in my mind
Sometimes I just wanna die
Wish that I could tell you why
Is it all inside my head?
I just can't escape the noise
Is it all inside my head?
I think I'm paranoid, I think I'm paranoid
(I think I'm paranoid)
Is it all in my head?
(I can't escape the noise)
Is it all in my head?
(I think I'm paranoid)
Take me to the edge
Like hands around my neck
Hangin by a thread again
(I think I'm paranoid)
Something isn't right
Think they start to notice
Hear it in the night
In and out of focus
And I get so stressed out
With nobody here to listen
Got a head full of doubt
From the weight of this vision
All this emptiness inside
I can't fill the void in my mind
Sometimes I just wanna die
Wish that I could tell you why
Is it all inside my head?
I just can't escape the noise
Is it all inside my head?
I think I'm paranoid, I think I'm paranoid
(I think I'm paranoid)
Is it all in my head?
(I can't escape the noise)
Is it all in my head?
(I think I'm paranoid)
Take me to the edge
Like hands around my neck
Hangin by a thread again
(I think I'm paranoid)
All this emptiness inside
I can't fill the void in my mind
Sometimes I just wanna die
Wish that I could tell you why
Is it all inside my head?
I just can't escape the noise
Is it all inside my head?
I think I'm paranoid
The song "Paranoid" by I Prevail delves into the feeling of anxiety and the struggle of trying to escape it. The lyrics repeat the phrase "something isn't right, I feel it in my bones" conveying a sense of unease and uncertainty. The persona seems to feel the weight of their thoughts and shows signs of paranoia or hypervigilance. They want to share their struggles with someone, but feel like there is nobody there to listen. The lyrics "take me to the edge, like hands around my neck, hanging by a thread again" suggest that the persona feels like their anxiety is choking them and they are on the brink of collapsing.
The chorus repeats the same questions "is it all inside my head?" which highlights the persona's struggle accepting their reality, wondering if what they feel is real or a product of their own imagination. The lyrics convey the feeling of being trapped in a cycle of negative thoughts and feelings, with no escape in sight, as the last words suggest, "I think I'm paranoid." Overall, the song captures the raw emotions of anxiety and how it can consume a person's thoughts and actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Something isn't right
The singer senses that something is wrong
I feel it in my bones
The singer is certain of this instinctual feeling
Every time I look around it follows me home
The source of the singer's unease is always close
And I get so stressed out
The singer experiences anxiety
With nobody here to listen
The singer lacks someone to confide in
When my head gets loud
The singer's thoughts become overwhelming
From the weight of this vision
The singer is burdened by their worries
All this emptiness inside
The singer is lonely and unfulfilled
I can't fill the void in my mind
The singer is unable to find satisfaction
Sometimes I just wanna die
The singer is overwhelmed and suicidal
Wish that I could tell you why
The singer wants to explain their feelings to someone
Is it all inside my head?
The singer questions the validity of their fears
I just can't escape the noise
The singer can't stop their racing thoughts
Take me to the edge
The singer wants to push themselves to the limit
Like hands around my neck
The singer feels trapped and suffocated
Hangin by a thread again
The singer knows they are in a precarious mental state
(I think I'm paranoid)
The singer believes their anxiety is irrational but can't shake it
Think they start to notice
Other people are beginning to see the singer's distress
Hear it in the night
The singer's fears and anxieties are more pronounced in the dark
In and out of focus
The singer's thoughts and emotions are unstable
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Steve Menoian, Eric Vanlerberghe, Brian Burkheiser
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