The band released their first studio album, Laugh Tracks, on September 16, 2016, and followup, A Different Shade of Blue, on August 23, 2019, both through Pure Noise Records.
For A Tear in the Fabric of Life, Knocked Loose wanted to do something different. Or they may have been forced to. With quarantine upending their extensive touring schedule — “we’ve kind of been consistently on the road since 2014,” says vocalist Bryan Garris — the group found themselves in early 2020 sequestered near Louisville, in Oldham County, Ky., where they’re from. By June, they were hunkered down in a cabin in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., focused on writing a concept album. By the end of September they had finished recording.
What they came up with is a six song-EP that expands on the narratives hinted at on A Different Shade of Blue, their 2019 full length, and grows beyond them sonically. It’s the band’s most dynamic and contained offering to date, and a balancing act: a mid-length EP with grand ambitions and scope, one full of new sonic elements and a cohesive aesthetic that hangs onto Knocked Loose’s trademark anthemic delivery.
Deadringer
Knocked Loose Lyrics
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Of dancing with the dead
But my feet won't keep the tempo
A circus of ants
My feet won't follow suit
Yeah
In God's hands, there's freedom
But happiness comes with a price
'Cause there's always two things going on
There's always Friday night
My tombstone was made at birth
My coffin is on my back
Wrapped in chains, I carry burdens
Dressed in tarnished rags
Wrapped in chains
Wish I could be like them
Wish I could get away with murder
Wish I could get away with it all
It's their turn to watch me
And I pray (I pray)
I pray that when I fall (I fall)
I hit the ground hard enough to kill me
I always watch the mountains
As they look down on storms
Deadringer
Watch me, motherfucker
Deadringer
The lyrics of Knocked Loose's song Deadringer depict the deep desires and struggles of the singer as he confronts the inevitability of death. He dreams of dancing with the dead, but his feet won't keep the tempo, signifying his inability to keep up with life. The singer compares himself to a circus of ants, suggesting an overwhelming sense of insignificance and a lack of agency in his life. He longs to be like those in God's hands, freed from the bounds of mortality, but he recognizes that happiness comes with a price.
The singer also acknowledges the duality of life, as he recognizes that there are always two things going on. Despite his desires for freedom and liberation from the limitations of life, the singer feels trapped by his circumstances. He sees death as his only escape and reveals that his tombstone was made at birth and his coffin is already on his back. He carries the burden of life, dressed in tarnished rags and wrapped in chains, a metaphor for the struggles and challenges that weigh him down.
The singer expresses his desire to get away with murder and to get away with it all, admitting his dark thoughts and fantasies. He longs for someone else to watch him and hopes that when he falls, he hits the ground hard enough to kill him. The repetition of "Deadringer" at the end of the song suggests the inevitability of death as the ultimate equalizer.
Line by Line Meaning
I have dreams
Of dancing with the dead
But my feet won't keep the tempo
I have strange aspirations to interact with corpses, but I am unable to do so gracefully.
A circus of ants
My feet won't follow suit
Despite wanting to participate in something that may be considered unusual or creepy to some people, I am unable to go along with the actions of others.
Yeah
Wish I could be like them
In gods hands there's freedom
I admire people who are able to let go of their reservations and be who they truly want to be, which is something that is associated with religion and divinity.
But happiness comes with a price
Cause there's always two things going on
There's always Friday night
However, there are always consequences that come with freedom and happiness, as there are two sides to everything, including a night of the week that is usually associated with partying and letting loose.
My tombstone was made at birth
My coffin is on my back
Wrapped in chains I carry burden
Dressed in tarnished rags
Wrapped in chains
I feel like my fate was predetermined from the moment I was born, and I am constantly weighed down by my struggles and problems, which are represented by the imagery of being wrapped in chains and wearing ragged clothes.
Wish I could be like them
Wish I could get away with murder
Wish I could get away with it all
It's their turn to watch me
And I pray
I pray that when I fall
I hit the ground hard enough to kill me
I wish I could disregard societal rules and laws like some people seem to do, and I am at a point where I would rather die than continue living my current existence, while also hoping that the people who judge me will at least witness my downfall.
I always watch the mountains
As they look down on storms
Deadringer
Watch me motherfucker
Deadringer
I am always observing the natural world, and how it deals with chaos and strife, and like a bell that signals death, I am daring the grim reaper to come and take me away.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Bryan Garris, Isaac Hale, Cole Crutchfield, Kevin Otten, Kevin "Pacsun" Kaine
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@joseph428
I have dreams
Of dancing with the dead
But my feet won't keep the tempo
A circus of ants
My feet won't follow suit
Yeah
Wish I could be like them
In gods hands there's freedom
But happiness comes with a price
'Cause there's always two things going on
There's always Friday night
My tombstone was made at birth
My coffin is on my back
Wrapped in chains I carry burden
Dressed in tarnished rags
Wrapped in chains
Wish I could be like them
Wish I could get away with murder
Wish I could get away with it all
It's their turn to watch me
And I pray
I pray that when I fall
I hit the ground hard enough to kill me
I always watch the mountains
As they look down on storms
Deadringer
Watch me motherfucker
Deadringer
@MaikKleinert
I love this song so much!!! can't wait to see the guys live and listening the new album.
a little lyric update ;-)
I have dreams
Of dancing with the dead
But my feet won't keep the tempo
A circus of ants
My feet won't follow suit
Yeah
-> Wish I could be like them
In gods hands there's freedom
But happiness comes with a price
Cause there's always two things going on
There's always Friday night
My tombstone was made at birth
My coffin is on my back
Wrapped in chains I carry burden
Dressed in tarnished rags
Wrapped in chains
Wish I could be like them
Wish I could get away with murder
Wish I could get away with it all
It's their turn to watch me
And I pray
I pray that when I fall
I hit the ground hard enough to kill me
I always watch the mountains
As they look down on storms
Deadringer
->Watch me motherfucker
->Deadringer
@PowerShellNoob
Wow, I'm proud of you Jay and Silent Bob you guys got your lives together and started a sick band!
@tonjr619
Midnyte Mike THATS WHAT I WAS SAYINH LMFAO
@darkomen1290
Midnyte Mike that's the holy fucking bible sirs
@zinginc5563
Fucking snoogans
@darrenthomas1000
Minor Threat on Heroin. Fucking great.
@timmyoswald8271
Munkee more like meth but yeah
@havinfunfallin9458
“My tombstone was made at birth,
My coffin is on my back.”
Such good fucking lyrics
@salvantsubtitulos5835
proud of this band so much, can't wait to hear the new album
@boothps
yeah dude, knocked loose, varials, 2X4 etc are so great, im stunned that they are getting more attention.
@thicccoreboi
New album in the fall, EP tomorrow