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.
Last Words
Knocked Loose Lyrics
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Swinging his chains
An endless tyrant
Agony in vein
Let me out
Make me bleed
Master of pain
To the ones above me
And I won't let them see me
I've accepted my last defeat
And I won't let them see me
This is the end of all things fair
The year of heartache
The season of despair
My last words
The lyrics of Knocked Loose's "Last Words" tell a powerful and emotionally raw story of surrendering to pain and defeat. The "Master of pain" is described as a tyrant, causing agony without mercy, while the singer begs to be released and made to "bleed." The lines "I surrender all I have to the ones above me" suggest a religious or spiritual theme, as though the singer is offering themselves up to a higher power in exchange for relief from their suffering.
The repetition of the line "And I won't let them see me" creates a sense of shame or secrecy, as though the singer wants to hide their pain and defeat from those around them. The final lines of the song - "This is the end of all things fair / The year of heartache / The season of despair / My last words" - are a powerful condemnation of a world that seems to offer nothing but pain and misery.
Overall, "Last Words" is a deeply emotional and relatable song that speaks to the struggles and hardships that we all face at some point in our lives. It is a reminder that we are not alone in our pain, and that even in our darkest moments, there is hope for healing and redemption.
Line by Line Meaning
Master of pain
This person is a master of inflicting pain upon others.
Swinging his chains
They use chains as a weapon.
An endless tyrant
They exhibit tyrannical behavior that has no limit.
Agony in vein
Their actions cause others to experience pain without reason.
Let me out
The artist wants to escape from this situation.
Make me bleed
The singer would prefer to physically bleed than to continue being in pain mentally.
Master of pain
Repetition of previous line.
I surrender all I have
The artist is willing to give up everything to end the pain inflicted upon them.
To the ones above me
Referring to a higher power, the artist is willing to submit to this power.
And I won't let them see me
The artist wants to hide their true emotions and reactions from those causing their pain.
I've accepted my last defeat
The singer has given up and accepts that this situation will not change.
And I won't let them see me
Repetition of previous line.
This is the end of all things fair
This situation is not fair to the singer.
The year of heartache
This year has brought the singer a lot of emotional pain.
The season of despair
The current state of the singer's life is one of hopelessness.
My last words
This is the last message the artist will share before potentially experiencing a dark fate.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BRYAN GARRIS, ISAAC HALE, COLE CRUTCHFIELD, KEVIN OTTEN, / PACSUN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Gian Molinary
Got Jay on vocals and Silent Bob on drums. I fucking love this.
Fuck yes now are you guys going to pay for that magazine?
Retrogamer 41(A.K.A. SepiaMetanoia)
They got Knocked Loose with weed inside the mall, now they are in a band.
Charlie Miller
I KNEW THE VOCALIST REMINDED ME OF SOMEONE
black DAHLIAnyan
I straight was saying that at warped tour xD
Pr0fyT
I needed this. So funny. Thanks for the laugh!
Collinc98
Such a heavy ass band... seriously a freaking honor to see them live and I'm glad to say I have... I love every single song on this album... and it's been a very long time for an album like that for me... knocked loose will forever be one of top 2 favorite bands.
Yes only Knocked Loose is the modern metal band who stays heavy as fuck the while song instead of having Blink-182-esk choruses. 🤮
Noctivagant
Collin C not even heavy
Izaac Valenzuela
+Zimbodi shit I love EE and IA. but they are completely different genres. as far as heaviness, I feel k//l is heavier. in terms on intricacy and musical terms, differently the latter, but in terms of brutal and heaviness, I feel KL is heavier. not that many chugs in IA or EE. but I respect your opinion bro. :)