Genre - Rock, Progressive
Members, Paul Norwood - Guitar Warren Retief -… Read Full Bio ↴Genre - Rock, Progressive
Members, Paul Norwood - Guitar Warren Retief - Guitar, Gareth Norwood - Bass, Nick Argyros - Drums & Vocals, Spencer Martin - Vocals

Hometown - Johannesburg
Record label - Indie

Biography

In the year that Newtown KNIFE Gang has been writing and producing their repertoire, they have secured a record deal with Electromode, home to Heuwels Fantasties and Jack Parow amongst others, signed with over 40 online music stores and secured themselves a comfortable place in the future of SA rock.
Their debut single Listen is set for release in April 2011, a prelude to their Self Titled debut album release. Other singles such as Read Between the Lines, Taste Goodbye and To be Honest have already been earmarked for success.
Drawing on influences ranging from Billy Talent, The Used and 30 Seconds To Mars, Newtown KNIFE Gang comes to you strong and in-your-face. With a gigantic buzz already circulating the band, there is no doubt Newtown KNIFE Gang will dominate the rock scene in 2010.

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Newtown Knife Gang Lyrics

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Back and forth you still ignore
Decadence is a sin that will die
Forth and back my heart you tore
This instrumental life you ignored

Say what you wanted to say
Give me a reason just why I never listen
Take what you wanted from me

Because I never thought that maybe I needed something more

Right or wrong you I still adore
The innocence is a mask that you wore
Wrong or right we’ll end this war
This hapless love is inevitable

Say what you wanted to say
Give me a reason just why I never listen
Take what you wanted from me
Because I never thought that maybe I needed something more

And oh this is what you wanted
We’re not thinking along the same lines

This is what you wanted
We're not thinking along the same lines
The same lines
Lines
(Say what you wanted to say)
(White lines)
(White lines)

Say what you wanted to say
Give me a reason just why I never listen
Take what you wanted from me
Because I never thought that maybe I needed something more

Say what you wanted to say
Give me a reason just why I never listen
Take what you wanted from me
Because I never thought that maybe I needed something more

(I never needed anything from you) Something more
Something more yeah (I never needed anything from you)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Newtown Knife Gang's song "Listen" are filled with a sense of betrayal and a lack of communication between two people in love. The repeated phrases of "Say what you wanted to say" and "Give me a reason just why I never listen" are a representation of the frustration and resentment that can arise when one person in a relationship is not fully listening to the other. The lines "Back and forth you still ignore" and "Forth and back my heart you tore" suggest a cycle of miscommunication and heartache. The use of the phrase "instrumental life" implies that their love was perfunctory and lacking in emotion.

The lines "Right or wrong you I still adore / The innocence is a mask that you wore / Wrong or right we’ll end this war / This hapless love is inevitable" suggest that despite the pain and frustration, the love between the two people is still present, albeit complicated. The "innocence" that the other person is wearing is a mask, implying that they are not being honest about their true feelings or intentions.

Overall, the lyrics of "Listen" are a poignant exploration of the complexities and difficulties inherent in intimate relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

Back and forth you still ignore
You keep ignoring me despite our interactions

Decadence is a sin that will die
The excessive indulgence in pleasure is wrong and will have consequences

Forth and back my heart you tore
You keep breaking my heart despite me trying to understand you

This instrumental life you ignored
You are not paying attention to the essence of life

Say what you wanted to say
Speak your truth

Give me a reason just why I never listen
Tell me why I never pay attention to you

Take what you wanted from me
You have taken what you needed from me

Because I never thought that maybe I needed something more
I never considered that I might want or need more

Right or wrong you I still adore
I still love and admire you regardless of whether you are right or wrong

The innocence is a mask that you wore
Your innocence is only a façade