Playing in the trenches of pioneering rock clubs Mayrics and Club Dredd, and inciting musical mayhem during college events helped Slapshock grab the audience’s attention and the recording industry’s. The band was signed by EMI Music Philippines in 1998, which resulted in their first platinum-selling album 4th Degree Burn, This album birthed many cult-favorite tracks and cemented Slapshock’s place in the annals of rock history.
Succeeding albums released through the years only proved Slapshock’s prolific ability to create successful albums that music lovers also revere. The list goes one, from their 2nd platinum-selling album Headtrip (2001), to the 3rd platinum-selling disc Project 11-41 (2002), the gold record award album Novena (2004), to Silence (2006), the greatest hits disc Recollection (2008) and the critically acclaimed album Cariño Brutal (2009). The latter’s single of the same name went on to become 2010’s biggest rock hit. Showing their penchant for music that crosses boundaries, the titular track was consistently played on mainstream radio, a feat rarely achieved by metal bands.
Slapshock has collected a number of awards throughout their career, including being consistent winners of the NU 107 Rock Awards. They were named Band of the Year and Listener’s Choice twice, and received Best New Artist (2000) and Bassist of the Year (2001). The recognition continues as the band received the award for Rock Artist of the Year at the 2010 PMPC Star Awards for Music.
Across shores, Slapshock has also gotten their fist in the musical arena. They became the Philippines’ representatives to the 2003 MTV Asia Awards in Singapore, presenting to musical contemporaries LINKIN PARK. Slapshock received the distinction of being the first Filipino, and Asian band for that matter, to play at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival in 2008. They shared the stage with rock heavyweights KORN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, VELVET REVOLVER, AS I LAY DYING, MACHINE HEAD AND MUSE AT THIS MOST PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL ROCK EVENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THOUSANDS OF ROCK AFICIONADOS WHO GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE HEARD SLAPSHOCK, WITH MORE THAN A FEW LEAVING AS FANS.
After more than a decade in the music industry, the band stepped on a new plain and completed a USA-Canada Tour in June to July 2009. Slapshock toured the cities of San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Baltimore and Virginia, and the Canadian cities of Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. In another nonreplicable feat, Slapshock has shared the stage with big names in metal like DEATH ANGEL, SEPULTURA, SHADOWS FALL, THE DARKEST HOUR, TRIVIUM, LAMB OF GOD AND TESTAMENT.
Not inclined in any way to slow down, Slapshock became one of the founding members of the Asian super group PROJECT E.A.R. (East Asian Revolution). The latter is a collaboration of top artists from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines, which debuted during the 2009 MTV Asian Music Awards.
Thousands of their CDs have been sold, and played over and over. Thousands of fans have screamed their name and anthems. But one number makes the most impression: 13. Thirteen years and they are the only band still standing and actively playing among their contemporaries. Thirteen years of withstanding changing genres and music popularity with the same core members intact. Thirteen years of growing into their now distinct aural and visual performance that continues to astound its solid rock fan base and incite more to experience the same.
Lie
Slapshock Lyrics
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Would you give me a second chance?
Can I lie to one more day?
I watch you outside my window All through the night
But the sun is coming up like a bullet in my eye
I'm swallowing my pride
Cause ive been wasting all my time
Will you let this day?
If you know what is all about
(Pre chorus)
I will take the chance
If you give me one
But for now I want to know
(Chorus)
If I lie to you
Would you give me a second chance?
Can I lie to one more day?
If I lie to you
Would you give me a second chance?
Can I lie to one more day?
Lately Ive been colder than December And I never shine
My emotions running high while your tears touch you dry
Like a hot summertime
I will keep my heart Just to have you in my arms
I will grab just fine I will try to make you fly
(Rep pre chorus)
(Rep chorus)
I speak nothing but lies
It burn my eyes
You don't believe on nothing
Should I tell the truth or something?
Do you surprise arrow that lies twice
But I ended up on losing is when you started turning
(Chorus)
If I lie to you
Would you give me a second chance?
Can I lie to one more day?
If I lie to you
Would you give me a second chance?
Can I lie to one more day?
A lie. a lie...
A lie... to you
The song, ‘Lie” by Slapshock, revolves around an individual in a relationship who feels guilty and is contemplating lying to his or her partner. The song starts with the singer questioning whether his or her partner would give them another chance if they were lied to, and wishing that he or she could lie for one more day. The singer then goes on to describe how he or she has been watching his or her partner from their window all night before the sun wakes up like a bullet to their eye. The singer admits to swallowing his or her pride and wondering if he or she should let go because they have been wasting all the time they have been together.
The chorus repeats the theme of the song which is the singer asking if lying would grant him or her a second chance in the relationship. The second stanza describes how the singer feels colder than December and never shining. The singer’s emotions are high while his or her partner's tears roll down their face like a hot summertime. However, the singer affirms that he or she will keep their heart just to have their partner in their arms, and will try to make them fly. The singer ends the second stanza by repeating the pre-chorus and chorus, emphasizing the feeling of guilt and the desire to lie.
The third and last stanza of the song, ‘Lie’ starts with the singer stating that he or she speaks nothing but lies, which is burning to their eyes. The singer then struggles with the idea of telling the truth or saying something else, and not being believed by their partner. The singer ends the song by repeating the chorus, emphasizing the theme of the song and the guilt and indecisiveness.
Line by Line Meaning
If I lie to you
Asking if the listener would give another chance if the singer lied to them
Would you give me a second chance?
Asking if the listener would forgive the singer after being lied to
Can I lie to one more day?
Asking if the singer can continue to deceive the listener for another day
I watch you outside my window All through the night
The singer has been observing the listener at night
But the sun is coming up like a bullet in my eye
It's now morning and the singer is being blinded by the sunlight
I'm swallowing my pride
The singer is holding back their pride to ask for another chance
Should I let you go?
The singer is contemplating if they should let the listener go
Cause ive been wasting all my time
The singer feels they have been wasting their time on something futile
Will you let this day?
Asking if the listener will let the present day pass without any confrontation
If you know what is all about
Asking if the listener knows the situation and understands the singer's motives
I will take the chance
The singer will take a chance to ask for another chance
If you give me one
Asking for a chance from the listener
But for now I want to know
The singer wants to know the answer before proceeding
Lately Ive been colder than December And I never shine
The singer has been feeling cold and not shining like they used to
My emotions running high while your tears touch you dry
The singer feels emotional while the listener is crying but seemingly not affected
Like a hot summertime
Compared to a hot summertime, despite the tears
I will keep my heart Just to have you in my arms
The singer will keep their heart to be with the listener
I will grab just fine I will try to make you fly
The singer will hold on tight and help the listener succeed
I speak nothing but lies
Conceding that they have been speaking lies
It burn my eyes
The guilt is affecting the singer
You don't believe on nothing
The listener does not believe anything the singer says
Should I tell the truth or something?
The singer is considering whether to come clean or keep lying
Do you surprise arrow that lies twice
Asking the listener if they are surprised that the singer is lying again
But I ended up on losing is when you started turning
The listener has started to turn away from the singer after being deceived
A lie. a lie...
Repeating the statement that a lie has been told
A lie... to you
The lie has been directed towards the listener
Contributed by Nora N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Leni Robredo
on Agent Orange
Thats so cringe
Mitchell Nobles
on Burn in Hell
i like dis yah.. metallaban na tayo.. hahahaha
Max Diaz
on Turn Back Time
saan po ang lyrics? sir gusto ko mabasa
Nivek Luap Zerep
on Dangerous
sana next time my lyrics na
Rockiesta Rockiezta
on Direction
happy aniversary 2 all fuckin rockiesta....ohhhh...wahh..ahh aahh....
Rockiesta Rockiezta
on Dangerous
lahat ng mga rockiesta happy aniversary assss ...............................