Isaac Holman (Vocals, Drums) and Laurie Vincent (Guitar, Vocals) released their debut mini-album "Sugar coated bitter truth" through Girl Fight Records in July 2012. Where's Your Car Debbie?, Hey and The Hunter, were all released in 2014. "ARE YOU SATISFIED?", the duo's first full length album, was released in June 2015, preceded by the three track 7" Feed The Mantaray in February. Their second album, Take Control, was released in September 2016. Their third album, Acts of Fear and Love was released in August 17, 2018.
2) The Alt-Rock/Post-Hardcore band SLAVES is now renamed as Rain City Drive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_City_Drive Rain City Drive
Body on Fire
Slaves Lyrics
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So we can take our time
Make the most, live every minute
So that I can make you mine
Tell your friends you're staying in tonight
Can't get you out of my head
Take it slow so we can do this right
If that's what you want, then I'll beg
Don't you know we can do anything?
If you feel it too, then girl don't be ashamed
Don't you know you can do everything
If you just let me lay you down?
Cold nights, closed eyes
Feel your body light the fire in mine
Turn out the lights and I won't lie
I've set it on my mind
Same scene, repeats
Our thoughts tangled underneath these sheets
Turn out the lights and I won't lie
I've set it on my mind
(Said it all night)
Morning comes and it's usually over
But you are by my side
Not sure if it gets any closer
For once it feels right
Don't you know we can do anything?
If you feel it too, then girl don't be ashamed
Don't you know you can do everything
If you just let me lay you down?
Cold nights, closed eyes
Feel your body light a fire in mine
Turn out the lights and I won't lie
I've set it on my mind
Same scene, repeats
Our thoughts tangled underneath these sheets
Turn out the lights and I won't lie
I never saw myself catching these feelings
I never asked for help or needed the healing
I can't choose the cards that I'm dealt
I can't stop the way that this felt
It keeps coming around and round
And round and back again
I never saw myself catching these feelings
I never asked for help or needed the healing
I can't choose the cards that I'm dealt
I can't stop the way that I felt
It keeps coming around and round
And round and back again, oh
Cold nights, closed eyes
Feel your body light a fire in mine
Turn out the lights and I won't lie
I've set it on my mind
Same scene, repeats
Our thoughts tangled underneath these sheets
Turn out the lights and I won't lie
I've set it on my mind
The lyrics of Body on Fire by Slaves are about intense physical attraction and the desire to consummate it. The singer describes the feeling of being consumed by the desire to have this person they are attracted to, and how they are willing to take their time to enjoy every moment with them. The first stanza is about breaking the clock's hands so that they can live in the moment and make the most of their time together. He wants to take it slow to do it right and make her his. He encourages her to stay with him instead of going out with her friends. He assures her that they can do anything they want to and that she should not be ashamed of her desires. He wants her to let him lay her down and feel the fire between them.
In the second stanza, the singer describes how his desire keeps coming back to him even after they have already been intimate. He never asked for help or healing but he can't stop the way he felt. He feels like he doesn't have control over his own emotions and the attraction keeps going around and around, repeating itself. He describes how intense their physical attraction is, and how he feels the fire between them every time they are together. He has set his mind on having her, and he won't lie about his intentions.
Overall, the song is about an intense physical attraction that the singer has towards someone. He wants to enjoy every moment with her and take it slow to make sure it's done right. He urges her to embrace her desires and let him lay her down. The repetition of the final lines shows how powerful and uncontrollable his attraction is.
Line by Line Meaning
Break the hands on every clock
Let's slow things down so we can savor every moment
So we can take our time
We don't want to rush this, we want to enjoy every second
Make the most, live every minute
We want to make the most of every moment, and not take anything for granted
So that I can make you mine
I'm trying to win you over and make you mine
Tell your friends you're staying in tonight
I want you all to myself tonight, just the two of us
Can't get you out of my head
You're constantly on my mind and I can't stop thinking about you
Take it slow so we can do this right
We want to take things slow and do this the right way
If that's what you want, then I'll beg
If you want me to, I'll do anything to make this work
Don't you know we can do anything?
We can accomplish anything we put our minds to
If you feel it too, then girl don't be ashamed
Don't be afraid to admit your feelings for me
Don't you know you can do everything
There's nothing you can't do or achieve
If you just let me lay you down?
If you give in to your desires and let me have you, we can do anything together
Cold nights, closed eyes
We're together in the dark, getting lost in each other
Feel your body light the fire in mine
Your touch ignites a passion in me that I can't resist
Turn out the lights and I won't lie
With the lights off, I can let go and be completely honest with you
I've set it on my mind
You're all I can think about right now
Our thoughts tangled underneath these sheets
We're lost in the moment, enjoying each other's company
Morning comes and it's usually over
After a night together, things often fizzle out in the morning
But you are by my side
You're still here with me, and that means something
Not sure if it gets any closer
We don't know where this will go, but we're willing to find out
For once it feels right
This moment, this feeling - it just feels right
I never saw myself catching these feelings
I never expected to feel this way about you
I never asked for help or needed the healing
I never thought I needed anyone to help me heal, until I met you
I can't choose the cards that I'm dealt
I can't control what life throws at me, but I can control how I react to it
I can't stop the way that this felt
I can't help how I feel about you, no matter how hard I try
It keeps coming around and round
These feelings keep coming back, no matter what I do
And round and back again
It's a never-ending cycle of emotions
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Written by: Johnny Craig
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Love Leigh
I don’t care how much time passes or any of the drama… the jonny Craig with Slaves era hits something not many bands can ever achieve 💅🏼💙
Soulja4Christ WeAreAtWar
Agreed
MutantX10
Regardless of the drama, the drugs, the anything, I miss his voice with these guys' talented instrumentals so much. My favorite band for quite a while now... Altogether they put a pressure on my heart that hurts and is joyous at the same exact time. Truly incredible...
Steven Kellogg
facts!
Jennifer Rogers
This band had its own genre. Rnb and rock with pop mixed in. It's very extraordinary. Fabulous .
HelloSpotlight
I just discovered this band, and I’m loving Jonny’s voice. From what I’ve read he’s not in the band anymore, and they’ve changed name, and he’s had some trouble. Still, his voice is truly incredible, imo he is up there with greats like Patrick Stump and Corey Taylor. Need to find more music with him. 🥰🔥
Joey Ortiz
I'm currently struggling with addiction. I just lost my custody of my daughter. Life is at an all time low right now, but Jonny's music has been motivating me to keep fighting. No matter how badly I want to give up .
francisco ortega
The best way for me was to avoid the people that I did it with and to do things that take your mind off of it
OneBadBiiish xo
I went down a similar path... I lost custody of my daughter as well.. im 6 years sober today. Never give up
bottomofastairwell
I hope you can get to a place where you're doing better. I promise it's possible. It's a shitload of hard work, but a better life is achievable.
And I say that as someone who was a junkie for years. But now I'm in a place where I'm doing far better, and ironically, I took that skill I learned from such a dark place in my life, and turned it into a career. Spent years sticking needles in veins and I got really good at it, and now I do it for a living, drawing blood at a hospital to help patients get better. Personally, i think it's awesome that I've been able to take a thing like that and use it for something good, and there's a certain beauty about being able to use something that was part of my addiction originally to help heal people now.
Anyway, point is, it can get better if you work at it. i can't promise life will always be easy,. but I can at least promise that after a while, the addiction bit gets easier, and you think about it less and less, and it slowly loses it's grip over your life until it doesn't own you anymore.
Anyway, just wanted to say that. Oh, and if you're looking for another band that has a ton of great music (I happen to find them incredibly relatable and cathartic anyway), check out Citizen Soldier. They help me every fucking day