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Thousand Foot Krutch Lyrics

I won't maintain, insane, get it up
I refuse to keep going on as usual and force myself into insanity.

You always play the blame game, no shame, had enough
You continue to place the fault on others, showing no remorse, and I've had enough.

Fresher
More modern and new.

Like it's the first semester
As if it's the beginning of a new school year or a new start.

Rock it like Queen when I'm Under Pressure
To perform with the same intensity and passion as the band Queen when under pressure.

While the rest are of these cats all siesta
While others are napping or being lazy.

I get loose like change when its on your dresser
I loosen up and become free-spirited, just like coins that are thrown carelessly onto a dresser.

Boom
An explosive sound.

Here comes the real volume
The true strength and intensity is on its way.

Loud enough to wake up and shake this tomb
So loud that it can wake up the dead and rattle a lifeless container.

I can act like skate decks in concrete rooms
I can be as agile and versatile as a skateboard when in a confined space.

You're about to face what makes this move
You're going to encounter what drives me forward and motivates me to take action.

People used to tell me that I'm on my own
Others used to tell me that I'm alone in my pursuit.

They said I'd never make a distance on this microphone
They said I would never succeed or make a difference in the world of music.

'Cause there's a million other people who can sing this song
Because there are countless others who could perform this song as well.

I said, "Well thanks for the push, 'cause you all were wrong", let's go
I acknowledged their comments but thanked them for motivating me differently, and now I'm ready to take action.

You wanna try to take me under
You want to bring me down or control me.

I'll never bow 'til I'm six feet under
I will never submit or surrender until my final resting place.

Listen to the sound of rolling thunder
Take heed of the powerful and attention-demanding force approaching, like a massive storm.

You can't break me
You are unable to shatter or defeat me.

Explosion
A sudden burst of energy or action.

Take it like rust corrosion
To endure and take the effects of rusting or decaying metal.

When it goes in goosh like you bust a nose in
When it enters, it'll create a squishy, bloody mess like a punch to the face.

Competitors
Those I am in competition with.

I was born to set it off
I was born to be the catalyst or trigger for a major event or change.

They rapped me a cloth
They wrapped me up nicely, as if dressing me up for something important.

I grabbed a mic and went on tour
I took hold of a microphone and went on a performing tour.

Smash it
To break or destroy something with force or vigor.

Back in school I was a hazard
In my previous school days, I was a danger or risk.

'Cause I never saw the grass
Because I never looked beyond or noticed what was in front of me.

Never just looked past it
I never ignored the present or failed to look beyond it.

Had a passion to burn like battery acid
I had an intense desire or drive, like the corrosive effects of battery acid.

Peter Parker, bit by some radioactive
A reference to Spiderman's origins, where the character Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider.

If you wanna rise up start with me
If you want to start your rise to success, join me and start with me.

If you wanna stand up here's one for free
If you want to stand up for something or yourself, here's some encouragement for free.

(Feel the movement, feel the pressure)
Experience the power and urgency of what's happening around you.