While She Sleeps are generally recognized by professional reviewers as metallic hardcore. Personally citing hard rock and heavy metal bands such as; Thrice, Slipknot, Foo Fighters, Underoath, Refused, Comeback Kid, Gallows and Alexisonfire as musical influences. The band's sound typically features heavily down-tuned guitars, thick bass tones, screaming vocals and fast-paced drumming – occasionally complimented by melodic guitar tones and piano interludes. When questioned about the progression between their debut mini-album and their latest album, guitarist Welsh said that they have not changed their sound drastically. Saying that; "it's super heavy but then it's melodic too," suggesting that they have worked to their strengths while challenging themselves.
You Are We
While She Sleeps Lyrics
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Here lies our addiction
The price is a truce
To hide the afflicted right under our nose
Tyrants deprivers of truth
Take what you can
We've got nothing to lose
So come and get it
We've got nothing to lose
Yeah I fucking said it
Deprivers of the truth
To be honest they force this upon us
Show us the path
Paved with glass
Sentiment at last
The knife behind your back
Our smoke will paint the sky
Cover up the lights that guide us
Celebrate decline
We made our bed and I will lie to you
That everything's alright
We'll dam the river
We'll dam the river and try to
Hide from the water
Pre-creation in the reign of sin
If the land has been swallowed
We'll learn how to swim
Begging for our sorrow
The tides are turning
You want your countless wars
We want to count less wars
You want to point the blame
At the heretics
But you're the hypocrites
It's only hate you preach
And when we call for peace
You call it anarchy
I hope your god can save you
As your devil leads the way
Yeah
We've got nothing to lose
So come and get it
We've got nothing to lose
Yeah I fucking said it
Deprivers of the truth
It's like raking dead leaves in the wind
It's like saints living life without sins
It's like digging our graves in the sand
It's like raking dead leaves in the wind
Our smoke will paint the sky
Cover up the lights that guide us
Celebrate decline
We made our bed and I will lie to you
That everything's alright
You are we
You are we
Lucifer
You are we
The song "You Are We" by While She Sleeps, is a call to arms to shed the shackles of oppression that weigh us down. The lyrics speak to the listeners as a sort of rallying cry to rise up against tyrants and those who deprive us of truth. The addiction referred to is the addiction to power that these tyrants hold and the price that is being paid for it is the peace that is being taken away from the masses. The line "To hide the afflicted right under our nose" is talking about those who are oppressed being hidden in plain sight, as if no one notices them or their suffering.
The chorus is a repetition of "We've got nothing to lose" and "Deprivers of the truth", showing a strong desire to break free from the lies that have been fed to us. The lyrics also speak to how the oppressors force us to follow their path that is full of deceit, and how we must rise up against this and break free from the shackles that have been placed on us. The line "Begging for our sorrow, the tides are turning" speaks to how the masses have had enough and are now starting to turn the tide in their favor. The line "You are we Lucifer" is interesting because it can be interpreted as the oppressed people accepting and owning their status, as if to say, "we are the ones that you fear and we are not going to back down".
Line by Line Meaning
You are we
We are united as one
Here lies our addiction
Our addiction is the foundation of our being
The price is a truce
There is a cost to our unity and peace
To hide the afflicted right under our nose
We hide those suffering in plain sight
Tyrants deprivers of truth
Those in power lie to us
Take what you can
Do what you need to in order to survive
We've got nothing to lose
We have no fear or reservations
So come and get it
We are ready and waiting for a fight
Yeah I fucking said it
I am not afraid to speak my mind
Deprivers of the truth
Those in power keep us in the dark
To be honest they force this upon us
We have no choice but to live under their control
Show us the path
We need guidance and direction
Paved with glass
The path is fragile and dangerous
Sentiment at last
We finally feel emotion
The knife behind your back
We cannot trust those around us
Our smoke will paint the sky
Our actions will have visible consequences
Cover up the lights that guide us
We will ignore our moral compass
Celebrate decline
We embrace our downfall
We made our bed and I will lie to you
We are responsible for our actions and will deceive others about it
That everything's alright
We pretend that things are normal
We'll dam the river and try to
We will try to stop the inevitable
Hide from the water
We will try to avoid the consequences
Pre-creation in the reign of sin
We were born into a sinful world
If the land has been swallowed
If we lose everything
We'll learn how to swim
We will adapt to survive
Begging for our sorrow
We ask for pain and suffering
The tides are turning
The balance of power is shifting
You want your countless wars
Those in power want war after war
We want to count less wars
We want there to be fewer wars
You want to point the blame at the heretics
Those in power look for someone to blame
But you're the hypocrites
Those in power do not practice what they preach
It's only hate you preach
Those in power spread hate
And when we call for peace
We ask for peace and understanding
You call it anarchy
Those in power consider our peaceful calls for change anarchic
I hope your god can save you
Those in power will face consequences for their actions
As your devil leads the way
Those in power are not righteous
Lucifer
Symbolizes evil and corruption
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Aaran Mackenzie, Adam Savage, Sean Long, Lawrence Taylor, Matthew Welsh
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Nik Nocturnal
LOVE IT!!
Jhan Gaviria
Nik Nocturnal I love you more Nik ❤
Rodrigo Bonilla
Nik Nocturnal i love u too nik. ❤
Greyson S
when you hear the intro live and can't even wait for the you are we..
Hakan Gökçen
❤
Imran Sahir
"You want your countless wars
We want to count less wars..."
This is art. This is revolutionary. This is reality.
Joseph Bastidas
Such a simple but effective line
Vaughn Blaylock
A simple, but effective, non-partisan, non-racial line that anyone who loves his children can support.
Inky Cell
Imran Sahir I mean. It should be “Fewer”, not less.
darkwolf99 12
@Inky Cell clearly you didn't saw what he did there.