Light It Up Lyrics
Get on your knees, tell me what you believe
In the middle of the night 'cause you'll never make it right
I get no relief from the pain underneath
And it's all in the fight, everybody takes a bite
I'm here in the way, you don't know what to say
'Cause you can't face the facts when they've caught you in the act
Prometheus to Armageddon, we're right on track
Like a panic attack, got a rocket on my back
[Chorus]
(Woah-oh-oh) And now I'm energized
(Woah-oh-oh) I'm ready for a fight
(Woah-oh-oh) I'm sick of being nice
(Woah-oh-oh) Light it up, light it up, light it up
Got a rocket on my back
[Verse 2]
It's the same old song that we've heard all along
It's a loss by degrees, it's society's disease
I've been pushed around, been holding it down
While you stab me in the back and I think I'm gonna crack
I'm sick of the way that you throw it away
With a rabbit in the hat when they've caught you in the act
Prometheus to Armageddon, we're right on track
Like a panic attack, got a rocket on my back
(Woah-oh-oh) And now I'm energized
(Woah-oh-oh) I'm ready for a fight
(Woah-oh-oh) I'm sick of being nice
(Woah-oh-oh) Light it up, light it up, light it up
Got a rocket on my back
[Post-Chorus]
(Woah-oh-oh-oh) Got a rocket on my back
(Woah-oh-oh-oh) Got a rocket on my back
[Bridge]
And I think I'm gonna crack
Light it up, light it up
Got a rocket on my back
And now I'm energized
I'm ready for a fight
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
It's the same old song that we've heard all along
It's a loss by degrees, it's society's disease
I've been pushed around, been holding it down
While you stab me in the back and I think I'm gonna crack
I'm here in the way, you don't know what to say
'Cause you can't face the facts when they've caught you in the act
Prometheus to Armageddon, we're right on track
Like a panic attack, got a rocket on my back
(Woah-oh-oh) And now I'm energized
(Woah-oh-oh) I'm ready for a fight
(Woah-oh-oh) I'm sick of being nice
(Woah-oh-oh) Light it up, light it up, light it up
Got a rocket on my back
Got a rocket on my back
[Post-Chorus]
(Woah-oh-oh-oh) Got a rocket on my back
(Woah-oh-oh-oh) Got a rocket on my back
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Dexter Holland:
This song is a full-speed-ahead juggernaut! This character in the song is fed up, he’s had enough, and he’s gonna light it up. He’s ready for a fight. And I definitely sense a lot of that around me.
“Growing up, some of my favourite songs were by punk bands that were just like, ‘I’m sick of your shit.’ And that was okay! It wasn’t like a negative thing to have those feelings and express that. And I think that’s kind of the vibe of where “Light It Up” is: You’re fed up, you’ve had it and you want to do something about it. That’s one of things I’ve always loved about punk rock. It’s always been about letting out your aggressions, and I think that’s still true. I still love writing songs like that.
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- 8.Want You Bad
- 9.Gone Away
- 11.Hit That
- 13.The Fall Guy
- 14.All I Want
- 19.Half-Truism
- 20.Truth in Fiction
- 22.Americana
- 24.Coming for You
- 25.She’s Got Issues
- 26.No Brakes
- 27.Can’t Repeat
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