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WE ARE CHAOS
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MARILYN MANSON
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(1)
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[I]
Says Manson "it really wasn't necessarily about anything other than maybe my own mental health, trying to relate with other people about how the world is". The song was written before the pandemic, but Manson feels that it relates to it, as people shut in for long periods are affected mentally. (LB)
**KILL ME**
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WASTED ON YOU
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EVANESCENCE
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(16)
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[I]
The track is about trying to get out of a bad relationship, and as Amy Lee told ABC "making a decision to go down that harder path and change your outcome". Written before the pandemic, it's lyrics seem to fit in with what unfolded in early 2020. The song was finished off and rush released for this reason. (LB)
**KILL ME**
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FLOWERS ON A GRAVE
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BUSH
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***
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(10)
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[I]
Gavin Rossdale says it is "a song about getting to know yourself" (Louder Sound) and about different emotions. The theme of lonliness and depression fit in with the covid pandemic happening in early 2020. They only got to perform it once before he was forced off the road with everyone else by the spreading virus. (LB)
**KILL ME**
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MY WAY, SOON
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GRETA VAN FLEET
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(4)
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[I]
Inspired by their three years of touring opening doorways, Josh Kiszka explained to Kerrang! "This is my truth, how I feel about all of our travels, but I know it echoes the experiences and changes of perspectives for (fellow band members) Jake, Sam, and Danny as well". (LB)
**KILL ME**
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SHAME, SHAME
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FOO FIGHTERS
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(1)
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[I]
Dave Grohl was focused on the "vibe and a tone" of the song, possibly more then the lyric content. While possibly about abuse and feelings of shame, he has not really got into what the lyrics are about. (LB)
**KILL ME**
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GHOSTS
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
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(5)
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[I]
'Ghosts' was initially inspired by the death of Springsteens lead singer of his early band The Castiles, George Thiess in 2018. Said Springsteen on his website, '’Ghosts' is about the beauty and joy of being in a band, and the pain of losing one another to illness and time. 'Ghosts' tries to speak to the spirit of the music itself, something none of us owns but can only discover and share together. In the E Street Band, it resides in our collective soul, powered by the heart". (LB)
**KILL ME**
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OH YEAH!
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GREEN DAY
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(1)
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[I]
About the polorization of America and the rise to near fascism. (LB)
**KILL ME**
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LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN
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THE ROLLING STONES
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(3)
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[I]
Said Mick Jagger to Beats 1, "It wasn't written for now but it was written about being in a place which was full of life, and then now there's all bereft of life, so to speak". Like songs from other artists, it seemed to fit the tragedy of 2020 and Mick only had to rewrite a few lyrics to make it fit. It was then rush released way ahead of the album it is to appear on. (LB)
**KILL ME**
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DANGEROUS
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SEETHER
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(1)
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[I]
Said Shaun Morgan, the song is about "decay of society and community," that comes from developing over dependence on technology and social media. (LB)
**KILL ME**
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ORDINARY MAN
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OZZY OSBOURNE
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(4)
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[I]
Influenced during the writing by The Beatles, Ozzy's favorite band (suprisingly). It also reminded him of an old Elton John song, the reason Elton was asked to play on it. (LB)
**KILL ME**
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UNFORGETTABLE
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GODSMACK
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(1)
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W
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DEAR AGONY
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BREAKING BENJAMIN
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(13)
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W
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SUPERBLOOD WOLFMOON
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PEARL JAM
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(4)
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W
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BLACK EYES BLUE
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COREY TAYLOR
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(1)
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W
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SHOT IN THE DARK
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AC/DC
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***
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(3)
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W
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SOBER
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BAD WOLVES
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(1)
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W
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A LITTLE BIT OFF
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
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***
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(1)
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W
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DEATH BY ROCK AND ROLL
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THE PRETTY RECKLESS
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***
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(1)
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W
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WICKED MAN
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BRAD ARNOLD
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***
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--
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L
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TEARDROPS
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BRING ME THE HORIZON
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(16)
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W
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OUR LOVE
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INCUBUS
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(38)
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W
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30
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BADFLOWER
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(2)
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OHMS
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DEFTONES
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(3)
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WORLD KEEPS SPINNING
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THEORY OF A DEADMAN
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***
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(13)
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W
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AMERICAN RECKONING
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BON JOVI
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***
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--
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[I]
"I was moved to write American Reckoning as a witness to history. I believe the greatest gift of an artist is the ability to use their voice to speak to issues that move us" (LB)
**KILL ME**
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DISTANCE
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MAMMOTH WVH
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***
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(9)
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W
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WHAT'S IN THE EYE
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GREY DAZE
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***
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--
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W N
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RECKLESS PARADISE
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BILLY TALENT
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***
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(1)
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PERDIDA
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
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***
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--
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W
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ANNABELLE
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CREEPER
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***
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--
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W
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