Twisted Roots [NDC]

Grunge, alternative rock, melodic, raw, tense, soft, explosive, Gritty male grunge vocals

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Song theme explanation:

This is a song about my childhood as an 8th grader in a school in Southern Sweden. The nice and smart kids had to put up with a lot of abuse and harsh words from the cool kids in school.

This has molded me into what I am today. I still today have to actively take room and speak myself into saying that this is okay, because in school you had to stay invisible not to trigger the cool kids’ attention. It’s also about my journey from this place into where I am today, in a much better place. I took the long way here.
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[Intro – Instrumental]  
Lock clicks.  
Backpack drops.  
Laughter behind me.  
(Keep walking…)

[Verse 1]  
Back of the hallway  
8th grade hell  
Names on lockers  
Spit in as well

Big kids hunting  
Eyes like knives  
Teacher said,  
“You’ll calm their lives”

Kept my head down  
Breathed real slow  
Swallowed their poison  
And let it grow  
(let it grow…)

[Pre-Chorus]  
Still I grew  
Through broken light  
(still I grew…)

[Chorus]  
Roots all twisted  
Still I rise  
Ghosts in boots  
With hungry eyes

They said I’d break  
Mm-hmm  
Said I’d fold  
(I won’t)

Took the long way  
Through their fire  
(Long way…)  
Through their choir  
(Long way!)

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]  
Ash in my lungs  
Years gone gray  
Truth got lost  
Along the way

Learned to fake  
What I believed  
Built up walls  
No one could see

Now I see  
The cocky ones  
Burned out fast  
Living numb  
(living numb…)

Still talking loud  
Still looking mean  
But pulling threads  
At busted seams  
(busted seams…)

[Pre-Chorus]  
Still I move  
Scar by scar  
(still I move…)

[Chorus]  
Roots all twisted  
Still I rise  
Ghosts in boots  
With hungry eyes

They said I’d break  
Mm-hmm  
Said I’d fold  
(I won’t)

Took the long way  
Through their fire  
(Long way…)  
Through their choir  
(Long way!)

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Bridge – Instrumental + Spoken]  
Heh...  
They carved their hate  
In locker room steel  
Before gym class  
Where you learned to kneel  
(learned to kneel…)

But weeds still split  
The concrete clean  
And even kings  
Can lose their sheen  
(lose their sheen…)

[Instrumental Breakdown]

[Outro]  
Roots? I burned 'em  
Routes? I earned 'em  
I speak my name  
Through flame  
(through flame…)  
Through blood  
(and ruin…)  
To glory!  
(glory…)

[Instrumental Fade Out]

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*** Song theme explanation: This is a song about my childhood as an 8th grader in a school in Southern Sweden. The nice and smart kids had to put up with a lot of abuse and harsh words from the cool kids in school. This has molded me into what I am today. I still today have to actively take room and speak myself into saying that this is okay, because in school you had to stay invisible not to trigger the cool kids’ attention. It’s also about my journey from this place into where I am today, in a much better place. I took the long way here. *** [Intro – Instrumental] Lock clicks. Backpack drops. Laughter behind me. (Keep walking…) [Verse 1] Back of the hallway 8th grade hell Names on lockers Spit in as well Big kids hunting Eyes like knives Teacher said, “You’ll calm their lives” Kept my head down Breathed real slow Swallowed their poison And let it grow (let it grow…) [Pre-Chorus] Still I grew Through broken light (still I grew…) [Chorus] Roots all twisted Still I rise Ghosts in boots With hungry eyes They said I’d break Mm-hmm Said I’d fold (I won’t) Took the long way Through their fire (Long way…) Through their choir (Long way!) [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 2] Ash in my lungs Years gone gray Truth got lost Along the way Learned to fake What I believed Built up walls No one could see Now I see The cocky ones Burned out fast Living numb (living numb…) Still talking loud Still looking mean But pulling threads At busted seams (busted seams…) [Pre-Chorus] Still I move Scar by scar (still I move…) [Chorus] Roots all twisted Still I rise Ghosts in boots With hungry eyes They said I’d break Mm-hmm Said I’d fold (I won’t) Took the long way Through their fire (Long way…) Through their choir (Long way!) [Instrumental Interlude] [Bridge – Instrumental + Spoken] Heh... They carved their hate In locker room steel Before gym class Where you learned to kneel (learned to kneel…) But weeds still split The concrete clean And even kings Can lose their sheen (lose their sheen…) [Instrumental Breakdown] [Outro] Roots? I burned 'em Routes? I earned 'em I speak my name Through flame (through flame…) Through blood (and ruin…) To glory! (glory…) [Instrumental Fade Out]

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