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The finale of our EP, "Change" is probably my favorite of the four. This was the first song we wrote our parts together in the same room at the same time (we actually have a 37-minute recording of the writing process). Beginning with an eerie acoustic guitar riff, the song whispers of a dream where we all can begin to be the change we want to see in the world. The instrumentation builds, until eventually erupting into an explosive anthemic chorus.
This song was written and inspired during the time leading up to and after a trip we took with CRI to Mozambique, Africa. Watch a video of some of our journey here: youtu.be/PyXNYNbuwTY
lyrics
I’m gonna start a riot with just my hands and a raging tongue
Not gonna let it quiet, this is yet a melody unsung
I’ve spent all my time just walking a line,
I’m a man with a dream on a leash
And we’re so far lost, it seems we forgot
To practice what we preach
But things are gonna change
Yeah, things are gonna change!
Not quite a revolution, but more than a wish on a shooting star
All our wrongs define our ruins
But our pasts don’t define who we really are
I wanna see the penetration of the walls separating all of man
It seems every generation
Falls down with a pitchfork in their hands
Take a look at ourselves and admit, we know well
We’re not yet who we wanna be
‘Cause we feud and we brawl with ourselves through it all
And peace is just another dream
But things are gonna change!
Yeah, things are gonna change!
WE ARE GONNA RISE! WE ARE GONNA STIR!
NEVER GONNA FALL BACK THE WAY WE WERE!
LOVE WILL BE THE CALL! LOVE WILL BEAT THE RAGE!
THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE!
ALL THE WORLD WILL SEE! ALL THE WORLD WILL HEAR!
WE’RE BREAKING DOWN THE FOUNDATION OF FEAR!
LOVE WILL BE THE CALL!
LOVE WILL BEAT THE RAGE!
THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE!
THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE!
Things are gonna change...
credits
from Distance EP,
released August 26, 2012
Music and lyrics written by Static Speed.
Will Strowe (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass)
Benjamin Mariano (drums, lead vocals)
Gang vocals by Benjamin Mariano, Will Strowe, Alexander O'Neill, Kevin Rose, and Gabriel Michaloski.
engineered by Ken Wildman and Benjamin Mariano.
produced by Benjamin Mariano.
Levi's a good friend of ours, records some sweet ambient tunes, and will one day be a master composer. So go reward your ears for your curiosity. Static Speed
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