Credit: Rolling Stone
These lyrics sent goosebumps down my arms and the rest of the song had me captivated. If you thought Papa Roach was done creating meaningful and awe-inspiring music, think again. Their first track of their album, F.E.A.R., looks very promising. The amount of depth put into this song astounds even me. I could tell from the very beginning that the band was alluding to conquering hardships that we all face. Now these hardships are all different for everyone, and I thought that made this song even cooler. For example, a quiet girl could be shy for a reason. She may have been abused or taught that silence was better. Someone else could take this song as conquering inner struggles. Perhaps a person is mentally ill and struggles with depression all their life. Depression is a serious matter. However you look at this song, you have to admit it is stunning to listen to. It invades your brain and worms into your insecurities, brining them to the front for you to see.
The music video is even more striking. It brings forth a visual to the song, and one that is very effective in my opinion. It starts out with a man in a gasmask, staring at a screen of TVs. He is tied in a chair and a hard looking woman appears, grabbing his gasmask, taunting him. The scene switches to the band then and all of them are bouncing up and down to the beat of the music. They begin to sing and their gestures take your breath away. They appear so passionate about what they are doing and it spellbinds you. The room with the man in the gasmask appears again, and this time the TVs are on, depicting catastrophes. Fires, bombs, and men in black suits assault your eyes. There is a ball of energy next to the man in the gasmask. The scene shows the chair that the man occupied empty. Then he knocks out a guard and takes a black car. He drives on a road with two bikers. They are chasing him and in a panic he brings the car to a screech, runs out and scrambles into the wild. He runs until he sees men in black hoods, and gasmasks holding flaming arrows. They release them and as the arrows fall, the man takes the ball of energy into the palm of his hand, raising it in the air and dispelling the enemies. This indicates to me, that he has faced his fears.
I believe Papa Roach has produced good music since day one and this song proves that they can still make amazing music. I’ll let you be the judge of what you think of the song though.
Credit: Kerrang!
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9z4DWB7Iy8
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