Saturday, February 15, 2014

Favorite Album of Asking Alexandria


Asking Alexandria's From death to Destiny album is there newest album and personally I think its there best album yet

Asking Alexandria released this album on august 6th, 2013. Its not like other bands where the band will put something random together and ship it out to make money. Asking is about spreading messages, spreading an understanding, and expressing a passion for what they believe in.

Track 1, Don't pray for me. "your fucking crazy if you think that i'll ever change, I am mine, I am me, i'll never change my ways...I don't want you to cry, I don't even want you to care, don't you dare, pray for me". For me, I am looked at differently because I am different, because people judge me especially christian folks who look at me strangley when I'm in church with neon colored clothes, neon in my hair, with fluffy boots, and a lot of eyeliner. They assume I have "problems" and thats why I look the way I look, so they act sad for me when they don't no me and they pray that god will show me the "right" way, or some other bullshit. This song fits perfectly because I don't care what they think and I don't want them to pray for me, I feel sorry for them that they feel they have to be so organized and structured and I live my life with freedom and no limits, and I'm not afraid to be myself.
Track 2, Killing you. "Do you remember the beginning? Heartbeats one and the same? Living smitten in Texas burning bright as a flame, So young and in love, no care what anyone said, 'Til my soul grew cold and my heart turned dead, What went so wrong with me? Why did I break this?, Why was I so blind and fucking dumb to see that we were perfect, 'Til I turned around and gave in to debauchery, This is your chance to escape this, my goodbye with a last kiss, 'Cause I know deep down you know that". For this song it reminded me of when my boyfriend and I broke up, and how we just fell apart. During that time of grief, this song was great for moving on from him realizing the signs better of when a guy is cheating on you and you completely shut them out of your life even though you wish in the moment it didn't have to end.
Track 3, The death of me. "I won't let you be the death of me no I refuse to let you bring me down, I won't let you make me out to be the one who's in the wrong, and iIve lost my mind before but I'm back, and better than ever". This song is my favorite because of the sound, the intensity, the passion, and the hope it gives me that even when someone tries to fuck with me and it starts to get to me, I should never let them make me out to be the bad person and I won't allow them to push me down, because I'm better than that.
Track 4, Run free. "This world's yours for the taking, Run free! Run free and wild, lose your mind, Escape your inhibitions, Taste the wind, Let your hair down, Throw your hands up, Go, go, go, Let go, Forget the consequences, Go, go, go, Let go, running free". This song is exactly what I try to live, which is completely limitless and absolutely free.
Track 5, Break down the walls. "So if you're hopeless, We can pick up the pieces, And if you're broken, I can carry the pain, Are you with me?, Watching the flames rise higher, Sing this with me, I break down the walls, I want it all, I won't stop until I burn this to the ground, I scream and shout, 'Til the lights go out, I won't stop until I burn this to the ground, We won't take this, You can't break us, We won't stop until the world is in our hands, I break down the walls, I want it all!, I won't stop until I burn this to the ground". This song is encouraging, and it's a great way to build up confidence when someone tries to make you seem bad or wrong when you know your not. This definatley reminds me of the staff when I was in treatment and how they tried to make it seem like I had this big problem with myself which is why I should pay thousands of dollars for there services, and it was like wow your supossed to help people so they can move on with there lives but instead you wanna try to make me seem like I need help so you can get a shit ton of money? I don't have a huge problem, I just made a bad decision, got a little too high because I felt trapped during a hard time and now I'm over it, and I'm okay again.
Track 6, Poison. "These words they fall off my tongue like a poison. I hope they kill you all, I hope I never see your faces again. I see your faces again. Yeah, I wanna watch the whole world, I wanna watch the whole world burn down, burn down. I wanna watch the world burn, I wanna watch the whole world burn down, burn down. I won't pretend I'm not disgusted with everything you are. I won't deny that I'm revolted by everything you say you stand for. Where do I go? What do I say? Where do I draw the line? Can I move on? Can I let go before I lose my mind? Am I alone after everything we've suffered through? Feels though what once was us has dwindled down to me and you". This song? Me singing to my family, that's pretty self explanitory.
Track 7, Believe. "You've got to believe (believe), We've tried it all, tried everything but giving in, I refuse to throw all that we have away, I still recall, I still remember better days, The endless search goes on in life if I regained, We can make a difference here, Just close your eyes and take this hand, my dear, Just hold your breath and let me dry your tears, All you've got to do is believe". This track is encouraging for when I have a friend who's struggling or going through some bad shit, I always try to help them out and let them know things will get better, you just gotta believe.
Track 8, Creature. "Deep in the shadows I'm fighting a battle, The creature wants me screaming, screaming, I think I'm losing, tired of choosing, I'm slipping down
I can't stop screaming, screaming, I'm living a lie, there's a creature hiding inside of me, Black as the night with a cold dead heart and a lust for sin, So I shut it out, I bottle up, I hide it from the world, If I let it out I don't know what I'll do, There's a creature inside of you too". This just reminds of me of me when I'm drunk or on drugs, depending what I'm on. When I'm drunk I get this alter ego of extreme happiness, if I'm high by all ways except smoking then I'm just a completely different person like there's a creature inside me and I have to control it otherwise I'll end up in a bad situation by morning. It's like when something in your head is telling you to do something and your kinda sober, but kinda not at the same time, and your trying not to listen but at the same time you want to, but you know you shouldn't.
Track 9, White line fever. "As I breathe my disease brings me to my knees, All you need is a taste it'll set you free, Your infection's my discretion honey, one and the same, Counting second til I'm medicated, fucked in the brain, I don't want this baby, I just need it to carry on, I got the white line fever and an appetite for sin, If there's a black hole headed for hell then baby count me in, I sold my soul so long ago, a bullet in the chamber with nowhere to go, If there's a black hole headed for hell then baby count me in , I sold my soul". I love this song, it's just raunchy and aggressive and I absolutely love it. I think Danny's choice of lyrics fits very nicely together, and add the beat and flow of the song and it's just a really good song. It doesn't remind me of anything or anyone, but I really enjoy the song. It's  for sure in my top 5 of favorite songs by AA.
Track 10, Moving on. "A boy of anguish now, he's a man of soul, Traded in his misery for the lonely life of the road. The years were cruel to him no, He won't let them go. Lays awake tryna' find the man inside to pack his bags and escape this world. I've never been so torn up in all of my life, I should have seen this coming. I've never felt so hopeless, Than I do tonight.
I don't wanna do this anymore, I'm moving on
". This song hits me hard, I have such a deep connection with this song for many reasons. It reminds me of past situations I've moved on from like break-ups, bad relationships, bad habits, family issues, etc... I love the 80's rock vibe this song gives, cause I love 80's rock too, but this song helps me during any hard time.
Track 11, The road. "Save me, can anyone save me? I don't know who I am anymore, This was supposed to be the dream, You don't see the pain in my eyes? You don't hear the pain in my words? I'm just stuck here cold and alone with no one beside me, And I wanna go home, I wanna go home I wanna sleep in my own bed, I want a normal life again, Is this the end? Is this the end? No matter how hard I try, all I know is the road, All I know is the road". This song, because of my family issues I've never exactly missed my home, if it was a song about being on the road going away from my home then yeah I'd completely relate and agree, but for this song I really can't relate in the wanting to be home way. I do really like the song though, I love the vibe and tone of the lyrics, I love the way Danny sings it, and I can relate to it but in a different way. How I relate to the song is I think of when I lost tack of who I was and I was letting drugs take over my life and I  kept hurting people I really loved and cared about, and finally I just had to look in the mirror at what I had became and I knew that I needed to get back on the right road to who I really was as a person, which is a good person, from this horrible bitch I had become at the time being. I knew I had to control how often I was using and just be responsible about it, I didn't need to quit, I just needed to tone it down so I didn't loose track of who I was. So this song really helps me and has helped me for that sort of stuff.
Track 12, Until the end (Feat. Howard Jones).
"[Danny:] This isn't me any more, I need something to believe in, This isn't me anymore, I need something to believe. [Howard:] If you think you've seen the last of me, The flat line has come and gone but won't take me away. [Danny:] I'm tortured by this dream I've manufactured, War torn from the inside out, but it makes me stronger. [Howard:] I'm not the person you see, When you look into these eyes, I've got a reason to believe in something more, I know there's something more". This song is another song that I relate to about not being myself on drugs and needing to tone it down.

Asking Alexandria is amazing to me, there music has inspired me, helped me, been there for me, saved my life, and always made me want to hear more of what they can come up with.


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