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Rating: Being photocopies of previous albums, the latest works from Ill Nino, Disturbed, and Staind are already there gathering dust while this new Sevendust, although it falls into the category of "lack of creativity" and "repetitiveness", I like a lot and it remains in heavy rotation in the car player. Maybe it's because Sevendust has always been appreciated for the sincerity of their offering, careful not to follow temporary trends and continuing on their path. Maybe it's because what they do, they do incredibly well, straightforwardly and without too many frills, with strong and compact riffs that hit straight to the gut in no time. Maybe it's because they have an amazing singer, with a unique voice (well, almost, he often evokes Corey Glover of Living Colour), always powerful and splendid in melodic openings. Maybe it's because, with all the peers in the nu-metal era dead and buried, 7D has remained a staple of that type of sound, for better or for worse, in short: take it or leave it. Maybe, but obviously I take it!
After the "Southside Double-Wide, Acoustic Live" phase that showed us an unusual acoustic version, Sevendust returns to the average of one album every two years with this "Next", almost as if to say "Next in line, move forward, we're back angrier than ever!". And "Hero" couldn't better represent this spirit: a start in Fear Factory style, with rhythmic sessions and guitars stopping and striking in unison, awaiting Witherspoon's usual yet always awaited melodic part. The subsequent "Ugly" (the first single from the album) showcases a slightly more refined riff than usual, with keyboard effects in the background filling and accompanying excellent vocals until reaching a brief acoustic opening... seems they've developed a taste for it. "This Life", a big ballad suitable for the radio, intersperses other tracks with a classic nu structure, while in "See And Believe", "The Last Song", and "Never" a bit of electronic comes back, providing something extra that diversifies an otherwise too monotonous album. "Shadows In Red" closes the work almost quietly, full of pathos and acoustic guitars where Glover is evoked like never before.
So nothing new then in Sevendust's house, no revolution, no search for belonging except to their land, to their origins which remain firmly rooted in their music, a branding iron that will accompany us for a long time: 7D, cover docet! Discography * Sevendust (1997) * Home (1999) * Animosity (2001) * Seasons (2003) * Southside Double-Wide: Acoustic Live (2004) * Next (2005)
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Hero (03:47)
(Feel it)
Stop drop roll get up take a crack at me
(you look at me you look at me)
Like every other mother fucker that I've seen today
(you wanna hurt me like I've never been hurt right now)
Feel it (now-stop) come again (now)
Feel it (right-now)
Show me just one thing to help me make the day stop moving (slowly)
Show me the only thing that'll make you stop controlling
(then you'll see how-now)
Give up every second for the one shot left in me
(you look at me and now you see)
How I took the real from you fucker cuz you had so much to say
(you wanted me you got me right here right now)
Feel it (now-stop) drop again (now)
See it (right-now) I'm coming in
(why can't you just)
Show me just one thing to help me make the day
Stop moving (slowly)
Show me the only thing that'll make you stop controlling
Why can't I just start over ?
It's like I'm rolling over
Don't wanna be the one to bleed (not me)
It's like I'm mourning over the death of me (no)
It's like I'm rolling over
Not me (not me)
Show me just one thing
To help me make the day stop moving (slowly)
Show me the only thing that'll make you stop controlling
02 Ugly (04:09)
Things you've done have set you back in time,
I think about the way we lived our life was it yours or mine?
Why can't you tell me?
(I can)
I had a feeling
(You'd crawl on your knees)
To punish me,
It's hard to keep you by my side,
Haunted by the vision,
Too ugly
For one day,
Go live your life,
Sick of all the ways I try to change
To keep the promises we made all over again
Can't you see?
I'm gonna try to live again
(Why Can't)
You give me the reason
(Why can't you just see)
Misery
(Set us free)
It's hard to keep you by my side,
Haunted by the vision,
Too ugly,
For one day,
You tried to keep me far behind,
Caught by indecision,
Too ugly,
If only you'd live your life,
Haunted by the vision ,
(Haunted by the vision)
Too ugly,
(Too ugly, too ugly)
It's hard to keep you by my side,
Haunted by the vision,
Too ugly,
For one day,
You tried to keep me far behind,
Caught by indecision,
Too ugly,
If only you'd live your life.
03 Pieces (03:04)
Walk that crooked line,
I see you try to beat the one step
Into the middle of the circle,
Try and try you ask me to answer,
All the time I gave you a reason,
(Why?)
You want me to show you,
(Why?)
Ask again,
Ask again,
(Then you'll see)
Why, I wanna feel the same as you,
(Ask again)
(Ask again)
(And I'll show you)
The circle's broken down,
(I don't care if you blame me)
I don't care if you hate me,
I don't care if you trust me,
I don't care if you blame me,
(Now the circle is broken)
(Ahhhhh, I can feel you)
Scream at the thought of my name,
(Stop)
Walking around talking shit again,
Will you remember my face when,
(I reach out and touch you)
(You'll know)
Why, I'll never be the same as you
(Ask again)
(Is it in you fuck?)
The circle's broken down,
(I don't care if you blame me)
I don't care if you hate me,
I don't care if you trust me,
I don't care if you blame me,
(Now the circle is broken)
(Ahhhh, Now it's my turn)
The circle's broken down,
(The circle is broken)
I don't care if you hate me,
I don't care if you trust me,
(Next)
I don't care if you blame me,
(I just don't give a shit)
04 Silence (03:59)
(Step down) on the hand that keeps me down again
Will I drown again (will it ever end right now)
I feel so overwhelmed (somebody took it away)
Deafening silence breaks the walls I built around me
The guilt that feeds my soul is here surrounding
(I know now) that the man who holds me back again
Will go down again (will it ever end somehow)
This to shall pass and then (i know I'll get it back)
(Somebody took it away)
Deafening silence breaks the walls I built around me
The guilt that feeds my soul is here surrounding
Deafening silence breaks the walls I built around me
The guilt that feeds my soul is here surrounding
Silence...the silence kills me
Overwhelming...the silence kills me
Deafening silence breaks the walls I built around me
The guilt that feeds my soul is here surrounding
Deafening silence breaks the walls I built around me
The guilt that feeds my soul is here surrounding
(Step down)
05 This Life (04:34)
I heard your heartbeat
And my body grew so still
I looked into your mothers eyes
And I knew you were alive
I long to meet you
And show you all I know
Hand in hand with this new love
This life means so much more
I know now what I hear
It's a new love that I feel
It's you that blessed us with this life
That we've waited for so long
Your life has changed me
I'm not the man I was before
You're in my head my heart my soul
You're always on my mind
My time to know you is
Quickly drawing near but
Not as fast as my love grows
You've made me feel alive
I know now what I hear
It's a new love that I feel
It's you that blessed us with this life
That we've waited for so long
[Repeat]
(nice to see you welcome to
This place that we call home life
Looks brighter now you're here)
I know now what I hear
It's a new love that I feel
It's you that blessed us with this life
That we've waited for so long
Were so happy now
Were so happy now
You're here
06 Failure (03:46)
Focus on a new way
A new day has begun for me
I thought that yesterday was a bad day
So I took my time to figure it out
What's the right way to live by me
(So I'll find a reason why)
All my life I've been waiting for a chance like this
(I've seen horizons fall before me)
All my life I've been wishing for your promises
(I always thought I'd be a failure)
All my life all my life I've been here
Sorrow was the old way
I won't subdue the truth
From regrets and failure I arise
To redefine all they expected of me
In the meantime I hope you'll see
You never stood by me
(And now you know the reason)
All my life I've been waiting for a chance like this
(I've seen horizons fall before me)
All my life I've been wishing for your promises
(I always thought I'd be a failure)
All my life all my life I've been here
[Repeat chorus]
07 See and Believe (04:11)
What was I searching for?
In God I trusted to heal all the open sores
Seeing an open door but dying inside
Before I was even born
Unlearning seeing the clock stop turning
(My conscience breaks down)
See and believe it's me now it's never over
To see and believe it's me now it's never over
Now I'm holding
Tears of guilt from inside
Still I try to love
Wrong deceived and cursed out loud
I've earned them all and I'm not proud
(My conscience breaks down) here and now
Give me a choice and stop all the noise
See and believe it's me now it's never over
To see and believe it's me now it's never over
[Repeat]
Now you just sit back and watch me
You never helped me
You never gave me a chance
See and believe it's me now it's never over
To see and believe it's me now it's never over
[Repeat]
09 Desertion (03:19)
Stick it in my face and let me see the look as I watch the lump
Slipping right down your throat
I wonder how it feels to know I had you pinned down long ago
I wanna know why it went wrong
Why can't you see it my way
The world was never revolving around you
Now it's your way
You never thought anyone would desert you now
You get to (walk alone again)
Look up at me look up at me
I took away the spoon
You gotta fend on your own
It's sad to watch you grow older
Try to change your colors
You disappointed me
I know you'll never
See it my way
The world was never revolving around you
Now it's your way
You never thought anyone
Would desert you now
You get to (walk alone)
Watch the clock stop your alone
Can't you see the damage that you've done
Why can't you see it my way
The world was never revolving around you
Now it's your way
You never thought anyone would desert you
See it my way
You never thought anyone would desert you now
11 Shadows in Red (04:26)
Lookin out the window of pain
I see clearly now your face
Something so pure
Something I'm sure will be lost
I'm staring at the shadows in red
Sends me chills now
I see clearly everything except your face
I'm lonely scared to be lonely
Thought until death meant
My fears were safe within now they begin
To be lonely scared of the only
Thing I knew best so I thought I knew everything
Until now I see I'm lost and lonely
Shatters everything in my head consumes me
Blinded by one thing obsessed with the need to be loved
Screams become whispers instead assuming
I know I'm losing all the things closest to me
I'm lonely scared to be lonely
Thought until death meant
My fears were safe within
Now they begin to be lonely
Scared of the only thing I knew best
So I thought I knew everything
Until now I see I'm lost and lonely
Angels swirl around me
So now I know I'm not alone
Only scared to be lonely
Thought until death meant
My fears were safe within now they begin
To be lonely scared of the only
Thing I knew best so I thought I knew everything
Until now I see I'm lost and lonely
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