Armored Saint
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
[Intro]
Punching the sky every day
[Verse 1]
Rise when the alarm abruptly sounds
Hope that opportunity knocks
Nemesis sow seeds of doubt
Leaves me feeling shell-shocked (Shell-shocked)
Confident I think I got it all figured out
With help from osmosis
Sift through the crap, hit the safety valve
Then put on Aegis
[Pre-Chorus]
Scream race from the inferno
Turn left, turn right, go straight
Which way do I go?
[Chorus]
As I grow older I lift this boulder, with strength I chip it away
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Punching the sky everyday
As life gets colder, flames thеy smolder
Climb so I can survey
Standing on the shouldеrs of giants
Punching the sky everyday
[Verse 2]
Nectar of the Gods taste bittersweet
Not out of the mire yet
Got to be a badass to take the heat
Not be saddled with mounting debt (forget)
Wolf appears with a nice wool coat
Draws me in with a smile
Rid myself of this spare change
And that’s how I reconcile
[Pre-Chorus]
Scream race from the inferno, oh yeah
Turn left, turn right, go straight
Which way do I go?
I know
[Chorus]
As I grow older I lift this boulder, with strength I chip it away
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Punching the sky everyday
As life gets colder, flames they smolder
Climb so I can survey
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Punching the sky everyday
Punching the sky everyday
[Bridge]
All these birds are coming home to roost
To fly in my face or to maybe give me a boost
Measure the man, the amount of grit
Every ounce or send me adrift
Drift
[Guitar Solo]
Ain’t no thorn in my side
I cannot expel
Juggernaut of a stone moves well
Cause I know
[Chorus]
As I grow older I lift this boulder, with strength I chip it away (Chip it away)
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Punching the sky everyday
Punching the sky everyday
As life gets colder, flames they smolder
Climb so I can survey (I can survey)
Standing on the shoulders of giants (Giants)
Punching the sky everyday
Punching the sky everyday
[Outro]
Punch away
Punch away
Punch away
Punch away
Away
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants was written by Armored Saint.
Armored Saint released Standing on the Shoulders of Giants on Wed Sep 16 2020.
I originally didn’t want to have this song first because it’s the longest song on the record. But Joey thought we should open with it, and I agreed because it’s a great song and it’s very, very classic Armored Saint-sounding. The lyric and title came from a quote I read—I think it was from Isaac New...