“Battalions” is another leaked demo containing wartime references on foreign soil. Overall the song is demure and understated. It carries a slow tempo during the verse, but the chorus hits hard with a catchy melody.
The song was originally leaked as “Untitled 09” on the Fight Off Your Demons collec...
[Verse 1]
Please say you'll come along tonight
Please sing the words we love
Don't say that you forgot them
Don't keep the hand we've come to hold
I know you want to untie this rope and let it go
[Verse 2]
Please pose my skeletal remains
Give them a working pen
And I will live forever
Please let them love me though I fade
[Refrain]
I know you want to
I know you want to
I know you want to run away
[Chorus]
We're burning our own tonight
We're single spies when sorrows come
They come on battalions
We're burning our own tonight
A little light to keep it on
Our own battalion
[Verse 3]
Please keep these sounds from running out
Please let our steps fall soft
Keep them from hearing our tongue
Please let some hope come with the day
[Refrain]
I know you want to
I know you want to
I know you want to run away
[Chorus]
We're burning our own tonight
We're single spies when sorrows come
They come on battalions
We're burning our own tonight
A little light to keep it on
Our own battalion
[Refrain]
I know you want to
I know you want to
I know you want to run away
[Verse 4]
And so we watch the time we keep
And you know that I am swift
You know that I am quick
You know that I am fast asleep
[Chorus]
We're burning our own tonight
We're single spies when sorrows come
They come on battalions
We're burning our own tonight
A little light to keep it on
Our own battalion
[Refrain]
I know you want to
I know you want to
I know you want to run away
Battalions (Demo 2006) was written by Jesse Lacey.
Battalions (Demo 2006) was produced by Brand New.
Brand New released Battalions (Demo 2006) on Fri Dec 04 2015.