“Bloodline” is a single that came out along side “Vultures” which both appear on Northlane’s 2019 album “Alien”. The lyrics detail Marcus Bridge’s upbringing under an abusive father and how he managed to get himself out.
[Verse 1]
I can't escape you
No matter how far I run (Can't escape you)
I can't erase you
From who I've become (You're a part of me)
Memories coursing through my veins
Like the scars in yours, my roots remain
[Chorus]
I was raised in hell
I made it out by myself
I was raised to bleed
Bad blood runs wild and free
Bad blood runs wild and free
Bad blood runs wild and free
[Verse 2]
I thought you were dreaming (I thought you were dreaming)
Eyes rolled to the stars
Sinking slowly in muddy water
Set beneath the tar, you left me in the dark
[Bridge]
We grew up scared, bruised and battered
Youth torn and tattered
As long as you were sky high
Nothing fucking mattered
Hotel homes in the Cross
Under the bridge and lost
With your heads in the clouds above
You call this love?
You call this love?
[Chorus]
I was raised in hell
I made it out by myself
I was raised to bleed
Bad blood runs wild and free
[Post-Chorus]
I thought you were dreaming (Hell raised me)
I thought you were dreaming
Bad blood runs wild and free
Bad blood runs wild and free
Bad blood runs wild and free
Bloodline was written by Joshua Smith (Northlane) & Nic Pettersen & Marcus Bridge & Jonathon Deiley & Brendon Padjasek.
Bloodline was produced by Northlane & Chris Blancato & Dave Petrovic.
Marcus Bridge had this to say about “Bloodline” in an article on MusicFeeds Australia:
I was raised in hell but I made it out. Raised in a place I shouldn’t have been, and no child should have been. But I’ve been able to break free. I wanted to tell the stories of my upbringing and the ups and dow...