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Citizen by Northlane
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“Citizen” is the second release from Northlane’s fourth studio album, “Mesmer”. The album was released as a surprise on March 24th, 2017. A teaser, which was a mostly instrumental song until revealed later to be the album title, “Mesmer” which included a cryptic viral marketing campaign.
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Citizen Lyrics
[Intro]
Save us
[Verse 1]
If you thought you knew it all
Don’t shift your view, you might slip and fall
A long way down and down this rabbit hole
If the tunnel runs any deeper
You might come out the other side of the world
Maybe upside down you’ll be able see this isn’t what it seems
We are far from free
[Chorus]
We’re caught in the undertow
Deeper and deeper into the unknown
We’re caught in the undertow
Follow the leader down with the undertow
[Verse 2]
Action floats in limbo like driftwood in the sea
Under CCTV, so dig down deep
The more you uncover, the more you disbelieve
The more you will discover
We are far from free
Heroes exposing corruption in who we obey
Blow the whistle from a burning stake
The whistle blows from a burning stake
Corruption won’t keep revolution at bay
[Chorus]
We’re caught in the undertow
Deeper and deeper into the unknown
We’re caught in the undertow
Follow the leader down with the undertow
Spied on, lifelong, collection 24/7
Archives of all we’ve done
Satellites track our lives beyond the skies
Not even your mind can hide from big brother’s eyes
It’s time to take back our home
Thank you Mr. Snow
Citizen Q&A
Who wrote Citizen's ?
Citizen was written by Joshua Smith (Northlane) & Marcus Bridge & Jonathon Deiley & Northlane.
Who produced Citizen's ?
Citizen was produced by David Bendeth.
What did Northlane say about "Citizen"?
Northlane guitarist Josh Smith shared with Team Rock in a track-by-track interview:
It was inspired by [ex-CIA agent and whistleblower] Edward Snowden. I think what he’s done is a gift to the world and we should all be grateful for the transparency he’s introduced, especially with digital surveilla...