August Burns Red
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August Burns Red & Jeremy McKinnon
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August Burns Red & Paul Waggoner
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“Identity” is the 2nd single and the 3rd track off August Burn Red’s seventh album Found In Far Away Places.
The song speaks about the theme of closeted homosexuals, according to an interview with band member Brent Rambler.
[Intro]
Do you know how it feels to hide?
With thoughts repressed deep down inside?
I guess you just loved the lie
Truth is, you can’t decide where my heart resides
[Verse 1]
You want to cure me of this epidemic
You call me sick, I wish I had said it
The words to admit to you who I am
My entire life, I was dealt the wrong hand
And cast aside (Cast aside) from the man that I am!
[Hook]
I’ve never felt so free
And it kills me, to hear you say; "you choose to love me”
I was hoping that would be a given, given our history
I’ve never felt so free (So free)
You think I’m wrong, you think I’m wrong
But I never felt better
[Chorus]
Stop living in denial. Stop loving the lie
I thought blood was thicker than water
You think I’m wrong but I never felt better
Stop living in denial
Stop loving the lie
I thought blood was thicker than water
You think I’m wrong but I never felt better
[Breakdown]
I know I disappointed you
But I’ve got nothing to prove
[Verse 2]
You want to cure me of this epidemic
You call me sick, I wish I had said it
The words to admit to you who I am
My entire life, I was dealt the wrong hand
Now I’ve realized this is who I am, I am
I’ve made my decision
You’re either with or against me
You’re either with or against me
You’re either with or against me!
[Bridge / Chorus]
Stop living in denial. Stop loving the lie
I thought blood was thicker than water
You think I’m wrong but I never felt better
Stop living in denial. Stop loving the lie
[Outro]
I’m standing firm, It’s who I am, who I am
You can’t keep me, you can't keep me down!
Iʼm moving on, I’m living free, living free
You canʼt stop me, you can't stop me now!
I’m standing firm, it’s who I am, who I am
You can’t keep me, you can't keep me down!
Iʼm moving on, I’m living free, living free
You canʼt stop me, you can't stop me now!
Identity was written by JB Brubaker & Brent Rambler.
Identity was produced by Grant McFarland & Carson Slovak.
August Burns Red released Identity on Tue May 26 2015.
“Lyrically the song originated about just someone that we in the band know – they came out to their family after about fifteen years of knowing, and the original inspiration for the song is that it must’ve been very nerve wracking and very scary at first. But you know, when it was done and it was ov...