Monarch
Rise Against * Track #7 On Nowhere Generation
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Monarch by Rise Against
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Rise AgainstProduced by
Jason Livermore & Chris Beeble & Bill Stevenson & Andrew BerlinWrited by
Tim McIlrath & Joseph Principe & Brandon Barnes & Zach BlairAbout
“Monarch” is the 7th song on Rise Against’s 2021 album “Nowhere Generation”.
Its title is a clever wordplay, using the word “Monarch” in two very different ways. Firstly, to name the authoritative and abusive person from which the person represented in the song managed to grow past and cut content...
Monarch Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I feel the same, no different than before
There was a time when what you thought of me once mattered
I put weight behind your words
[Pre-Chorus]
Then something snapped
Deep down inside me
Tectonic shifts aligning
Soft image into focus
Snapped fingers break hypnosis
Light through the crack
And then everything went black
[Chorus]
I am not the person you remember from before
The one you patronized and steppеd on, the one you hurt (Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh)
And I have pullеd the arrows, now my skin has become stone
No longer am I prisoner to your empty fucking words
[Verse 2]
I carried every single word you said
They stacked up high, they weighed me down
But underneath it all, I didn't notice
I was growing strong somehow
Lean backward through an open window
Nothing left can save me now
I hear the cry of the approaching sirens
Right as I count down
[Pre-Chorus]
Then something snapped
A lightbulb moment
Like sighting land from the ocean
Pure water in the desert
A thirst that can't be measured
The first breath of a child
Released into the wild
[Chorus]
I am not the person you remember from before
The one you patronized and stepped on, the one you hurt (Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh)
And I have pulled the arrows, now my skin has become stone
No longer am I prisoner to your empty fucking words
[Bridge]
And your pain is an open secret
It spills with every breath
And this game that you played is over now
And gone are the days I was helpless and afraid
Yeah, gone are the walls that kept me in
[Outro]
Yeah, I, I'm not the person
That you remember from before
Yeah, I, I'm not the person
That you remember from before
Yeah, I, I'm not the person
That you remember from before
That you remember
That you remember
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
Monarch Q&A
Who wrote Monarch's ?
Monarch was written by Tim McIlrath & Joseph Principe & Brandon Barnes & Zach Blair.
Who produced Monarch's ?
Monarch was produced by Jason Livermore & Chris Beeble & Bill Stevenson & Andrew Berlin.
When did Rise Against release Monarch?
Rise Against released Monarch on Fri Jun 04 2021.
What did Rise Against say about "Monarch"?
“It’s all about finding your voice; and I feel like anybody involved in punk rock can relate to that. The idea behind the song Monarch, and even the title Monarch, was referring to a person that rules you, but by the end of it, it’s also talking about change – a Monarch is also a butterfly. Two thin...
What have the artists said about the song?
There’s a little bit of a double meaning in this title. It’s talking about someone who has complete control over you, that you’ve listened to for far too long, but then something snaps and you figure out you don’t need them anymore. I like the idea of ‘Monarch’ being that person with total control,...