“Out Of The Black” is the debut single of Royal Blood, released in late 2013. The track got the band featured as one of BBC’s ‘Sound of 2014’ alongside other up-and-coming artists like Sam Smith and George Ezra.
Though it did appear on the UK Rock Chart when originally released by Black Mammoth Rec...
[Verse 1]
How did it feel when it came alive and took you
Out of the black? It broke your skin and shook through
Every part of me, every part of you
[Chorus]
You made a fool out of me and took the skin off my back running
So don't breathe when I talk, 'cause you haven't been spoken to
I've got a gun for a mouth and a bullet with your name on it
But a trigger for a heart bleeding blood from an empty pocket
[Verse 2]
I never knew why and you didn't care when
It closed every door, and washed away no sin
And I promised you like you promised me
But those vows we made fucked it up for free
[Chorus]
You made a fool out of me and took the skin off my back running
So don't breathe when I talk, 'cause you haven't been spoken to
I've got a gun for a mouth and a bullet with your name on it
But a trigger for a heart bleeding blood from an empty pocket
[Chorus]
You made a fool out of me and took the skin off my back running
So don't breathe when I talk, 'cause you haven't been spoken to
I've got a gun for a mouth and a bullet with your name on it
But a trigger for a heart bleeding blood from an empty pocket
[Outro]
And it tortures slow
Never lets you go
Deals a crooked hand
Out of the Black was written by Dave Murray & Ben Thatcher & Mike Kerr.
Out of the Black was produced by Mike Kerr & Ben Thatcher & Tom Dalgety.
Royal Blood released Out of the Black on Mon Nov 11 2013.
Mike Kerr told MTV UK:
Ben was doing this rhythm – the beginning of it – when we were in a pub having a pint, and then we were sort of going ‘oh wouldn’t it be cool if we did that’ …We had no idea it would be on the radio or anything.
We thought it was just really long and sort of our heaviest son...
Mike Kerr:
It seemed like the ultimate entrance. I was thinking of “Killing in the Name”—if that’s your opening statement, it’s just so bold. We were actually in the middle of writing “Loose Change” when we wrote it. The beat was an alternate beat to “Loose Change.” There was a moment where I was t...