In an interview with Revolver magazine, Code Orange drummer and vocalist Jami Morgan elaborated on the meaning of the phrase “The New Reality.”
It’s just the new wave, you know what I’m saying? That’s what we are. That song is about frustrations we had with the old guard, frustrations with people n...
You're so weak
A knife to your throat couldn't get you to speak
With my hand on your soul, I can feel your lack of anything
Now you have nothing to say?
When your fingers couldn't breathe, I took the power away
Actual suffering, primitive pain
Wires in blood, straight to the vein
Are you the hammer or the nail?
It's a slippery slope from what I can tell
The new reality says you burn in the fire
The new reality says your talks becomes stale
To the secret circle of a dream long dead
Let silence be your offering
To the old guard drowning in its own tears shed
Let silence be your offering
The New Reality was written by Jami Morgan.
The New Reality was produced by Code Orange & Will Yip & Kurt Ballou.
Code Orange released The New Reality on Fri Jan 13 2017.