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White Walls
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Guitar, Vocals, Cello, and Mandolin make this song a favorite for our listeners. Originally about Ayn Rand's "Anthem," this song has multiple meanings, and can be interpreted in many different ways.
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Acoustic San Antonio duet/band, guitar/vocals/cello plays every kind of music like: rock, blues, punk, acoustic, pop, classical, and jazz.
We're a duet/band from San Antonio, Texas, that plays mostly our original stuff. The band is made up of Josh on cello, and Nick on vocals and guitar. The classical/rock approach is not new, but we offer it in a different light. Our music has everything from rock, punk, and folk influences to blues, classical, and pop. We are currently working on our first CD, Salad Days, which will be available in April/May.
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Genre
Rock • Rock General
Charts
#32,197 today Peak #402
#12,531 in subgenre Peak #105
Author
Thacker/White
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2003 DayBeforeNever, Inc.
Uploaded
February 27, 2004
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MP3 4.3 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
As DayBeforeNever's first song, it is still one of their favorites to play. Contrasting dynamics and numerous melodic lines make the song a powerful entity to their repertoire, and it is requested numerous times at gigs. Originally, the lyrics Nick had written were about a boy that is trying to 'find' himself in a world that seems to not accept him. Later, the song was rewritten by Nick to closely follow Ayn Rand's 'Anthem,' but still managing to follow the song's main theme.
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Feeling so alone Walking down the street late at night Can’t find our way One word unspoken we speak it now I am, I think, I know, I care, I try, I will Hold my hand my breath is still Tell me why I’ve got to go on keep on living In this painful memory In this guilty mirage Tell me why I’ve got to get out of this world This place I’ve built Bare and cold Covered with white walls Tell me why (2x) Secrets still remain Mysteries of life now unchained Reminiscent wanderings Convinced me I can conquer all Golden beams of light shine down on me Why can’t they just let me be? Hold my hand my breath is still Tell me why I’ve got to go on keep on living In this painful memory In this guilty mirage Tell me why I’ve got to get out of this world This place I’ve built Bare and cold Covered with white walls Tell me why (3x) Feeling so alone (3x)
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