Saturday, December 27, 2014

“When Will We Be Free?” by Young Lions - A Song Review

     Young Lions dropped a video for a single that will be on their upcoming album “Blue Isla.” The song is entitled “When Will We Be Free?” and its message is that people tend to be prisoners of a pattern of life because it's normal and right to do so. “We live and we die, we love and we fight, because it’s normal; because it’s right.” The protagonist declares that he’s not a prisoner and the neighborhood follows him in his escape from the chains.
     “When We Will Be Free?” improves upon the formula of “Kings and Queens” and “Closer to the Edge” by Jared Leto’s band 30 Seconds to Mars. The song by Young Lions uses the backing choir more effectively and adds a distortion-free guitar to the mix.  
     Young Lions is a five-member band based in Brisbane, Australia. The members are Zach Britt, Morgan Castle, Kyle Morris, Daniel Lechmere and Matt Gibson.



     “When Will We Be Free?” by Young Lions - The song intro loses its significance without the video. 


Lyrics to “When We Will Be Free?”
They came in the night and
signed away our lives,
Is this normal?
Is it right?
We live and we die,
we love and we fight.
Because it’s normal,
because it’s right.
I know that I’m not a prisoner
When will we be free?
Be the light in the dark,
'cause we fell so far
Open up your heart, I know it’s hard
but it’s normal
and it’s right
and I need you by my side
For the sunset in the sky,
and the bright blue in your eyes.
What a beautiful normal, this is right
and I know that I’m not a prisoner
When will we be free?
And we’re sick of the chains
This won’t happen again
From north to south,
from east to west,
hold your hands up in the air
When will we be free?
From the north to the south,
from the east to the west
When will we be free?

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