Machine Gun Anthem

I saw a sav­ior
A sav­ior come my way
I thought I’d see it
In the cold light of day
But now I real­ize that I’m
Only for me

If only I could see
Return myself to me
And rec­og­nize the poi­son
In my heart

There is no oth­er place
No one else I face
The rem­e­dy to agree
With how I feel

This beat, it moves you. It dri­ves a spike into your heart, ham­mer­ing impa­tient­ly — BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM — like 1,000,000 volts surg­ing through your chest to six­teenth-notes in a bar, and you’re left twitch­ing, won­der­ing how you’ll ever start your day with­out this again. It hits your ears like a wall of sound, with the synth ris­ing up, fill­ing your soul, and lead­ing your life.

This machine gun is an anthem.

2 comments

  1. Heard some of their album’s tracks on the radio the oth­er day, now real­ly look­ing for­ward to the new album.

  2. It’s excel­lent. Drums have often replaced the beats, giv­ing the album more of a rock feel, but it’s still real­ly good. Certainly an evo­lu­tion in the sound of Portishead.

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