Amity Affliction, The - Fire Or Knife Lyrics






Why are we even breathing
If the only reason to exist
Is to stare skyward and put my hands together
Then why am I even here
To serve a myth
And carry these burdens on my chest
As it caves in and free will gives way
To a guilt of lost and misrepresented verses

I can't see the logic in falling to my knees
Where is the logic
There is no logic

I was blinded and inducted
Into a world that has no meaning
No basis for belief
And now they wonder why I'm seething
I'll spit this in their faces
And burn their false pretences
On which they stand
The pulpit burying our youth
Beneath the tides of callous sands
No room to breathe, oh
No room to brea-ea-ea-ea-ea-eathe

In the chambers of your guilt
Under the cross and devil's gaze
While you sit and wait to die
There'll be no god
In the cold night sky

There's no god who can hear you
There's no god who understands
Who understands
Regrets too often haunt us
Again and again
Sometimes it seems so hopeless
But we cannot give in
When all our best decisions
Prove us wrong
And when we're only waiting
For goodbyes
We've already given in, given in
We've already given in given in
We've already given in,
We've already given in, given in
But we're never giving in

There is no god who can hear you
Just a sky full of stars
The same stars you will be wishing on
When death comes to call on us
Call on us





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  1. M.... T....

    why are we even breathing?
    if the only reason to exist
    (is to stare skyward and put my hands together)
    then why am i even here?
    to serve a myth
    (and carry these burdens on my chest)
    as it caves in and free will gives way to
    the guilt of lost and misinterpreted verses.
    i can't see the logic in falling to my knees
    where is the logic? there is no logic!
    i was blinded and inducted
    (into a world that has no meaning
    no basis for belief
    and now they wonder why i'm seething)
    i'll spit this in their faces
    and burn their false pretences
    (on which they stand
    the pulpit burying our youth)
    beneath the tides of callous sands
    no room to breathe, oh
    no room to breathe
    in the chambers of your guilt
    under a cross and devils gaze
    while you sit and wait to die
    there'll be no god
    in the cold night sky
    theres no god who can hear you
    theres no god who understands
    (who understands
    regrets too often haunt us
    again and again
    sometimes it seems so hopeless
    but we cannot give in
    when all our best decisions
    prove us wrong
    and when we're only waiting
    for goodbyes
    we've already given in, given in
    we've already given in given in
    we've already given in,
    we've already given in, given in)
    but we're never giving in
    there is no god who can hear you
    just a sky full of stars
    the same stars you will be wishing on
    when death comes to call on us
    call on us

  2. X.... D....

    The last verse gets me excited

  3. N.... N....

    1:08 enough said

  4. C.... ....

    Best song they've released imo.
    Fucking love this one to death. ❤️

  5. R.... W....

    Awesome
    Seen them in concert

  6. B.... ....

    "Regrets too often haunt us again and again" I don't think I heard anything more true

  7. Z.... .....

    What joel sasy the song is about
    “I was brought up in a Christian household, and when I turned 13 I was moved into an extremely religious school as my schooling wasn’t really heading in the right direction where I was. This coupled together created some very deep seeded beliefs which, as I got older, became harder and harder to justify. The whole concept of the bible really confounds me these days, it is extremely inaccurate, there are missing gospels, the gospels themselves were written hundreds of years after the fact, (a fact by the way that we are assuming is real based on the gospels telling us it happened – weird?) and the age old non-Christian argument of “but what about all the rape, incest, murder, violence… etc” is actually a really valid point if you ask me. I was already well on my way to becoming an atheist when we went on the second Drunk and Disorderly tour and our manager left behind his copy of The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins; about two pages in I had firmly decided that I was now an atheist. The more I read, the more I became enraged about my upbringing, not from my Mother, but more so from the school environment and church that I was in for all those years. It’s to the point where I can’t really have a discussion about it yet because I haven’t simmered down enough to do so. I hold a lot of anger towards the church, and Christianity as a whole. It’s a disgusting body of lies that traps youth at their most vulnerable and instills beliefs that just aren’t backed up, anywhere. Relying on ‘faith’ to sometimes loosely, sometimes firmly control the goings on of other people’s lives. I could write quite a bit more about this, but I think I’ve explained the song enough.”

    Z.... .....

    Zoran .Damnjanovic this is very true and I completely agree with this statement, but did Joel quote this in an interview bc I’d like to watch it

    Z.... .....

    I so fuckin' relate to Joel and all the others. I'm fuckin' gay for one. And for another. *Hahaha* What ethnic colour is JEsus?

  8. C.... _....

    the stupid WKD advert ruins the start of the song D:

  9. M.... ....

    This should be an Christian anthem.

  10. H.... V....

    Was hearing it for the first time and thought it is a Brendon Urie's voice 😄

  11. R.... L....

    Sounds like old Alexisonfire.. anyone?

    R.... L....

    renato lardelli Maybe from their Watch Out/Crisis album, but self titled AOF was way more raw sounding imo.

  12. b.... m....

    those 26 people who disliked can go fuck themselves

  13. A.... T....

    The way they slow the tempo at the end. Fuck yeah.

  14. B.... R....

    Fucking epic song .... Great song for getting some gains....

    B.... R....

    BallBreaker Reviews love Amity at the gym!

    B.... R....

    Landon Golombeski true that !!

  15. T.... M....

    This song goes so hard but GOD IS REAL and they lyrics are lowkey wrong af to me but idc i still like this song

    T.... M....

    That Metal Head Kandi Kid it's awfully easy to think that way when you've been taught that since birth isn't it? "Where is the logic? There is NO LOGIC"

    T.... M....

    prove he's real.... /end

    T.... M....

    Music isnt meant for anyone. Its Joel's experiences and those who can possibly relate to his experiences.

    T.... M....

    AKA NERVE, you literally summed up Christianity, thankyou. Tilla Munster you might want to seek a doctor, being delusional and thinking your hearing voices is bad for your health :)

    T.... M....

    Tilla Munster     Yo, if you're going to profess to be a Christian, please don't be a hypocrite. According to your Holy Bible, cussing is a mortal sin. If you don't take your own beliefs, and in this case, the supposed plight of your own soul seriously, how do you expect anyone else to take you seriously? Wake up and leave the religious shitshow.

  16. L.... D....

    metalcore and post-hardcore mix.

  17. U.... A....

    Why are we even breathing
    If the only reason to exist
    Is to stare skyward and put my hands together
    Then why am I even here
    To serve a myth
    And carry these burdens on my chest
    As it caves in and free will gives way
    To a guilt of lost and misrepresented verses

    I can't see the logic in falling to my knees
    Where is the logic
    There is no logic

    I was blinded and inducted
    Into a world that has no meaning
    No basis for belief
    And now they wonder why I'm seething
    I'll spit this in their faces
    And burn their false pretences
    On which they stand
    The pulpit burying our youth
    Beneath the tides of callous sands
    No room to breathe, oh
    No room to brea-ea-ea-ea-ea-eathe

    In the chambers of your guilt
    Under the cross and devil's gaze
    While you sit and wait to die
    There'll be no god
    In the cold night sky

    There's no god who can hear you
    There's no god who understands
    Who understands
    Regrets too often haunt us
    Again and again
    Sometimes it seems so hopeless
    But we cannot give in
    When all our best decisions
    Prove us wrong
    And when we're only waiting
    For goodbyes
    We've already given in, given in
    We've already given in given in
    We've already given in,
    We've already given in, given in
    But we're never giving in

    There is no god who can hear you
    Just a sky full of stars
    The same stars you will be wishing on
    When death comes to call on us
    Call on us

  18. S.... R....

    Ummmm why is this song called fire or knife?

    S.... R....

    +Cameron Salewski cause they were all drunk... go watch "seems like forever" or "recording Let The Ocean Take Me"

    S.... R....

    I figured it was a sons of anarchy reference where they ask a guy how he wants his gang tattoo removed, through fire or a knife

    S.... R....

    Biblical reference, can't remember which one, but I remember the preacher using it 30 years ago when I was whee boy. Standing on the edge of a knife or casts into the fires of hell. Something like that.

    S.... R....

    Good Vibrations a quote from the great *Joel Birch* himself.
    *"I was brought up in a Christian household, and when I turned 13 I was moved into an extremely religious school as my schooling wasn’t really heading in the right direction where I was. This coupled together created some very deep seeded beliefs which, as I got older, became harder and harder to justify. The whole concept of the bible really confounds me these days, it is extremely inaccurate, there are missing gospels, the gospels themselves were written hundreds of years after the fact, (a fact by the way that we are assuming is real based on the gospels telling us it happened - weird?) and the age old non-christian argument of “but what about all the rape, incest, murder, violence… etc” is actually a really valid point if you ask me. I was already well on my way to becoming an atheist when we went on the second Drunk and Disorderly tour and our manager left behind his copy of The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins; about two pages in I had firmly decided that I was now an atheist. The more I read, the more I became enraged about my upbringing, not from my Mother, but more so from the school environment and church that I was in for all those years. It’s to the point where I can’t really have a discussion about it yet because I haven’t simmered down enough to do so. I hold a lot of anger towards the church, and christianity as a whole. It’s a disgusting body of lies that traps youth at their most vulnerable and instills beliefs that just aren’t backed up, anywhere. Relying on ‘faith’ to sometimes loosely, sometimes firmly control the goings on of other peoples lives. I could write quite a bit more about this, but I think I’ve explained the song enough."* You can find the meaning to other songs here http://fuckyeahtheamityaffliction.tumblr.com/post/740559617/youngbloods-song-meanings

  19. J.... L....

    every song/album they have is amazing. I dont think there is a song or album they have that I dont like. they kick ass live and they're just all around great guys.

  20. D.... S....

    That "Oh" on 1:08 make me smile :-)

  21. K.... S....

    what toolsettings do they use for the clean vocals id love to use that on my bans album

    K.... S....

    yeah but if it was jus raw it wouldnt fit witht he studio instrumentals and it would sound like a person singing live with a studio backing track and also the vocals wouldnt be compressed correctly and would be all up and down and all over the placd with the track haha he used edts even the worlds greatist singers do lol @Tyler Wafflez 

    K.... S....

    plus i can here the edits and i can already guess some of the tools they used

    K.... S....

    Well yea but point is they can hit most of the notes live. If you can't sing don't be in a band (I don't know about your band). Maybe your good what you called?

    K.... S....

    look up pitch correction, its similar to autotune but less noticeable, a lot of popular musicians use it, I know one that is widely used is Melodyne

    K.... S....

    @Kenny Schelich I have no clue what I was talking about before Lol.

  22. V.... o....

    Into a world that has no meaning
    No basis for belief....

    V.... o....

    And now they wonder why I'm seething.

    V.... o....

    @Daniel Tinker I'll spit this in their faces and burn their false pretenses!

  23. B.... ....

    love ahren's voice

  24. M.... F....

    So gutted I can't see them with om&m this april

  25. P.... V....

    1:08. That breakdown gives me chills every time. 

  26. R.... ....

    Can't wait to see them live again

    R.... ....

    That makes 2 of us. Feb 27 can't come fast enough.

  27. F.... ....

    1:07 \m/

  28. J.... H....

    fucked nailed

  29. M.... B....

    why only 3,800 views? :/

    M.... B....

    Lol look at it now :))

  30. m.... ....

    one of their best songs