People began to pack into the small gym that would play host to a plethora of local bands tonight. Most of them would end up going nowhere but there was one that everyone knew was something special and was going somewhere. The 6-piece post-hardcore band Actually The Enemy was beginning to take off. Overnight they had gone from being just another local band that would play covers at parties to being a legit sound, all thanks to their song,
The Siren's Song. The guys stood behind the makeshift stage listening to some high schoolers play a few covers that weren't really good as C.J., Brooks, and Keith all tuned their guitars to their favorite tuning, Drop B.
Troy: Alright, it sounds like they're wrapping up everybody ready?
Announcer: Alright you guys all know this next band give it up for Actually the Enemy!
The small crowd cheered in anticipation as the band walked on stage. They didn't have any special effects or lightning just like all the other bands that night. Quite frankly, they just couldn't afford it. C.J. took his place in front by his mic stand and checked the setlist quickly before they started. They were going to open with
The Siren's Song followed by three new ones they were going to introduce;
Deceiver, and
On Jagged Shores. He adjusted his mic and then began
The Siren's Song.
First Song- The Siren's SongDescription: The song begins with with a lightly sung verse that has a creepy stillness to it which immediately breaks into Troy screaming "Lies!" followed by a dubstep breakdown. The song then goes from dubstep to hardcore with the start of the first verse. The song slows up slightly in the chorus and reverts back to clean vocals until the end of it. The next verse goes back to Troy screaming with the guitars chugging followed by a breakdown riff which then takes the song back into the chorus. The last chorus ends and immediately shifts back to a dubstep/hardcore breakdown with Troy screaming the final verse. This song is based off the Greek mythology of the Siren's but with a more modern day feel.C.J. (clean)- Black
Troy (screamed)- Blue
(Verse 1)
I hear a song, of love and passion
a beautiful voice, a beautiful girl
Lies!
her voice is pleasing
like a diamond shining bright
but her song is laced with evil
and nothing but demise
(Chorus)
her beauty is incomparable
her voice is undescribable
foul temptress, luring me inside
the Siren song she sings is leading men to die
(Verse 2)
as the echoes of her chorus
bounce off these walls
and the bones of young men
decorate these halls
we will not lured, we will not be tricked
as we follow the bones of the ruined, to slay the evil witch
(Chorus)
her beauty is incomparable
her voice is undescribable
foul temptress, luring me inside
the Siren song she sings is leading men to die
(Verse 3)
underneath her mask of beauty
lies a demon who's voice cuts straight through me
like the wind and the waves she's calling out to me
like the wind and the waves she's calling out to me
Troy: Alright this next song is a new one it's called Deceiver.
Second Song- DeceiverDescription: This song starts off as a slow acoustic song that is sung by C.J. and played by Brooks. Then after the first chorus the song picks up and the distortion kicks in and Troy screams a verse. After Troy's screaming is done the song shifts back into a slow acoustic song again and finishes on somber note. This song continues where The Siren's Song leaves off. It is about that crossroads everyone faces where they question what they've always been told and try to find the truth in the matters at hand but are stuck and don't know what to do about it.
C.J. (clean)- Black
Troy (screamed)- Blue
the evil witch is dead
her Siren's song just bleeds red
as her lungs try to strike a chord
she just ends up gasping for air
and now it seems like
everything in this fight
just isn't worth fighting for
wheres the point of this whole war
between the good of men
and theirs hearts that turn comtempt
and all im asking for
is for you to tell the truth
instead of deceiving me
instead believe in me
and ill help you make it through until the end
enough again im tired of being fed all these lies
now selfishness I can see it in your eyes
and all im asking for is truth
and all im asking for
is for you to tell the truth
instead of deceiving me
instead believe in me
and ill help you make it through until the end
or will we stay here on jagged shoresC.J.: Alright this next one is called On Jagged Shores. Which is also the name of our EP which we will be heading into record here shortly.
Third Song- On Jagged ShoresDescription: This song begins with Troy speaking the first verse while Harris plays a deep drum beat and Mike plays what sounds like an angelic choir effect. After Troy is done speaking the song picks up and moves into the next verse. The second verse allows Brooks to show his skill on guitar more as he plays a riff that has a mixture of dissonant chords and harmonics on top of C.J.'s rhythm. The song then goes into the chorus and out into the thirds verse where C.J. ends up singing as the chorus' rhythm continues. After that the song moves back into the chorus again and then into the last verse where Troy's screams are as brutal as ever as are the guitars and drums. The song ends with the band singing oooh and aaaahs.
C.J. (clean)- Black
Troy (screamed)- Blue
out of the mist of a cold dark night
rises the mast and the sails of ships once bright
as the bones of their crew line the shore
we can barely stand the sight of such gore
here on jagged shores
ooh, aah, aaah, ah
ooh, aah, aaah, ah
were here trying to navigate these waters
the waves crash upon us in attempt to slaughter
but we remain strong until the very end
we wont go down so easily
were not like the others who fell so feebly
reach out into the storm
and shine your light
and lead us home
reach out into the storm
we cry to you
but this effort seems forlorn
ooh, aah, aaah, ah
ooh, aah, aaah, ah
the demons cry out in pain
i can feel the blood drain from my life
their evil hands are reaching
reaching for what is not theirs
reach out into the storm
and shine your light
and lead us home
reach out into the storm
we cry to you
but this effort seems forlorn
were just stuck on jagged shores
but this is no time to mourn
just let fate take us home
or let the evil make us hordes
ooh, aah, aaah, ahEdited by user 05 January 2012 10:42:51(UTC)
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