Anthem Lyrics
taken from the album cover:
this is an anthem, so fucking sing a dedication to the end of everything someone call an ambulance, i got wounds to attend someone call a doctor, i fear this is the end this happens all the time this happens every day but i never seem to quit the wolves never stay at bay i hate to say i told you so, but fuck it, i told you so don't say a word, i already know someone call an exorcist and help me kill this curse i can't stop the bleeding and it's only getting worse get the fuck up this is it, the sound of giving in yeah, get the fuck up this is it the end of everything tastes so bitter, feels so sweet lost in a dream, never fell asleep i've come back to old remedies
my first impressions of this were that its a song about self harm?
Say what you want to me, but I got chills when the girl says "I feel like my hearts been touched by Christ."
Yep, exactly the same feeling.
Yep, exactly the same feeling.
I wish I could understand what the girl and the man were saying before that also.
I wish I could understand what the girl and the man were saying before that also.
Been touched by Christ? Idk if you have a different version or what, but when I hear it she ends at "touched."
Been touched by Christ? Idk if you have a different version or what, but when I hear it she ends at "touched."
Yeah, got that. Trying to understand the conversation between the two though.
Yeah, got that. Trying to understand the conversation between the two though.
I think he says, 'Do you feel any different now?'
I think he says, 'Do you feel any different now?'
I think it is... Guy: Do you feel different now? Girl: Yes Guy: Less nervous? Girl: Much less Guy: Do you have any special feelings? Girl: I feel like my heart has been touched by Christ.
Now that I go back and listen, I agrre with you!
Now that I go back and listen, I agrre with you!
I know a lot of people are wondering about this still, so I'll go ahead and post it… the source of the sample that everyone loves (including me… a great outro/intro):
"I feel— like my heart is being touched by Christ…"
It was taken from an old movie called "Altered States", which was released in 1980. That was the year I was born, haha… so I imagine most of you reading this hadn't even been born yet. Here is the good stuff though… the sampled dialogue is about 17 minutes into the movie:
00:17:14 Do you feel different now? 00:17:16 Yes. 00:17:18 Less anxious? 00:17:20 Much less. 00:17:22 Do you have any special feelings? 00:17:24 I feel… 00:17:26 …like my heart is being touched by Christ.
To me, what makes this part so appealing to everyone is the effect that it creates in the mind/body. Picking it apart, first is the tempo drop to a half-time feel at the tail end of "Anthem" from 3:25-3:53 that begins "winding things down"… fading into that peaceful/serene feeling sample, which quickly calms you down… the dialogue, then the line (the way she pauses halfway through it creates a brief feeling of subconscious tension)… then instantly the track clicks over… "It Never Ends" intro starts up and kicks your ass in. It essentially takes you from tension (Anthem), into a calm, then right back into tension. It almost seems like there is a freeze or pause between her last word and the intro, but it's only created by your mind (in reality, it's no more than a fraction of a second). There was no accident in all of that, I'm sure.
Also, many of you probably didn't notice this: The exact same open low-string strumming/droning is played in both "Anthem" and "It Never Ends". Didn't realize? Listen to 2:42-2:51 in "Anthem"… then listen to the first two seconds of "It Never Ends". Identical— which further binds the two songs together with a common element (again… probably subconsciously, if you hadn't noticed this until now).
Anyway, for the rest of the movie transcription, follow the link: http://www.subzin.com/search.php?title=Altered+States&search_sort=Popularity&type=All&genre=-1&pag=7
Oh, and one other bit of shinfo— the exact same line was also sampled in the Ministry song "Psalm 69".
Here's the page from the book that the film was based on:
Here's the page from the book that the film was based on:
http://books.google.com/books?id=PBB7kLkQSKQC&pg=PA241
http://books.google.com/books?id=PBB7kLkQSKQC&pg=PA241
There is a little bit more said in the book, plus it gives you a bit of a different angle on the scene.
There is a little bit more said in the book, plus it gives you a bit of a different angle on the scene.
this is an anthem, so fucking sing a dedication to the end of everything this is an anthem, so fucking sing a dedication to the end of everything
someone call an ambulance, i got wounds to attend someone call a doctor, i fear this is the end this happens all the time this happens every day but i never seem to quit the wolves never stay at bay
i hate to say i told you so, but fuck it, i told you so don't say a word, i already know
this is an anthem, so fucking sing a dedication to the end of everything this is an anthem, so fucking sing a dedication to the end of everything
someone call an exorcist and help me kill this curse i can't stop the bleeding and it's only getting worse this happens all the time this happens every day but i never seem to quit the wolves never stay at bay
i hate to say i told you so, but fuck it, i told you so don't say a word, i already know
this is an anthem, so fucking sing a dedication to the end of everything
get the fuck up this is it, the sound of giving in yeah, get the fuck up this is it the end of everything
tastes so bitter, feels so sweet lost in a dream, never fell asleep tastes so bitter, feels so sweet i've come back to old remedies
this is an anthem, so fucking sing this is an anthem, so fucking sing
this is an anthem, so fucking sing a dedication to the end of everything this is an anthem, so fucking sing a dedication to the end of everything to the end of everything
this is an anthem, so fucking sing a dedication to the end of everything
This song seems like it fits "It never ends" video.
Ok,so at the end when the guy and girl are talking, this is what I hear. Guy:Do you feel different now? Girl:Yes..... Much Better. Guy:Do you have any special feelings? Girl:I feel... Like my heart has been touched by Christ.
I LOVE the ending(:
^Now I know what they are saying at the the end, don't you think it sounds a bit like a therapy session or something like that? It seems to introduce 'It Never Ends' rather than end 'Anthem', and I love how the peacefulness of that end part goes so well with the intro of the next song, that isn't so peaceful
'I hate to say I told you so, but fuck it, "I told you so"'
I love that line, I really want the opportunity to say it to someone one day! :P