White Knuckles

I think "Blackbird" is kind of a concept album. rise against all injustices, taking our rights in life and hope for better living are the concepts of most of its songs and "White Knuckles" got it all.

it's absolutely my favorite song of Blackbird these days; and man, what a killing guitar riff! it has also awesome sub-layer guitar work you may not notice in the first times so it's getting better every time you listen to it.

Are you still lost tonight? Living but dead inside This is a proclamation This is a call to rise Are you abused, alone? Walking with broken bones If you feel you've been forgotten Let this song guide you home

We are the disillusioned We've been left wanting more Before every aspiration hits the floor

HOLD ON FOR YOUR LIFE ALL WE FEEL IS SO FAR FROM ALIVE THE DAMNED ARE DONE BELIEVING THE CURSED CAN DREAM NO MORE SO HOLD ON FOR YOUR LIFE BECAUSE ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE

They tell you what you should be Sell you the plastic dream Opinions are all provided But nothing is what it seems

I dare you to take control Cause empty are hands and bruised are the souls Of those who show no resistance Of those who are weal below

We are the disenchanted Who die with each passing day No one here understands us so I say

Chorus

How will it feel? To live a lie until your dying day Where nothing is real As we sacrifice bending until we break It's been revealed Hold on for your life reams are not theirs to take dreams are not theirs to take

HOLD ON FOR YOUR LIFE ALL WE FEEL IS SO FAR FROM ALIVE THE DAMNED ARE DONE BELIEVING THE CURSED CAN DREAM NO MORE SO HOLD ON FOR YOUR LIFE BECAUSE ONLY THE STRONG I SAID ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE

This is from the lyrics included with the album.

I guess he's singing about anticonformity. Do want you feel is right and not what other people tell you to do. Live out your dreams. Thinks might seem bad, but nobody can take your thoughts from you. Stick up for what you believe in.

i think this song tells that nobody cares abt us n if u have lost your hopes let me inform u that its not over yet coz u can take your dreams coz dreams are not only for them who have achieved them.

this song is fucking amazing. Just listen to how intesnse it is. The intensity of the song literally emobides the thoughbt of clenching "white knuckles" as you take control to chase your dreams, fuck the odds, fuck what anyone says against you. I especially love the part after he screams "hold on for your life" where the guitar plays plays one note, then the bass and drums pound out 4, then the guiter again, then the bass and drums, it's super heavy.

This song is pretty much a giant middle finger to government, big business, "the man". It's saying that they are going to force you to do things, but you should just say no, control your own life, and be strong.

Definitely one of my favorite Alter Bridge songs and one of the most intense songs I've ever heard. It's challenging people who feel lost, dead, abused, alone, empty, damned, cursed, etc. to find a strength inside themselves if they are to survive in this world. I think the purpose of the intensity of the music is to empower such people. As for this part:

"They tell you what you should be Sell you the plastic dream Opinions are all provided But nothing is what it seems

I dare you take control ’Cause empty are hands and Bruised are the souls Of those who show no resistance Those who are weak below",

I think this is saying that the world tries to mold us into the people it wants and that we have to find the strength within ourselves to be who we want to be. Otherwise, we will fall to the world, if that makes sense.

I think its a really good song , and more like a prophecy !! Because , They tell you what you should be Sell you the plastic dream Opinions are all provided But nothing is what it seems

Does this sound like the government ? yes it is. But its the NWO , "plastic dreams " is the RFID chips ! and the people that dont know the thruth , will say nothhing is what is seems ! its one of my favourite songs! And only the strong will survive.

It's my favourite Alter Bridge song. Whenever I am depressed and feel like I am lost, listening to this song gives me strength to move on. Because that's what it tells you to do. To hold on for your life. And it's so true that only the strong survive in this cruel world.

We are the disillusioned We've been left wanting more We are the disenchanted

We die with each passing day And no one here understands us

This part gives me a comforting feeling cause I know that I am not the only one who feels lost, there are other people out there with the same feelings.

It's all about discovering your inner strength so that you can happily survive in this world.