Machine Head

Is There Anybody Out There?

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Is There Anybody Out There? Lyrics

[Intro]
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?

[Hook 1]
Come on
Come on
Come on
Is anybody there?
Come on
Come on
Let me tell you something

[Verse 1]
I was born as a bastard, no father, no master
A shadow in silence left searching for answers
Put up for adoption and left with no option
Another kid fostered to fester, forgotten
Take a look into these desperate eyes
As they’re cast into the wretched hive
But I ain’t going down alone

[Chorus]
Is there anybody out there?
Anybody listening to me?
Is anybody else scared?
The paranoia drops me to my knees
Does anybody feel lonely?
Disconnected from the things I see
Is there anybody out there?
Anybody out there just like me?
I’m choking on these words and I can’t breathe

[Hook 2]
Come on
Come on
Come on
Is anybody there?
Come on
Come on
Lemme say this

[Verse 2]
Now I stand as a father, to men with no honor
Ashamed of the racists they used to call brothers
'Cause no flag can mean bravery
When bloodied by slavery
The rebel, a devil, disguised as a savior
And the sickening feeling in the air
Is the fear to speak that no one dares
So will I stand here all alone?

[Breakdown]
Live my life like I’ll die tonight
Dream like I’ll live forever
Live my life like I’ll die tonight
Dream like I’ll live forever

[Bridge]
(Is there anybody out there?)
I have roared at the world for years
(Is there anybody out there?)
Doesn’t anybody hear me?
(Is there anybody out there?)
This burden suffered, I’ve paid the cost
(Is there anybody out there?)
Not all who wander are lost

Is there anybody
Is there anybody
Is there anybody

[Outro]
Come on
Come on
Come on
Is anybody there?
Come on
Come on
Is there anybody
Is there anybody
Is there anybody out there?

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kingofstilport On Dec 01, 2023

[Intro]
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?

[Hook 1]
Come on
Come on
Come on
Is anybody there?
Come on
Come on
Let me tell you something

[Hook 2]
Come on
Come on
Come on
Is anybody there?
Come on
Come on
Lemme say this

[Breakdown]
Live my life like I’ll die tonight
Dream like I’ll live forever
Live my life like I’ll die tonight
Dream like I’ll live forever

Is there anybody
Is there anybody
Is there anybody

[Outro]
Come on
Come on
Come on
Is anybody there?
Come on
Come on
Is there anybody
Is there anybody
Is there anybody out there?

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2023-12-01 02:12:40

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by Kingofstilport

2m ago

This song was originally written in 2015, but Robb Flynn was disappointed with it and shelved it. It wasn't until the Dimebash controversy of 2016, which happened shortly before the song's release, that the song was rewritten and released. Regarding the lyrics, Robb said that the song "is about love, loneliness, racism, and not getting what is going on in the world/America. It's very much about current events, but applies to a bigger picture." The name of the track and the lyric, Is Anybody Out There, is a call for anybody out there who feels scared about the change happening in the world.

The controversy brought topics of racism and discrimination to the forefront of discussions within the metal community. Robb decided to incorporate his feelings about this incident into the song to reflect a broader cultural shift towards accountability and the rejection of hate in music and society. "I wasn't feeling it, and so I wrote a whole new second verse about how f--king appalled I was that he [Philip Anselmo] did that," Robb Flynn stated when talking about the rewrites. It helps that it came out during a time of heightened awareness around social issues, such as racism and discrimination. Flynn added, "I haven't felt connected to the metal community for some time now. I don't get where things are going. And part of this song is about that: that I don't get where it's going. And him doing that shit again - and this is again; this has been happening for twenty fucking years now, but I never had to stand on stage with the dude. But, you know, I sang some pretty pissed-off lyrics for that second verse.

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by sunman 2m ago

@Kingofstilport

It's decent for a Pink Floyd song.

This comment is not "out there" at all... It's inside the box.

My head is boxing. "I am a robot," programmed by programs on a box screen. I am a machine head, living tissue over metal endoskeleton.

Domo!

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