Possibilities of an Impossible Existence

Album: Whitechapel (2012)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is the tenth track from the band's fourth studio album, which was the first to feature Ben Harclerode on drums.
  • In an interview, Whitechapel singer-songwriter Phil Bozeman stated that the lyrics are based on the struggles with his stepfather, who entered his family after his father died. Phil said that he and his sisters wouldn't see their mother for days, never knowing if she was okay or even coming back in the end. Moreover, his stepfather didn't really care about the children and treated them badly. One can spot Phil's aggression towards his stepfather in the lyrics:

    How dare you enter
    Feel the pressure of our voices crushing your soul
    We don't want you dead
    We just want you to feel what it's like to be burned alive

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    Suggestion credit:
    Nathan - Bregenz, Austria

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