This Is The First Thing

Album: Sinners Never Sleep (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • The origins of this song lie in a riff that rhythm guitarist Max Helyer had in his pocket for a long time before it was utilized by the band. Said vocalist Josh Franceschi to Kerrang! magazine: "We basically ignored him for three years. But once we got chorus to it, it worked."
  • Franceschi told Kerrang! his lyrics are, "about lost love and my girlfriend."

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