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ANTHEM PART 3

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ANTHEM PART 3 Lyrics

[Verse 1: Tom DeLonge]
Everything that we've tried
We'll keep waking up to that light
We'll see rising of a new tide
We are starting up a new life
When your head is hanging too low
When your heart is 'bout to explode
You can make it anywhere, go
There's no fear when you get here, give up that ghost

[Verse 2: Tom DeLonge]
When your dreams, they seem like they're dead
Like a pounding deep in your head
When your job has gone to deep shit
If you've fallen off of that list
When you're clenching both of your fists
Like you aimed and then you just missed
Let the record show that you're fixed
Don't you give up now, just get up and resist

[Chorus: Tom DeLonge & Mark Hoppus]
This time, I won't be complacent
The dreams I gave up and wasted
A new high, a new ride and I'm on fire
My old shit ends here tonight
[Bridge: Mark Hoppus]
And after you had the time of your life
Flatlined and led toward the light
You'll despair the wreckage and find
No one gave a fuck that you died


[Chorus: Tom DeLonge & Mark Hoppus]
This time, I won't be complacent
The dreams I gave up and wasted
A new high, a new ride and I'm on fire
My old shit ends here tonight

[Outro: Tom DeLonge]
It's my head, it's my mind
All made up, it's alright
If I fall on some nails
If I win or set sail
I won't fail
I won't fail

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“ANTHEM PART 3” is the opening track on blink-182’s tenth album, ONE MORE TIME… It adds to the series of previously released songs, “Anthem” (final track on Enema of the State, 1999), and “Anthem, Pt. 2” (first track on Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, 2001).

Taken literally, “ANTHEM PART 3” thematically differs from the prior entries. While “Anthem” is a song about the aftermath of a teenage house party and “Anthem, Pt. 2” is a protest song about not having control over one’s own future, “ANTHEM PART 3” is an uplifting track about persevering in the face of unnamed trials. However, all three songs speak to relatable feelings for listeners of the band’s age.

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