Straight Lines
Silverchair
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Breathing from a hole in my lung I had no one With faces in front of me Racing through the void in my head To find traces Of a good luck academy Oh oh oh Sparks ignite and trade them for thought About no one And nothing in particular Washed the sickened socket and drove Resent nothing There's good will inside of me Oh oh oh Wake me up lower the fever Walking in a straight line Set me on fire in the evening Everything will be fine Wake me up strong in the morning Walking in a straight line Lately I'm a desperate believer But walking in a straight line Something I will never forget I felt desperate And stuck to the marrow Invisible to everyone else I'm a sex-change And a damsel with no heroine Oh oh oh Wake me up lower the fever Walking in a straight line Set me on fire in the evening Everything will be fine Wake me up strong in the morning Walking in a straight line Lately I'm a desperate believer But walking in a straight line I don't need no time to say There's no changing yesterday If we keep talking and I keep walking in straight lines Wake me up lower the fever Walking in a straight line Set me on fire in the evening Everything will be fine Wake me up strong in the morning Walking in a straight line Lately I'm a desperate believer But walking in a straight line
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Written by: DANIEL JOHNS, JULIAN THOMAS HAMILTON
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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10 facts about this song
About the Song Composition"Straight Lines" was co-written by Daniel Johns and Joel Little. Little is a significant figure in pop music known for his successful collaboration with Lorde.
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Chart PerformanceThe song debuted at Number 1 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. This made it Silverchair's first Australian Number 1 single since "Tomorrow" in 1994.
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Award Recognition"Straight Lines" won 'Single of the Year' and 'Best Selling Australian Single' at the 2007 ARIA Awards. It also won the 'Best Video' award at the 2007 MTV Australia Awards.
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Notable Narrative"Straight Lines" is said to express lead singer Daniel Johns' journey in recovering from his eating disorder and his related mental health struggles.
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Album ContributionThe song is from Silverchair's fifth and final studio album, "Young Modern". It was the lead single and significantly contributed to the album’s success.
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Record BreakIn 2007, "Straight Lines" remained in the Australian Top 50 Singles Chart for 64 weeks making it the 2nd longest-charting single in Australian history.
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International Reach"Straight Lines" also reached number 56 on the UK Singles Chart, making it Silverchair’s second song to make that chart.
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Cinematic SoundThe song has an anthemic, stadium rock sound, which marked a departure from the band’s grunge origins.
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Video FilmingThe music video of the song was filmed in Sydney and directed by Paul Goldman and Alice Bell.
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Cross-Genre Appearances"Straight Lines" was also featured in the US TV series "One Tree Hill" and in the video games "Guitar Hero World Tour".
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