Asking Alexandria unleash anthemic “They Don’t Want What We Want"
Asking Alexandria have been making some big movies recently. Just last week, the band announced their first headlining tour in years with Falling In Reverse, Wage War and Hyro The Hero called the Like A House On Fire tour. Now, the English rockers unleashed a brand new song titled “They Don’t Want What We Want (And They Don’t Care).”
Listen and watch the art class-inspired lyric video below.
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In December of 2019, Asking Alexandria dropped a deluxe version of their self-titled LP. Dubbed LP5 DLX, the deluxe release is celebrating the highly successful record as the band continue working on their followup.
The album includes previously unheard versions of tracks including a full-band version of “Vultures,” the original demo of “Rise Up” a Hyro The Hero mash-up of “Where Did It Go” and a Dex Luthor remix of “Alone In A Room.” Elsewhere on the record is an acoustic version of “Alone In A Room” and the band’s performance of “Perfect” from their live session at Sirius XM.
Asking Alexandria teased the new song on Feb. 11 with the below tweet.
*NEW MUSIC ALERT* We’re dropping a brand new song “They Don’t Want What We Want (And They Don’t Care)” TOMORROW on @SXMOctane at 12pm PST/3pm EST. Can’t wait to share this new chapter with you. pic.twitter.com/yqTxv1oWG6
— Asking Alexandria (@AAofficial) February 12, 2020
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After much anticipation, they have finally released “They Don’t Want What We Want (And They Don’t Care)” to the world
Our new song “They Don’t Want What We Want (And They Don’t Care)” is out now! We cannot wait to play this song live! We are super proud to be flying the rock flag high on this one. Hope you all bang your fucking heads to this one. ?
Our new song “They Don’t Want What We Want (And They Don’t Care)” is out now! We cannot wait to play this song live! We are super proud to be flying the rock flag high on this one. Hope you all bang your fucking heads to this one. ?https://t.co/TaavOwD9lP #LikeAHouseOnFire pic.twitter.com/SY3AUr64Go
— Asking Alexandria (@AAofficial) February 13, 2020
Asking Alexandria’s newest song is a bit on the lighter side compared to their usual heavier metalcore sound, but they definitely bring the rock.
Watch the video for “They Don’t Want What We Want (And They Don’t Care)” below.
“They Don’t Want What We Want (And They Don’t Care)” Lyrics
Can you feel the hairs stand on the back of your neck?
Can you feel your heart beating right out of your chest?
Panic
There’s something strange going on in this room
The walls are melting I can hear the ceiling screaming to come down
I can’t believe we built this room
It was meant to be a sanctuary not a prison
There’s something strange going on in this house
It’s like we’re pushing all these buttons tryna start a war
Amongst ourselves but we don’t know what we want
All we know is that we don’t want what they want
Panic
We don’t want what they want
They don’t want what we want
We don’t want what they want
And they don’t care
Can you feel the hairs stand on the back of your neck?
Can you feel your heart beating right out of your chest?
Can you feel your bones ache like there’s something within?
Can you feel your blood pumping inside of your skin?
Can you feel it? Panic!
There’s something wrong with the castle they’re in
Watching over every single move that we make
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Try to see past their perfect smiles
They were supposed to be protectors not o-fucking-ppressors
There’s something wrong with the way that they speak
Like the more they take from us the better off that we’ll be
Anything to get power they seek
All I know they don’t want what we want
Panic
We don’t want what they want
They don’t want what we want
We don’t want what they want
And they don’t care
Can you feel the hairs stand on the back of your neck?
Can you feel your heart beating right out of your chest?
Can you feel your bones ache like there’s something within?
Can you feel your blood pumping inside of your skin?
Can you feel it? Panic!
We don’t want what they want
They don’t want what we want
We don’t want what they want
And they don’t care
Panic
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As stated, Asking Alexandria are hitting the road this spring on their first headline tour in over two years. Speaking on the tour, guitarist Ben Bruce celebrates the return to headlining.
“It’s been a while,” says Bruce in a statement. “In fact, it’s been far too long. We have supported some incredible bands over the last few years. We have seen countless faces and countless cities. But now….NOW….it’s our turn. We are fucking back. Bigger and better than ever. Our first headline tour in over two years.”
“We have worked tirelessly to bring you the biggest show of our careers and a handful of the greatest modern bands that rock has to offer. We couldn’t be more excited. Everything up until this point was practice….this is it, this is the show we have been building towards. We will see you all there. Let’s light it up like a house on fucking fire!”
All ticket links can be found here. Check out a full list of dates below.
Dates:
04/30 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
05/02 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
05/03 – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues Anaheim
05/05 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
05/07 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
05/08 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
05/09 – Revention Music Center
05/12 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues Orlando
05/14 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
05/15 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
05/16 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
05/17 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
05/19 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
05/20 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
05/22 – Huntington, NY – Paramount Theater
05/23 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues Boston
05/24 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
05/26 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live*
05/27 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore Detroit
05/30 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues Chicago
05/31 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis
What do you think of Asking Alexandria’s newest track? Sound off in the comments below!
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