Throughout HUNGER, we poignantly reflect on the struggles of those impacted by substance abuse from a variety of different perspectives - “PUSH” specifically is framed around dealers who prey on impoverished and impressionable peoples in order to make a living. In contrast to the undoubtedly negative connotations associated with such a living, we also examine the tribulations of said dealers who feel like they can’t make a living any other way or are forced into that particular line of work.
In order to evoke a visual sense of this lyrical contrast, the PUSH video makes ample use of vividly cut coloured and colourless scenes. A bleak white, black, and grey is juxtaposed against frenetic red and pink in order to add depth and context to the depictions of struggle that we highlight in the song.
We chose PUSH as the debut song and video because we believe it acts as the perfect initial representation of, and introduction to, HUNGER as an album. PUSH displays some new dynamic compositional themes that are emblematic of the album as a whole, and serves as a proud standard for the songs that will be shown later on when HUNGER is released.
lyrics
Push work on the flooded concrete
There’s still so much to go
Never hear the secrets they keep behind their mask of woe
The clock ticks as the sun emerges
The night is almost gone
But they stop for nothing
These men will sleep when life is done
They won’t sleep tonight x3
Misfortune guides their hand
Reach for the promised land
Their lives are driven by heartbreak
Rely on others to stand
They cut and stretch their profits
At the expense of another
Wen fingers point towards them
They run for cover
Parasites
Terrified
Waste of life
With velvet sheen they cause a scene
Blood money washes through the streets
With project homes and clothes pristine
But everyone needs to eat
Misfortune guides their hand
Reach for the promised land
Their lives are driven by heartbreak
Rely on others to stand
They cut and stretch their profits
At the expense of another
Wen fingers point towards them
They run for cover
With ignorance we destroy a fighting chance
Cut it up and feed it to the swine
To persevere I need to take what’s mine x2
They
Won’t
Sleep tonight x2
Cut it up and feed it to the swine
To persevere I need to take what’s mine
Cut it up and feed it to the swine
To win this race I leave my morals behind
credits
from HUNGER,
track released August 22, 2019
Written by: Cole Lamb, Graham Scanlon, Alex Pearce
Produced by: Tim Creviston
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