The Almost - Chokehold Lyrics

The Almost Lyrics

"Chokehold"

This is what it's like to be me
Looking for a flashlight in a blank sea
Nothing but time on my hands
Nothing but blood on the sand

I come alive in the darkness
I come alive when I'm honest
I come alive when I can't see what is in front of me
I come alive in a chokehold
I'm like a child when there's no hope
I'm on a bastard island
Fatherless and desperate for dry land

This is time and space the in-between
Dreaming of an out and to be seen
Nothing but fear in my hands
Nothing but doubt in my brain

I come alive in the darkness
I come alive when I'm honest
I come alive when I can't see what is in front of me
I come alive in a chokehold
I'm like a child when there's no hope
I'm on a bastard island
Fatherless and desperate for dry land

Come on use your heart and be grateful
Your father gave his heart for you to be hateful
He was the bastard man that put you on this goddamn island

I come alive in the darkness
I come alive when I'm honest
I come alive when I can't see what is in front of me
I come alive in a chokehold
I'm like a child when there's no hope
I'm on a bastard island
Fatherless and desperate for dry land

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Writer(s): Aaron Gillespie

This is the first single off of the album and The Almost's first song released since 2013.

Aaron Gillespie said about "Chokehold", "It's a story of my childhood that really comes apart in the bridge discussing my father. The song essentially explains how I got to be the way I am. I need the chokehold to succeed. It's one of my favorite songs I've ever written."

album: "Fear Caller" (2019)

"Chokehold" lyrics

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