하드코어씬에 있어서 진정한 전설이라 할수 있는 Madball은 1988년 결성되어 결코 죽지않는 정신과 무엇이 하드코어를 대변하고 있는지에 대해 현재까지 꾸준히 증명해주고 있다.
최초 Agnostic Front의 사이드 밴드로 시작된 이들은 고등학생 시절 Freddy Cricen에-그는 역시 또하나의 전설 Agnostic Front의 보컬 Roger Miret의 친동생이다- 의해 결성되어 가장 열심히 노력하면서도 본능적인 하드코어 밴드로서의 명성을 쌓아왔고 Hatebreed, Terror등 셀수 없이 수 많은 밴드들에게 영향을 미치기도 했다.
12살의 나이에 처음 밴드들 결성하면서 Agnostic Front의 노래를 커버했던 Freddy는 현재 29살로 Madball의 발전과정이 마치 롤러코스터에 탄 것과 같았다고 회고하면서 처음 자신의 단순한 취미생활로 시작한 것이 이제는 상상할수도 없을만큼 놀라와졌다고 생각한다고 자신의 뜻을 전한다.
현재 밴드 결성 15주년을 맞는 이들은 새롭게 Ferret과 계약하면서 지금까지 완성한 어떤 앨범보다 훌륭한 작품을 우리들에게 전해주었고 이번 앨범은 헤비 뮤직 전문가 Zeuss(Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Throwdown)에 의해 프로듀스되었고 역시 모든 팬들이 기대할 수 있는 Madball만의 그것을 재현해주고 있다.
하드코어/메탈씬에서 모두 존경받는 Madball 역사상 가장 헤비한 앨범이자 하드코어의 유산 Legacy와 함께 더욱 발전된 모습으로 자신들의 길을 걸어나가고 있다.
Your worst enemy is yourself Who do you believe in? Well, I believe, I believe in me Will you fight or give in?
I'll stop at nothing to be something Who do they believe in? In themselves, they believe in me How will you lead them? By making something out of nothing
Self doubt has been getting the best of me For way to long I've been fighting this, fighting this all my life Now I'm ready for it to be gone
I know I have the courage I know I have the strength too I know I have the will The power to do what I want to do
Adapt and overcome Rise above all those mistakes and flaws I'll learn from it and then I'll climb every obstacle and every wall
Who do you believe in? Who do you believe in? Who do you believe in? Who do you believe in?
Believe in yourself now Who do you believe in? Well I believe, I believe in me Will you fight or give in?
I'll stop at nothing to be something Who do they believe in? In themselves, they believe in me How will you lead them? By making something out of nothing
Escape only in my mind Hate within these walls I find Break the cycle of viciousness But not in here
Take nothing from me, don't Make a bad man out of me Hate within these walls I find And I'm right here
There is no place for the weak here This is the home of the wicked men Even if I'm just passing through At any time my life could end
I will die fighting if I have to I will bring one of you with me I'm only here for moment in time It could become an eternity
I'll take with me what I see behind these walls So that I'll never forget when I start to slip or fall Wait, remember those behind the walls Who live in regret and some won't make it out at all
Don't forget
I am all alone in here That is how I'll do my time These are the days of reckoning I'm lucky to be just a passerby
I will stay longer if I have to I will retain my dignity I am only here for a moment in time It feels like an eternity
I'll take with me what I see behind these walls So that I'll never forget when I start to slip or fall Wait, remember those behind the walls Who live in regret and some won't make it out at all
I've been around for some time now And I really don't care what some people think about me I've been called a lot of things some good, some bad I've had many people doubt me
I'm not ashamed of anything when it comes to this I stay true to the game And when the flames were burning slow I grabbed the torch and let everybody know
What the music, the scene means to me With pride and sincerity Handed down by our brothers Is this our legacy?
I've been around the world and back again I've had the privilege of watching this grow Transcend beyond the streets, the clubs, the trends Beyond anything we had imagined
That's what the music, the scene means to me Pride and integrity Handed down by our brothers Is this our legacy?
Madball Legacy This is our legacy
It's an honor for us, for me To stand side by side with those who paved the way for me It's an honor for us to see so many showing respect Even those who doubted me and it's only the beginning
That's what the music, the scene means to me Pride and integrity Handed down by our brothers This is our legacy
I see the look in your eyes now You can't disguise it I've been there many times myself The thought alone is antagonizing
Don't self-destruct now You're a time bomb ticking away Don't let that anger control your fate It's not too late
I've gotta call it how I see it I see myself in you I've gotta call it how I see it Friend or foe, I speak the truth
I've gotta call it how is see it It's part of me and you I've gotta call it how I see it 'Cause I've got nothing to prove
I feel the hate in your heart kid It's eating you alive You're gonna take it out on everyone Until you bump into the wrong guy
Don't self-destruct now Live to learn another day Don't let that anger Force my hand this way
I've gotta call it how I see it I see myself in you I've gotta call it how I see it Friend or foe, I speak the truth
I've gotta call it how I see it It's part of me and you I've gotta call it how I see it 'Til this time bomb is diffused
I'm not telling you to back down 'Cause you should always stand your ground We have to pick and choose our battles now Are you sure you wanna go all out?
'Cause I can be a time bomb too And if you light my fuse, I will unload If you ignite my fuse, I might explode Don't ignite my fuse
You were the light in the darkness That I lived in full of redemption and sin Even though I was surrounded by the best of friends My future was looking dim
You gave me hope in a time when I lost control About to lose my soul You picked me up from the gutters that I once roamed Helped my see what I now know
When I thought there was no one there for me Your light shined on me You gave me hope, you gave me all I need You set me free
When I fought against myself, to be as good as I can be You gave me strength, you gave me what I need You're everything to me
In the darkest of days you came into my life It was full of so much strife Self-destruction was the name of the game that I played You reinforced the values that I had lost at no price or cost
And even when I slipped into the darkness again You fought to bring me back in
I hope you know what you mean to me You mean everything, everything I hope you know that I'd do anything for you I mean anything
You made a man out of me when I thought I knew it all I knew nothing You brought me hope in my darkest days I love you more than anything
When I thought there was no one there for me Your light shined on me You gave me hope, you gave me all I need You set me free
When I fought against myself to be as good as I could be You gave me strength you gave me what I need You're always there for me
In a world full of war and hate What do you think, is there any salvation? Is there any hope for the future in these times of The revelations?
In this world that we can't escape Have we exceeded our expectations? Have we gone too far with technology To protect our nations?
(I speak) For me and my generation I have to ask these questions (For them) For me
In this world full of war and hate All we can do is ask these questions I pray for the best, the future is not Yours, mine or anyone's
On the eve of our destruction Has anyone asked us How do we feel about the future of humanity? This is insanity
(I speak) For me and my generation I have to ask these questions (For them) For me, for everyone
What is this world comin' to? That is the question that I have to ask all of you Who hold the proof and the world In the palm of your hands
Well it's not one country, it's not one man It's all of you who spread the fear Desire to control it all, make your choices wisely Or we're dead as planned
I woke up from a dream today, I thought of you, Jay I looked at the clock, it read 2:22 I know that you are here with me like every day Still I miss you in every way Your coolness, your presence I'll see you on the other side someday
Until then, I'll honor you my friends Your spirit will always live It will live through me Until then, you have gone but you're not forgotten You're more than a memory You will always be a part of me
I was on the east side today and I thought of you, Mike I had a drink, said a prayer, wiped my face I knew that you were there with me like every day Still I miss those good old days Your laughter, your presence I will see you on the other side someday
Until then, I'll honor you my friends Your spirit will always live It will live through me Until then, you have gone but you're not forgotten You're more than a memory You will always be a part of me
Until then, I will honor you every way that I can Until then, I will be missing you my friends Until then
Sometimes I feel I'm against the ropes Fighting for my life Give me just one second to rest I'll come back with an overhand right
I can't let circumstances get me down Or knock me out I've been in too many scuffles Way too many bouts
Fight, there is no mercy for the helpless in this life Fight, whatever hand you're dealt, you should be ready to fight Fight, never surrender, keep your guard up all the time Fight, always remember, everything worth having is worth the fight
Here I am still sticking and moving Sometimes I don't know what I'm doing My instincts tell me to just keep throwing the jab
In this life situations Sometimes get you down But if you're not out, there's no excuses Get up and fight now
Fight, there is no mercy for the helpless in this life Fight, whatever hand you're dealt, you should be ready to fight Fight, never surrender, keep your guard up all the time Fight, always remember, everything worth having is worth the fight
Get up and fight
I don't have the answers But I'm still in the fight I'll bob and weave then land a few Then I feel alright
You have to seize the moment Or at least you have to try Create opportunities for yourself In this ring of life
Fight, there is no mercy for the helpless in this life Fight, whatever hand you're dealt, you should be ready to fight Fight, never surrender, keep your guard up all the time Fight, always remember, everything worth having is worth the fight
Another night turns into day I haven't slept yet, but I'm okay See if you dabble with fire, there'll be hell to pay I might as well have a drink to wash away the pain
More cocaine, the devil's in my system, he won't go away My mind wanders further but I'm not insane This is just my life, my reality I've got my pistol on the side of my waist
Don't start, no shit and I won't shoot up the place My aims kinda bad and my eyes are glazed But I brought extra clips just in case
Here I am again on the lower east side Doing my thing, I'm damned Damned, yes I am Another night full of crime and sin, so damned Damned
Here I am night after night Breaking night again, I'm damned Damned And I can't get myself Out of this rut I'm living in
Another day turns into night I'm running on fumes, but I'm alright At least that's what I tell myself every day I might as well have another drink to wash away the pain
More cocaine, the devil's got a grip and he won't get away My mind is an altered state But I'm still the same person I used to be, right?
Here I am again on the lower east side Doing my thing, I'm damned Damned, yes I am Another night full of crime and sin, so damned Damned
Here I am night after night Breaking night again, I'm damned Damned And I can't get myself Out of this rut I'm living in
I've been waiting a long time to give you a piece of my mind You can run but you can't hide from who you are inside And you don't want to confront me
No, I know your kind You've been runnin' the same old lies Keelin' over on your mines
You'll see, it's all in a matter of time You're gonna hafta confront me We're all in this game, we don't believe The loyalty comes for free You only get respect when it's given out
Make no mistake, you're the enemy Make no mistake, you are my enemy
Still here after many hard years When will you realize You can't kill what won't die? They've tried but the strong survive
I'm only tellin' you one time, you're livin' a lie You've been cryin' some words of gettin' tired How can we talk with that closed mind? You pass judgment, you cross the line
And you never confront me 'Cause we're all in this game, we don't believe Loyalty comes for free You only get respect when it's given out
Make no mistake, you're the enemy Make no mistake
Check out the black down? You don't know me I never back off 'Cause you're my enemy
(One Two Three Four) Hardcore we live this we breathe this You can't stop what can't be defeated Hardcore pride hardcore pride hardcore pride hardcore lives in me! blah
I don't believe in this segregation This separation is not a part of our scene We're a part of the same thing What ever happened to unity?
Don't point your fingers in any direction We all have different beliefs That's just a fact of life, reality Who do you think you are with that elitist mentality?
Live your own life, don't be the judge of me Think twice, before you tell me how to be Whose right, whose wrong doesn't matter to me It's my life, so don't say nothin'
I hope you're listening, pay attention I'm not one to preach But if you believe these words then listen carefully I'll tell you what I don't believe
I don't believe in discrimination, integration I don't judge by look What you eat or drink doesn't matter to me It's about respect, equality
Live your own life, don't be the judge of me Think twice, before you tell me how to be Whose right, whose wrong doesn't matter to me It's my life, so don't say nothin'
Live your own life, don't be the judge of me Think twice, before you tell me how to be Whose right, whose wrong doesn't matter you see It's my life, so don't pass judgment on me
I'm tryin' to let you know Don't let ignorance get the best of you Tear down these walls they have to fall You can't divide us, hardcore unite us
Live your own life, don't be the judge of me Think twice, before you tell me how to be Whose right, whose wrong doesn't matter to me It's my life, so don't say nothin'
Live your own life, don't be the judge of me Think twice, before you tell me how to be Whose right, whose wrong doesn't matter you see It's my life, so don't pass judgment on me
Live your own life Live your own life Live your own life Live your own life
Even when I Walk away from all of this I won't forget your faces The places that I've been
For so many years, so many friends Times that we cherish now and then We can't replace them But we can look ahead
I give all my respect to you, my friends After all I've seen, and all we've been through This is a worldwide thing All across the world I say to you, my friends Thanks for all the love, for always staying true Now it's a worldwide thing
Don't confuse my words I'm not finished yet There's more to see, more to express More to conquer, nevertheless still
I'm humbled by it all Will we rise or fall? I won't stand complacent We will make our statement
From New York to the west coast, all across the lands Overseas in Europe, and Japan Australia to New Zealand To South America, well, here we go again
I give all my respect to you, my friends After all I've seen, and all we've been through This is a worldwide thing All across the world I say to you, my friends Thanks for all the love, for always staying true Now it's a worldwide thing
Now it's a worldwide thing This is a worldwide thing Is everybody with me? It's a worldwide thing Is everybody with me? Now it's a worldwide thing