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"Bully" is the lead single from American rock band Shinedown's fourth studio album, Amaryllis. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Shinedown front man Brent Smith discussed the lyrics of the song as "about not feeling like you can't stand up for yourself and take back your self respect if you feel as if someone is belittling you or trying to push you around. The song is not condoning violence. What it is condoning is survival. I don't think that anyone should ever have their self-respect or their dignity taken from them."
He also mentioned that his father had instructed him on how to defend himself against bullies. "When I was ten years old, my dad took me to the garage and put a pair of boxing gloves on me and said, 'I don't ever want it to come to this, but you need to learn how to fight.' And I got my butt kicked sometimes, but I always stood up for myself. By nature I've just never backed down from what I believed in, and I'll be damned if I'm going to let someone push me around. It's the same thing with my family, too. I wouldn't let someone come into my house and mess with my girlfriend or my son.
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Lyrics
[Intro]
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
[Verse 1]
It’s 8 A.M.
This hell I’m in
Seems I’ve crossed the line again
For being nothing more than who I am
So break my bones
And throw your stones
We all know that life ain’t fair
But there is more of us
We’re everywhere
[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t have to take this
Back against the wall
We don’t have to take this
We can end it all
[Chorus]
All you’ll ever be
Is a faded memory of a bully
Make another joke
While they hang another rope
So lonely
Push him to the dirt
‘Til the words don’t hurt
Can you hear me?
No ones gonna cry
On the very day you die
You’re a bully
Hey!
Hey!
[Verse 2]
Think it through
You can’t undo
Whenever I see black and blue
I feel the past
I share the bruise
With everyone
Who’s come and gone
My head is clear
My voice is strong
Now I’m right here to right the wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t have to take this
Back against the wall
We don’t have to take this
We can end it all
[Chorus]
All you’ll ever be
Is a faded memory of a bully
Make another joke
While they hang another rope
So lonely
Push him to the dirt
‘Til the words don’t hurt
Can you hear me?
No ones gonna cry
On the very day you die
You’re a bully
[Solo]
[Bridge]
It’s 8 A.M.!
The Hell I’m in!
Your voice is strong!
Now right the wrong!
[Chorus]
All you’ll ever be
Is a faded memory of a bully.
Make another joke
While they hang another rope
So lonely.
Push him to the dirt
‘Til the words don’t hurt
Can you hear me?
No ones gonna cry
On the very day you die
You’re a bully
[Repeat Chorus]
Hey!
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