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Front-man Deryck Whibley put together song ideas during a three year period of touring in support of 13 Voices that would eventually become Order In Decline's body of work. Each of the ten tracks deliver a vigorous uproar with lyrical content that stems from political and personal turmoil that weighed greatly on Whibley.
Subconsciously, his lyrics reflect his reactions to the hate around the world - punctuated by the disastrous social and political happenings in North America. Much of the album's lyrics are inspired by the current political chaos – and more specifically, the man behind it all:
"He is the bad man, but I've got faith, to end this misery, he's got to go." "The People Vs..."
"You're the fool on the hill, we're stuck with you till, we all stand up." "45 (A Matter of Time)"
"But even I know you can't evolve by building up your walls." "The New Sensation"
Whibley clarifies, that Order In Decline is not a political protest record but rather a page ripped from his personal journal that reflects his hard to suppress feelings about what's going on in the world.
From writing and singing to producing, engineering, and mixing the album in his home studio, Whibley, fine-tuned each and every song full of shredding solos, riffs and a steady, pounding rhythm.
Right from the start, the album's opening track delivers all of those things and then some with the variety of instruments and arrangements. An eerie piano carries listeners into the first song, which quickly builds into the rough and raw skate-punk anthem "Turning Away."
An accelerating rhythm continues on the album's lead single "Out For Blood" with soft and loud verses that contrast exquisitely.
This heavy, pulsing beat flows throughout almost the entire track-list until things slow right down on track seven – a stripped down, bare-all song written about Whibley's absentee father, he stated “I never wanted to write this song, it just kind of poured out of me. I tried to fight it at first but there was no stopping it." "Never There" is melancholic melodic ballad on which he shares issues that hit much closer to home than the others.
You and I share the same life missin' out
So the story goes
That we’re left, we’re stuck with a broken house
I know that if the
The chance appears, well I’d have no fears
We both share pain, we feel the same
"Catching Fire" – a telling of love and loss, is similar in subject and feel being more personal and quieter in comparison to the latter.
Click here to read our interview with member Cone McCaslin.
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