Biography:
Alexisonfire (pronounced 'Alexis-on-fire') is a band from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Their music is characterized by turbulent and explosive dynamics with intricate guitar melodies. Consisting of five friends, they formed in late 2001 as the result of a three-band break up.
The band’s name is inspired by a lactating contortionist stripper named Alexis Fire. This caused problems when she discovered that they were using her website name (alexisonfire.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Note: * means to improvise vocals
[Intro]
D (strum 4 times)
[Verse]
Em C
Spinning, arms spread
D C
Crushing the tops of mountains
Em
With my hands
C D
As I dive into the Pacific
C Em
I flood the shoreli-i-ines
C
And I exhale
D C Em
Causing the oceans' endless waves
C
As I emerge
D Am D
Shaking the wreckage from my ha-a-air
C (let ring) Em
With my hands
[Bridge]
Em
I want to breathe
Em C
Life into the Dead Sea
Em C D
As this rainforest
Em
Falls beneath my knees
C
I want to breathe
D
Life into the Dead Sea
Em
*Below, where is your boat?
C
You are slow, you are slow*
Em
*Below, where is your boat?
D
You are slow*
[Verse 2]
Em C
*I will play until the sky is black
D
Breathe in all the air
C Em
Exhale and choke the land with carbon burn it all
C D
Looking down from where I stand
C Em
I can see the curvature of the Earth
C D C
And I want to make it flat
[Outro]
Em C D C
I will play, the sky is black
Em C D C
I will play, the sky is black
Em Em
I will play, the sky is black*
[Intro]
D (strum 4 times)
[Verse]
Em C
Spinning, arms spread
D C
Crushing the tops of mountains
Em
With my hands
C D
As I dive into the Pacific
C Em
I flood the shoreli-i-ines
C
And I exhale
D C Em
Causing the oceans' endless waves
C
As I emerge
D Am D
Shaking the wreckage from my ha-a-air
C (let ring) Em
With my hands
[Bridge]
Em
I want to breathe
Em C
Life into the Dead Sea
Em C D
As this rainforest
Em
Falls beneath my knees
C
I want to breathe
D
Life into the Dead Sea
Em
*Below, where is your boat?
C
You are slow, you are slow*
Em
*Below, where is your boat?
D
You are slow*
[Verse 2]
Em C
*I will play until the sky is black
D
Breathe in all the air
C Em
Exhale and choke the land with carbon burn it all
C D
Looking down from where I stand
C Em
I can see the curvature of the Earth
C D C
And I want to make it flat
[Outro]
Em C D C
I will play, the sky is black
Em C D C
I will play, the sky is black
Em Em
I will play, the sky is black*
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