Finger Eleven – Paralyzer

[ March 6th, 2009 | No Comments » | by Jason Andrews ]

Now that we are moving into a more popular form of Popular Music most everyone should have heard of this song by now. This is Finger Eleven‘s Paralyzer and there is not a person I know who doesn’t like this song. Why is that? It’s really a rare to find a song that is actually liked in it’s entirety by so many people, especially when people are now so picky about their music.

It’s quite simple actually: people want to dance. Every new form and/or genre of music originated as a new dance, if you think about it. The music of the renaissance originated as dance music (and according to the movie “A Knight’s Tale” it was line dancing o.0). The waltz originated as a dance and just like some popular music today it too was looked down upon. Rock and Roll started as dance music in the 1950′s with the gitter bugs. The list can go on.

So now more about “Paralyzer”. It’s a great song. It makes you want to dance. And even more so it makes me want to dance which is unheard of! The pulse is really strong in it, especially in the drums and the bass guitar. However one of the guitars has an almost constant syncopation (off-beat) that really pushes one to want to dance. Maybe this is where classical music needs to go again: making people want to dance. Film scores can only do so much.

I hold on so nervously
To me and my drink
I wish it was cooling me
But so far, has not been good
It’s been shitty
And I feel awkward, as I should
This club has got to be
The most pretentious thing
Since I thought you and me
Well I am imagining
A dark lit place
Or your place or my place

Well I’m not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you’re standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you

I hold out for one more drink
Before I think
I’m looking too desperately
But so far has not been fun
I should just stay home
If one thing really means one
This club will hopefully
Be closed in three weeks
That would be cool with me
Well I’m still imagining
A dark lit place
Or your place or my place

Well I’m not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you’re standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you

We’ll I’m not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you’re standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you

Not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you’re standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you

You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you

You’ll probably move right through
Me on my way to you

Tagged under: drums, finger 11, guitar, vocals