We only want to be ourselves

I am going to take the time to write a post about Black Veil Brides sometime. But there is just so much to say that I really need the energy for it. Until then I want to write about my favourite of their songs! It's one of their biggest hits and I totally understand why.

The lyrics are interesting though because they seem easy and predictable, but they actually have a background story.
"Fallen Angels" actually comes from the biblical story of the fallen angels. I personally don't know enough about the Bible myself to talk about it. But Andy Biersack, the singer in the band, is very interested in people's beliefs even though he prefers to believe in himself instead of a religion. He explained in an interview that when the holy war happened in heaven there were seven fallen angels who were cast down to earth. These angels fornicated with human women and created the nephilim, or the so called in-betweens. Andy and the rest of the band members interpreted these as the ultimate outcasts or the ultimate weirdos. Just like Black Veil Brides and other rock n´ rollas are seen as today. But a lot of us try to rebel against that. That is why most rock bands sing about being rebels and starting riots. It's not about beating people up for no reason. It's about the psychological riots. To challenge people's prejudice thoughts and to make them understand that we only want to be ourselves. Just like we want everyone else to be themselves too. We want to live in a world where that is okay.

"Kids that listens to rock n´ roll music or dresses in a certain way, they aren't bad people. They just enjoy a certain thing. And they are sort of alienated from a lot of situations in life. That is not neccessarely the case for us. It's more like a complete anthem to that."