![]() It shows the band performing the song at Chain Reaction, Anaheim, Orange County, on August 30, 2002. She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city, calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way, “Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says, “Stolen water is sweet food eaten in secret is delicious!” But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead." Īfter the song ends at 2:24, a piano interlude plays, leading into the album's next song, "In Years To Come".Ī music video for "Deadbolt" was released via the band's website on October 3, 2002. "Folly is an unruly woman she is simple and knows nothing. The song's chorus ("And she calls from the doorway/Stolen water is sweet/So let's drink it in the darkness/If you know what I mean") contains multiple references to Proverbs 9 (below) which is meant to represent how those who don't understand the consequences of their actions will fall to temptation and suffer for it. Lyrically, "Deadbolt" is metaphor-heavy and centred around betrayal, temptation and adultery, as well as references to death. The song, which lacks a verse–chorus–verse structure, was described by the BrooklynVegan to have call-and-response mannerisms, with Teppei Teranishi's guitar parts countering Dustin Kensrue's vocals and shifting between post-hardcore and pop-punk. The song's guitars are dropped to E♭/ Drop D♭ tuning. "Deadbolt" has generally been described as post-hardcore, emo and pop-punk, and is written in the key of F# major with a common time tempo of 135 beats per minute. Over time, the band warmed up to the song's popularity and since Thrice's reunion in 2015 the song has been played more often the band have even sold t-shirts joking about the popularity of "Deadbolt" as official merchandise. Despite the song's popularity, the members of Thrice generally disliked the song during their initial existence, and resisted playing it live due to the incessant demand for the song at their shows. It also became a " word-of-mouth hit" for the band and is a heavily requested fan favourite at the band's live performances while a music video was produced, it was never released as a single. Upon The Illusion of Safety's release, "Deadbolt" was positively reviewed by critics, who commented on its hooks, high energy and technical riffs. One of the band's best-known songs, "Deadbolt" is a merger of post-hardcore and pop-punk. ![]() " Deadbolt" is a song by the American post-hardcore band Thrice, featured as the fifth track on the band's 2002 studio album The Illusion of Safety. ![]()
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