Out of the Black
Producers
Out of the Black Lyrics
How did it feel when it came alive and took you
Out of the black? It broke your skin and shook through
Every part of me, every part of you
[Chorus]
You made a fool out of me and took the skin off my back running
So don't breathe when I talk, 'cause you haven't been spoken to
I've got a gun for a mouth and a bullet with your name on it
But a trigger for a heart bleeding blood from an empty pocket
[Verse 2]
I never knew why and you didn't care when
It closed every door, and washed away no sin
And I promised you like you promised me
But those vows we made fucked it up for free
[Chorus]
You made a fool out of me and took the skin off my back running
So don't breathe when I talk, 'cause you haven't been spoken to
I've got a gun for a mouth and a bullet with your name on it
But a trigger for a heart bleeding blood from an empty pocket
[Chorus]
You made a fool out of me and took the skin off my back running
So don't breathe when I talk, 'cause you haven't been spoken to
I've got a gun for a mouth and a bullet with your name on it
But a trigger for a heart bleeding blood from an empty pocket
About
“Out Of The Black” is the debut single of Royal Blood, released in late 2013. The track got the band featured as one of BBC’s ‘Sound of 2014’ alongside other up-and-coming artists like Sam Smith and George Ezra.
Though it did appear on the UK Rock Chart when originally released by Black Mammoth Records, Warner soon after signed them and the success of their next three singles helped “Out Of The Black” top the UK Rock Chart and reach #78 on the UK Pop Chart in the summer of 2014.
In the US, “Out Of The Black” peaked at #2 on the Rock Chart, their first of three from the album to appear on it.
Its original music video was a performance clip. A year later, the band worked with the creator of Superjail to make a second video for the track featuring violent costumed characters mixed with scenes of animation.
“Out Of The Black” has had several placements, like on the soundtrack to Who Am I – No System Is Safe, in CW’s Vampire Diaries, as the theme song WWE Roadblock, and in video games like Forza Horizon 2 and EA Sports UFC.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Mike Kerr told MTV UK:
Ben was doing this rhythm – the beginning of it – when we were in a pub having a pint, and then we were sort of going ‘oh wouldn’t it be cool if we did that’ …We had no idea it would be on the radio or anything.
We thought it was just really long and sort of our heaviest song…it didn’t feel like a single but we thought ‘f— it, let’s just put it out and see what happens’.
Mike Kerr:
It seemed like the ultimate entrance. I was thinking of “Killing in the Name”—if that’s your opening statement, it’s just so bold. We were actually in the middle of writing “Loose Change” when we wrote it. The beat was an alternate beat to “Loose Change.” There was a moment where I was tuning, or doing something, and Ben was rehearsing it on his own. And I just copied what he was doing. Because of the way we were writing in the room together, it just felt very immediate. It was so heavy. And so simple and dumb. It’s the simplest riff we have. I think it’s really important to have a song on your first record that says, ‘This is who we are.’
Ben Thatcher:
It’s in your face. As soon as the first beat hits, you know it’s Royal Blood.
—via Apple Music
- 1.Out of the Black
- 2.Come On Over
- 5.Blood Hands
- 7.Loose Change
- 8.Careless
- 10.Better Strangers
- 11.One Trick Pony
- 12.You Want Me
- 14.Sleeptalker
- 15.Hole