Released July 2005 Length 3:44 | Format CD Label Geffen | |
Recorded Plumper Mountain Sound in Gibsons, BC and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC Genre Melodic hardcore, post-hardcore | ||
"Life Less Frightening" is the third song from the Chicago melodic hardcore/punk rock band Rise Against's 2004 album Siren Song of the Counter Culture. It is the third track on the album and runs approximately 3 minutes and 44 seconds. "Life Less Frightening" was released to radio on November 29, 2005.
The lyrics of the song depict a realization of the horrors of the world and a longing for a "life less frightening" ("...I'm soaking with the sins of knowing what's gone wrong...") and infers that lack of action will only cause the problems to worsen ("Time again I have found myself stuttering/Foundations pulled out from under me.").
Chart performance
"Life Less Frightening" peaked at number 33 on the US Modern Rock chart.
References
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