Zack de la Rocha's One Day As A Lion Unveil First Song

The first song from One Day As A Lion, the side project of Rage Against the Machine's Zack de le Rocha, has been posted on the band's MySpace page. As "Wild International" proves, the years of recording dormancy hasn't slowed de la Rocha's flow, as the rapper comes roaring out of the gate and never loses speed. The song sounds like it could've been on RATM's Evil Empire if not for de la Rocha's keyboards replacing Tom Morello's guitar wizardry. One Day As A Lion, who get their name from the quote "It's better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb," will release their self-titled debut EP on July 22nd.

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Song Stories

“Youth Knows No Pain”

Lykke Li | 2011

“Like on 'Youth Knows No Pain' — we are the ones that should demonstrate, because we can take it,” Likke Li said. “We can pierce ourselves, take Ecstasy, dance all night and still go to work at our McDonald's jobs.” Despite the hedonistic sentiment in the song, the Swedish singer also admitted in hindsight her youth had repercussions. “I remember when I was 18-19 and feeling that I know it all,” Li said. “I always feel that I know it all. But that song is about realizing you don’t, and reflecting, ‘Boy, if I only knew what would follow.’”

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