Icon For Hire; What Lyrics Come Next? Multiple Choice Quiz | Music

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1. What lyrics come next in this popular Icon For Hire song? "Everyone started out a little insane but we learn pretty quick how to..."

Answer: Fake it for the game

'Make a Move' is Icon for Hire's first single and peaked at 13 on the US Christian Rock Charts.
Despite their rating in Christian Rock Charts, Icon For Hire are trying to distance themselves from the Christian music scene. They say they want to spread their messages through all sorts of people, not Christians alone.

2. What lyrics come next? "Sometimes I say really dumb things,'Cause it's hard to talk and..."

Answer: At the same time think

This line comes from the the song 'Sugar and Spice' which is found in Icon For Hire's self-titled album.

Icon For Hire started out in Decatur, Illinois in 2007. The initial line-up for this band was; Ariel (pronounced R-E-L) Bloomer (vocals), Shawn Jump (guitar and programming) and Adam Kronshagen (drums). In late 2015, however, Adam left the band to focus on his family.

3. What lyrics come next? "We can change the game, rearrange the way fame, make a bigger deal about..."

Answer: The talent than the face

This line comes from Icon For Hire's single 'Now You Know' where the band take a jab at sexism in the music industry.

The single was released via the band's personal YouTube channel on 13th June, 2015, however, the music video was released 12th February, 2016. The 'Now You Know' music video was their fourth music video and their first with a female director. Jamie Holt, who directed the 'Now You Know' music video, also directed Icon For Hire's preceding music video.

4. This could be hard; do you know what lyrics follow these in this little-known EP track? "Take my water, take my oxygen. They never could help me..."

Answer: I'm left just as empty tonight

This line comes from the song 'Call Me Alive'. This song is found on Icon For Hire's self-titled EP, released in 2008 (not to be confused with their self-titled album, released 2013). Their self-titled EP was their first released EP.

Three of the six songs on Icon For Hire's first and second EPs ('Icon For Hire' and 'The Grey') were then placed on their first studio album titled 'Scripted'. These songs were; 'The Grey', 'Off With Her Head' and 'Pernilla'. The title of the song 'Pernilla' was changed to 'Only A Memory' for the album.

5. What comes next in this one? "Can we let the pain and the happy mix? Can the two coexist? The beauty next to the mess? Because I swear I have them both..."

Answer: Already beating in my chest

'Happy Hurts' comes from Icon For Hire's 2016 album 'You Can't Kill Us'.

Icon For Hire's 'You Can't Kill Us' album was funded entirely by fans through their Kickstarter campaign. They set out with a goal of $2,016 on their page but dedicated fans from all over the globe helped them raise $128,200 between 2,942 'backers'!

6. What's the next line in this song? "We've been lost, been to the bottom. Beaten up, torn and forgotten. Still we fight, we will survive..."

Answer: Can't kill the fire we feel inside

This line is from the song 'You Can't Kill Us'. This song comes from Icon For Hire's 2016 album which shares this song's name.

Icon For Hire have released three studio albums; 'Scripted' (2011), 'Icon For Hire' (2013) and 'You Can't Kill Us' (2016). They've also released three EPs; 'Icon For Hire EP' (2008), 'The Grey EP' (2009) and 'Now You Know EP' (2015).

7. What comes next in this Icon For Hire song? "We know better now, we don't have to love like this. Go tell them all..."

Answer: We don't have to live like this

This line is from the song 'Get Well'. In their 2016 album, 'You Can't Kill Us', Icon For Hire released a second part of this song.

Icon For Hire's first and second albums ('Scripted' and 'Icon For Hire') peaked at 22 and 20 respectively on the US rock charts.

8. What line comes next in these lyrics? "I know what it's like staying up all night nursing wounds. It takes more than I have, pick fights with the past..."

Answer: I always lose

This line comes from the song 'Sorry About Your Parents'. This song is found on Icon For Hire's self-titled album. I personally found this song is perfect to lipsync to, I guess I'm special in that way ;).

None of Icon For Hire's members, neither past nor present, own anything they released through their old label Tooth and Nail. It all legally belong to their old label. Because of this members of Icon For Hire had to file for bankruptcy upon departing from Tooth and Nail.

9. What lyrical line comes next? "Up all night, I held your hand, while you wandered in the dark You know I can't make you better..."

Answer: When all you want to be is lost

This line is from the song 'War'. 'War' isn't the original version of this song, however. Icon For Hire wrote this song while still attached to their ex-label Tooth and Nail. Initially it was known as 'Perfect Storm'. Although it was never officially released the band played this song at concerts.

As it was written and performed while they were attached to Tooth and Nail the label could technically claim to own the song so Icon For Hire renamed it, altered some lyrics and changed the instrumental drastically before releasing it on their album 'You Can't Kill Us'.

10. What's the missing line to the chorus of this Icon For Hire song? "Seize our families, take our homes away! We don't fall apart, we don't fall apart. ________________________________________ We don't fall apart, we don't fall apart."

Answer: Body after body to the grave

These lyrics are from the song 'Fall Apart' which comes from Icon For Hire's self-titled EP.

The lead singer, Ariel Bloomer, also has a popular YouTube channel titled 'The REL Show'. On her channel she posts a range of videos from advice on battling self-hatred to advice for budding musicians. She only posts covers and even released an old Icon For Hire song that was originally set to go on the Icon For Hire's first album but never did.

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Icon For Hire; What Lyrics Come Next? Quiz

Icon For Hire are an independent Electro-rock band. Many have claimed them to have one of the most dedicated fanbases after they went above and beyond to fund the band's first independent album. Do you know the lyrics from this lesser known band?

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