Actors, and we rehearse these lines to say them over and over in time.
Hold on while I catch my breathe for a minute.
Though this heart of mine is made of stone, I still find you here when I'm alone.

Take it all back and act like you mean it.
I've been waiting here.
Been waiting for so long.
Baby don't stop if I stop believin'.
I've been waiting here.
Been waiting for so long.

Lord! What a mess that I have been, and there I go losing my head again.
It's funny how we think we've got it all so "figured out".
Though these wings of mine are made of glass, I still find you here. I always have.

Take it all back and act like you mean it.
I've been waiting here.
Been waiting for so long.
Baby don't stop if I stop believin'.
I've been waiting here.
Been waiting for so long.

You take my heart of stone and make it new.
Save your heart for the one who is worth living for!

Take it all back and act like you mean it.
I've been waiting here.
Been waiting for so long.
Baby don't stop if I stop believin'.
I've been waiting here.
Been waiting for so long.

Like You Mean It

This record's spun before a thousand times.
I can tell this isn't you when I look in your eyes.
And it breaks my heart in two how this all goes down.
And I know it's nothing new, but we could turn it all around.

Whoa, Whoa-oh!
We'll shake the world, can't stop us.
Whoa, Whoa-oh!
We are the loudest ones.
We are! We are! We are the voices.
We are! We are! We are the voices.

Take back!
Take back our generation.
We've been silent for too long.
And I've been growing tired of having to bite my tongue.
Break our ties. We'll leave it behind. We'll never look back.
Strength will rise.
I know there's hope left in all of this.

Whoa, Whoa-oh!
We'll shake the world, can't stop us.
Whoa, Whoa-oh!
We are the loudest ones.
We are! We are! We are the voices.
We are! We are! We are the voices.

And when this world lets me down, I will stand strong. I will hold my ground.
And when this world lets us down. We will stand strong. We will hold our ground.

We'll shake the world. Can't stop us, cause we're the loudest ones!

Whoa, Whoa-oh!
We'll shake the world, can't stop us.
Whoa, Whoa-oh!
We are the loudest ones.
We are! We are! We are the voices!
We are! We are! We are the voices!

The Voices

Lines on the pave fading in the distance.
The sun sets on another day.
We left all we knew behind to chase these dreams.

This old town feels so familiar.
The ghosts of us still roam these streets.
We were the kings & queens of it all.
Forever we'll be.

I wanna see you the way I used to.
Here's to the better, here's to the better days.
And as we go on, we still remember.
Here's to the better, here's to the better days.

Watching the world from our tall tall towers.
Built them up just to break them down.
We were the kings & queens of it all.
Forever we'll be.

I wanna see you the way I used to.
Here's to the better, here's to the better days.
And as we go on, we still remember.
Here's to the better, here's to the better days.
All my time I would trade.
Yeah, I'd trade it all to get it back for a day.
And as we go on, we still remember.
Here's to the better, here's to the better days.

Come around this town.
What have we done?
Come alive as the world turns over.
Yeah, what have we done?

I wanna see you the way I used to.
Here's to the better, here's to the better days.
And as we go on, we still remember.
Here's to the better, here's to the better days.
All my time I would trade.
Yeah, I'd trade it all to get it back for a day.
And as we go on, we still remember.
Here's to the better, here's to the better days.

Better Days

Is it my fear of man keeping me where I am?
Forgive me where I stand. I'm stuck inside this rut I'm in.
Even the bitterest truths defeat the sweetest lies.
They build there house on sand, but I'm not giving in.

You always see me through, and I'll be alright.
I know this love is true, I can see clearly now.
Skeletons, they take no brides.
This fortress you shake every time.

I always ran from grace thinking I could get away.
They say I'm my own worst critic. I think I'm starting to believe it.
Like wolves we can not hide, in these disguises.
They build there house on sand, but I'm not giving in.

You always see me through, and I'll be alright.
I know this love is true, I can see clearly now.
Skeletons, they take no brides.
This fortress you shake every time.

Skeletons.
Skeletons take no bride.

You always see me through, and I'll be alright.
I know this love is true, I can see clearly now.
Skeletons, they take no brides.
This fortress you shake every time.

Skeletons take no bride.

Skeletons

Born and raised
Blindfolds on
Take the lead
And never turn back
Don't you speak your mind
Hide it all inside
As we tear you down
Hollywood will eat you alive.

So you think you know me right?
This won't last the night
Closing in around me now
Nameless, Faceless
Screaming just to hear your name
Strike a match set it all ablaze
I know we'll make it out somehow
Nameless, Faceless

Keep marching
Blindfolds on
Keep marching
Headfirst in combat
Sell your heart and soul
Call it "rock 'n' roll"
Try to stay in line
No, I'd rather go it alone

So you think you know me right?
This won't last the night
Closing in around me now
Nameless, Faceless
Screaming just to hear your name
Strike a match set it all ablaze
I know we'll make it out somehow
Nameless, Faceless

Nameless Faceless

Let's get away.
Pack our bags and leave this place.
Hearing you through the noise, it's deafening.
Seeking your face in everything around me.
I'm searching for something.

Fall through the stars.
Everything in its place.
That's where you are.
That's where I see your face.
Fall through the stars.
I'm losing gravity.
You are so much greater than we'll ever know.

No where to be.
Got the world in front of me.
Beauty far as it can reach.
It's something.
Seeing your face in everything around me.
It's something.
It's lovely.

Fall through the stars.
Everything in its place.
That's where you are.
That's where I see your face.
Fall through the stars.
I'm losing gravity.
You are so much greater than we'll ever know.

I see your face in all you've made.
It's beautiful.
You have captured my heart.

Fall through the stars.
Everything in its place.
That's where you are.
That's where I see your face.
Fall through the stars.
I'm losing gravity.
You are so much greater than we'll ever know.

Stars

Matthew Lindblad wasn’t literally born with a guitar in his hand, but he did come about as close you can get to being brought into the world that way.  As a baby, he would see his father playing guitar and crawl over to him in order to try and pluck the strings.  Though he couldn’t have imagined it at the time, Lindblad would end up spending countless hours plucking the strings of a guitar, beating on drums, singing, songwriting, and turning himself into a one-man band.  Now, that one-man band has a name all its own: Rebel Revive, with a driving goal to bring its music and its message to listeners everywhere.

As natural as it all seems to have come together for Rebel Revive, it just as easily could’ve not turned out this way.  Lindblad was adopted at birth, and as God would have it, he ended up with a family that was not only stable and loving, but supportive of his burgeoning musical talents.  It wasn’t long after baby Matthew attempted playing guitar that he started banging on paint cans with wooden spoons.  His father took notice of all this and when Lindblad was 13, his father bought him an electric drum set.  A year following this, Lindblad’s cousin left behind a Fender Strat after moving away, and luckily, it didn’t go to waste.  That guitar and a pedal steel amp he got from one of his neighbors were the tools Lindblad used to teach himself how to play and begin to write songs.

At age fifteen, while living in Toronto, Canada, he set up his first live gig at Duffy’s Tavern.  He also had the privilege of being able to play drums for Shania Twain at the Air Canada Center.  As he continued to learn and grow as a musician, he would eventually move back to his native California.  While there, he took up studying audio engineering and received his certification in it from The Recording Arts College in San Diego, CA.  With this ability combined with the multi-instrumental talents he had developed, Lindblad finally had the tools to make Rebel Revive a reality.

The music of Rebel Revive is a highly accessible mix of pop, rock, and punk with an emphasis on energy and lyrics that are filled with hope and honesty.  But even music with messages of love and forgiveness can have edge to them.  Rebel Revive has all the force of a four man band rolled into one person with Lindblad performing on guitar, bass, drums, and vocals in the studio, and joined by friends for live performances.

Debut album "XI" (Eleven), was recorded along with the help of producer Colby Wedgeworth, who has also worked with groups such as The Maine, Lydia, and This Century.  Fresh off his experience on The Vans Warped Tour, Lindblad is taking full advantage of social media, keeping fans updated via the Rebel Revive Twitter feed and uploading numerous videos to the band’s official Facebook.
XI promises to give listeners an experience that comes from 11 years of musical growth and passion; one that will rock them to their cores, while spreading a message of hope that people can unite behind.

Like many other artists, Lindblad sees music as a great unifier, a language that transcends words; it’s a language unto itself.  Music is filled with its own emotions, build ups, let downs, and can be a powerful force towards stirring up feelings within people, and between them.  

Lindblad is seriously dedicated to Rebel Revive; that dedication, that passion, doesn’t just fuel his music, it radiates off of it.  Though he’s hopeful that his music will bring him to the point where he’ll be able to sustain himself and his family, he’s just as hopeful that the meaning of his songs will strike the hearts and rattle the souls of those who hear it, and inspire them just as he was inspired by the sounds of the musicians he looked up to.  Rebel Revive is honest, passionate music, which delivers hope to a disorderly world through the chords of a rock guitar.

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