“In an age where serious rock bands seem to be sorely missing, Atkins Riot delivers the kind of music that satisfies listeners looking for a great headbanging hook.” - Syracuse New Times
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Anthony Saturno Rob Zaccaria Sam Roux Byron Cage
2021 SAMMY Award Winners - “Best Rock Recording”
2019 Sammy Award winners - “Best Rock Recording” & 2019 “Big Break” Battle of the bands winners
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MUSIC
Lyrics
Can't You Feel It↓
I've gotta feeling that this ain't everything
I've gotta feeling that there's so much more
I'm really itching to find out what it is
But baby I'll take my time walking through that door
I've gotta feeling that I can't quite understand
I've gotta figure it out before I go mad
My conscious thoughts are all that I thought I had
This life is worth so much more I can feel it
I can feel it...
Can't you Feel it?
Oh can't you feel it
Yeah can't you feel it
Why are you wasting your
Time doesn't matter its all about the things you do
Nobody's perfect, Just look whats right in front of you
You've got your demons and I sure as hell got mine
But why are you wasting...
Why are you wasting your time?
I've got so much more that I want to say
It's all stuck in my head so it doesn't matter any way... Right?
People get up now it's time to move
Yeah there's so much more that there's left to do
Can't you feel it?
Oh can't you feel it
yeah can't you feel it
Why are you wasting your time?
Why are you wasting your time?
Oh baby can't you feel it?.
Dirty Doves↓
My Fingers are bleeding but I'm not over it yet
Broken and beaten when nobody gives a shit
So I'll crawl on my knees then
Cuz I can't seem to get a grip
She's there and she needs me
She's reaching for my hands
I say I'm trying' to break free babe
Oh, but I don't understand
Gonna take down that madman
Who says what's wrong and right
But he don't know nothin' bout it, no nothin' bout it no
Just a snake that's lost it's bite
So I'll walk on my feet now
Cuz I'm starting to get a grip
Yeah I got this feeling
But I'm not over it
I say I'm trying to break free babe
Well now I understand
Oh I understand.
Understand↓
Tell me something that nobody knows about you
It's okay girl your secret is safe with me
Tell me what it is that'll make me figure you out
Even your Bright eyes can't hide the darkness in you
The more we know the closer we get
But this road has been a long one
So just trust me when I say
That I'd do anything to be a better man
I'd do anything to make you understand
I'll pull you in closer I'm ready to move on
I'll pull you in closer I'm moving on
Your smile it moved me
It grabbed me by the hands
Your beauty, It overthrew me
But why can't you just understand?
That I'd do anything to be a better man
I'd do anything to make you understand
I'll pull you in closer I'm ready to move on
I'll pull you in closer I'm moving on
I'd do anything to be a better man
I'd do anything to make you understand
I'll pull you in closer I'm ready to move on
I'll pull you in closer I'm moving on
I Wanna Iguanan↓
I wanna Iguana baby
Why does that seem so crazy?
I'm just hanging in the keys actin' so lazy
I wanna Iguana baby
And some marijuana maybe...
But lately I want an Iguana
Oh Mister Iguana,
Why don't you wanna come hang around with me?
I know you wanna, Mister Iguana
But there's something that you cannot see
Is it my hair?
Are you even aware?
That it's much prettier than yours
Oh Mister Iguana,
Why don't you wanna
Come hang with me by the shores?
Oh Mister Iguana,
Why don't you wanna come hang around with me?
I know you wanna, Mister Iguana
But there's something that you cannot see
Oh Mister Iguana,
I don't want ya to run away from me
Because when you do, I can't help but laugh
Your legs move so unnaturally
Mister Iguana,
Why don't you wanna come hang around with me?
I know you wanna, Mister Iguana
But there's something that you cannot see
Get Outta Town↓
I see dark magic
Running through the air
It's hanging right over my head
So I'll tell you what I'm gonna do about it...
I'll tell you what I'm gonna do baby
I'm gonna move away from this town
I don't know what I've been thinkin' lately
I've been thinkin' why I'm still around
As a young boy I saw a pot of gold beneath my fingertips
Poisoned with madness from witches lips
So I took it without thinking, with no regret
But darkness followed in my footsteps and I'm tryin' to break it free
Sometimes I wonder why I'm still here
Yeah honey I think about why I'm still around
Oh I know what I gotta do, what I gotta do baby
I gotta get out
I gotta get out of this town
I'm gonna move down South where the water is warm
I'm gonna move out West where I feel so torn from
I'll even move up North, yeah it might be a little cold honey baby but that's alright
That's alright I just gotta get out of this town
I gotta get out I gotta get out
Yeah sometimes I wonder why I'm still here
Yeah honey I think about why I'm still around
Oh I know what I gotta do, what I gotta do baby
I gotta get out
I gotta get out of this town
How Bout That↓
You can call me anything
You can keep me away from whatever you want
You can fill my mind with a million pointless things
But you can't take away my soul
You can beg me to stay in place
Your ads can tell me a better way
You can tie me down and put a dagger to my neck
But my soul will stay with me
Yeah how bout that?
Yeah how bout that
I'm gonna hold high ground and watch you from a far
Cuz I know this will never last
And when the time is right
I'll have the strength to move
Cuz you're taking on this world much too fast
Oh you're taking on this world much too fast
So how bout that
Yeah how bout that
I'm gonna hold high ground and watch you from a far
Cuz I know this will never last
And when the time is right
I'll have the strength to move
Cuz you're taking on this world much too fast
Oh you're taking on this world much too fast
So how bout that
Yeah how bout that.
Too Much Whisky↓
Hey baby, I’m going out tonight
No need to start no new fight
Call me later but I think I just might
Have Too much whisky in my head
Too much whisky in my head
Sooner or later I might wind up dead
Because I’ve got too much whisky in my head
Honey line ‘em up nice and right for me
Only one eye’s clear but goddam, I can still see
You better call a cab, You better take my keys
I’ve got too much whisky in my head
Too much whisky in my head
Sooner or later you might want me dead
Cuz I’ve got too much whisky to my head
Oh, My baby’s calling me
I just can’t find the words to say
I’ve got too much whisky to my head
Unsettling↓
I go out on the town when it’s dark out
I don’t got much money to my name
I tell myself that I gotta take it easy
But I wind up taking shots anyway
My body warms to the pleasure of the poison
My mind hangs loose as I’m dazed and confused
My lips sink in to sloppy conversation
I try to stop but what’s the use?
Whoa my will is not enough
Whoa my mind is not at ease
Whoa I forgot about sobriety
It’s so unsettling
I’m acting stupid but nobody cares
My eyes gone wild with a glittering stare
I try to blink but I close my eyes
You left me at the wheel
You left me to die
You should’ve been a better friend to me I did the same for you in a different scene I never pictured it would be this way To live without a different remedy
Whoa my will is not enough Whoa my mind is not at ease Whoa I forgot about sobriety It’s so unsettling
Whoa my will is not enough Whoa my mind is not at ease Whoa I forgot about sobriety Whoooaaaaa
Troublemaker↓
It’s a fine line between heaven and hell
And I don’t mind where you go, I’ll go as well
I’ll tell you the plain truth, I’m real into you
You’re making my mind, Leave it’s peaceful youth
I think it’s about time to reveal the spoof
Hidden deep inside now here’s the truth
When that demon comes out of the blue
It’s got me so blind, I can’t see the truth
Cuz I’m your Troublemaker Baby
But I don’t want any trouble with you
I woke up the morn’, I still haven’t slept
I don’t know where the hell I’ve been
My baby ain’t there, I’m starting to care
My heads’ a tumblin’ mess
I put on my shoes, I go out the door
I almost forget to get dressed
Like a slap in the face, It’s hard to embrace
She’s waiting for me to explain
I don’t know what I did, don’t know what I said
Don’t know why i’m still in pain
When that demon comes out of the blue
It’s got me so blind, I can’t see the truth
Cuz I’m your troublemaker, baby
But I don’t want any trouble with you
When that demon comes out of the blue
It’s got me so blind, I can’t see the truth
Cuz I’m your troublemaker, baby
But I don’t want any trouble with you
Sooner Than Later↓
One winter’s day, I was wasted away
When an angel spoke softly my name
She said “Come with me and I’ll show you your dreams
And how your losing your fortune and fame”
“So get up on your feet,” she said so tenderly
“And follow me to where I stay”
I wanted to stand, so she grabbed my by the hand
and said, “Boy, I’m gonna teach you today”
She said, “Hang on my darling,
We’re going to a place that I’ve never shown.”
It was a marvelous castle with giant gold tassels
That hung from the great wooden door
She brought me to the room where she could she everything
That lead her straight down to me
She drew back the curtains and she knew she was certain
That a change was about to come over me
I saw bright lights flashing around the room
And my mind began to go fuzzy
I saw my whole life flash before me eyes
And the path I was on would lead me dying sooner than later
Dying Sooner than later
Sooner than later
I woke up to see that it was only a dream
But my head was firing cannonballs
Some thing inside made me feeling alive
So I got up the courage to tell it all
I said “Hey won’t you listen?”
“I need your assistance, I can’t do this thing on my own”
I got a good tip from an angel’s lips
And I knew it was real what she’d shown
I saw bright lights flashing around the room
And my mind began to go fuzzy
I saw my whole life flash before me eyes
And the path I was on would lead me dying sooner than later
Sooner than later
Sooner than later
Clarity↓
The road is long but it’s filled with the thoughts
That should never see the light of day
They come and they go, some stay a while longer
While you think of things to make them go away But thinking of thinking just leads to more thinking
And drinking will numb them all away
‘Till the thoughts protrude when you can’t see in front of you Then all hell breaks loose
Insanity, please go away
And leave me alone
Clarity is all I ever want now
Get out of my head
Break the circle that ties me down
Before it buries me, buries me
The road is long now but it seemed so easy
When time was just floating on by
Like smoke from a cigarette that you look at with regret
Knowing it’ll never go back inside
So let it burn at the pace that you’re willing to face
And know that everything goes away in the end
Circles last forever but that’s not what we’re here for
So stay a while, while you can my friend
Insanity, please go away
And leave me alone
Clarity is all I ever want now
Get out of my head
Break the circle that ties me down
Before it buries me, buries me
All I want is Clarity
All I want is Clarity
All I want is Clarity
All I want is Clarity...
Rest Of My Life↓
The sky is falling, I don’t have much time
I’ve gotta be there by the end of the day
Before it all comes crashing down
The sky is falling, I can’t be late
To save myself from the edge of the world again
I’ve been to the edge of the world before
But this time I know so much more
I waited and waited for you to meet me there
But I couldn’t wait the rest of my life
The rest of my life
The sky is falling but I made it there
It almost took way too long this time for sure
I thought I saw your face in a crowded room
You kept on walking by, it’s never you
I’ve been to the edge of the world before
But this time I know so much more
I waited and waited for you to meet me there
But I couldn’t wait the rest of my life
The rest of my life
I’ve been to the edge of the world before
This time I know so much more
I waited and waited for you to meet me there
But I couldn’t wait the rest of my life
The rest of my life
Can't Wait↓
Hey, you gotta change your game
It’s been four years and it’s all the same
It’s been four years and it’s still the same
I said you gotta change your game
It’s been so long and it still remains
It’s been so long
I don’t want to come back to this again
And find ourselves in the same old place
I’m dreamin’ of a better place
But right now its much too cold
Yeah I know it’s much too cold
I’m dreamin’ of a better place
We gotta go before we get old
Before we get too old
Let’s go before it’s too late
Come on darlin’ I just can’t wait
I can’t wait
I can’t wait
I’m hanging on the line with all the time that’s in my hands
I’m hanging on the line with all the time that’s in my hands
The hour is getting late
You know I just can’t wait
I can’t wait
I’m hanging on the line with all the time that’s in my hands
I’m hanging on the line with all the time that’s in my hands
The hour is getting late
You know I just can’t wait
I can’t wait
Just A Titch↓
Hey man, what do you want from me
What do you need from me
Can’t you see it’s hard enough as is
Raise me up like Lazarus
I’m not much of a pacifist
When it comes to matters such like this
My soul is on fire
These plans that I desire
Are much more than you see here
Then why do you keep me here
Give me just a titch
Yeah, Give me Just a titch
All I want is a little bit
Give me just a titch and I’ll be on my way
We cannot stand so corrupt
These plans at hand are bound to erupt
I’ll stand right by your side
One day on a free ride
You tell me its the status quo
Your expectations so low
Give me something to work with
You know that we deserve it
Give me just a titch
Yeah, Give me Just a titch
All I want is a little bit
Give me just a titch and I’ll be on my way
Give me just a titch
Yeah, Give me Just a titch
I don’t want to be your bitch, baby
Give me just a titch and I’ll be on my way
Give me just a titch
Yeah, Give me Just a titch
All I want is a little bit
Give me just a titch and I’ll be on my way
Give me just a titch
Yeah, Give me Just a titch
I don’t want to be your bitch, baby
Give me just a titch and I’ll be on my way
Staggered Ladders↓
We move like staggered ladders
Side to side
Does anyone care what matters
There’s no time to bide
I can’t stop thinking about what we’re gonna do
When the world runs out
When the world runs dry
When the world runs out
When the world runs dry
We think like centipedes
A thousand feet in front of the pack
We kill like enemies
We don’t feel the same respect
But I feel it for you
I can’t stop thinking about what we’re gonna do
When the world runs out
When the world runs dry
When the world runs out
When the world runs dry