"Here We Are Juggernaut"

Cover on the Promo CD.

## Music Video

Official Video on Youtube

**"Here We Are Juggernaut"** is a song by the American rock band Coheed and Cambria. It is the fourth track and second single on their 2010 album *Year of the Black Rainbow*.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Keep your secrets in the dark

Nothing matters, anymore

Body's breaking, drive me crazy

Oh, this is not your place

No, this is not your playground

It's my heart!

**[Chorus]**

We were stupid, we got caught

But nothing matters anymore

So what? Here we are, juggernaut!

**[Verse 2]**

Courage broken, lashed to scars

Can this love be what I want?

Body's breaking, driving me crazy

It's your fault!

**[Chorus]**

We were stupid, we got caught

But nothing matters, anymore

So what? Here we are, juggernaut!

**[Bridge]**

So, let's hang us a hangman

We'll bury our burdens in blood

Oh, so hang us a hangman

We'll bury our burdens in blood

Become stronger, juggernaut

Answer me (Did we take this too far?)

You've given all I could need

(Did we take this too far?)

Oh, but your kiss won't leave me be

(Did we take this too far?)

'Cause your teeth just won't stop

Chewing out my heart!

**[Chorus]**

We were stupid, we got caught

But nothing matters, anymore

So what? Here we are, juggernaut!

Here we are, juggernaut!

We are, juggernaut!

Why? Why? Why?

## Music Video

Directed by Josh Forbes, the video seems to dipict the moment in which the Black Rainbow appeared over Heaven's Fence and the confusion it's citizens experienced.

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## Story Context

Sequentially, this song depicts the events in Chapter 1 which chronologically take place much later in the story—after Joseph's death, Ryan's victory, and the appearance of The Black Rainbow. Before these events, Coheed and Cambria were not in existence. After Leonard desperately creates them ("nothing matters anymore"), along with Inferno, they are dispatched to The Howling Earth on a mission. Ryan is up to something on this planet and they need to find out what. They must be covert ("Keep your secrets in the dark") about it. The lines, "Oh, this is not your place / No, this is not your playground / It's my heart!" refer to Leonard's conviction to overthrow Ryan.

The chorus lines refer to what follows at the end of this chapter: The pair are discovered sneaking around and as a result of this, they lead Ryan to Hohenberger. The second verse is actually talking about the blooming love between the pair. They are here because the people's courage is broken, but also because this is their home and they understand that what Ryan is doing is wrong.

In the bridge, the pair have a sort of conversation, with the overarching question being "Did we take this too far?" Was the kiss too much, can we stand on our own, is this becoming too much? And then ends with the lines, "'Cause your teeth just won't stop / Chewing out my heart!" Coheed, since he awoke and first lays eyes on Cambria, is fascinated by her. He can't stop thinking about her, and it is quite clear that his heart has belonged to her since day one.

## Trivia

* Sanchez played the Synthesizers & Keyboard with Wes Styles.
* The title is actually spoken by Coheed in Chapter 1.
* This song was added to the video game *Rock Band* in the DLC pack titled "Coheed and Cambria Pack 01" on Apr 10, 2010.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Coheed-And-Cambria-Here-We-Are-Juggernaut/release/2513927
2. ↑ Coheed and Cambria. Booklet. *Year of the Black Rainbow*, Columbia Records, 2010.
3. ↑ https://imvdb.com/video/coheed-and-cambria/here-we-are-juggernaut
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLFtM4GIRA4
5. ↑ https://genius.com/Coheed-and-cambria-here-we-are-juggernaut-lyrics
6. ↑ https://rbdb.online/songs/details/299