Five for Fighting
Vladimir John Ondrasik III (born January 7, 1965), known by his stage name Five for Fighting, is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, record producer, and philanthropist. He is best known for his piano-based soft rock ballads, such as the top 40 hits "Superman" (2001), "100 Years" (2003) and "The Riddle" (2006). He also had a string of moderate hits on the adult contemporary charts in the late 2000s and into the 2010s, including "World" (2006), "Chances" (2009), "What If" (2013), "Christmas Where You Are" (2017) and "Got Blood On My Hands" (2021).
Quotes
[edit]- Got blood on my hands
Got blood on my hands
And I don't understand
What's happening
There's blood on these hands
And still American's
Left to the Taliban
Now how's that happening?
Winkin' Blinken
Can't you look me in the eyes
Willy Milley
Tell me when did you decide
This we'll defend
Your sacred motto
Now means... never mind
Got blood on my hands
Got blood on my hands
Flag of the Taliban
Over Afghanistan
I can't hear her scream if shе's not, she's not
She's not on TV
To every Afghan ally that we left behind
Every child who won't know freedom
Faces covered and blind
As for this American promise
Now... shit in the Fire.- "Blood On My Hands" (2021)
America Town (2000)
[edit]- Shot down, said you never had the chance,
Took a ride on a suicide romance.
Could have sworn there was somebody home
To facilitate the great unknown.
Oh woman, I ain't going to meet you anywhere.
Don't know where I'm going yet,
But I sure am getting there.
- I can't stand to fly.
I'm not that naïve.
I'm just out to find
The better part of me.I'm more than a bird, I'm more than a plane,
I'm more than some pretty face beside a train.
It's not easy to be me.- "Superman"
- I wish that I could cry,
Fall upon my knees.
Find a way to lie
'Bout a home I'll never see.It may sound absurd but don't be naïve
Even heroes have the right to bleed.
I may be disturbed but won’t you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream.
And it's not easy to be me.- "Superman (It's Not Easy)"
The Battle for Everything (2004)
[edit]- Fifteen, there's still time for you,
Time to buy and time to lose, fifteen.
There's never a wish better than this,
When you only got a hundred years to live.
- I'm thirty-three for a moment,
I'm still the man, but you see I'm a "they"
A kid on the way, babe,
A family on my mind.
I'm forty-five for a moment,
The sea is high
And I'm heading into a crisis,
Chasing the years of my life.- "100 Years"
Two Lights (2006)
[edit]- What kind of world do you want?
Think anything.
Let's start at the start,
Build a masterpiece.
Be careful what you wish for,
History starts now...- "World"
- Then he said, "Here's a riddle for ya:
Find the answer.
There's a reason for the world:
You and I."
- Picked up my kid from school today.
"Did you learn anything? 'Cause in the world today,
You can't live in a castle far away.
Now, talk to me, come talk to me."
He said, "Dad, I'm big, but we're smaller than small.
In the scheme of things, well, we're nothing at all.
Still, every mother's child sings a lonely song.
So play with me, come play with me."- "The Riddle"
- There are secrets that we
Still have left to find.
There have been mysteries
From the beginning of time.
There are answers
We're not wise enough to see.
He said, "You're looking for a clue
I love you free."- "The Riddle"
- There was a time a long, long time ago
Chevy's and levees played on the radio
No cell phones, just twenty thousand lights
Swaying on a Saturday night alright.- "Slice", written by Gregg Wattenberg and John Ondrasik
- Chances are when said and done
Who'll be the lucky ones
Who make it all the way?
Though you say I could be your answer.
Nothing lasts forever,
No matter how it feels today.Chances are we'll find a new equation
Chances rolled away from me
Chances are all they hope to be.- "Chances", written by Gregg Wattenberg and John Ondrasik
