{"id":1201,"date":"2025-10-23T07:20:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2025-10-23T07:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:31:01","slug":"norma-jean-memphis-will-be-laid-to-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/2025\/10\/23\/norma-jean-memphis-will-be-laid-to-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Norma Jean &#8211; Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Norma Jean Artist Block -->\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px; display:block; margin:0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/55b0Gfm53udtGBs8mmNXrH?utm_source=generator&#038;theme=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<section style=\"max-width:700px; margin:20px auto;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%; border:0; margin-bottom:0; padding-bottom:0;\"><tr><td style=\"text-align:right; width:120px;\">\n<b>Follow:<\/b>\n<\/td><td style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/normajeannoise.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-website.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/normajeanband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-instagram.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/normajean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-facebook.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/normajeanband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-twitter.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NormaJeanVEVO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-youtube.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<b>Buy:<\/b>\n<\/td><td style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_nkw=Norma+Jean+band&#038;_sacat=0&#038;mkcid=1&#038;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&#038;siteid=0&#038;campid=5339047119&#038;customid=&#038;toolid=10001&#038;mkevt=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-ebay.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">eBay<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdandlp.com\/en\/norma-jean\/artist\/?affilie=thefiretongue&#038;utm_source=www.firetonguezine.com&#038;utm_medium=link&#038;utm_campaign=affiliation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-cdandlp.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">CDandLP<\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<b>Charts:<\/b>\n<\/td><td style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/55b0Gfm53udtGBs8mmNXrH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-spotify.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">Spotify<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/norma-jean\/1644426830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-applemusic.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">Apple Music<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.last.fm\/music\/Norma+Jean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-last.fm_.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">Last.fm<\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<b>Events:<\/b>\n<\/td><td style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/529436-norma-jean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-songkick.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">Songkick<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandsintown.com\/a\/269-norma-jean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/icon-bandsintown.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">Bandsintown<\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<b>Learn more:<\/b>\n<\/td><td style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norma_Jean_(band)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/icon-24-wikipedia.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">Wikipedia<\/a>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pixel.png\" width=\"10\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jesusfreakhideout.com\/artists\/NormaJean.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-jfh.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">Jesus Freak Hideout<\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table><small style=\"margin-top:0;\"><i><b>Via Wikipedia:<\/b><\/i> Norma Jean is a metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, formed in 1997 as Luti-Kriss. Known for their chaotic sound and emotionally raw lyrics, they\u2019ve released nine studio albums including *Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child*, *O God, the Aftermath*, and *Deathrattle Sing For Me*. The band has undergone numerous lineup changes, with vocalist Cory Brandan leading since 2004. They were nominated for a Grammy in 2006 and continue to tour globally.\n<\/small>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Norma Jean - Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste [Official Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0USdLQZ-Clk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk around the room with a glaze in your stare<br>In your tuxedo suit<br>I will give it a name<br>Lower your defenses<br>Lower your casket<br>Open the door and open your grave<br>Murder<br>Now you&#8217;re doing the waltz with your murderer<br>Mediocrity is the killer<br>You find yourself helpless<br>Christ is not a fashion, fleeting away<br>He laid emeralds in her eyes, oh, but I&#8217;d already tried<br>A bracelet made of gold, and scarlet thread around her wrist<br>And everything was wrong, so we sang sentimental songs<br>&#8220;Oh how seldom we belong, but how elegant our kiss&#8221;<br>And we painted crooked lines, but we danced in perfect time to a love so much refined<br>We know not what it is, until like a dullen wine we pour into a grief we&#8217;d known before<br>But never quite like this, never quite like this<br>All I know now is regret<br>She follows like a silhouette, along the cobbelstone behind me<br>She has nothing left to say except to innocently ask<br>In a voice delicate as glass<br>&#8220;Do you see me when we pass?&#8221;<br>But I continue, I continue on my way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow: Buy: eBay CDandLP Charts: Spotify Apple Music Last.fm Events: Songkick Bandsintown Learn more: Wikipedia Jesus Freak Hideout Via Wikipedia: Norma Jean is a metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, formed in 1997 as Luti-Kriss. Known for their chaotic sound and emotionally raw lyrics, they\u2019ve released nine studio albums including *Bless the Martyr and Kiss the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[260,264,47,263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardcore","category-mathcore","category-metal","category-metalcore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1201"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1211,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201\/revisions\/1211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefiretongue.com\/benotconformed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}