"Raise Your Weapon" is a song by Canadian electronic music producer deadmau5. It was released on May 23, 2011 as the fifth single from his fifth studio album 4x4=12. The song was written by Joel Zimmerman, Cydney Sheffield and Sonny Moore, and features contributing vocals from Greta Svabo Bech. Musically, "Raise Your Weapon" is a progressive house song that begins with a piano melody and Bech's vocals before entering a dubstep bassline halfway through the song. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, with some highlighting it as a standout track from the album. It reached number 100 on the Billboard 200, making it his first song to make an entry on the chart. It also reached number 117 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was nominated at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording, where he also performed the song in a sequence with David Guetta, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Foo Fighters, with the songs being "I Can Only Imagine" and "Walk." Lyrics: ! Rippin' my heart was so easy, so easy Launch your assault now, take it easy Raise your weapon, raise your weapon One word and it's over Rippin' through like a missile Rippin' through my heart Rob me of this love Raise your weapon, raise your weapon and it's over Love your ego, you won't feel a thing Always number one The pen with a bent wrist crooked king Sign away our peace for your war, one word and it's over Dropping your bombs now On all we've built How does it feel now to watch it burn, burn, burn ...
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