The Hi-Fives is an American rock and roll band from the San Francisco Bay Area.
The band was formed in 1994 after drummer Al Sobrante left the previous incarnations, The Ne'er Do Wells and Thee Shatners. Sobrante was replaced by drummer Julie Rose, formerly of Red No. 9. Julie remained with the band through the recording of the first Lookout! Records album Welcome To My Mind. The title track was a minor hit on college radio and modern rock stations. Julie left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by Evan Mendel from Benicia. The band was asked to open for Green Day during the 1994 Dookie tour, along with Pansy Division. Evan left the band after the tour and was replaced by Danny Seelig from The Phantom Surfers. The band won a category in the 1996 Bay Area Music Awards ("Bammies") for "Outstanding Alternative Pop/Rock Group" and embarked on a tour in the United States and Japan with the Mr. T Experience. While on U.S. tour with The Queers, Jess and Danny both quit the band onstage after a fight. They returned to record the second album And A Whole Lotta You, but both were soon replaced with Steve Faine, previously of Decal and The Stimmies; and Gary Gutfeld of Redemption 87. The 1998 album Get Down followed. John Denery got married to Judy (from Judy and the Loadies), moved to Hawaii and back, and have two kids, while Chris Imlay became an graphic designer for such magazines as Gearhead, MacAddict, PlayStation: The Official Magazine, and Wired. The band played a couple of shows in 2005, a show in January 2008 supporting the Mr. T Experience.
Ye-ye-ye-yep, yes He's Alive From the dark to the light, sunrise Everybody who be driven they thinkin' that He's gone Gonna be in for a big surprise Walla, uh huh, right there before they eyes He'll be back, ain't cut no slack for the cats who try to hide Lies; that's what they say I drop, cats so lost Caught up with they-selves but they rebel Yes sir they gon' be shocked-shock, clear
They dead now, can't live just on that bread, naw I chokehold what He said now I'm His pupil yes no retina He done preached it from the mountain and three thousand all believed it And He called me on the campus, and I answered and received Him From the witnesses that seen Him, to the heathens who not preach Him The proof is in the change; unashamed, that's how we reach em' And so I stand up, I will never stand down Worship with my hands up, humbled by Him, man down Yes sir, that is it, I will never call it quits Pressin' on, that's how I know I'm His and that He lives
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He lives I-I-I am so glad He lives Might say that He died, but He rose again R-r-rose again, He's alive And now that I'm dead to my sin In me is a place He can live I'll serve Him until He comes back again B-b-b-back again, He's alive I'll tell em' that, I'll tell em' that He lives
What's that gotta do with me, huh? I'm just tryna stack my bread I ain't bother nobody or robbin' nobody like I done just got out the feds I heard what the preacher done said (what's that?) That Jesus popped outta the grave But what does that have to do with me and all of these bills that gotta get paid? And all of these mouths I gotta feed? Plus my old lady complainin' I'm tryna live kinfolk, although I see what you sayin'
But if you see what I'm sayin', then you would know it is Truth, positive that the God man really is, who He say He is Took on human flesh and hit the Earth Lived the perfect life, first, then He took that crucifix Then He resurrected; that validated that He is God Did you say Jesus is God? Yes I said Jesus is God! So, what that means is, all, human beings is His creation, we should praise Him for His patience then repent All you gotta do now just confess Turn from your sin put your soul to rest He resurrected, you get forgiveness Give Him your all and nothing less
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He lives I-I-I am so glad He lives Might say that He died, but He rose again R-r-rose again, He's alive And now that I'm dead to my sin In me is a place He can live I'll serve Him until He comes back again B-b-b-back again, He's alive I'll tell em' that, I'll tell em' that He lives
Three days... Just enough to make these people say He gone He wrong, He on His own, He left us here, we all alone But naw... You got it twisted Clear like the sky but I guess you missed it But we ain't done yet, 'til there ain't none left, be patient, hope you listen Cause when He touch down, no replay You should run now, no relay Who can turn down, what He say? Man I'm turned up Know He lay out the grave, that's the reason I am saved
Not for rules so I behave, but so I can be remade In His image, I am finished, period, minus the sentence Through repentance in an instant I'm so helped, call it Christian Cause He lived, I know that's real You sayin' prove it, peep the movement Unashamed 'til the end, I'll tell em' that He lives
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He lives I-I-I am so glad He lives Might say that He died, but He rose again R-r-rose again, He's alive And now that I'm dead to my sin In me is a place He can live I'll serve Him until He comes back again B-b-b-back again, He's alive I'll tell em' that, I'll tell em' that He lives
I'll tell em' that I'll tell em' that He lives [x3]
I'll tell em' that, I'll tell em' that I'll tell em' that He lives [x3]
I'll tell em' that, I'll tell em' that, I'll tell em' that He lives I'll tell em' that He died, I'll tell em' that He rose, and I'll tell em' He's alive I'll tell em' that He lives [x3]