I need adrenaline - Goran Vedriš and Aton O’Cat 

Release information about “I need adrenaline”

• Artist: Goran Vedriš and Aton O’Cat

• Release date: June 10, 2022

• Genre: Soft Rock → Solid Rock 

• Theme: Boredom, loss of freedom, desire for excitement, reclaiming life 

• Music : Goran Vedriš and Joseph J. Nota

• Lyrics: Joseph J. Nota 

• Mood: Restless, escalating, energetic, determined 

• For fans of: Build-up rock songs, emotional guitar-driven rock, expressive collaborations 

About “I need adrenaline”

“I Need Adrenaline” is a song Aton O’Cat is particularly proud of, as it emerged from a perfect creative collaboration with Croatian guitar virtuoso Goran Vedriš.

The song is structured as a gradual transformation: it starts restrained and controlled, reflecting a life that has become predictable and emotionally flat, and evolves into powerful solid rock. This musical escalation mirrors the lyrics, in which the narrator realizes that conformity and limitation have drained joy, spontaneity, and excitement from life.

Rather than blaming a single person, the song captures a moment of clarity: something must change.

Song meaning / interpretation “I need adrenaline”

“I Need Adrenaline” is about recognizing emotional suffocation and daring to demand more from life. The lyrics describe:

• A relationship or situation that suppresses individuality

• A loss of curiosity and exploration

• Emotional numbness replacing joy

• The urgent need to feel alive again

Adrenaline symbolizes vitality, variation, and risk, not recklessness, but intensity. The repeated plea “Give me a hand” suggests that change doesn’t have to be destructive; it can be a shared realization that stagnation helps no one.

Musical DNA “I need adrenaline”

Musically, the song’s structure is its message:

• Soft rock opening, restrained and reflective

• Gradual increase in intensity, matching rising frustration

• Solid rock climax, driven by powerful guitar work

• Strong dynamic contrast, reinforcing emotional release

• Clear, linear build-up, making the transformation tangible

The music doesn’t decorate the lyrics, it enacts them.

Full lyrics “I need adrenaline”

Lyrics by Joseph J. Nota ©

Music by Joseph J. Nota & Goran Vedriš ©

You made my life so boring

I used to do more exploring

You forced me to keep low profile

I now hardly ever smile

I want my old life back 

I hope you understand

Variation has a lack 

I need it to expand

Give me a hand

Give me a hand

I need adrenaline

I need adrenaline

Adrenaline

Adrenaline

I know you had a goal

That’s why you played your role

We both know it was a failure

It’s time you make a gesture

I need more spectacle 

A life that pleases me

Remove your obstacles 

Set me free

Set me free

Set me free

I need adrenaline

I need adrenaline

Adrenaline

Adrenaline

I need adrenaline

I need adrenaline

Adrenaline

Adrenaline

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