Cold spots creep in
Noises in the air
It feels as if I’m being watched
Is this how the lights turn off
I’m not in control anymore
My actions are not my own
Resistant to the things I need to survive
All I hear is the exit being locked
Unexplained whispers in the night
I swear I’m alright
Shadows dance while I rest my head
I’ve ignored these signs for way too long
I know something is closing in
There’s markings on the wall
It’s not this house I’m in it’s me
It’s starting to communicate
Objects start to fly
The things I know as stable become shaky
Losing touch with the things I loved
Why does this thing want me to die
It wants me to die
This place is not my home
Neither is my own mind
Evicted from my thoughts and now I’m alone
I don’t wanna be alone but we never get what we want
Fought for what was natural
Still I get broken bones
This depression has haunted me from the beginning
How did I not see the door closing on me
All this time the door was closing on me
Symphonic stuff in metal doesn’t make its way into my collection aside from a couple of early Cradle albums. The orch here though just ads to how huge this band sounds. It makes elements in the songs more immersive. There are plenty of breaks from orchestration where its in deathcore/slamming brutality mode. While not ignorant, the songs never play with time or get mathy making it accessible and memorable. Came out 2015? Impressed. Mitch Mitcherson