Over the last few weeks, we’ve had this question stuck in our heads: what’s the best possible comeback for a young and unestablished band after three months of almostcomplete silence?
Definitely not by releasing your longest running song yet, which also happens to include a lengthy atmospheric break and a «drumsoloish» ending. And yet, as I’m writing this a few days before unveiling 'Pendulum' to the world, I don’t think we’ve been prouder of a song yet. It includes lots of elements that were already used sporadically on our earlier works: synths, strings, vocoders, none of those are really new to our music, but are delivered in a much more noticeable and mature way this time around. It’s also worth mentioning that the overall production, while still completely done by the three of us in our own recording studio, is a stepup from our previous releases for sure.
Lyricswise, I think this is the most honest to ourselves we’ve ever been. Letting go of all the selfdoubt that inevitably stems from giving so much of yourself to your art was a cathartic process for sure. That’s also the reason why we chose to shot our most minimalist video yet to accompany the song, as a way to invite the listener to delve into the various layers of instrumentation and focus on lyrical delivery.
«Let me wander like the withered leaf, for once I’ll stray from the Purpose»
lyrics
I am not afraid of dying
I am just scared of not existing anymore
Forever trapped in my feelings
I keep looking back but the clock keeps ticking
How can I go forward constantly overthinking about overthinking?
All the things I’ll never do
All the choices I’ve made
It sounds fair but feels wrong
Please let me know where I belong
Just let me know where I belong
Just like the sea-front of the city
Is corroded by salt
I’m starting to feel like my body
Is corroded by my soul
And now the last wave retreats
A final ray of sunshine falls
But I can’t keep my eyes off the hourglass
My own little black hole
Cause it feels frozen in my head
I’m so tired to pretend
There is something about me
That I know I need to kill
The guilt of all these wasted years
With both feet stuck in the sand
The worst part in all of this
Is that I don’t know where to go next
This is my black and black vision
Once fear has killed the ambition
There is not much left to be saved
The poison has too far spread
Let me wander like the withered leaf
For once I’ll stray from the Purpose
Now that I’ve passed the point of no return
Maybe I’ll find where I belong
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