FAWM: "Revenant"

Revenant

NSFW

There is no demo for this song.

Liner Notes

EP: Obsidian (My serious angry queer EP)
I don't really like giving explanations for my songs. I would prefer people find meaning that's important to them.

DEMO COMING: I'm not in a position to record vocals right now.

#electronic #synthmetal #queer #firstfruits

Lyrics

(Verse 1)
Crawling through the haze, face down in the dirt
Confusion and panic grip my heart
I don't know what happened, I just know I'm hurt
Haunted by a vague memory of coming apart

Broken and disfigured, my body lies on the ground
I see it from above, as I circle around
The line between life and death becomes a blur
My eyes flutter, and I begin to stir

(Chorus)
Heart stop and body drop
You left me to write the end of my story
Tore me to shreds and left my soul on top
Fuck heaven and hell, I've chosen purgatory
I am pain. I am suffering. I am persistence
I will be a pestilence upon your existence
No more should have to face what I endured
Rest assured, I will never rest

(Verse 2)
My throat crushed, my lungs burned
My voice unrecognizable and twisted
A heart wishing for a death well earned
But instead of darkness I persisted

Howls hang in the air, echoes of suffering
A song fallen like the angels who sung it
Memories of a future that never was
And a determination that will never quit

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
This is not the life I wanted, this was not my dream
There's no going back, there's no second chance
But this is all I have, so I need to stand up... as hopeless as it might seem
Push through the fog, push through this trance

(Chorus)

Comments

@rocketgrrrl 2w

A perfectly fitting title for a song rich in imagery. Many of the lines are so evocative, like the fallen angels singing and the body on the ground. But there is a motion to match as well, with a powerful contrast between the anguish and the determination in the chorus.

@paul_pedersen 3w

The lyrics are powerful, Gwyn, and really deserve the music you've planned. Hope I can circle back to hear the final result.

@gwenthered 3w

@bo0m3r31337 Thanks so much! Uh. Well, I'm working on it right now and I'm really bad at defining genres. I'm going pretty heavy on the synth, but at its core it's... I hesitate to say nu metal because that genre is kind of all over the place. Hard rock? I usually gravitate to a kind of synth heavy nu metal/punk sound, but I like experimenting. Hope that gives some kind of idea of what this is before I get the demo done.