NOVELISTS - Monochrome (OFFICIAL TRACK) 

Genius decision to have sax in this one! Very soulful

I legitimately think songs like this are made for people that bottle everything up and need a song to let out a couple months worth of depression. When he said “It’s eating me alive”, I literally couldn’t hold it in anymore.

I see how sax is slowly getting to metal. And I am fucking glad.

The perfect song for a Lonely night and lonely man!! Such a beautiful song!!

i will forever and ever come back here to remind myself of the real novelists

I first listened to this when I was 19. I was feeling the first feelings of freedom nd I was so happy in life. I knew all the lyrics but never really knew the meaning. Now at almost 25 years old I'm here again and I decided to read the lyrics and I burst out crying. I've been going through on and off depression since 2020 and its so strange how you hear a song in differently and finally understand it when your life changes...

A year and 3 days later and I still listen everyday.

Something about this song just makes me feel so alive. Like I’m able to open my hypothetical wings and fly high like we’re all meant to. The power of the mind is amazing. The power of music bridges that gap for some that can’t connect to the mind. For that, thank you Novelists, for creating such a beautiful peace of art that I will listen to for years to come. Much love.

This song makes me want to leave my house and hug the first person I bump into

I never know how to shorten the distance between my heart and my head.

LYRICS I'm trying to survive these strange days, This life can be such an adventure. The world stands before my eyes wilder than it has ever been. I forgot these old memories of youth that were caught right under the surface, Forgot these souvenirs of you that were calling back the pain, I never felt happy somehow, But I'm trying, I'm trying the best I can. I really wanna feel happy sometimes, Really wanna know where the lights are, But it only feels so wrong. It's eating me alive. I never know how to shorten the distance Between my heart and my head, 'Cause through my eyes, the days are monochrome. I wanna feel the light of a new day, But I'm so scared of it all... I'm scared this utter joy ain't lasting forever. It's eating me alive. I never felt happy somehow, But I'm trying, I'm trying the best I can. I really wanna feel happy sometimes, Really wanna know where the lights are, But it only feels so wrong. It's eating me alive. I'm trying to survive my feelings. The joy is the ghost of a wanderer, Lost somewhere outside of here Counting every hour. Report a problem

This song is soft and gentle and yet it hits hard every single time...

im still here guys... and im still in love like its day one. old novelists for life

This band deserves the name they've chosen. Well done, the growth from the previous album is fantastic.

The chorus of this song is next level...hits home every time

That solo revived my dead hamster !!!!!

Literally one of the most gorgeous songs I've ever heard.

Between the Vocals and the Guitar something just hits you right in that place!

Sax solo!! Ohh my god, I love this band. Best metalcore band out there I'd say!

2:47 Fuuck,that solo gives me chills

The addition of the saxophone makes the song sound fucking gold.

this is absolutely incredible. the harmonies are on point!!! love the use of the sax with the guitar, excellent work fellas🤘

I listened to this album front to back while driving through southern France and it was magical

LYRICS: I'm trying to survive these strange days This life can be such an adventure The world stands before my eyes wilder than it has ever been I forgot these old memories of youth that were caught right under the surface Forgot these souvenirs of you that were calling back the pain I never felt happy somehow But I'm trying, I'm trying the best I can I really wanna feel happy sometimes Really wanna know where the lights are But it only feels so wrong It's eating me alive I never know how to shorten the distance between my heart and my head 'Cause through my eyes, the days are monochrome I wanna feel the light of a new day But I'm so scared of it all... I'm scared this utter joy ain't lasting forever It's eating me alive I never felt happy somehow But I'm trying, I'm trying the best I can I really wanna feel happy sometimes Really wanna know where the lights are But it only feels so wrong It's eating me alive I'm trying to survive my feelings The joy is the ghost of a wanderer Lost somewhere outside of here Counting every hour

Beautifully haunting. One of my favorite songs on this album, and extremely relatable lyrics as well.

how is it that Novelists releases such beautiful music, the entirety of Souvenirs is just gorgeous and then they release Noir, and they continue releasing music that is just able to conjure up emotions, this and 5:12 AM are some of the most emotional songs I have ever heard and they just seem to evoke a feeling that goes beyond enjoyment, listening to this song is similar to that moment right before you shed that single tear, but in a good way (felt the need to clarify that) TL;DR this song is just fucking beautiful and these guys deserve all the credit they get and everyone should listen to this

My ringtone 💓 It is brilliant monochrome beautiful !! Thanks Novelists !!

This song make me feel the life is beautiful like a rose

I was just saying to my self "why don't rocks songs have some sax bars in it?" because i was listening to a song from intervals and another djent band with sax. and bam this one had a sax bar in it. respect.

I’m so depressed man i hate this feeling, pretending you’re fine is the real meaning of (it’s eating me alive)

Omg what a beautiful song. This band has a very unique taste for melody, awesome.

This song is seriously one of their best ...it's so good, that sax makes it so deep. so deep

I can't seem to tell if it's just me relating to this song extremely well or if it is actually about what I and so many other people are going through, depersonalization. It feels exactly as described in the lyrics.. It's actually kind of scary how real they seem compared to everything else.

fucking love this and that sax just made it sound unreal, love the lyrics, vocals and instruments, briliant

Man, when that sax came on... GOOSEBUMPS!

This song is so unique, such an amazing original vibe

every single word of this song hits to the core..beautifully written

Loving the fact that I don't have to wake up at 5 A.M. to have another eargasm

"i wanna feel the light of a new day But I'm scared of it all im scared this utter joy ain't lasting forever It's eating me alive" how accurate describes me these days.

This song helps define my sadness but also my gratefulness with my journey. Genuinely appreciate it more than you all know.

What a beautiful tune・・・This is the modern progressive Metal. This is it. Greetings from Japan.

In truth we're always fighting something. Songs like these help us materialize it and help us with it. We all wanna feel the light of a new day, but yesterday always pulls us backwards. Moving forward is sometimes the hardest way to move. Into the unknown.

1:45 is something that keeps bringing me back, something about it just stays in the back of my mind. I come to listen when I’m thinking of better days..

This song is so damn awesome I almost cried during the solo. You are fantastic guys...

Insanely beautiful mind blowing talent!!

Just listened to Clairvoyant today, then found out about this group..... good day

these musicians never stop amazing me with each album. such beautiful metal. voices becoming more and more incredible and suited for the music. KEEP IT UP !!!. SOME GOOD MUSIC !!!!

This is just ... beautiful .. love the intro

All 3 of these albums are amazing. I showed my friend the demo shortly before he died and we were jamming delusions and souvenirs. The original recording of souvenirs haunts me when I listen to it. The first album I was blasting driving down I95 on my first big move. This album came out right b4 I enlisted and shipped out to bct. Then c’est la vie came out right before I moved across the country. Amazing albums that I still can’t get enough of to this day.

1:18 chills

Absolutely wonderful track.

one of my favorite albums !!!

i swear to all things worshipped, this song went on a loop for weeks and weeks... Matt i used to be a vocalist back in the days, this song just gave me the urge to sing again...

Other than erra this is slowly becoming one of my favorite bands

So much growth from the last album. Song makes me moist as does he rest of this album

This is utterly phenomenal. I can’t believe I’m just now finding out about this album.

Perfect

ADD LYRICS TO DESC PLEASE

I love this one.... Grettings from México

Man this song hits hard when you’re drinking alone after a long week of work...

One of Theeee best bands today. Love their music🤘

Disappointed I didn’t find them sooner. Old vocalist was amazing, this songs nuts. Stranger self too

Can't stop replaying the solo man too good

So beautiful... one of my favorite songs of Novelists :)

2:10 wow

Man this song has been motivating me lately. Just being able to let myself go into a song is badass. I cant wait to do the same one day to listeners.

What a feeling of a song!👏🏼👏🏼😭😭

Amazing song. Gave me goosebumps !

Wow ! just WoW!..like it a lot !

Que buen solo de Sax. Son una banda realmente espectacular!

Matt's voice alongside this sax solo and the melody in the background, this shit is reviving.

Reminds me of Souvenirs 😍😍😍

That part at @4:06 is so deeply melancholic yet so beautiful.

wonderful!

I'm inlove with this band man! NO HOMO!

I love this band!

Totally relate to the lyrics

Really starting to love this band

I love this song

Really enjoying this album so far. Even thought some of it has more "hard rock/alternative metal/post-grunge" rather than a progressive metal feel. Especially the chorus of this song, so catchly. Seriously, when i listen to Mattéo's vocals i think of Theory of a Deadman, Three Days Grace, Staind, Seether, Five Finger Death Punch, Default, Revis, Crossfade, etc. Which is good to me because i always loved mainstream radio butt rock. PS: that saxophone and guitar solo make the song even more perfect.

beautifull 🖤

i miss this novelists

Brought tears to my eyes

Great studio band. In fact unreal just need to get that same crisp bliss together sound live. But wow... great find exactly what RU-vid is for.

Strong Pink Floyd- Us and Them vibes @1:50 with the Sax! So dope!

Everyday I listen to this song it gives me hope

This song is such a awesome it's show the way how to deal with the current situation

COOOOOL!!!!

JAZZ FOR YOUR SOUL

you guys are amazing

Love the saxo voice in this track, beautiful music

Saxo 👌

The more i hear that sax.. HOLY BAJESUS

My god. 😍😍😍😍😍 My favorite fucking band... quite literally ever. They have a way of making me so damn happy and sometimes legit bring a tear. So happy i found them because of a call of duty video a few years ago. Fan for life

new favourite song :)

dammn...thats beautiful!

Everyone is talking about that sax, but not about that guitar solo lol also check out the new rivers of nihil for sexy sax time 🎷

sexaphone

Love the sax! Second band I've heard this year with some sax in the music, Amorphis was the first. 😊

If this is not perfection then I don't know what is