Periphery - Reptile (Audio) 

“Alright it’s my turn to pick a song.” “Oookay but just one” “...K” Dear Periphery, if you're reading this, please come play in my hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia! It would mean the world to a big fan. ❤

This is the kind of song where you look at the time and you're like "Fuck yeah there's still 9 minutes left"

it’s literally about a guy named billy who’s stoned and has to fight off a reptile invasion

"There must be something in the water" IT'S TURNING THE FREAKING FROGS GAY

Periphery: [video blocked in your country] My VPN: This Is America

I especially like the part from 0:00 to 16:45

Sumerian: No more goddamn 16 minute long songs guys. You're not Dream Theater. Periphery: 🖕

I am the storm that is approaching... oh wrong song.

Spencer, Jake, Misha, and Mark: It's time for the chorus! With a choir! Matt: *blast beats*

Woke up to the new Periphery album. Today was a good day.

*BLACK CLOUDS AND ISOLATION*

Now I'm not saying this is Periphery's best song, but this is Periphery's best song. Jesus Christ it's fucking unreal. This whole album is amazing.

Is it weird that this feels no longer than any other Periphery song.

Some people: *found the song thanks to Bury The Light* Meanwhile, the lyrics at 9:21: "Bury the light" We've come full circle.

If people are going to leak the album you might as well start making your money.

Aw man, that Garden In The Bones melody at 12:10 . Is it going to be the leitmotif of this album?

If you find similarities between this and Devil May Cry’s Bury The Light, please know that not only is that songs vocalist known for his periphery covers, but both songs are produced by Nolly (for the dmc fans who may not be familiar with periphery, he’s literally the bassist). You could say they’re sibling tracks.

Periphery headlining set but they just play this, Racecar, then Omega.

“Wait just listen to this one cool part” listens to whole 17 minute song “did you hear it?”

guitars: pinch at 1:47 spencer: oh cool, I'll do it too

Rando "Mwahaha I'll leak the album early" Periphery "Shut up and take my music!"

Love that they dedicated a whole album to Stan Lee, respect.

Came over from Alex Moukala

Nolly killled it again as this record sounds amazing! Periphery is on fire! #DoTheDamnThing

And this was ultimately the purpose of having your own label, full creativity control. Congrats guise

A 17 minute apocalyptic social commentary sci fi epic? Yes please.

SPENCER U LEGEND! How is it possible that he's gotten even better?

MOOOOMMMM they doing that djent thing again 😫🤤🤑

me watching my bitcoin investments 1:22

Lyrics (correct me if I'm wrong): In here a tale of a boy who reached the masses His name was Billy and he liked to get high A normal guy until the green-skin apocalypse A do or die There must be something in the water (Besides fluoride and shit) Where he lie He threw that gaping brain asunder when he realized, when he realized it's coming down We've sown thrones and brought the kings down to knees Hello, Here we are, Salutations And every day that you wake is a gift that you take from the gods That's right! You came from the trees and we altered the genes Here you are All you fuck with is wages You had the day but you pissed it away I think it's time that we show our ways Now we shed that violence all over Let mayhem in the streets From the mountain top to oceans, we own your every need It's coming down With every breath that we take we can hear that sound Somebody needs a reaction to stay on the ground With every breath that we take, we can hear that sound A green-skin apocalypse A do or die So Billy heeds the call of fathers Release high Through these eyes Embraces the chi and he praises the weeds Holding out for the day he can face them Every day that he trains is a slap in the face to the gods God Damn Shutting out politics Viewing beings as equals Ain't it funny how that makes sense? You had the floor, but you gave it a bore Now it's equal Can we clean that slate? Now shed that violence all over Let mayhem in the streets From mountain top to oceans, we own your every need It's coming down Somebody needs a reaction to stay on the ground It's coming down Follow a trail of the ones who bleed the masses Follow behind the reptilian eyes A normal day in the green-skin apocalypse A do or die There must be something in the water where he lie, where he lie He threw that gaping brain asunder When he realized, when he realized National alliance and he leads the fight No class, no race, just fucking violence in their eyes A plan for human survival takes to flight The good that's left and all we cherish stands to die Is this the end of all we know? They all float Is this the end of all we know? Wasted our lives for what? Float away Do we feed the reaction? Do we stay? Do we all float away? Do you think you know who you are? Did you think you had it all worked out well? And who could believe... those dead-eyed soldiers Red sky rainfall The winter beams no beauty Just cold-eyed monsters and bare branches You can wail to the moon, but that'll just make things worse They see you They see me They see all No children in the streets Where do they play when freedom here has been revoked? The ground which all their fathers soaked No medicine The scarcity of nourishment is evident And where's our god? Have we seen that side of heaven yet? No Rich, Poor Clutching to their sheets in horror Is there an answer? Is there somebody who can take away all the present dismay? Bury the light Pray through night Mayhem in the streets No order Is there an answer? Is there somebody who can take away all the present dismay? Bury the light Pray through night You've buried that, buried that light Now pray through night What has come down is littered all around in your sight It's littered in your sight The claim they stake A Land from us they take The craft he shakes A race within his wake Victory alone became his above the soil we know A grave is laid A man within it's cage Victory alone became his down in the soil he owns Soil we know becomes our own home Now we're staring at the round together It is not the first time or the last time Soil we own becomes ours Order back in what we know Soil we own becomes ours Now one with the soil we own Soil we own becomes ours Order back in what we know Soil we own becomes ours Now one with the soil we own

arguably the best song they've ever created. well done

I am a bit late here but this just randomly came up so i pressed it and oh my god was blown away...sometimes in life a song just hits the soul...and this one did that...im so glad i just closed my eyes and put my head phones on with the volume up loud and fell in love 🖤🎶🖤

This is the first Periphery song I've heard..... DEFINITELY not the last, WOW

Spencer i dont know what you have been up to or what demon you souled your soul to, but godamn your vocals have gotten so dynamic and amazing. the variety and the amount of style changes is ridiculous.

Right out of the gate, this one might be one of my favorite albums. Congratulations guys on making a sick new sound and doing it with your own label. I have a lot of respect for what you have done already and I'm looking forward to all that you accomplish in the future!!! 10/10

You know, a good music teacher showed me when I was young that metal and classical share very similar sorts of composition, just a difference in sound produced. If I was to try and prove that, I would definitely use this as a example to compare to finely composed music of the past. Anyone else feel that way?

"We're gonna post the P4 documentary with all the behind-the-scenes stuff soon!" fellas i do believe you've posted the scenes themselves

Can truly say I have never heard another band progress this much between each album and somehow create something so unique from anything else and it be next level incredible. Love this shit!

9:00 is another level of unique euphoric vibes. Gives me chills man. Feels like it’s the end of the world and all you can do is just watch and be until the last breath of life.

racecar: "i'm the longest song of periphery" reptile: "lol how cute"

6:10 to 6:40 has to be my favorite vocal melody in this whole arrangement. Freaking incredible feeling when you nail it with POWER note for note too. Thank you guys for once again providing the ultimate vocal practice. Come to Oregon again and you each personally get a high five.

THERE'S NO WAY THIS ALBUM CAME OUT 2 YEARS AGO, THAT'S UNREAL. IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO Edit: nearly 3 years now, man time just passes quicker than you think and its crazy how long its actually been

The vocals from 8:51 to 9:51 make every hair I have stand on end. It's fucking beautiful.

Now THAT is how you start an album..

Lyrics In here a tale of a boy who reached the masses His name was Billy and he liked to get high A normal guy 'til the green-skinned apocalypse, a do or die There must be something in the water (besides fluoride and shit) Where he lie, where he lie! He threw that gaping brain asunder When he realized, when he realized! It's coming down We've sown thrones and brought the kings down to knees! Hello, here we are, salutations! And every day that you wake! Is a gift that you take from the gods! That's right You came from the trees and we altered the genes! Here you are, all you fuck with is wages! You had the day but you pissed it away! I think it's time that we show our ways! Now shed that violence all over! Let mayhem in the streets! From mountain top to oceans! We own your every need! It's coming down! With every breath that we take we can hear that sound! Somebody needs a reaction to stay on the ground! With every breath that we take we can hear that sound! A green-skinned apocalypse, a do or die So Billy heeds the call of fathers Release high through these eyes Embraces the qi and he praises the weeds! Holding out for the day he can face them And every day that he trains is a slap in the face to the gods! God damn! Shutting out politics, viewing beings as equals! Ain't it funny how that makes sense!? You had the floor but you gave it a bore, now it's equal Can we clean that slate!? Now shed that violence all over! Let mayhem in the streets! From mountain top to oceans! We own your every need! It's coming down! Somebody needs a reaction to stay on the ground! It's coming down! Follow a trail of the ones who bleed the masses Follow behind the reptilian eyes A normal day in the green-skinned apocalypse, a do or die There must be something in the water Where he lie, where he lie! He threw that gaping brain asunder When he realized, when he realized! National alliance and he leads the fight! No class, no race, just fucking violence in their eyes! A plan for human survival takes to flight! The good that's left and all they cherish stands to die! Is this the end of all we know? They all float woah! Is this the end of all we know? Wasted our lives for war!? Woah Float away! Do we feed the reaction!? Do we stay!? Do we all float away!? Do you think you know who you are? Did you think you had it all worked out well? And who could believe Those dead-eyed soldiers? Red sky rainfalls The winter beams no beauty! Just cold-eyed monsters and bare branches You can wail to the moon! But that'll just make things worse They see you They see me They see all! No children in the streets, where do they play When freedom here has been revoked? The ground which all their fathers soaked No medicine The scarcity of nourishment is evident And where's our god? Have we seen that side of heaven yet? No Rich, poor, clutching to their sheets in horror! Is there an answer? (No!) Is there somebody who can take away! All the present dismay!? Bury the light, pray through night! Mayhem in the streets, no order! Is there an answer!? (No!) Is there somebody who can take away! All the present dismay!? Bury the light, pray through night! You buried that, buried that light! Now pray through night! What has come down is littered all around in your sight! Is littered in your sight! The claim they stake The land from us they take The claim they stake (They stake!) The land from us they take (They take!) The craft he shakes! A race within his wake! Victory alone became his above the soil we know! A grave is laid! A man within its cage! Victory alone became his down in the soil he owns! Soil we know becomes our own home Soil we know becomes our own home Now we're staring at the ground together This is not the first time or the last time Soil we know becomes our own home Staring at the ground together Now we're staring at the ground together Soil we own becomes ours! (Order back in what we know!) Soil we own becomes ours! Now one with the soil we own! Soil we own becomes ours! (Order back in what we know!) Soil we own becomes ours! Now one with the soil we own! (Soil we own!)

*Perpihery leaks Periphery* Periphery: *Someone Leaked Us* Still waiting on that Perpihery leak tho

9:25 ah yes, Spencer flaunting his PHD in giving people chills.

This whole song is great but i could listen to 9:00 - 9:50 on repeat for ever.

Sumerian: guys you can’t have a 16 minute song, just split it into 4 normal songs Periphery: Am I a joke to you 3DOT: lol

How the hell does Spencer keep improving his voice? How does everyone else keep improving their musicianship the way they do? Periphery is unreal.

9:48 - 11:51 is easily the best thing I’ve ever heard from Periphery, maybe in general. That shit absolutely kills

The moment 12:04 rolled around and foreshadowed the melody of Garden in the Bones I fell in love.

Periphery IV: HAIL STAN Periphery IV: THA SNAIL Periphery IV: STIL HAAN Periphery IV: THIS TAAN

One day I wanna see these guys live do a set. Racecar, Omega, Reptile. That's it, the whole set.

Thank you guys yet again, been listening since your Myspace 3 song instrumental sampler. I was one of the lucky ones!

I can’t stop coming back. This song is everything I’ve ever wanted. 11/10

This is my kind of metal. It changes, it tells a story not just with lyrics but with how the instruments play and how they sound and what are used. I hate when songs are the same thing through the whole song.

It's a beautiful day, my sub box is full of Periphery :')

The way they wrote this song doesn't make it seem almost 17 minutes long. I'm impressed and in love.

Hearing over and over, full song, instrumental, guitars only, bass only, drums only and Spencer’s track. It’s pure masterpiece. This is not a song, It’s a story that makes me feel inside a revolution in a poor cold country. I love it!!! And the London version, Plini and Jakub soloing, pushes me to make guitar faces, brilliant !!!

now this is spoiling us for real...marry me guys

I love how you used the Garden in the Bones phrase in this song with different lyrics. Really reminiscent of omega and alpha. Amazing song!!!

I could not help but notice the similarities between this song and Vergil's theme in DMC 5 that just came out called "Bury the Light" and the tone of both songs match each other a lot but what surprises me the most is that at 9:20 he says "Bury the light" and at 4:00 the melody sounds exactly the same as in Bury the Light's drop.

12:30 that melodic refrence to Garden in the Bones is beautiful. Well done

love spencer's epic vocals from the BTS he threw that gaping brain a-SUU-NNDEERRR

12:20 The claim we stake A land within our wake A garden in the bones A headdress down in the soil we own, whoa

I like that “victory alone” parallel to Garden. It’s like the Alpha/Omega thing

My pants went down faster than I ever clicked

Although I admired this band for their technical prowess, production and tone, I never really liked their music, for some reason. This song right here, though, had all the elements missing for me, the production, composition, the tones, riffs, vocals, everything is on point. You guys got me.

Literally got goosebumps after 1 min... are you gods?

Spencer's vocals are AMAZING on this (well...in general but still) and mixed really well. This 16 min magnum opus is on Dream Theater level.

I still havent decided because the album is still too fresh but this may be the single best periphery song ever made. This song is so fucking well created on every level, the pacing, the instrumentals, the lyrics, its damn near a masterpiece. Ive never in my life had a single song hold my attention for a full 17 minutes straight, consistently.

Great way to start a morning of work on a sunday

Christopher Nolan is making a movie about this song, I heard. That's how epic it is.

Well... I would say this is the only 16 minute long song I could play on repeat all day and never get sick of.. Periphery is fucking divine. 10:20 and 14:07 are mind blowing.

Also, this really is the nasty/longer bigger brother of Omega. The heavy parts make me want to throw things out windows, pick them up and throw them back.

Oh myyy gawwww. I can't with this band anymore. Since 2006 man. Since 2000 mother effing 6, ive discovered them and been a loyal fan ever since. Every thing they've put out has proven why and THIS, THIS just slams hard the nail in the coffin!!! I mean wicked hard. Gaw daaaamn!

this is literally one of the best songs i have ever heard

I CANNOT stop listening to this track... I'm afraid to listen any further because I don't want to hear an ending to IV.

10:14 I shidded and farded and camed

Soil We own Becomes ours Order Fries From Mc Donalds

BEST THING TO WAKE UP TO

Metal elitists: lose your minds. This covers at least 10 different sub-genres. We will just call it Peripherycore.

I've never listened to Periphery and this is the first album I heard from them. I declare it a masterpiece, 10/10. Love it.

the production on this album is ridiculous. this is like 100 times better than P3 and that was outstanding at the time.

10:13 apartment destroyed

The level of detail in this song is beyond human abbilities.

ok now we out here just making prog classics? and you think that's acceptable for the children to listen to? shame shame

Dude this song doesnt even feel that long. It's super awesome.

This, "It's only smiles" and "satellites" are the best songs on the album. 10/10

Holy shit, that was one of the best guitar solos I've ever heard.

911 operator: "whats ur emergency?" Me: "I wanna report a murder."

WHY THE FUCK IS THIS SONG SO GODDAMN RELEVANT GIVEN THE CURRENT STATE OF WORLD AFFAIRS?!

10:15 Gave me chills, that background tremelo was a gnarly touch

I'm basically speechless. I haven't gone on such an incredible musical journey with a track like this since BTBAM put out Colors. Wow.

9:00 is so amazing, can't get it out of my head

*Ash Avildsen has left the chat*

10:30 is some straight-up DOOM soundtrack-level shit. Amazing.

Proud to say this is my first Periphery song. I was listening to DGD, and autoplay started playing this. The beginning instrumental was what kept me from skipping because it reminded me of the AOT soundtrack

I love how this really shows the true colors of sumarian, claiming to be about the artist, and here periphery comes out with a record claiming "Were finally doing what we want musically" when they've have been saying that the whole time while with sumarian.