I've been listening to metal for 30 years, have had many favorite bands and now they are literally my favorite band of all time, they hit all the right notes in me, thanks for making this, this entire trilogy is a masterpiece! 💗
According to mythology, Mara visits men in their dreams, tortures them with desire, and eventually rips the very life from their bodies. NAILED IT!!!!!
The more I hear this, the more I become entrenched in the epic journey. It calls me (if that makes sense). Please keep making this type of music for the sake of humanity! This is art in music form.
I come back just to watch all three. I think this trilogy is brilliant perfection. For sure some deftones in there but in Spiritbox’s unique presentation of utter brilliance.
The opening riff to 'circle with me' . . . When I heard that I had to check out what else they were doing. I dived down the rabbit hole - I'm glad I did 😅😅
I was literally just wondering if I was the only person who got Deftones vibes from this band, then I looked at the comments section. This band is wonderful.
Lyrics for all parts --------------------- *Part.1* --------------------- I am never truly alone Acceptance is slipping in, gripping limbs Its crooked fingers intertwine They cradle us together A hundred years alone could never make it stop Push it back I cannot fit, I cannot feel They should not see, suspended in time And their eyes are like razors The edges can sharpen the line This is love, this is ordinary life What a thrill stringing up Splendid lights to paralyze They burn to the touch, pretending at God Listen to the blood, razor blade eyes I want a goddamn mess to ignite the fire I want to lie in severance, leave me to cut my teeth Pretending at God is a custom The vessel to siphon my love from Their eyes are a razor to cut me down, cut me down This is love This is love, this is ordinary life What a thrill cheap enough To get caught on the edge this time Razor blade eyes This is love, this is love Make it stop, this is love This is love, make it stop Make it stop This is love, this is love Make it stop, this is love This is love, this is love This is love, this is love --------------------- *Part.2* --------------------- Teeth in crumbs like sand in my mouth Four little fingers keep pulling them out Four little hands, they keep pulling me, pulling me down I try to grin, I try to scream Please say anything, the frequencies ringing it out Where is love, are you ordinary with me now? Meet me down in the mud I will call on you when there's nothing left to say Soon, the hour will come Look over your shoulder There's no need to run anymore, anymore I know I'm easily affected Her arms are like a serpent spinning me around Can she see? Lights go out when there is nothing left to say Soon, the hour will come Look over your shoulder There's no need to run anymore, anymore Mirror me, I'm down here in the mud This is ordinary in my suffering There's no cheaper thrill It's malevolent, can't go unaffected Sing to me, something sweet, threatening You cling to me, blood of ophidian Until me, help me, I'm crippling You won't sacrifice my love, meet me down in the mud --------------------- *Part.3* --------------------- I am a prisoner here Weave the synthetic when wrapping up my wrists I don't truly dream when you're near Loosen aesthetics remain asphyxiated on the paint peeling back from the door Now I can see you for what you are She drew the shape on the floor Now I can see the full spectrum How can I feel existential dread? It's my fear I am eternal Hurt me with your mouth, make me settle down Whispering the words on the wind as they blow Heartbeat in the nest, pressure on my chest Where did all the signs of the dissonant go? And when they tell me they pray for me and they lack a certain empathy The enemy hits me so low So the circles on the ground make me settle down Hurt me, give me something from nothing This is the lie that you come from Meet me down in the mud She is the mother and she loves it when we all hurt each other Proud that her children are weak I am a language that you have hidden in a syllable And now you're refusing to speak I don't even cry anymore I don't even cry anymore Hurt me with your mouth, make me settle down Whispering the words on the wind as they blow Heartbeat in the nest, pressure on my chest Where did all the signs of the dissonant go? And when they tell me they pray for me and they lack a certain empathy The enemy hits me so low So the circles on the ground make me settle down Hurt me, give me something from nothing This is the lie that you come from My skin crawls, my chest heaves Punish me My skin crawls, my chest heaves Punish me My skin crawls, my chest heaves Punish me It's the effect of the Mara It's the effect of the Mara It's the effect of the Mara It's the effect of the Mara (Mara) It's the effect of the Mara It's the effect of the Mara It's the effect of the Mara It's the effect of the Mara (Mara) It's the effect of the Mara It's the effect of the Mara It's the effect of the Mara It's the effect of the Mara (Mara)
That's Marah. I could be wrong but I thinks it's talking about the Buddha's encounters with the demon Mara in which the demon was an obstacle for the Buddha to overcome to reach enlightenment
Actually I read something about Courtney talking about a sleep paralysis demon relating to these songs. Of course art is subjective. Derive your own meaning for these tracks.
Watching this has made me realize I REALLY did not process how fucking weird the part three video is when I was 16 and first found this band. Like I love the video but like watching it now I definitely get the sort of unease I think it’s supposed to give you.
I miss this style of their music so much. Their newer stuff is great, but it's missing so much of what this brings that it ends up leaving me disappointed. We have enough pop metal style bands, more female fronted prog bands with good cleans/screams is just so rare comparatively. I hate that I can't even bring it up in the comments of their newer stuff, because people think just because you have a delay effect on your guitar and heavy guitar riffs on a song automatically makes it prog.
I kinda feel the same way. I don’t mind their newer stuff though. Their first EP will always be my go to Spiritbox music. I may feel like despite hearing their last three singles it’s maybe a bit too early to judge where they’re heading in terms of their style but that’s just me(maybe I’m just in denial). Still I would like to see Spiritbox evolve in these coming years ahead but I doubt they’ll ever come back to this style of music and take this with a grain of salt but I believe Courtney and Mike said that they were in a dark time when they wrote their first EP so they don’t ever want to go back to that again
Sooooo...I know Courtney uses the words “razor" and "blade" in this song, but, and I know this is weird, I know, every time she sings that section, in my head I hear her say “rollerblade” and I giggle like a child...
2 > 3 > 1, but I understand why you say that. Almost objectively, part 2 is the most musically complex, but ofc everyone's opinion of "good" or their favorites *don't* have to be based on musical depth and complexity like my tastes are. Cheers.
Does anyone know why they changed their drummer (and did they also change the bass player)? Furhtermore, the band uses quite a lot of synth sounds so their lineup deserves a real player because in live situations playing to playback always makes it feel little "fake".
The bass player Bill is still with the band. As for the drummer, I heard the reason why he’s no longer with the band is because he didn’t want to be away with his family for very long if the band were gonna start touring
