Modern Misery Lyrics
Seven billion hungry ghosts
Just a parasite killing its host
The emperor wears no clothes, I see those brittle bones
But we're buried by modern misery
Modern misery
[Verse 1]
There's not enough water in the world
To wash the blood from our hands
We planted a seed, its roots will suffocate the soul
It grows without light and feeds from our bones
Hell must be empty, all the devils are here
Singing us the Lord's Prayer; finally, something that we all share
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I won't go to the grave with the song still in me
[Chorus]
What are we hiding in the rain?
This is a prison for lost souls
Another life circles the drain
We used to run with the wolves
Now we can't see the forest
'Cause there's no light in the black hole
Don't try and tell me we are blessed
We used to run with the wolves
Are these our new messiahs?
'Cause the saviour has a gun to my head
Don't be fooled by Maya, the kings are all thieves
And the serpents will bite as they please
How has it come to this?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I won't go to the grave with the song still in me
And I won't live like a slave begging from my knees
[Chorus]
What are we hiding in the rain?
This is a prison for lost souls
Another life circles the drain
We used to run with the wolves
Now we can't see the forest
'Cause there's no light in the black hole
Don't try and tell me we are blessed
We used to run with the wolves
[Bridge]
Seven billion hungry ghosts
Just a parasite killing its host
The emperor wears no clothes, I see those brittle bones
But we're buried by modern misery
Modern misery
I won't live like a slave, I won't beg from my knees
I will not go to the grave with the song still in me
About
“Modern Misery” is the fourth single released by Architects from their 2018 album Holy Hell.
The lyrics centre on mankind’s gradual demise over time. Vocalist Sam Carter sings about humanity’s transition from being a simple species co-existing with nature to its current existence of pain, misery and destruction of both itself and the Earth.
The accompanying music video reflects this, sharing similar visual themes to one of the album’s other singles, “Royal Beggars.”
Q&A
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This was one that was kind of lay on getting perfect, because it went gone for a couple of changes and then finally we got it perfect. This chorus in particular, once we got it right we knew we’ve got it right. It’s funny ‘cause it’s got such animate like a really amazing beautiful chorus, but there are parts in this song that might be the heaviest Architects have ever been.
- 2.Hereafter
- 4.Holy Hell
- 5.Damnation
- 7.Modern Misery
- 10.Doomsday
- 11.A Wasted Hymn
