Eclectic cinematic metal outfit Disconnected Souls released lyric video for their new song “Kintsukuroi”. Disconnected Souls sound is evolving and diversifying with each release, all the while maintaining a distinctive identity.
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Story behind the song
“‘Kintsukuroi’ (???), translated to English as “golden repair”, is a Japanese technique of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold the gold fills in the cracks, emphasising the scars, and thus, embracing the history and newfound beauty of the object.
The people around me go through so many hardships in life, and I wanted to write that despite all the pain that they’ve been going through, I sorely wish that they will come out the other side stronger and more “beautiful” (in a metaphorical sort of sense).
I’m not usually one for writing positive lyrics; there’s a lot of bad in the world to write about; so this song took on a very bittersweet sound soulful and melancholic, but mixed with hope of a gilded metamorphosis.” - Patrick
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It overwhelms your mind like a shadow in the night
You must emerge from the darkness and diverge into the light
Bitter words of discontent push you to the start again
If you can't suppress the voices, this will surely be the end
The ice is wearing so thin
Drowning in the deep sanguine waters
Sinking so deep in despair
[Chorus]
It's not too late, it's never too late
Unburden your shoulders and shed the weight
Reclaim your mind to rewrite your fate
Your lif? is yours to dictate
Despite all th? pain that you've been through
(You're searching for a rescue)
Don't let all of this scorn encompass you
Hold back the bitter cold
Fill in the cracks with gold
[Verse 2]
The scars, the pain, the suffocation
The blood, the tears, the isolation
The hate, the rage, the desperation
Your smile a mask; an adaptation
Never succumb (Never succumb)
You must overcome
[Bridge]
I bet you weren't expecting this
A war against impermanence
Reclaim your life from the abyss
A gilded metamorphosis
[Breakdown]
Reclaim your life from the abyss
A gilded metamorphosis
[Chorus]
It's not too late, it's never too late
Unburden your shoulders and shed the weight
Reclaim your mind to rewrite your fate
Your life is yours to dictate
Despite all the pain that you've been through
(You're searching for a rescue)
Don't let all of this scorn encompass you
Hold back the bitter cold
Fill in the cracks with gold