Song 244
Hello my fellow music lovers! Welcome back to the blog! Today I am reviewing Decay by Fatehartt! He has his first show on July 30! I'm so proud and happy for him! So I wanted to write a review in honor of him booking his first show! Let's get into it!
The intro starts off slow, with this acoustic strumming. Then gradually picks up speed. That's where the drums come into play, and it leads us into the first verse: "Tick tock, I am surrounded. By memories and romantic dreams, of sunsets and cemetery drives. It drives me wild knowing you're gone." This part here, honestly sounds kind of sweet. But also sad at the same time, because he remembers very fondly about a love gone by. I like how he coveys that, in just this first verse. A sense of longing almost. The pre-chorus: "Misery, your sorrows keep me company. (so don't be) As they kill me slowly. (Sorry) Maybe, oh baby. (For me) We'll meet again." I'm gonna make a comparison here, the misery part is interesting to me. Because he also has a song called My Friend Misery. Only here, he's talking about how misery is his company. But on the other song, he talks about letting misery go. I wonder if there's a connection, or I could just be reading too much into it lol. But that's where my mind goes. I also love his voice on this track, I always mention how he sings with such emotion and passion. And this is no different, I can feel everything he's saying in this song. The chorus: "Buried alive, buried alive. There's a hole in my heart, I've left for you. And I'm buried alive in decay and romance, you're killing me." I like how the chorus is set up, everything flows really smoothly. In this section, I feel like he's almost haunted by what once was. Or the crushing weight of losing someone you once loved, hence the term "buried alive" The second verse: "Tick tock, I can't turn back time. So erase these tears like magic, oh how tragic I'm so dramatic baby. This is misery and romance (this is misery, this is misery, misery and romance)" I can relate here, because I feel like my previous relationship was like this. I don't want to go into details, but those lyrics hit hard for me. The pre-chorus and the chorus repeat, with a really cool sounding instrumental. Then it's the bridge: "We're all much too young to die for. Mad men, bad men, sell your soul for parts men. They say we've been so bad, we've been so wrong, so long." Now it's like the vibe has shifted, we've gone from heartbreak/agony/longing to the state of the world. I find that interesting how a theme can shift like that, but also still co-relating to what it originally is about. The chorus repeats again, followed by another bridge! This is a cool arrangement, you don't see songs with more than one bridge very often. Here it is: "Oh mother of mercy, where have you been? Oh mother of sorrows, you will decay." This could be about both the world, and ones own suffering. And rebirth in a way, if that makes sense. Because of the "you will decay" part erasing the sorrows, and hopefully becoming better after. The chorus repeats a final time, with some added changes in the lyrics. "Buried alive, buried alive. There's a hole in my heart I've left for you, and I'm buried alive in decay and romance. (decay ain't so far) You're killing me." I think this spart speaks for itself, so I'll just leave this up to the readers :) Now the outro/the end of the song is almost a whole other verse! It goes like this: "Baby if you sell your soul to mad men, bad men. Lemme tell ya they're the sorrows of misery. And though I'm bleeding, (mad men, bad men, sell your soul for parts men) My heart beats to the tune of the damned. (Misery your sorrows stole my baby's heart away) Buried in decay, no, no, no, no, no (Misery your sorrows stole my baby's heart away) I'll never let you bury this heart in decay. In the end I won't, let this heart decay!" I love how thought out this section is! It's almost like a letter of last thoughts. Then at the very last part of the song, it takes us out of this story gradually and with an awesome guitar riff. The last line of that section, I love because even though we've been hurt we can't let that keep us from joy or living. As long as your heart is still beating, you will be okay. That's my take on this, I'm sure everyone else has their own inquiry of what that means to them.
A very dynamic song, I really enjoyed reviewing this! I hope you consider checking this track out! Congrats to Christian AKA Fatehartt on booking his first show! Much love to him! :) <3 Until next time, happy listening! RAWR XD
This was wonderfully detailed and heart felt. It is always an interesting take lyrics and the thought process behind the music. Sometimes the best songs come from a not so great place. All music should have an emotional element to them, if they don't they are not worth listening to. Deep dark thought provoking words set to well placed music can move your heart, no doubt. Stay true to your self and never be afraid to bare your soul in everything you put into song. This is what people want. Amazing review, looking forward to the next one.
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