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Decay (single version)

by Strei

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Decay is Strei's debut single. The song is a melodic and haunting song about the inner turmoil that comes with being an artist.

"The track itself shows great promise [….] as it crosses sub-genres in a single, death defying leap with consummate ease” - DJ Vapour, metalnoise.net.

lyrics

When writing myself a way out
I always erase the ending
And replace it with a line
That’s too short to compensate

When I draw myself an exit
I can’t help but add a lock
In which the key has been lost
Leaving me trapped here on and on

The conception I had
Of the end of my story
Is far less than what I think
That it should really be

For I’m addicted to losing
And I’m afraid to part ways
Im afraid to pick up
What’s left of me

An artist, so lost in his mind
That his brush wont even touch the canvas
His palette is broken, and his paints are dried out
The frame is all shattered and all worn out

The design I had of me mending my wounds
Was erased and replaced with hurting myself,
For I’m in love with the pain, can’t get enough
But feel like there’s no way out

I was the artist behind yours truly
(Keep me awake, it kept me awake)
Until I became the artisan of my own decay
(breathe and betray, breathe and betray)

The architect of me demise
Built foundations on these bones of mine
But here i stand, decayed yet breathing
Painting and painting
Cut out from everything

I buried myself far underneath the panel
The paint that set me free
And now I suffocate under the work I created
An artist trapped in his own drawings
I erase and cover all the good marks I make
Till there’s nothing leftd, I burn the lines I write
I’m addicted to burning myself alive
I’m my own match, an arsonist

I was the artist behind yours truly
(It kept me awake, it kept me awake)
Until I became the artisan of my own decay
(blame and betray, blame and betray) 2x

I see the shadow opposing the sun
And I can’t help but fear what I will become
If I don’t stop seeing in black and white
Let the colour bleed into my life

credits

released August 7, 2020
Aaron Stafford - Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Composition
Jeremy Toppings - Vocals
Julien Doyle - Drums, Vocals
Greg Snaith - Keyboards
Cameron Dunn - Production, Mixing
Romesh Dodangoda - Mastering

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Strei Ottawa, Ontario

Strei is a post-metal band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Combining influences ranging from progressive metal to 80's pop, the band strives to create a unique and entertaining musical experience with a little something for everyone.

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