Architects - 'Hereafter'

"Hereafter" by Architects from the album 'Holy Hell,' available now

Lyrics

Now the oceans have drained out
Can I come up for air?
‘Cos I’ve been learning to live without
And I’m fighting with broken bones

I wasn’t ready for the rapture
We’re only passing through
But these words, they mean nothing to me
I know that time will mend this fracture
But I’ve been lost in a maze
And every route I take
Leads right back to you

Now the oceans have drained out
Can I come up for air?
‘Cos I’ve been learning to live without
And I’m fighting with broken bones
Now the skies have been blacked out
I’ve got to find my way
‘Cos it’s been raining but there’s a drought
And I’m fighting with broken bones

I’ve been searching through the wreckage
But it’s like standing in the eye of a storm
When will I finally get the message?

Some things are broken beyond repair
This is my cross to bear
My own meaningless catastrophe
I never had the time to prepare
Because I never knew that all my nightmares could come true

I’ve spent my fair share
In the deepest depths of despair
‘Cos I was too lost down there to care
I wasn’t braced for the fallout

Directed by Jeb Hardwick
Engineered and Mixed by Adam "Nolly" Getgood

#Architects #Epitaph #HolyHell

[vaughnblaylock]

Does anyone else get a distinct feeling of sadness and desperation out of this song? I have to admit that I'm not the biggest Architects fan in the world, but that this song is probably one of my favorite songs ever. I've been through an awful lot in my life (I'm 50 this year), and when my dad asked me the other day on the phone how I can continue to listen to this kind of music "at your age", I simply told him, "You hear how he sounds when he's singing? Like he's in pain and is hiding it through his music? That's pretty much how I feel at any given moment."

Music like this gets me through the day, allows me to keep a smile on my face for my beautiful children, be kind and generous to my wife, love my fellow man, and defend my family to my last breath.

Just a stellar song. Sheer perfection. 10/10 gentlemen. You have my respect forever.

[garylankford]

It's nice to find a metalcore band that understands the benefits of music composition.

[MathiasDSmith]

I was worried that Tom's absence would cause a dip in quality in their writing, but this song is phenomenal. Tom would have been proud of this.

[shazboz]

We all miss you Tom but don't worry our lads are killing it in your name.

[tylerballard]

My 23 year old little brother is in Pittsburgh still recovering from a double lung transplant and fighting a losing battle . Thank you Architects for making me feel like I'm not alone in my sorrow. My Mom gets it. She lives it. By his side day in day out. Keep fighting Wyatt. Cherish your loved ones...

[celesticeyes]

The song is almost 4 years old now and I'm still getting chills every time the last chorus comes in

[Bloodywood]

Dude has the power of a thousand men in his voice

[SkullKnightBeats]

I don't even expect anything less than masterpieces from Architects anymore. They've grown so much over a decade, that's how a band should evolve. Nothing but love for this song!

[theliminalist]

I can't express how much this song helped me when I lost my son, and it helped me carry on to write my own music and express what I really wanted to say that the majority of people don't know the feeling of, its not easy but this helped me get through so much

[Payne]

You guys can' even fathom how much i love your music! My father is battling with cancer, and your songs give me the hope to go on, and i know everything will be good again. From the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU FOR EXISTING!

[masensmith]

Memento Mori=>Doomsday=>Hereafter feels like a before-during-after of the same song. Exploring the process of loss in such a beautiful, crushingly emotional way. Just Incredible

[nicklouis]

Man in all my seen it heard such a real well put together orchestra. It's like pain and love fighting to survive in one second of hell.

[LouSassles]

Gone With the Wind (Tom acknowledges his fate)

Memento Mori (The passing of Tom)

Doomsday (The grief and loss of losing Tom)

Hereafter (learning to move on and let go)

The final act is yet to come

[TheHolomovement]

Anyone noticed that the piano line in this song is the same as the one at the end of Doomsday ?
That's the level of details I expect from my favorite band !

[nicksevenow]

Tom still lives through this, that's incredible.

[idrinkmilk]

wtf dude? how can music be this good lol. this and royal beggars are two of my favorite tracks of all time. absolutely heart breaking songs that kick much ass whilst being majorly upsetting. never change architects. nobody makes music on this level.

[zachbeckwith]

This band is so insanely good at being melodic and heavy at the same time. Now that I think about it, Holy Hell is such a fitting name for an album of theirs lol.

[setra]

I'm hearing that little bit of influence for having Josh in the band that I was hoping for.
This is one hell of a song.

[chandraabudiman]

Just recently got into architects this quarantine. The whole Holy Hell album is a such a masterpiece. The lyrics and the stuff they talk about really hits and makes me think about life and, as the title, hereafter

[ghostirisdk]

Acted like I needed to go take a crap, at my work place, to listen to this beauty of a song.

Architects ❤️