Architects - 'Modern Misery'

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

Director - Lewis Cater
Producer - James Norbury
Director of Photography - Davey Gilder
Production Company - Zebrafish Media

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

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

I won’t go to the grave
With the song still in me

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
‘Cos 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?
‘Cos 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?

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
I will not live like a slave
I will not beg from my knees
I will not go to the grave
With the song still in me

We used to run with the wolves

#Architects #Epitaph #HolyHell

[darius]

"Hell must be empty
All the devils are here"

I love that Shakespeare is still a thing in modern lyrics <3

[Itsvanle]

The lyrics, the emotion, the melody, the heavy riffs, the message behind it and this band. You guys are <3

[jakerhoads]

There’s a reason why this band is having incredible success, ‘cause they deserve it. You don’t just hear it, you FEEL it.

[deanlangley]

Architects keeping Metalcore alive that's for sure. Holy Hell is one of the best albums of all time

[martinsedy]

3:35 Everytime when I hear this, I just imagine myself flying through outer space ... absolutely beautiful

[infiniterin]

It took me 12 years to realize that I like hard music. 6 years more to realize that music can be so much more than something you listen to. That was when I found Architects. I started to really getting into bands (not only this one), reading backstorys, interviews, lyrics. Search for things I could learn from songs. I fell into a hole because of bullying, anxiety and shit like that. I bought All our god have abandoned us. And it fucking saved my life. Short moments of bliss, 3 to 5 minutes each, made me rethink many things. Listening to the album over and over again kept dragging me out of my personal hell. At the next Architects show I visited, I cried my soul out. All the emotions. The ability to actually let them out triggered by simple words, sung by a normal person.

September '18, I fell into another hole. Broken heart, more anxiety, the fear of losing my job. Then Hereafter was released, Holy Hell was announced. And I just couldn't stop smiling. Probably one of the biggest smiles in my entire life. For me this band is more than just music. They made me understand what music means to me. They kept me alive. They brought light into my darkest days. And the sad thing is, I will never be able to thank them in person for doing more for me then most people on this planet. So I will write it down here.
Thank you Architects, for giving me the strength to fight my depression. For saving my life twice. And for making the fucking best music, I could listen to.

I look forward to your show in munich next year ❤
So. this was my story. Short version but still longer than i thought it would be. And Thank you to everyone who made the effort to read this.

[MetalBreakdown]

Wow Architects did it again, each singles is better than the previous one WOW!!!

[Nomans_Nomen]

Most powerful, passionate vocal performance and lyrics I've heard in the past decade. This guy deserves a fucking medal. I'm not sure harsh vocals can get much better.

[blagoyu.vazlef]

Best album of 2018 is coming. My body is ready.

[NikNocturnal]

Damn, they're going hard for that AOTY title.

[rtyuuuuu]

They just keep churning out bangers like nobodys business. 11/10, much enjoy.

[kam]

You guys okay? Between this and Royal Beggars, you've been losing a lot of blood lately...

[emmentaler]

Masterpiece.
This "we used to run with the wolves" sticks in my head.

[johnny_b_dude]

Sam is a beast vocalist, he can scream like that with an arrow in his heart? Goddamn...

[wessteyrn]

The synths and ambience progression around the chorus remind me of "all Love is Lost". Rather than finding it repetitive, I find it interesting how a lof of the songs on this records are actually a follow up To AOGHAU. The gods have ACTUALLY ABANDONED US and we are now left in this "holy hell". holy fucking guitars in this song, Holly fucking video, And holy fucking Vocals for the GOAT himself.






B L E G H N I F I C E N T

[circleofSHRED]

How is it possible for a band to have this many amazing singles back to back to back?!?!? Massively

[giovanniaued]

"Seeing red" just release 10 minutes ago... and its so damn good that brought me here😂
**10x on repeat already and still going..

[nickswagg]

4 years ago another fellow fan said Tom would be proud…it’s 2023 and I think if Tom was alive he’d be more upset with how the comment section doesn’t understand the meaning of the music. Rest in metal Tom, you’ll forever be a fucking legend.

[tomkennedy-dack]

The only thing saving me from Modern Misery is this band 🤘🤘🤘

[prsm]

"There's not enough water in the world. To wash the blood from our hands." NEVER HAS BEEN truer than now... I keep thinking of this quote from time to time wherever I go.