Does lead single Burning Down feel like a particularly pessimistic piece?
Matt: “To a degree. A lot of that song is directed at the World Economic Forum and those in charge who see us normal people as useless: just [machines for] eating and shitting. It’s directed at a lot of hypocritical billionai...
No one will listen here
Too late now so we dread it
Decrepit word and lies
Will we live to regret it?
Our castle's burning down
Not a soul left is sentient
Give us the eyes to make us wise
Your temple's crumbling down
No disguise for the revenant
Your death is spiritual
Read it on to you like you never had said it
A stone around your neck
And you're thrown to the weather
You should be burnt alive
With our indignity together
Your castle's burning down
Not a soul left is sentient
Your temple's crumbling down
No disguise for the revenant
Justice is fear for you
Sentence on to you and a curse to remember
No one will listen here
Too late now so we dread it
Decrepit word and lies
Will we live to regret it?
Our castle's crumbling down
Not a soul left is sentient
Your temple's crumbling down
No disguise for the revenant
Your death is spiritual
Sentence on to you and a curse to remember
No one will listen here
No one will listen here
No one will listen here
Burning Down was written by Matt Pike & Jeff Matz & Coady Willis.
Burning Down was produced by Kurt Ballou & High on Fire.
High on Fire released Burning Down on Fri Feb 16 2024.