Carbonized is the fourth track to Northlane’s sixth album Obsidian. It was released on March 23, 2022 along with its own accompanying music video.
Vocalist Marcus Bridge reveals that the song is about sexual abusers and predators, and demands that they be held accountable for their actions.
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[Intro]
Mirrors and smoke, hit it with a fresh coat
Mirrors and smoke, hit it with a fresh coat
[Verse 1]
Mirrors and smoke, hit it with a fresh coat
If the ship floats, run it through the main line
Sugar sweet with a bitter beat, strip the paint
You're just praying your prey remain snow-blind
Conspire to keep them quiet
You run for cover but you lit the fire
Now your terror's at an end, disappear into the wind
Never to be seen again
We're wearing idol eyes
Pretending we're onside
It's not a reflection I want to glorify
[Chorus]
Hide for now, once thе sun comes out
You'll be carbonized
You'rе making shadows shift like an incubus
You'll be carbonized, it serves you right
[Verse 2]
I've been talking to my conscience
It's soft-spoken and self-conscious
Training my instincts to be cautious
To remember that you're toxic
We're wearing idol eyes
Pretending we're onside
It's not a reflection I want to glorify
Carbonize
[Bridge]
I looked up to you
But you looked down on them
Predatory through and through
And you call yourself a man
And you call yourself a man
[Chorus]
Hide for now, once the sun comes out
You'll be carbonized
You're making shadows shift like an incubus
You'll be carbonized, it serves you right
[Interlude]
Hide for now, once the sun comes out
You'll be carbonized
You're making shadows shift like an incubus
You'll be carbonized
[Outro]
I've got no heroes anymore
(Hide for now)
Mirrors and smoke, hit it with a fresh coat
(Hide for now)
Mirrors and smoke, hit it with a fresh coat
Carbonized was written by Marcus Bridge & Jonathon Deiley & Joshua Smith (Northlane) & Nic Pettersen.
Carbonized was produced by Northlane.
Northlane released Carbonized on Wed Mar 23 2022.
I just found through lockdown, or just even prior to lockdown, just that there were a lot of musicians and singers and stuff that I was looking up to that had been called out for kind of dreadful whether that be soliciting whatever from a minor or just being awful people, and you know how people are...