The opening track of Jane Doe, “Concubine” sets the tone for the album: tortured screams, blistering technicality, and pure intensity.
However the lyrics (from the official booklet, at that) include a poem, the only lines heard are “You stay gold, I’ll stay gold”.
Dear, I'll stay gold just to keep these pasts at bay
To keep the loneliest of nights from claiming you
And to keep these longest of days from waking you
For I felt the greatest of winters coming
And I saw you as seasons shifting from blue to grey
That's where the coldest of these days await me
And distance lays her heavy head beside me
There I'll stay gold, forever gold
Concubine was written by Jacob Bannon.
Concubine was produced by Andy Hong & Kurt Ballou.