“Deathwish” is the second song on All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us and serves as a damning indictment of climate change policy and the way we treat the planet we call home, it’s a reflection upon the fact that humans have made such a mess of the planet that, maybe, there is no way of rectifying it any...
[Verse 1]
There was a time for change
I fear it came and went
Who's gonna pick up the pieces?
Who will be left to repent?
[Pre-Chorus]
The sun is burnt out black
Now there's no turning back
Now there's no turning back
[Chorus]
Yeah, I know you know that we've been living a lie
Turn a blind eye until the day we die
Maybe we've passed the point of no return
Maybe we just wanna watch the world burn
We just wanna watch the world burn
[Verse 2]
Our collapse will be remission
The planet scarred beyond all recognition
Suicide in slow motion
Is this the path we have chosen?
Too cowardly to face this
We've got a fucking deathwish
You wanna play with fire?
Don't cry when you get burnt
You gave us life
We gave back death in return
[Pre-Chorus]
The sun is burnt out black
Now there's no turning back
We will consume until there's nothing left
Remember us as a waste of breath
[Chorus]
Yeah, I know you know that we've been living a lie
Turn a blind eye until the day we die
Maybe we've passed the point of no return
Maybe we just wanna watch the world burn
We just wanna watch the world burn
[Interlude]
I know you know that we've been living a lie
Maybe we've passed the point of no return
We just want to watch the world burn
[Bridge]
I wanna believe that it all counts for something
The writing is on the wall
It's hard to accept that it was all for nothing
All for nothing
[Chorus]
Yeah, I know you know that we've been living a lie
Turn a blind eye until the day we die
Maybe we've passed the point of no return
Maybe we just wanna watch the world burn
We just wanna watch the world burn
Deathwish was written by Tom Searle.
Deathwish was produced by Fredrik Nordström & Henrik Udd.
Architects released Deathwish on Fri May 27 2016.
Sam Carter stated that the title of this track refers to humans in today’s society, we are acting as though we have a death wish. There may be no way of rectifying the damage which human behaviour has done to this planet.