As with many of the songs from Glow, this track discusses vocalist Kevin Iavaroni’s struggle with Crohn’s disease. The bridge is performed by Lee Acosta-Lewis from the Virginia band DOM (Division of Mind); Iavaroni has said that Acosta-Lewis was chosen for the feature both because of his vocal prowe...
Worn out from bleeding and I am still awake
Hours of watching them tearing nerves and reattaching the strings
I've known agony
I’ve watched it grow inside
And I have never felt so alive
My head between the heart shaped guillotine
My head stuck between a dream
I just want to escape the mundane
It's not coping with the pain
It's waking up and being exactly the same
[Bridge: Lee Acosta-Lewis]
Crack goes the record, the needle drops, and the music stops
Everyone stares, then everyone leaves, and that begs the question, "will you leave just like the rest?"
When I suffer, keep your prayers to yourself
When I suffer, keep your prayers
Old Wounds released Give a Name to Your Pain on Fri Sep 28 2018.