“Vultures” is a single from Northlane which was featured on their album Alien. It is their first new song released by the band since their 2017 album Mesmer.
The song was released via the UNFD YouTube channel on 12th July 2018 with its own music video.
[Chorus]
Set fire to an icon
Set fire to the lie
Set fire, bid farewell
I'll be a martyr to myself
Where do I go
If every turn there's a vulture waiting
To pick at my bones
And bury me alive?
[Verse]
My lungs are whitewashed
A million thoughts on the tip of my tongue
I can't keep hiding
My guts in tight knots
Abandon who I've become
Or fight for what's inside me?
[Chorus]
Set fire to an icon
Set fire to the lie
Set fire, bid farewell
I'll be a martyr to myself
Where do I go
If every turn there's a vulture waiting
To pick at my bones
And bury me alive?
[Post-Chorus]
It's me against the world
It's me against the world
It's me against the world
[Bridge]
I feel their claws sinking in
As the life spirals out from my inner self
Let the earth where I carved my name burn
[Bridge]
Burn
[Chorus]
Set fire to an icon
Set fire to the lie
Set fire, bid farewell
I'll be a martyr to myself
Where do I go
If every turn there's a vulture waiting
To pick at my bones
And bury me alive?
[Outro]
It's me against the world
It's me against the world
Vultures was written by Marcus Bridge & Nic Pettersen & Joshua Smith (Northlane) & Jonathon Deiley.
Vultures was produced by Northlane & Chris Blancato & Dave Petrovic.
The following statement was released on Northlane’s Facebook page about the release of “Vultures”
We’ve had a relatively quiet year of touring, and while we have enjoyed our time at home we haven’t been able to sit still. This brief respite of tranquillity was invigorating for us and that inspirati...