"Burden" lyrics

"Burden"

Release this burden
Burden
I'm far from perfect
But what I gave you was a gift
Expecting so little
I never cared if you came or left
Moving on
No one will ever live in our shoes and
No one will ever know the full truth so
I choose to let the music itself
Speak volumes about you
Nothing but deadweight
Seeing the world all expenses paid

And now I've carried the weight
I've carried the weight
Of your burden long enough
And I listened as you fabricate
Till the truth just fades away
But it's you that starts to fade

So caught in the past
A legacy you hardly built
While here in reality
I sadly witnessed your intellect wilt
You hardly wrote a note
Like a well dressed ghost
That learned to feed off us
As a virus to a host

And now I've carried the weight
Of your burden long enough
And I listened as you fabricate
Till the truth just fades away
But it's you that starts to fade

Fade away
Fade away
I've had this millstone around my neck
Long enough
Burden, deadweight, burden
It's become clear that you are just deadweight
That's been released to sink
Release

And now I've carried the weight
I've carried the weight
Of your burden long enough
And I listened as you fabricate
Till the truth just fades away
But it's you that starts to fade

It's become clear that you are just deadweight
That's been released to sink
Release
Burden, deadweight, burden


Writer(s): Hiram Hernandez, Timothy Lambesis, Phil Sgrosso
According to a press release of this song (released on the 22nd of May, 2024), "the Grammy-nominated five-piece metalcore unit is back with a bludgeoning, unmissable new anthem, 'Burden', out now via Napalm Records. Premiering with a high-energy music video, 'Burden' boasts gripping energy, charging in with the band's trademark breakneck intensity, soaring choruses and ingenious guitar soloing."
As I Lay Dying's guitarist Phil Sgrosso said about this track, "It's a pretty special moment for us to finally share some new music! 'Burden' was originally inspired by a guitar melody I wrote years ago on an old demo, thinking that it was lost for good in the demo abyss. It wasn't until Tim [Lambesis] dug it up and was inspired to shape a new song idea for it."
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