The Acacia Strain - WAS

Artist - The Acacia Strain
Track - WAS
Album - It Comes In Waves
Label - Closed Casket Activities
Tracked and Produced by The Acacia Strain in the Spring of 2019
Mixed and Mastered by Steve Seid of Graphic Nature Audio
Cover art by MFAXII
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Lyrics
They always come crawling back
And whatever walks there walks alone
Only the dead know
Tears in the fabric
Lurking in the shadows
In the doorways of unreality
He says his name is death
The truth is, he is something worse
Experience the true reality
Beyond the curtain
Beyond all sight and sound
Consciousness collapsing all around us
This is the veil being lifted
They waited.
It comes
It comes in waves
Wishing away the sand
Washing away all you love
The days of darkness
The absence of light
Washing away all you love
Breath of God
Gaze of the old
It comes in waves

[@juice2620]

Doomy, proggy, atmospheric. I'm loving this album

[@danferrell1]

By far one of the most overlooked and heaviest albums they have ever made. This grabs your spine.

[@PastorDr.MartinSsempa]

Holy shit 4:52 to the end hits you hard right in the feels. I'm absolutely in love with this album.

[@toddy8717]

agreed!

[@kubasniak]

Yup. From that moment to the end I got some intense chills going on first time listening to it.

[@austinjones383]

This is prolly my favorite outro in a very long time. So relatable especially if you ever been thru depression

[@aegaeon117]

​@@kubasniakbecause you learned of the existence and origin of the malevolent consciousness that affects us all.

[@djboone7159]

The outro of this song is one of the most powerful things I've ever heard. I love this!

[@GrunesMannchen]

my absolute favorite off the new album/ep

[@austinjones383]

Outro never fails to give goosebumps. So brutal. Portrays depression and hate. How it overcomes who you are as a person. All you have is darkness. Killing your inner child

[@XXzombieslayer666]

I love how they used a clip from the Mist.

[@arefx]

Dude the sample fits so well haha it makes it so creepy love that shit ha

[@202d]

marcia gay harden?

[@oldscratch2506]

It's terrifying in the film...and even more so with this track.

[@EnvoyofFlame]

Dude that what that is! Thank you! Haha crazy lady…

[@austinjones383]

Why do I start tearing up every time I hear this ending?

[@WickedSickness]

ME TOO and on names as well.

[@bigbear647965]

Aliens

[@AB-ee5tb]

It’s powerful

[@SureIAmDead]

jfc the ending of this song. All of the dread and doom perfectly captured.

[@aloradanon93]

Hel_ish love it

[@LatchedLungs]

Totally! They're coming to the UK in April really hope they play it live

[@austinjones383]

Well said

[@mattguitar91]

the alien strain

[@arefx]

This album might be their best when looked at as a whole

[@chewytoken4220]

Completely agree

[@deerseaheraklorne6140]

Wasn’t a huge fan of this band before, like they weren’t bad just nothing that I felt stood out. Thought the album art looked cool and bought it. I was absolutely floored. This absolutely grabs you and doesn’t let go. As far as I’m concerned this is still there best full album experience

[@-JMo-]

*Lyrics (including what I could figure out from the recordings):* They always come crawling back Whatever walks there walks alone _(Male): (?) there were other dimensions, you know, other-other worlds all around us and how they wanted to try and make um… a-a window!_ _(Female): And maybe your window turned out to be a door!_ _(Male): It’s not mine!_ _(Indistinguishable shouting)_ _(Male): It’s all (?) by accident. This other world cane swirling through the house (?). But it’s (?) insane(?), right before he killed himself-I couldn’t understand the half of it. (?)._ Only the dead know Only the dead know Tears in the fabric Lurking in the shadows In the doorways of unreality He says his name is death The truth is, he is something worse _(Female): Thankfully, you know by now the truth: we are being punished for what? Going against the will of god. For going against his forbidden rules of old. Walking on the moon! (?) yes, for splitting his atoms! Or-or-or stem cells and abortion!_ _(Shouting)_ _(Female): You’re destroying the secrets of life that only good advice can (?) to. And I know!-_ Only the dead know Only the dead know Experience the true reality Beyond the curtain Beyond all right and sound Consciousness collapsing all around us This is the veil being lifted They waited It comes, it comes in It comes, it comes in waves It comes, it comes in It comes, it comes in waves It comes, it comes in It comes, it comes in waves Wishing away the sand Washing away all you love The days of darkness The absence of light Washing away all you love Breath of god Gaze of old It comes in waves

[@djboone7159]

You're destroying the secrets of life that only God above has any right to.* in the second clip of the song

[@Gopher86]

Who else gets “World coming down” vibes (Type 0 Negative) from this? Especially from 1:32 on compared to the refrain of Type 0’s track... 🙂 Might be one of the reasons I like this track so much!

[@1986jamesa]

Yep first thing I thought of. Going super subtle and dynamic with songs on this one. great sound.

[@813lynch4]

I felt it

[@johnlarose7268]

Cant stand how everyone thinks all metal bands sound like gojira this sounds like TAS

[@1pixle]

I literally just heard this on the radio and my first though was, "Wow, sounds like Gojira". You can't deny it has that same aesthetic going on.

[@johnlarose7268]

@@1pixle yes i can and i will gojira has a totally different sound one thing is similar but i need more to be able to say this sounds like gojira.

[@TheBadSpoon]

It sounds a little like Gojira because it has some proggy melodies and also it's using a pick raking thing that Gojira like to use. 1:14

[@enyay745]

great way to end the day. Looking forward to the record

[@202d]

the sample makes this song. reminds me of neurosis souls at zero

[@jakep9719]

I came.

[@Omeggia]

When you came was it... I N W A V E S ?

[@jakep9719]

Tidal...waves

[@vulkandeathgrip5568]

Holy mother of god this is beyond badass !!

[@jrbbeil]

Pretty spooky

[@Saintfaker]

great ending)

[@Ruffnek310]

I still hear the TON influence in there👌

[@jaggedvisions]

They finally have a good album cover

[@sleeptalken]

it looks like a big brain meme

[@wrxhex]

Will Christian it actually goes perfectly with the whole theme of this album if you look deeper in lyrics, song names, interviews they've done etc. it's a really in depth and thought out album.

[@jaggedvisions]

†HΣ DΣV¡LS ЯΣJΣC† can you link me with some of the interviews if you can plz

[@Turial55]

The Dead Walk was a sick cover but every other one until this one just seems half assed

[@jedknutson8373]

this song is just unreal....

[@stevenvazquez6703]

I love this dark sound. Can anyone recommend songs with this same dark feeling to it?

[@postrockforthemind128]

Shape of Despair - Dissolution

[@deerseaheraklorne6140]

This fuckin song. Fucking yes

[@alexandersimmons3350]

Listening to this album I can only assume they all had a very vivid and very, very bad trip at some point. Captures the feeling of spiraling out into the timeless void really well.

[@ZeroTraceOperative]

Well Vince is straightedge, so although I agree it seems like he tripped, it's very unlikely. He just took back control of his mind and has become his best self, after years of misery. Generally when people do that, it often reopens the connection to source we all had at birth, regardless of beliefs. I think this is an expression of intuitive knowledge. Whether he knows it or not. 2020 has been called the year of awakening by many. And not for nothing... I've noticed it already started a while ago. Many people "waking up", so to speak.

[@ZeroTraceOperative]

I did a lyric analysis in the comment section of NAMES if you want more details.

[@ZeroTraceOperative]

@silantbill Yeah bit that idea isn't new. Its more than toying around. It's planting another seed. Watch his live speeches now. Vincent has awakened. The paradigm shift is real.

[@orionmcnebula]

alexander simmons Vincent said in a article interview that he doesnt smoke drink or trip, but he reads and enjoys philosophy, psychology, history sci-fi, so on, and " i have always had that 'what if' " What a i love is this is a concept project of Vincents hes been wanting to do for years. Huge he had himself&the band have this recorded all while touring And already recording a 'official' full length album.

[@orionmcnebula]

alexander simmons 🎶🙏 www.decibelmagazine.com/2019/12/26/interview-acacia-strain-vocalist-vincent-bennett-discusses-new-album-it-comes-in-waves/

[@frankchavez326]

Love it

[@Originalzzzz]

Haven't heard of something like this before. Sounds like a bad DMT trip.

[@wormwoodinthehood]

I am in the doorway.

[@ravenbraley5837]

🙏🏻✨

[@jasonvoth2427]

This in my opinion is one of the greatest songs ever written in the history of our disgusting human existence I thank you... Brutal Hails motherfukers

[@eugenebrandon1533]

Gaze of old it comes in waves

[@Daudelin19]

When 3:58 hits☠️

[@conorhogan7575]

Gojira af and I’m fucking here for it

[@bfchristianbf]

shit hits hard as fuck in the end

[@maxxymanny765]

Sounds like Gojira a little bit, I dig it.

[@epicpro3839]

4:50

[@burnsdaniel160]

What's that sample from?

[@RyguyAlpha]

daniel burns it’s from The Mist when the crazy God lady unleashed a lynch mob on the private.

[@202d]

Marcia Gay Hardens character, about 1:30 in

[@saintjoseph100]

Beginning reminds me of Conan

[@chrisrowe6835]

OK FUCKING GOJIRA INTRO I SEE YOU

[@lordvladimir4440]

Fuck…look at what I’ve become

[@wildbillo68]

Someone told me to "Check these guys out" ...I don't get it...lol sorry to the ones that do... I must be old...when the fuck did that happen ...

[@PutriOddity]

This just sounds like Ilsa with a more hardcore sound

[@xXeddie92Xx]

kind of boring imo

[@AB-ee5tb]

Edmond Saliba you’re kinda gay imo

[@xXeddie92Xx]

@@AB-ee5tb am i not allowed to have an opinion

[@giganticitalianbodybuildin1584]

@@xXeddie92Xx he just expressed his opinion.

[@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301]

@@giganticitalianbodybuildin1584 well said

[@giganticitalianbodybuildin1584]

@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 I always say right.