THE FACELESS - I Am

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I AM // LYRICS
Writhe, twisting pain, stabbing deep, in my brain
Alone
Throb, suffering, tormenting, misery
So bleak
(I am the) sickness inside
I am the pain that you hide
I am the wound that won't heal
I am the madness you feel
Writhe, twisting pain, stabbing deep, in my brain
Alone
Throb, suffering, tormenting, misery
So bleak
Crawling
Stand up on your own feet
(No more)
Crawling
Stand up on your own feet
(No more)
A strange twisting sense of madness
And the all enveloping endless sadness
I am the sickness inside
I am the pain that you hide
I am the wound that won't heal
I am the madness you feel
Chaos that grips my soul
Dominates with complete control
An enemy that won't let me be
Struggling endlessly to be free
Suffering in solitude
A pain that has gradually accrued
A nightmare from which I can't awake
A feeling that I can't seem to shake
I am the poison flowing in your veins
I am the feeling that you can't sustain
I am the pleasure you so desperately crave
I am your master and you are my slave
You are my slave
I am the one who hears your prayer
I am the only one who cares
I will deceive
I am the lie that you believe
The feeling when I'm under your skin
You're so alone
The cursed affair in which we're ensnared
You're so alone
The feeling when I'm under your skin
You're so alone
The cursed affair in which we're ensnared
You're so alone
So alone
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[@stevens.700]

“I.. Am the one.. who HEARS your PRAYER..” Keene’s vocals are so sick.

[@igunzOsick]

no theyre not

[@jadentupou9036]

@@igunzOsick yes they are

[@igunzOsick]

@@jadentupou9036 You right

[@NG.4769]

Too bad he's a self righteous moron

[@Prosthetics555]

@@NG.4769 How ironic

[@zeustheindifferent]

This song is mildly inspirational. Unsettlingly discouraging. Beautifully hypnotizing, & oddly angelic.

[@Prod117]

This dude Michael keen is a genius, both his lyrics and guitar skills are elite level. Yet I just now discovered another masterpiece from the faceless.

[@ochaorobert1]

I'm addicted to this song. Love the way the lyrics describes someone addicted to something

[@a.h7460]

This stuff is so hauntingly beautiful.

[@lukebailey3023]

love Micheals clean vocals the chorus in this is gold

[@slh5697]

Still here in 2021. Got thru addiction and mental gymnastics. Freed from The cursed affair in which we’re ensnared. No longer alone.

[@horridCAM]

Man, that bass POPS. tasty sounding tone.

[@relentlesschaos7445]

1:46 I can tell the lyrics are about Michael's Heroin addiction.

[@Kam27892]

I will write this everywhere, Keene is a GOD.

[@musicmex]

Who else waited till Midnight for the new Faceless album to release

[@juanpablovivanco9254]

Yeah!

[@Ensource]

I didn’t have to because I preordered the cd

[@ianmatthew7716]

So I feel like this album was made right after there last release and ended up getting shelved until now. It sounds how music with in this genre did then and isn't "hip" to the sounds of today. That being said I do love this release just as much as everything this band has ever done. Proud of you The Faceless.

[@akidnameddylan]

I kinda drifted away from the faceless and this is reeling me back in!

[@orange7882]

Ahhhhh, I feel the extol influence in this one and i just love it

[@zonadogt]

I looooooove this song(and the whole album, and all the songs by the faceless)

[@ellman2000]

One of the songs that would play during the credits if my life was a movie

[@FIGSANE]

My boy told me to listen to this and one other song so I can hear the difference in production quality. Everything in this song is so fucking clear and so fucking brutal. 🤘🤘🤘

[@tonyasotelo9808]

this song is what I needed right now

[@FreshHorses]

If only albums like this were a regular thing... KEENE! MORE ALBUMS!!

[@matthewpunk2012]

word

[@neigung]

its like some kind of funk jazz death metal

[@TheMeh115]

The way of Chi Prog?

[@Fuzorz]

I'm hearing a big classical music attitude in this album, and this song also reads like a monologue in a play\opera. Brilliant!

[@PaulMeranda]

thats just good technical [progressive] death metal

[@LukaM0]

Epic and poetic.

[@dogeyydoge4902]

this has to be my favorite song from the new album

[@AphoticApathy]

Dogeyy Doge Agreed. Can't stop cumming back to this song.

[@iDeathDev]

Yes siiiirr!

[@izzate7]

For an atheist he's waxin mighty poetic on this album.

[@mike0near]

WOW THIS CLEAN VOCALS.. I LOVE THIS SONG

[@adonisx-.-.790]

It's cool when a band progresses The singing Never would've thought. It sounds so good.

[@IndividualThoughtPatterns]

Great track great album

[@danielsegura9621]

Despite some of the hate im actually enjoying what im hearing so far

[@xbl4ck7]

Daniel Segura don’t get the hate. My fav album of theirs

[@thefilmeffect6089]

@@xbl4ck7 I really like the album, but more than anything I'm just happy we got another album at all. It's not as good as Planetary Duality and Autotheism, but those albums are masterpieces of the genre. It's still a great album and I wouldn't be surprised if it's their last.

[@TroutLizard.]

I think this is my new favorite. Thank you guys for this amazingness

[@Fuhgawz102]

i love it i really wish you could get lyle cooper back; those drums were perfection

[@j_nightmare5444]

I love it it's different especially the fast quick screaming part

[@dennisbrown2106]

J. Nightmare lmao fast screaming different? Fml you need to widen your horizons then.

[@IndividualThoughtPatterns]

​@@dennisbrown2106funny comment but the screaming fast parts are pretty damn good.

[@deebonash1495]

EXTOL IS AMAZING period. And this is dope that Faceless likes them too. Fact of the matter is Extol is a very well respected European deathmetal band

[@fuddinblackmetal]

I am in no way lowballing the album when I say this is my favorite song on the album. I can't explain it! I also commend them for the fantastic mixing. Lots of people seem to dislike the sharpness but the amount of studio time put into this record must have been tremendous. I love the innovation.

[@ptr_does_music7042]

In all honesty the whole album is really damn good. Technical yet creative, and a breath of fresh air for tech death, with a lot of attention in detail and many groovy and catchy hooks. The only downsides are ts short duration and the too mechanical-sounding drums. Still an amazing album

[@justinkroboth360]

Going by the lyrical content, this album seems hella personal compared to previous ones.

[@tsconn23]

My favorite song from the album

[@Existential-Paradigm]

My good friend and BOI ❤ Bryce Butler is slayin' drums for these dudes now, fucking stellar album!

[@torch357]

overlooked this song at first, still playing this album almost every day and this has become maybe my favorite song on the CD. the way the melodic parts almost seem sad still, or giving up make the whole depressing atmosphere of this album a really good listen. this won't please the PD part 2 people, but i think some of the songs on here will be looked at as great music. just wish this CD finished stronger.

[@marcosmartinez5288]

stunning

[@djdaweerdo9375]

Love this song

[@whoispablo]

Tuesday, August 3, 2021 1:10pm Pacific Standard Time, Listening to Akeldama, Planetary Duality, Autotheism, In Becoming A Ghost EVERYDAY!! ANYONE ELSE?!

[@drummaboi5879]

luv how each new album surpasses their old album, truly a gifted hard workin band. sux guitarist is letting his h e r o i n addiction get the best of him finally catching up 2 'em. its exactly like constructing your life like a house of cards. don't let the stressful b/s get the better of ya sir. taper off & get sum help, get on a 6month program preferably on suboxone. heavy user myself 2 & a half in the AM daily. next month goin down 1& a half & so fourth until im off subs. felt a lil high off my first couple of doses then nothing. subs are a great crutch letting me work 12hr shifts full time, completely dope sick free.

[@euphoricbloodshed666]

AWESOME!!! \m/\m/ I love this band so much

[@GeeManFinn]

Almost reminds me of Arsis. I dig

[@Nikolas_Mike]

Nice..

[@OsmonArtist]

I Love It!!.. what a chorus man!!

[@RayPhoenixx]

good luck Michael, let your entity will be healed

[@seansparaco200]

Throwing a major Necrophagist feel!

[@jamespeterson4275]

You'd literally love Irreversible Mechanism to death if you don't already.

[@morallyemptycorruptedmaggot]

James Peterson IM is fantastic. I love that ending in Cold Winds!

[@TheoPwet]

Magical Introduction

[@Lunaspot]

FANTASTIC

[@blaithielblaithiel9576]

i love it :]

[@BenHeyser]

All kinds of badass

[@BenHeyser]

The bass guitar is fucking glorious in this song

[@viking_sith_lord]

I hope Derek shows up tonight for the cd release show to fill in on this song. That would be an epic surprise. \m/

[@misterkenova6695]

I bought the album and love it. Wish someone else mixed it though.

[@jamespeterson4275]

You sure you don't mean you wish someone else mastered it? The mix is really good. Only thing wrong with it is how fake the drums sound because I'm pretty sure Keene made Chason play on an electric kit and the drums are 100% sampled and not micd acoustically. Also the bass sounds great but almost like midi and the guitar sounds a bit over processed. I love everything else. I LOVE how clearly you can hear everything which is the whole point of a mix.

[@misterkenova6695]

Yes definitely I mean the mix. Electric/programmed/sampled drums don't have to sound like that. Many of my favorite albums have drums completely programmed and they sound incredible(Periphery 1 for example). Also over processed guitars/compressed is during the mixing process. Mastering would just be finalizing the mix with multi band compressing and broadband EQing etc to adjust overall sound loudness and adjusting brightness/darkness. Mastering would enhance a very good mix not hurt it.

[@niadaniels1044]

YESSSS

[@Myvtecrapes]

Lol I keep thinking of seal kiss from a rose somewhere in the 0:45-0:55

[@FreshHorses]

Ruined.

[@ForeverInDreams237]

Did you know. ...that when it snows...

[@sakomei]

So alone..

[@mitigiant5328]

Killer song

[@McGeeCollin]

Gotta love that Christmasy ending

[@Regular_Pigeon]

Almost two years later. I like it now.

[@Waldo1083]

Like the sound but that drum trigger is fucking overboard.

[@itspravus]

Necrophagist feelings on 1:27

[@mrcodpwns]

Junior Carlos yes, or gorod

[@XabraxasX91]

Definitely

[@artherladett442]

amazing!

[@MetalKeith666]

One of the best Tech death albums ever recorded

[@juliamarinasenapassarelli7829]

The groove in this reminds me of Revocation's Spastic. Good stuff.

[@pantylicker243]

I was literally playing with myself for the duration of the song.

[@igunzOsick]

Goddamn i didnt even read your stupid comment at first, i just read your stupid name

[@MagicalGodCandy]

Well someone is bitting off an extol little too much lmao 🤣

[@withfire4921]

Keenes creating a new genre, despaircore

[@conkyjoe8932]

With Fire The Alice in Chains Tripod album would probably hold the distinction of the first "despaircore" album to me haha

[@zantilla]

Go listen to Mr. Self Destruct by NIN and come back and read the lyrics.

[@vicpic666]

I am... already hooked I bet You are too

[@dennisbrown2106]

vicpic666 nope not at all absolute trash

[@forwardaerial9514]

vicpic666 yes I am hooked just got into the faceless here this month don’t know how I missed them all these years I got Apple Music and downloaded all there shit when out and got autotheism and planetary duality but can’t find there first cd anywhere and becoming a ghost no fye or Best Buy has it in or will be getting it in pisses me off big time but if it was some rap cd they would have it bet your ass on that but we got amazon so they are on there way

[@danielsegura9621]

Dennis Brown absolute trash haha you're tripping.

[@jamespeterson4275]

YUP

[@heavyprogressive76]

It's Phantom Foxy dude first album is my favorite and planetary is amazing too. Love watching Lyle Cooper smash drums on those

[@LarissaGabriella2590]

Necrophagist

[@ayurmad7822]

2:29-2:31 melodic major scale?

[@cocochops6492]

Melodic minor.

[@MartinNephilim]

The chorus (clean vocal part theme) is kinda borrowed from Extol (band) - Extol (album) - Extol (song).

[@christ.9178]

Keene has been "borrowing" from Extol since Autotheism.

[@nicholasmahoney7242]

Keene is a big Extol fan, sure is starting to wear his influences on his sleeve isn't he? Not complaining though, I love Extol too, and those elements mesh well with The Faceless' sound

[@MartinNephilim]

Exactly, love how he made the whole song go with it.

[@justinkroboth360]

Always thought his cleans sounded more in line with Akerfeldt's, but they sound different on this album, so I concede the Extol point.

[@wags9452]

the screamed vocals (high and low) are particularly familiar to early Extol fans here

[@maimunzubair7462]

extol + devin townsend = in becoming a ghost

[@musicmex]

Maimun Zubair I don’t who extol is but I definitely got that Devy feel when he sings

[@rsaldivar8]

As soon as those cleans started I heard extol

[@mrcodpwns]

Maimun Zubair sounds like gorod to me, and the first clean part reminds me of subliminal verses from slipknot

[@justinkroboth360]

I miss "Undeceived"-era Extol. So damn good.

[@daisuke133]

Then listen to the song "Extol", it was released several years ago and it's pretty much the same chorus.

[@philipdial1652]

Someone help a fellow former death metal head get back into the swing of things. My favorite bands in the past were the faceless, decapitated, meshuggah, veil of maya, necrophagist, etc. What bands are similar in vibes today?

[@ICEESAreFuckinGood]

Philip Dial . Rivers of Nihil. Vale of Pnath. Obscura. Soreption. Alterbeast. Beyond Creation. If you like modern technical death metal, then you’ll definitely love these

[@rjbourne3463]

Fuck yessssss!

[@dreamgonza]

Extol!

[@stefan.avramov]

just discovered Extol and came here for this comment, what an almost outrageous ripoff ;D

[@EquipoiseOfficial]

Don't understand the flack this album got. Definitely still a great jam. I'm arguably biased, but Chason also tears it the hell up on this! I wish there was a different drum production, but oh well.

[@IndividualThoughtPatterns]

People can be retarded.

[@davem9132]

Thank you Faceless. for being Fuckin awesome~

[@xbl4ck7]

Despite there being multiple vocalists on this album which is something I’ve never seen before and is BEYOND laziness, this album is so beautiful I could cry at times.

[@dylanregan549]

guitar solo part's progression is just like the end of sons of belial

[@metalhed27]

Holy shit, Keene MUST be a fan of Extol. Has to be.

[@iDeathDev]

This is like Autotheism part 2.

[@rsaldivar8]

Extol

[@MrSander13]

This!

[@MrFutureGoat]

Did anyone else notice immediately that the outro to this song sounds a hell of a lot like Dream theater's "Voices" ending??

[@jorgeandresaguilarursic6168]

BESSTTTTTTTTT SONG with BLACKSTAR

[@MrAlb227]

this song renember me to extol band.

[@cockatoodropkick]

I'm gonna get crucified for saying this, but the progression from 5 minutes on reminds me so much of Mood Swing by Polyphia

[@facepalmjesus1608]

the Fretless?!?!?!?

[@chrijoko]

OAI, EAAAAAAAAAAAM THE ONE

[@igunzOsick]

Yo this song is sad af

[@xXxGatesjarxXx]

I hope darek on vocal in this album

[@HenryRuins]

Fajar Agung That dude from Abigail Williams has much more diversity in his voice than Derek and Derek sounds just monotonous don't get me wrong I love his voice but I get bored really quickly

[@marvinmobley6294]

Gotdam this is so good

[@ericapidgeon6092]

There are some serious lyrical shout outs to Nine Inch Nails in this one. On or two lines are almost verbatim from Mr. Self Destruct.

[@spider7venstring]

Was this album mixed on a pumpkin?

[@horatiotrismegistus616]

No, a gourd.

[@spider7venstring]

Thanks.

[@horatiotrismegistus616]

Always glad to help. I have been a fan of this band for a long time, but I'm not sure what to think of this album.

[@spider7venstring]

Their music has finally become a subject of subjective listening. Unlike the earlier times where all agreed, they were "The Faceless."

[@horatiotrismegistus616]

spider7ven: What do _you_ think of this new stuff? _The spiraling void_ I liked, and _Black star_ was alright, but the rest so far...

[@podgemurray4377]

Another masterpiece, bet release since xenochrist

[@ryanhicks382]

the end melody reminds me of black hole sun for some reason

[@abrahamlewis1262]

everything is impermanent even this poison that we put on are veins

[@lestynwilkes5635]

Lyrics?

[@horatiotrismegistus616]

Scratching my head. Not going to go with my first impression... We can't afford to lose The Faceless...

[@dennisbrown2106]

Horatio Trismegistus yes we can hell we never had them. Non musicians dont wanna have to have a bachelors degree in music theory to be able to understand this. Its boring the screams are weak asf the clean singing is bathed in opiate addiction and it really has no melody. The triggers make the kick sound like it was played on a hello kitty drumset. I was really hoping this would bring me back but they are barely hanging on. I doubt well see another album from these guys hell they arent even on the charts. I have never in my life heard an albim more boring then this its completely underwhelming.

[@horatiotrismegistus616]

Dennis Brown: But dude! Planetary Duality is a fucking killer album! I am truly sad that this is not doing the same for me. It might help if they didn't switch band members twice a month. And I agree, the vocals sound like an uninspired black metal cover band. I like the clean vocals on "The Spiraling Void," but that isn't a good enough reason for me to buy this album.