Trivium - Wake (The End Is Nigh) (AUDIO)

Trivium's 'Wake (The End Is Nigh)' from the album, Vengeance Falls - available now on Roadrunner Records. Download the album on iTunes: smarturl.it/ven...
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LYRICS
With my hands around your throat
That's the way I like you most
When you're choking on the
Feelings rushing out
I just want to hate
The same way that you hate
So that I don't feel this love
No more
I'm choking on the feelings
Rushing out
Time won't open up its wings
Let me fall from grace and land into the flames
I don't want to feel this love go cold
I don't know how you opened up this light before
I'm choking on the feelings rushing out
Wake
It's only getting worse
Wake
Behold this bitter curse
Wake
It's only getting worse
The end is nigh
Take it away
Every second of pain
Like a stake through the brain
Existence inhumane
Am I awake or dreaming?
Is this the life we're breeding?
Why stay alive when dying is much easier?
It's not gonna end the way you want
The end is nigh
We've wasted away every second and day
Trying to ascertain our dominion and faith
It's not gonna end the way you want
The end is nigh

[@about7jews]

Damn, it's so cool the way his voice goes super deep in the beginning.

[@TheDemonicHorseman]

I love it.

[@MaGGotsable]

I can do that voice...but not as good as matt.

[@saltservice4024]

@@MaGGotsable Apparently it's all about how the tongue moves as you speak. Could be wrong tho.

[@beyondintervals6606]

I always remember "With my hands around your throat" and forget the title of the song...

[@caseyjohnson9390]

@@TheDemonicHorseman l

[@cbmetalgod88]

Trivium has a way of creating an album that just grows on you the more you listen to it. This album, I admit didn't sit right with me, but the more I listened to it, the more I noticed little things, which just seem to be missing in modern day music. This is imo one of their best albums. It may not have all that death metal screaming, which I do miss, but the quality of this cd is off the charts.

[@trentmanzanares3472]

I hated this album the first time I heard it..... But your right it's grown on me

[@harryiii3361]

i swear every trivium album i dont quite love at first but after i listen to it a few times i become absolutely obsessed with it. i think its because they are quite unique and your brain doesnt have a lot to reference when listening so its hard just to enjoy the first time. i have so much trouble coming up with what it think their best album is because whenever i listen to them again i realise how amazing they are and cant pick my favourite.

[@reflectreflex7612]

Dude sameeeee

[@marshallpainting6343]

A lot of people seem to go this way. I haven't had a single thing I've listened to by Trivium that I don't wanna slap up to 11.

[@niveknorac4130]

this is a thrash album! not a heavy one! =D always loved it

[@iChoseScylla]

I saw them live recently and they blew me away. In my opinion this would be the perfect song to close off a show with. Trivium is the best.

[@blizzard9571]

They played this during mayhem fest 2015 it was awesome.

[@DraculaXHunter101]

Trivium can write beautiful pieces. I love how Matt went through doing his screams to sounding like a deeper James Hetfield. Evolution at it's finest. This one will probably my favorite Trivium piece for a very long time.

[@GORtheBULL]

I feel like they should have made that intro it's own song. The fact that it never comes up again throughout the song makes me sad :(

[@andytoon11]

Ikr

[@goncaloferreira72]

If you notice, the bridge of the song, it's the intro, but faster and distorted. And then, on the solo and outro, they use the root notes.

[@scarygoroundseven8292]

the strife intro was perfect as well and only come up once

[@lutherdesouza9861]

I only like this song because the intro

[@user-zu1pi4zf1m]

Exactly. I want a song with only the intro. Its beautiful.

[@Str0ngSide]

Such a beautiful song.

[@thedefiant3312]

indeed it is. in deeed it is

[@beyondintervals6606]

I always remember "With my hands around your throat" and forget the title of the song...

[@josephwilson4464]

Yeah dude ! Still gives me chills everytime

[@alexmclachlan1896]

This song is so well written that there are almost no words to describe it. well done trivium.

[@HadesSyntax5049]

To me, the fact that this band has so many people hating on their old and new sound both makes me feel that they are doing something right and have been all along. I cant stand a lot of music, but I do not feel the need to go to the artist's videos I don't care for and comment negatively on them. That would be a waste of what time I have left in this existence. I personally have loved this band from the start and their continued success is enough of a stab in the eye to hater for my satisfaction

[@JCHernandezMusic]

4:14 onwards pretty much sold me on the entire album!

[@dayvinelson7087]

you know it's a good song when you get chills just searching it lmao

[@Zachary999]

Every album and song they make is amazing hands down haven't been disappointed.First and only band that I like every single song they make

[@trasakas]

5:42-5:49 love this part,on loop all day

[@KendallChristiansonYT]

The first and last 90 seconds of this song are the best work Trivium has ever done.

[@heavy-reign-]

Definitely a hidden trivium gem

[@7MetallicaFan]

This song is just a pure gem, best one in Vengeance Falls for sure and one of the best they ever played!

[@TYFLOL]

Probably my favourite off the album :D

[@hoxilicious]

I don't understand those complaining about Draiman's influence on this album. It's barely noticable. If nobody had told you that Draiman had a part in the making of this album you wouldn't even be complaining. Unless you're just looking for something to complain about, in which case, don't do it here. Trivium might actually listen to you. Nobody wants their next album to suck because a moody teenager felt like they had something to complain about.

[@vivekphilipvarghese]

Brad David Baker Nope that's not true. I actually didn't even know Draiman had anything to do with this album till I heard To Believe, I didn't even know who he was, but I did hear of Disturbed. While I was listening to that song, I kept thinking this is like a song I heard recently. And it did, sound so much like Stricken. And when I googled, that's when I learnt David Draiman basically wrote this album. It happened even with Incineration, Villainy Thrives, and this one. The only song that remotely sounds like Trivium's bad assery is Through Blood, Dirt and Bone. Even Strife which I like sounds too much like Disturbed's rhythm

[@darkdeception4643]

the effect this album has on you is surreal, you both enjoy the music but also feel what they are saying, the lyrics are beautiful and really relates to my life, well done trivium

[@stavros2656]

Hands down this is the best trivium song on the album and my favorite of them all. That solo at the end still gives me the chills.🤘

[@aheahetaroman]

4:14～ epic guitar sound.

[@slackerphilosopher3918]

Sometimes these lyrics make me worry about Matt. Such a beautiful, but also painful track. Thank you trivium for giving me a soundtrack to endure all the bullshit in life.

[@nakeishabrown7580]

1:42 - Hell to the yeah!! I already loved it from the beginning, but that just made it a million times better.

[@wilhelmbauermeister7092]

Been with you guys since "Ember to Inferno" This song is beautiful

[@gammaraycube]

by far this is the best Trivium album.....outstanding !!!!!

[@edwinzapata5286]

God this brings me to tears.... if you are reading this, please take care, things will be better 💓

[@niveknorac4130]

life is hard man...i got tears at this moment also

[@Aer0flash]

If Draiman helped to produce this kind of singing from Matt, then I thank him for doing so. No other album shows this side of Matt's voice.

[@brantperez6399]

He fucked his vocal cords on this album

[@MlleSiCMaricela]

That deep voice doe

[@wishleader]

LMAOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Swampxlord]

Pedro Fraga scumbag

[@Cdubbz905]

Pedro Fraga Yeah, talking like that isn't very gentleman like, just saying. She looks pretty that's all that needs to be said.

[@Cdubbz905]

You might say whatever you want, but that doesn't necessarily get you whatever you want, grow up.

[@ianrt666]

Pedro Fraga learn some respect and grow up douche bag.how about you act like a metalhaed and not leave your jock womanizing mentality on the justin bieber pages were you belong! kid

[@ElegySN1]

If you approach this album with the thinking that it will sound like and be influenced by David Draiman you probably will hear it. But if you listen to it again thinking that it is the most Trivium sounding record they have ever written you will appreciate this for how incredible it is!

[@dayvinelson7087]

this song literally takes my pain away, my headaches to my worries.

[@christopherkish7288]

I couldn't get enough of this song when I first heard it :)

[@dayvinelson7087]

Christopher Kish i still can't

[@christopherkish7288]

Dayvi Nelson I still can't either haha

[@jc-uw5wt]

By painting a picture of pain, it takes it away from you?

[@metallicaguy123]

Hope you got over it by now. Idolatry is not good. Only God can heal your pain

[@burnummaster]

Wow Matt should be proud with how great his voice has become since all those years ago.

[@trasakas]

obsessed with the outro!

[@Jbrahams45]

Matt is one of the most versatile vocalists in metal today

[@paoloheafy450]

I guess the start makes the song better. Like this sing taught me that metal can blend well with melody.

[@SuperRazerGames]

Love the guitar riff in this, mind you I love everything in this song, one of my favorites.

[@niveknorac4130]

this morning am waking up, and in my head its the smooth start of the song....and the further i goes deep in it im telling myself...man it feels like i was singing this yesterday also...and when i reach ''Why stay alive when dying is much easier...." i told myself ah yeah thats the part from yesterday when i was feeling ultra depressive..

[@jeff633]

This shit is nuts took me a bit to like their new direction but I'm now in love. Hope they keep coming up with new amazing shit.

[@Ramul]

Exactly and no way to heal, those 3 are the best songs in the album by far.

[@hiiambarney4489]

Fk man, 10 years flew by like nothing. I remember seeing them at an open air festival with my dad, now my dad, which is no longer alive, and my then girlfriend, which I parted from after 15 years of being together. But what stays are some pictures and the memories, echoing through this music. I can distinctly remember some feelings I had back then, I thought where long forgotten, that is the power of music that resonates with you on an emotional level, it gets stored very deeply in your brain for a long, long time. My theory is that because Sound is a rather simple signal to work with compared to smell, sight, touching etc., it is easier for the brain to store this information long term and also much quicker to compare to things that you are currently hearing. This would make sense from an evolutionary standpoint as well, as hearing a sound of a predatory animal before it attacks or spots you can mean live or death. That's just a thesis on my end though, my observation, no scientific research, no papers that I read about it or anything.

[@Zalaalmasz72]

Most melancholic intro ever!

[@JustAPatriot23]

Best song on the album.. The first 60 seconds are so badass

[@chrisadiaz9787]

He is gifted So much God Given Talent Trivium Rocks On All Levels Crank Up The Volume All The Way Up And Tear The Knob Off BRING IT TRIVIUM !!!!!!!!

[@InertZero]

My favorite song on the album. Matt's voice is haunting in the intro and the breakdown is incredible.

[@LexModding]

The ending is amazing

[@JohnDoe-pb7bz]

Ascendancy .... Ember to inferno... Ill never see you again , such legendary you are. What changed you , age, time,salut,popularity,experience,greed or mainstream . Fell off like the rest of the bands , so over all time

[@GunsNRoses1123]

God bless you, so fuckgin true

[@GunsNRoses1123]

Yeah well they dont have to make the new sound softer becuse then it just sucks mate

[@GunsNRoses1123]

Hahaha yeah rigth :P

[@JohnnyMatthias]

***** If you have a look at the writing of Shogun, then at the writing of In Waves, I cannot see how anyone could say that In Waves is more "mature" unless their definition of mature is synonymous to formal, simple and uninspiring. I agree they haven't sold out and that the sound has to change over time though. Bottom line, VF kicks ass and it's a great thing they brought back their signature choruses that In Waves totally lacked.

[@danielrichards8691]

GunsNRoses1123 You know nothing about music. Such a shame, calling yourself a Trivium fan.

[@Natsumi170]

One of the best on the album.

[@Golden89]

Wake and To Believe are the best songs of this album :)

[@sylosisdark7093]

No way to heal is easily the best.

[@benjifingle4031]

I would probably say incineration: the broken world or through blood and dirt and bone. But no way to heal is definitely up there.

[@heatherwoods360]

Strife and At The End of This War.

[@danyrszz]

to believe!! what a piece!!! and so through blood and dirt and bone!

[@blueskythinking4745]

The only good songs on the album are this one and incineration everything else is just radio rock trash

[@iesuriccardo1727]

This song could last 0:58 seconds and would be the best thing ever!

[@early4thegameNOW]

But it lasts 5:57 and is still fucking epic

[@MungasaurusBravo69420]

This is one my Coronavirus playlist

[@jonki8707]

@theplayboymaster shut up

[@donnabrown8189]

amazing song n love the intro

[@DarkApocalyptiaX]

Feel this song on a spiritual level.

[@tramsay]

The ending is amazing!

[@svmuscle7677]

Its got everything a good song should, emotion, anger, beautiful and hard instrument playing

[@koletrane1286]

I shared this song to Facebook tonight and they blocked it. It is the Truth.

[@congracia794]

4:49 this riff is so awesome

[@k1tek609]

the intro is PERFECT, love this guitar instrumental

[@Snubnoze38]

Damn I love this song. Year after year Trivium is still one of my go to bands

[@LiftedTech80]

Heard the inro was, was like "is this trivium?" XD loved it!

[@WastelandWanderer1216]

This song and Strife are the best songs off the Album.

[@Gykw17]

There we go, lyrics, thank you Roadrunner Records, you're great !

[@R35TNOMORE]

Love the way this builds up to the solo at the end.

[@mattknot21]

the shogun of the album love it thank you

[@nonyabussiness2367]

I hope people don't take these lyrics too literally. this song is literally someone's downfall into antisocial depression. showing your feelings is a human thing that everyone does, and people that don't show it are afraid to in an ironic way. to avoid depression we need to feel like we have an effect on people and to find people to connect with. not through texting or facebook or anything digital. but real face to face bonding. Gotta make that your goal to find people that make you feel comfortable with who you are, or what you want to do or how you want to grow. sometimes you don't have those people in the beginning, but there are 5 million other people out there. "Only a fool plays with the hand he's delt" - Twisted Fate

[@Benstuppi]

xd that Twisted Fate quote

[@waldotorres8600]

Then what does `the end is nigh`` and ``its not gonna end the way you want`` stands for???

[@Adeon55]

+Benstuppi I certainly didn't look down here expecting to see League of Legends quoted in a philosophical monologue on depression, suicide & life advice. :-P

[@tyleroneill8312]

I always thought of this album as a concept album about the war for cybertron and that this the final fight between megatron and Optimus prime before they leave cybertron

[@JustAwolfAmongTheMasses]

The song can mean what ever you think it means to you. That is the beauty of music. Its about how it moves you.

[@edmanr2010]

Im gonna be honest I like the rawness of his voice at the start of the song. I feel as if too many artists are doctoring there voices too much these days. For American Metal these guys really do deliver, I tend to lean more towards the Euro metal groups but these guys are pretty good!

[@Dudikofflpcfleming]

When I first heard Vengeance Falls I was very hesitant, was a bit worried after In Waves but it's grown on me so much. Killer album!

[@hyngdbass]

This song grew on me. Love It!

[@lukeurch6020]

Another brilliant composition by Trivium!

[@nicolasbolas2247]

2:16 definitely one of my favorite parts of any trivium song

[@anthonyarruda1145]

Omg favorite song on this bad ass album amazing matts voice is epic!!!

[@MandyDewhurst]

I get chills every time I listen to this song.

[@Melhior28]

This album is a masterpiece

[@shav972]

unpopular opinion but VF is one of my favourite Trivium albums

[@svmuscle7677]

If they kept it going and kept building up for a couple more minutes, this song would be damn near perfect

[@1F_one]

My favorite Song and álbum.

[@XxXkAkAsHiRuLzXxX]

Been a Trivium fan since Ember To Inferno and all i have to say is that Vengance Falls is by far the best Trivium album IMO, a very mature sound and unique sound.

[@gatheringdarkness247]

I agree, Matt's clean vocals just sound so good he's better not screaming, but his screaming is good to so it's good that they kept it

[@rockstribute]

Tyler Williams It's usually Corey doing "screaming". Matt does some, but is mostly Corey

[@gatheringdarkness247]

oh right, i forgot that they had two vocalists, but anyway, Matt's singing is amazing

[@rockstribute]

Yes, yes it is!

[@richster2332]

rockstribute Not really. Recorded, it is all Matt, except for Shattering the Skies Above. Live, Corey covers here and there, but it is mostly Matt.

[@johnwillis6915]

I could replay that intro multiple times

[@Gattsu95]

i would like an acoustic version of this song!

[@emreceylan1166]

4:14 amazıng

[@JustinDiazJokes]

best song to close the album.

[@OliecentraleVideo]

What a beautiful song!

[@basilm1537]

"Its only getting worse"...truer words have never been said

[@cristiinapena]

Lovelovelove this song!!!

[@jordanmallonee9340]

Totally agree with you. & honestly me & my buddy have wanted Trivium to come out with more dominantly singing/ harmonizing songs. Just love how Matt & Paulo's voices compliment each other. I do have to say though that theres a few songs on this album that I cant help but think "Right here would be a perfect part for screaming the lyrics"... but it never comes. Still 1 of the Best Metal bands out there

[@latinomint]

In an interview, it was stated that this is their "Black" album. I think that is quite evident here. I hate it, but I also enjoy it. I have mixed feelings about this album.

[@labret2]

How is this song not super popular?

[@sphere2375]

i loved this band since i was 15 and i reckon they got 5 good albums

[@sphere2375]

ok 6 but i dont like shogun that much

[@Grimm567]

Kieran Dunn You actually liked In Waves and not Shogun? Damn

[@Johnny-tt7nb]

Kieran Dunn Well, opinions i know. But shogun is by far their best work. Shogun is one the best written metal songs.

[@sphere2375]

@@Johnny-tt7nb I got to disagree with you, I was the biggest fan of the heavier material, like ascendency and ember yo inferno.

[@sphere2375]

@@Grimm567 shogun had some good tracks, but it wasn't really my cup of tea.

[@Mechxwolf123]

I don't want to feel this love go cold. I just want to hate, the same way that you hate, so that I don't feel this love anymore. With my hands around your throat, that's the way I like you most. When you're choking on the feelings rushing out. I don't know how you opened up this light. The end.

[@Gecc]

This gives me the chills, awesome!!!

[@amiseso]

This is good, more dynamics in one song. Good job Trivium.

[@tforal]

I feel you, dude. I do still like them, not as much as I did before, though. But I still like seeing them live.

[@AlejoSerna74]

Best song of all times

[@Jimmy_Heafy]

Best song of the album.

[@Whiskey04]

Definitely. I really wish they make another Shogun/progressive album. Concept albums tend to be my favorite!

[@dyabayl456]

This is my valentines song

[@adamngangan7416]

This song would have easily been a 10/10 if they didn't fade out that beautiful guitar solo towards the end of the song.

[@hotshotelectrichead521]

One of my favorites from Vengeance Falls!!

[@118Cheeseoid]

this song... is perfection for me

[@tidealagain1]

this song is completly great

[@geekgodofdeath6634]

Best song on the album

[@adamngangan7416]

I love this song

[@palmtr3352]

Beautiful intro ❤