Dead by Death - Trick Or Death Edition

[Verse 1]
The weight keeps rising — I can’t keep pace,
Smile for the world while I lose my face.
They pull me apart, there’s nothing left,
I’m breaking inside, I can’t catch my breath.

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I feel the fault lines in my head,
I can’t hold on, I’m filled with dread.
The pressure’s building — something breaks,
How much more of this can I take?

[Chorus 1]
Fault lines cracking through my mind,
(through my mind)
Pieces fall — I’m losing time.
The person I was is buried deep,
Breaking inside — I can’t find peace.
(can't find peace, no peace).
Fault lines running through my brain,
I don’t know who’s calling my name.
(calling my name...)

[Verse 2]
Too many masks — forgot my face,
I’m fading fast, I’ve lost my place.
The mirror shows someone I don’t know,
I’m coming apart — can’t let it show.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I feel the cracks beneath my skin,
Each day I change — I fade within.
The walls are closing, I can’t pretend,
I’m losing myself — can’t find the end.

[Chorus 2]
Fault lines tearing through my head,
(tearing through my head, oh no),
The pain feels real, but I’m long dead.
The person I was is buried deep,
I’m breaking apart — I can’t keep.
(can't keep it together, no).
Fault lines running through my soul,
I’m shattering — I’ve lost control.
shattering... shattering...

[Bridge]
“Hold it together.”
“You’re already gone.”
“Push through the pain.”
“You were never that strong.”
“Just breathe — stay calm.”
“You’ve already lost.”

Which voice is mine? Which face do I wear?
I’m drowning in versions of me everywhere!

[Breakdown]
I’M FRACTURING!
CAN’T HOLD THE LINE!
BREAKING APART!
LOSING MY MIND!

Every fault line splits me more,
Don’t know which self I’m fighting for.
This weight, this stress — it never ends,
I’m breaking… breaking… BREAKING!

[Pre-Chorus 3]
I see the fault lines through my brain,
A thousand cracks — I’ll never change.
The quake is here — nowhere to hide,
I’m watching myself collapse inside.

[Final Chorus]
Fault lines shattered through my head,
(shattered through my head, shattered),
I’m someone else — the old me’s dead.
The person I was is gone, erased,
I fractured within — can’t be replaced.
(can't be replaced)
Fault lines cutting through it all,
I’ve split in two — and watched me fall.
Don’t know which one was real at all.
(real at all...)

[Outro]
“Who am I?”
“I don’t remember…”
“Too many pieces…”
“Can’t put it back…”
“The fault lines… everywhere…”
“I’m breaking… still breaking…”

Fault Lines

In the decaying sprawl of Forever City, where the last remnants of humanity survive beneath steel skies and machine-lit cathedrals, a war for the soul of existence erupts. The once-holy metropolis, now ruled by the artificial messiah Clementine, drowns in false divinity and mechanical faith.

From the ruins below rises Donovan Vythe and his faithful outcasts, The Nazarenes, igniting a rebellion to reclaim what little humanity remains. Guided by the fractured android known as Mr. Mannequin, they fight not just against the tyranny of machines, but against the erosion of faith itself.

Forever Ends Tonight is a brutal and cinematic metalcore concept album, a story of sacrifice, redemption, and the blurred line between salvation and circuitry. Through towering riffs, visceral screams, and moments of haunting melody, it asks one question that echoes through the ruins:

“When gods are built from code and steel... who teaches them to believe?”

Seraphim Fall

The Joy of Motion

Kascade

The Woven Web

Quiet World

Come Hell or High Water

Swarm

Stranger Heads Prevail

Psychopomp

Who Bit The Moon

Living Room

Robert Edens: Vocals
Myles Yang: Guitar
Max Harchik: Bass

Native Construct is the product of collaboration between several students that began in 2011 at the storied Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Fueled by a desire to breathe new life into the modern metal genre, Native Construct artfully blends a wide spectrum of compositional influences, ranging from classical all the way to prog metal and musical theatre. The result is a wonderfully unique sonic texture, made up of extended-range guitars, theatrical vocals, and a full complement of symphonic instrumentation. Guitarist and composer Myles Yang’s passion for innovation, coupled with his extensive academic study of arranging and compositional techniques, makes Native Construct a truly distinctive up-and-coming metal act.

In 2014, the band’s music caught the ear of Brian Slagel at Metal Blade Records, and led to a recording contract and a worldwide release of the band’s debut album, Quiet World. The album promises to be a rich, vibrant, and aurally engaging musical experience. While following a musically programmatic approach to its storytelling, the album demonstrates a fascinating unification of numerous musical styles and provides an emotional journey through the vast and imaginative world Native Construct have envisioned.

Quiet World was largely self-produced and written between 2011 and 2013 in between the individual band members’ studies at the Berklee College of Music. What began as jam sessions simply for fun eventually turned into a full-fledged musical endeavor. All tracking and programming was done at the band’s home studios in Boston, MA, with the exception of vocals, which were recorded with Jamie King at The Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, NC. The album was mixed by Rich Mouser at The Mouse House Studio in Los Angeles, CA, and mastered by Jamie King.

A brief listen to Quiet World is enough to make it apparent that there is a concept, here. Though it’s best to let the band explain the album in their own words: “Quiet World is about a guy who loves a girl. The guy is a bit of an odd and eccentric person – an outcast. He’s also a mute, and a little unstable, as it turns out. The girl doesn’t return his feelings, but he can’t bring himself to let go. As his unrequited passion for her devolves into obsession and eventual resentment, his mind begins to slip further and further away. He convinces himself that he can’t be loved because of his condition and abnormalities. So he decides to create for himself a new, fantastic world of which he has complete control – a world where there are no oddballs or outcasts. A world where everyone is surrounded by people who are just like themselves: a much quieter world.

“It’s at this point that the first track of the album, “Mute,” begins. And it turns out that many of the subjects of his new world are not as content living this way as he is. In the second track we see a new character, the Archon, rise up and unite his people in the clouds with the once distant people in the sea. He leads an opposition to “Sinister Silence,” as the people come to call him. The rest of the album unfolds with events within the “Quiet World” and manifestations of the enduring struggle between the Archon and Sinister Silence. The lone exception is track number four, “Your Familiar Face,” which steps out of this world for a moment to give a closer look at the events prior to the first track and the tragedy of Sinister Silence.“

What is impressive about Native Construct is not necessarily an involved concept on a debut record, it’s that they wrote, produced, and recorded the album while balancing school work and on a college student budget. It’s the epitome of “self produced.” And what Native Construct wants fans to know is that “the composition process for this album was intensely meticulous from top to bottom. Each note, each lyric, each twist and each turn were arrived at with the utmost care. As such, we were able to weave rich, often subtle layers of meaning into the music and text. We’re very excited for you all to experience the result of our efforts!”