Despite Exile - Riven Mirrors [Official Music Video]

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Our new song 'Riven Mirrors' is officially out and available on all streaming platforms!
A few words from the band:
“Riven Mirrors” really came out of the blue. It all started from a drum pattern Simone came up with during the second lockdown, after we had decided to re-write the album from scratch. So we started from the drums, which is very atypical for us; Jei then proceeded to add an epic melodic chorus and the black-metal vibes, while Sanchez added the killer main riff. It all felt so organic and satisfying that we thought this track deserved a spotlight. On the other hand, the lyrics reflect the anguish of that moment: the song is essentially about feelings of dissociation, paralysis and isolation. But it is also about the paradox of sharing solitude, and about the strange sort of relief that it can bring.
The music video is definitely on a par with the frenzied mood of the song. It is fast and ever moving, playing around with different lenses that distort the image and emphasize the sense of disorientation and anxiety. It was very exhausting to shoot since we had to take multiple group shots where we all had to move around a lot. We hope people will appreciate the sudden change and the contrast between the different atmospheres that both the song and the video open up to.
Hope you enjoy it.
Every share counts.
Much love! 🍕
DESPITE EXILE ARE:
Jei Doublerice - VOX
Giacomo Santini - GUITAR
Alessandro Carminati - GUITAR
Francesco Comuzzi - GUITAR
Giovanni Minozzi - BASS
Simone Cestari - DRUMS
LYRICS:
Awake now with eyes open wide
While conscious fails to recover
Body still paralyzed
Doomed to observe, repeat, rewind
Slowly stand up and begin to trudge towards the light
Multitudes, stumbling
As our breath gets shallower
Our trembling hands grope for a sign
Deep down
Into this crevice where we sink and we respawn
Rocks like blades to cling unto
We only see what we’re allowed
Until the clouds begin to thin out
And we’re forced to witness the struggle of one another
So then we’ll know for sure
We are alone and yet we are a crowd
Cut from the cloth of the absolute
Riven mirrors reflecting an opaque light
We were given enough reason
To perceive our lack of time
The anguish flows and we’re falling behind
Revealing our uncoincidence
With the phantoms of a lifetime
Let the current shape the riverbed
The trails and trenches of our next life
Awake now with eyes open wide
On our knees, we’ll no longer climb
But excavate the depth of this sombre rift
Attaining a principle without form
A living force that breathes through us
Deep down
Into this crevice where we sink and we respawn
Rocks like blades to cling unto
We only see what we’re allowed
Until the clouds begin to thin out
And we’re forced to witness the struggle of one another
So then we’ll know for sure
We are alone and yet we are a crowd
CREDITS:
Written by Jei Doublerice, Giacomo Santini and Simone Cestari
Lyrics by Giovanni Minozzi
Production, mix and master by Jei Doublerice
Additional post-production by Alan Sacha Laskow
Video directed by Damiano Affinito
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