Electric Wire Puppets
Rusted Sodium Veil
Post-Punk
About
Jagged angular guitar riffs cut through repetitive driving bass lines, enveloped in echoey reverb effects that amplify the atmospheric tension of urban alienation. Introspective spoken vocals weave through unconventional structures, from sparse echoing intros to hypnotic choruses and raw breakdowns, critiquing societal machines with existential urgency. Minimalist production emphasizes space, dub-influenced delays, and textural depth for a sense of inescapable isolation.
Lyrics
Echoes in the hollow night Shadows stretch, no end in sight
Concrete veins pulse with empty fire Faces blurred in the sodium glare We chase the ghosts of what we desire Trapped in cycles, gasping for air Billboards scream their hollow lies Puppets dancing on electric wires Fractured dreams under surveillance skies No escape from the machine's desires
Falling through the grid, we dissolve Alien hearts in a world unresolved Drift away, drift away, into the void No tomorrow, just the noise employed Falling through, we dissolve
Rusted chains bind the wandering soul Whispers of rebellion fade to dust Crowds collide in the undertow Identity lost in the endless rust Voices rise but shatter on the wall Critique the kings in their ivory fall Urban decay claims another thrall We're all just echoes in the sprawl
Falling through the grid, we dissolve Alien hearts in a world unresolved Drift away, drift away, into the void No tomorrow, just the noise employed Falling through, we dissolve Falling through, dissolve
Why do we kneel to the flickering throne? Existential weight crushes bone by bone Revolt in silence, scream alone The system's teeth grind us to stone Urgent pulse, the dread unfolds No heroes left in these stories told
Falling through the grid, we dissolve Alien hearts in a world unresolved Drift away, drift away, into the void No tomorrow, just the noise employed Falling through, we dissolve
Neon rivers run with forgotten tears Isolation carves its cruel design Years dissolve in monotonous fears Rebellion sparks, but the spark's confined Societal fractures bleed into the street Intellect drowned in the concrete heat We wander blind where the lost ones meet Eternal night, no retreat
Drift away... dissolve Falling through... the void Drift away... dissolve No tomorrow... employed Fade... fade...
Electric Wire Puppets
Rusted Sodium Veil
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