Veteran New York Hardcore/Metalcore band Locked In a Vacancy has shared a new single – “The Burden of Being!” The track is streaming on all DSPs. The band has had a few periods of hiatus over the years since its formation in the mid-1990s, but has been active for sporadic shows and new music since 2018. The band has promised in a post to their socials, there is more new music on the way. In the meantime, enjoy this new track!
Lyrics:
I…
Struggle to deliver
On goals I’ve set myself
Surely I should be further
Than where I am right now
Too much hesitation
Apprehensive to the end
Missed opportunities
Now weigh on my conscience
Now stymied by this
Knowing too well the cost
Floundering in place
All progress is lost
So watch this old man scream
About his failures
His unfulfilled dreams
Despondency so pure
Now older – but wiser?
That has yet to be seen
I can’t say I’m convinced
Of what this adage means
Take one step, forward
Followed by two steps back
Sick of that old cliche
Moreso how well it tracks
New York City’s pretty cold
in January all alone
Coldest Winter On Record
Matches my very soul
The burden, of being
Eyes open wide to see
Merely existing
Amidst calamity
And the world at large
Isn’t faring much better
On so many fronts
Pestilence, War, Famine, Death
Pretty sure that’s all four
Six minutes to midnight
Surely humanity is finite
I’m not as young as I used to be
No longer hampered by naivete
Only adult-onset anxiety
Awareness was supposed to set me free
Witness signs and wonders
Witness mankind’s blunders
Feeling the end is nigh
With fear I watch the skies
The crushing defeat
The enemy’s deceit
Find solace in knowing
My struggle is not unique
Brother – I see you!
I see your struggle inside!
Sister – I see you!
I’ll be your strength and you can be mine!
I am not alone in this!
This incarnation of Locked In A Vacancy:
Dyami Bryant – Vocals
Nelson Blake II – Guitar
Jaimen Shinn – Drums
Dennis Torrent – Bass
Michael Seltzberg – Guitar
*John Albayrak played guitar on this recording
All music by Locked In A Vacancy. All lyrics/themes by Dyami Bryant.
Recorded, mixed, and mastered February-September 2023 by Len Carmichael at Landmine Studios, Ewing, NJ.
Artwork and design by Andrew Meltzer.
https://lockedinavacancy.bandcamp.com/track/the-burden-of-being