Being a broad t… Read Full Bio ↴Deathcore is a fusion of death metal and metalcore.
Being a broad term it can mean anything from "downtempo" deathcore, melodic deathcore, grindy deathcore, technical deathcore etc.
1991-1992 was most likely the starting year for deathcore. Damonacy's 1991 demo/EP, From Within, featured elements of dissonant metalcore within their Ripping Corpse like sound. The same goes for Cross Fade a year later, with their emphasis on a peculiar, thuggery hardcore esque groove being noticeable on their technical death metal-flavored demo, Ruined. The next one is Lethargy (consisted of soon-to-be members of Mastodon interestingly enough), who were also playing a technical death metal style, but with a much more proto-mathcore derived sound in their demo Lost in This Existence. However, Australian band Damaged (now known as Terrorrust) on the other hand were much more notable: their early material (The Art of Destroying Life and Do Not Spit) are a mixture of death metal, metalcore and NYHC, sounding extremely similar to mid to late '90s deathcore.
Deathcore gained a lot of traction in the mid '90s. Metalcore itself has already flirted with a fair amount of death metal at this point (All Out War, Arkangel, etc.) though there are bands that took this to the limit. During this period militant, vegan straight edge "hardcore" bands went harder and aggressive by embracing death metal in their music, which in the end becoming a major and influential force on deathcore. In the US, vegan straight edge bands like Abnegation, End of One, Upheaval and Day of Suffering were some of the notable bands that actually began mixing a considerable amount of death metal influences in their framework.
Meanwhile in Europe, the Belgian H8000 scene -- which is also vegan straight edge -- is an entirely different monster. Congress and Liar pretty much changed the scene's landscape by opting a much more technical and hateful sound with low-key death metal influences, but it was Deformity, Legion and Sektor that started exerting it stronger than their predecessors. Other bands in the continent -- some of which were inspired by the H8000 scene -- such as Reprisal, Jane, Shaft, Ashlar and Crawlspace went to a similar route.
Other bands such as End of One, One Last Sin, Goatamentise and Embodyment also released their material during this period.
By 2004, deathcore bands like All Shall Perish and Cast From Eden started incorporating melodic death metal and melodic metalcore. Overtime this process started to slowly strip many, if not all, their traditional metalcore roots and sound. Often times, these bands are called "AtG-core" because they took so much influence from At The Gates. In the same year, the breakdown-heavy brutal deathcore bands started appearing and quickly became the poster boy for the genre. These bands often have their roots in brutal death metal and to a lesser extent alt metal, rather than metalcore. Bands such as Suffocation, Internal Bleeding, and Dying Fetus being the main influences for much of these bands, like Suicide Silence and Job for a Cowboy.
This caused a noticeable change in sound. No longer was deathcore a metalcore subgenre, but a death metal one; it shares much of its sound with brutal death metal than it does with metalcore. Thus, bands in this era are to be labeled as second wave deathcore.
Can You Feel My Heart
Bring Me the Horizon Lyrics
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Can you see the dark?
Can you fix the broken?
Can you feel, can you feel my heart?
(Can you feel my heart?)
Can you help the hopeless?
Well, I'm begging on my knees
Can you save my bastard soul?
Will you wait for me?
I'm sorry brothers
So sorry lover
Forgive me father
I love you mother
Can you hear the silence?
Can you see the dark?
Can you fix the broken?
Can you feel my heart?
Can you feel my heart?
(Can you feel my heart?)
Can you feel my heart?
I'm scared to get close and I hate being alone
I long for that feeling to not feel at all
The higher I get, the lower I'll sink
I can't drown my demons, they know how to swim
I'm scared to get close and I hate being alone
I long for that feeling to not feel at all
The higher I get, the lower I'll sink
I can't drown my demons, they know how to swim
I'm scared to get close and I hate being alone
I long for that feeling to not feel at all
The higher I get, the lower I'll sink
I can't drown my demons, they know how to swim
Can you feel my heart? Can you hear the silence?
Can you see the dark? Can you fix the broken?
Can you feel, can you feel my heart?
The opening lines of Bring Me the Horizon's 'Can You Feel My Heart' question whether the listener is able to pick upon the subtleties and nuances of emotion that are often left unsaid. The haunting melody and slow, heavy beats of the song set the tone for the ambiguous nature of the lyrics. The verse "Can you hear the silence? Can you see the dark? Can you fix the broken? Can you feel, can you feel my heart?" make use of rhetorical questions that could be interpreted in a number of ways. One reading suggests that the lead singer, Oli Sykes, is asking whether anyone is able to understand the pain and confusion that he is feeling or whether he is alone in his struggles.
The chorus repeats the same line three times, starting with "Can you feel my heart?" The repetition emphasizes the main question of the song and seeks an answer through means other than words. The second verse offers some insight into Sykes' state of mind. He proclaims that he is "scared to get close" and "hates being alone". This suggests a reluctance to open up and a fear of losing oneself in others. The chorus repeats once more, and the song ends on the bleak note that, "I can't drown my demons, they know how to swim".
Overall, 'Can You Feel My Heart' is a powerful song that explores the complexities of human emotion. Sykes' lyrics leave much open to interpretation but provide a haunting backdrop for the listener to project their own fears and anxieties onto.
Line by Line Meaning
Can you hear the silence?
Are you able to sense the absence of sound?
Can you see the dark?
Are you able to perceive the absence of light?
Can you fix the broken?
Can you repair the shattered parts?
Can you feel, can you feel my heart?
Are you able to sense and understand my emotions and feelings?
(Can you feel my heart?)
Reiteration of the previous line
Can you help the hopeless?
Are you capable of aiding those who are without hope?
Well, I'm begging on my knees
I am pleading with you humbly and desperately
Can you save my bastard soul?
Are you able to rescue my damaged spirit?
Will you wait for me?
Are you willing to remain in my life and support me?
I'm sorry brothers
I apologize to my male siblings
So sorry lover
I apologize to my romantic partner
Forgive me father
I request forgiveness from my paternal figure
I love you mother
I express affection to my maternal figure
I'm scared to get close and I hate being alone
I fear intimacy and dislike solitude
I long for that feeling to not feel at all
I desire not to experience any emotions
The higher I get, the lower I'll sink
The more successful I become, the more miserable I feel
I can't drown my demons, they know how to swim
I cannot overcome my inner struggles; they persist and thrive
Can you feel my heart? Can you hear the silence?
Are you able to connect with me emotionally and perceive the absence of sound?
Can you see the dark? Can you fix the broken?
Are you able to perceive the absence of light and repair the shattered parts?
Can you feel, can you feel my heart?
Are you able to sense and understand my emotions and feelings?
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., BMG Rights Management
Written by: Oliver Scott Sykes, Lee David Malia, Jordan Keith Attwood Fish
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@gigachad2108
Yes, I can hear the silence
Yes, I can see the dark
Yes, I can fix the broken
Yes, I can feel your heart
@lollopoldo9192
is not heart is Allah
@Firemelon600
Should i be like you...?
Im still a half-beta male :(
@Firemelon600
Should i be like you...?
Im still a half-beta male :(
@liesdiebibelbruder420
Jesus is the Ultimate Gigachad.
Because he can do all of that and more.
@davicitoman
Ok
@Cu8ez
I enjoyed this song.
@Immortaned
Same. I came here from the memes. This song is so enjoyable.
@lorazepam5799
Chad
@somewing_alt9907
only one gigachad enjoyer vs multiple gigachad enjoyer moment