The group self-produced, engineered, and released their debut album "Am I Invisible" in the summer of 2009. The band toured heavily in support of the EP before releasing their full length "Ailments & Antidotes" with producer Kris Crummett in the summer of 2011. Soon after the release, founding member and vocalist, Evan Redmon departed from the band. The band found a new vocalist in Lucas Worley. Their third release is called "Time In Place" and was released in 2014. Their fourth is called "Passengers" and was released in 2016.
Discography:
2016 - Passengers (Tooth & Nail)
2014 - Time In Place (Tooth & Nail)
2011 - Ailments & Antidotes (Self-Released)
2009 - Am I Invisible (Self-Released)
Members:
Lucas Worley - Vocals
Jordan Haynes - Guitar
Jamie Davis - Guitar/Vocals
Jeremiah Brinkworth - Keyboards/Vocals
Eugene Barker - Bass
Cory Eaves - Drums
Evan Redmon – Vocals (2008–2012)
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Deadweight
Artifex Pereo Lyrics
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Sucking the blood from my heart like leaches,
Containing nothing but weight,
I am heavily walking left again.
My complaint stems from the miscalculations of assembly gone wrong.
Five shovels dig their way into my skin as a symbol of rejection.
Poor attempts to even me out consist of asking stubborn men
To believe in something they doubt,
Open my head and examine the threads connecting fingers to the brain.
A simple seed planted in me grew into an interposing tree.
The world has been overlooking obvious signs of informality.
Embrace the light of those speaking without a mouth full of twisted tongues.
Weaved and complexes, ridges like waterways spill
Where the ocean meets the shore of my wrist.
I alleviate the tempting, so tempting urge to unfasten.
This is not a temporary affair. I am prepared to be more helpless.
The first few lines of the song "Deadweight" by Artifex Pereo speak of the singer's struggle with emotions that weigh them down, which they describe as "a glove full of pointless bones and veins." They feel like leeches are sucking the blood from their heart, adding to the weight they carry. The singer feels heavy and off-kilter, as though they are "heavily walking left again." The sense of displacement and unease is coming from an assembly gone wrong, which they complain about. It's clear that the singer feels like they don't quite fit in with the rest of their community.
The next few lines speak of punishment in the form of rejection, depicted using the metaphor of shovels digging into the singer's skin. Even when others attempt to help, their efforts are poor and only exacerbate the problem. The singer feels like they're afflicted with a sense of necessity that others can't seem to understand, and they wish to expose the threads of their thoughts for examination. The tree imagery used in the lyrics suggests that their problems started with a small seed that grew into an overwhelming obstacle.
Line by Line Meaning
I have a glove full of pointless bones and veins
My body is filled with meaningless parts that add nothing to my life.
Sucking the blood from my heart like leaches,
These parts are taking away from the core of who I am and draining me of my energy.
Containing nothing but weight,
These parts are not useful and only serve to weigh me down.
I am heavily walking left again.
My direction in life is uncertain and I feel lost.
My complaint stems from the miscalculations of assembly gone wrong.
My frustration comes from the mistakes made in putting together the pieces of my life.
Five shovels dig their way into my skin as a symbol of rejection.
I have endured multiple instances of rejection, each one feeling like a physical wound.
Poor attempts to even me out consist of asking stubborn men
My attempts to find balance and stability involve relying on people who are resistant to change.
To believe in something they doubt,
I am asking these people to have faith in something that they are skeptical of.
A bona-fide affliction of necessity.
This struggle is a genuine and necessary part of my life.
Open my head and examine the threads connecting fingers to the brain.
If you were to look inside my mind, you would see the complex web of thoughts and emotions that connect to my physical body.
A simple seed planted in me grew into an interposing tree.
Small issues in my life have grown into larger, more complicated problems.
The world has been overlooking obvious signs of informality.
Society fails to acknowledge or address the widespread problem of casual discrimination and prejudice.
Embrace the light of those speaking without a mouth full of twisted tongues.
Listen to and value the honest and straightforward voices that exist in the world.
Weaved and complexes, ridges like waterways spill
My thoughts and emotions are intricately intertwined, creating patterns similar to the way water flows.
Where the ocean meets the shore of my wrist.
These patterns connect and converge in a physical place on my body.
I alleviate the tempting, so tempting urge to unfasten.
I resist the desire to give up or let go of everything that stresses me out.
This is not a temporary affair. I am prepared to be more helpless.
This struggle is ongoing and I am willing to endure even more difficult times in order to grow and learn from it.
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