“Lifebound”, which was recorded at Ansa Studio, Ulvila, Finland, instantly got the attention of various record labels and in April 2012 Bloodred Hourglass signed a deal with Spinefarm Records. Released in August 24th 2012, “Lifebound” received very warm welcome around the world and reached #22 in the official Finnish album chart. It was later released digitally in the US on November 2012.
While Bloodred Hourglass’s sound is mostly known for it’s supreme energy, skillful guitar-work and a real in-your-face type of attitude, the most noteworthy aspect has always been the wide scale of influences building this up to the variety it is, standing out from the oversupply of today.
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Bloodred Hourglass Lyrics
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Which is the part we′re supposed to follow?
Does it change for you ever?
Do it again, do it again for me
Filling skies with the false denial
What a waste of parallel desire
Oh, you ever, whoever you choose
Turn this into me
You were my sun, you were my
Every step in the darkest story
Came to an end with none of the glory
My angel crush
It's hard to step back from this constant fall
All in my weakness had me carry on
These vilest secrets, there′s no more regrets
They came for me and there was no one left to
Speak for me, crush my dreams
Raise your holy fucking grails for
Judgement of the day as you set
The sores for our love
To be the hunter, I've been the hunted
To fight the wars, I've given away my victories
To be the greatest, I′ve beaten the traitor
To feel like royal, I′ve surely been on my knees
Crawling in my dreams
Raise your holy fucking grails for
Judgement of the day as you set
The sores for our love
I've been hoping for deliverance
Waiting for the miracle
To restore
Now all yours, my form of breaking
Reformed my shadow, endless mistakes deep in
All yours, fought through my aching
We fought this sorrow
Endless, the stakes wither
The lyrics of Bloodred Hourglass's song Pieces paint a picture of a broken relationship, with hearts torn into a million pieces. The singer questions which part they should follow in the aftermath of the breakup and wonders if their former partner experiences the same internal conflict. They plead for the other person to turn back to them, to "do it again" - to try and mend the relationship yet again. However, the sky fills with the "false denial" of the end of the relationship, and the false hope of "parallel desire" wasted. The singer is addressing "you ever, whoever you choose" and is asking them to turn back to "me."
The second verse is a tale of the end of the relationship. The other person was the singer's "sun" throughout the darkest period of their life, but the darkest story comes to an end with no glory. The singer refers to their former partner as their "angel crush," implying that the other person was both their savior and their downfall. The singer tries to carry on through their weaknesses, but "these vilest secrets" weigh them down. There is no one left to "speak for me, crush my dreams," as the relationship is already over.
Line by Line Meaning
All hearts in a million pieces
Everyone's heart is shattered into pieces
Which is the part we’re supposed to follow?
Which way should we go?
Does it change for you ever?
Do you ever feel differently about it?
Do it again, do it again for me
Repeat it, for my sake
Filling skies with the false denial
Covering up the truth with lies
What a waste of parallel desire
It's unfortunate that our passions never met
Oh, you ever, whoever you choose
Whoever you choose to be with, you'll always be the same person
Turn this into me
Make me your own
You were my sun, you were my
You were my source of light and warmth, my
Every step in the darkest story
Every move we made in our darkest moments
Came to an end with none of the glory
Ended without any praise or success
My angel crush
You, who seemed so perfect, were my downfall
It's hard to step back from this constant fall
It's difficult to break out of this pattern of failure
All in my weakness had me carry on
Despite being weak, I kept going
These vilest secrets, there’s no more regrets
I have no more regrets about these terrible secrets
They came for me and there was no one left to
They attacked me and no one was there to
Speak for me, crush my dreams
Defend me, destroy my hopes
Raise your holy fucking grails for
Raise your religious objects as a symbol of
Judgement of the day as you set
Judgment day has come as you establish
The sores for our love
The wounds inflicted upon our relationship
To be the hunter, I’ve been the hunted
I tried to be aggressive, but ended up being pursued
To fight the wars, I’ve given away my victories
I sacrificed my wins to continue fighting
To be the greatest, I’ve beaten the traitor
To be the best, I had to defeat those who betrayed me
To feel like royal, I’ve surely been on my knees
I had to submit in order to achieve greatness
Crawling in my dreams
Struggling even in my sleep
Raise your holy fucking grails for
Raise your religious objects as a symbol of
Judgement of the day as you set
Judgment day has come as you establish
The sores for our love
The wounds inflicted upon our relationship
I’ve been hoping for deliverance
I’ve been hoping to be saved
Waiting for the miracle
Waiting for the impossible to happen
To restore
To bring back what was lost
Now all yours, my form of breaking
Now, I'm yours even though I'm broken
Reformed my shadow, endless mistakes deep in
I changed my ways, but my past mistakes still weigh heavily on me
All yours, fought through my aching
I'm yours even though it hurts
We fought this sorrow
We struggled against this pain
Endless, the stakes wither
The risk of losing everything is constant and daunting
Writer(s): William G Mc Shane, Nichelos Colby, Eric Melin
Contributed by Austin I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.