Converge is a four-piece American band, formed in February of 1990 in Salem… Read Full Bio ↴Converge is a four-piece American band, formed in February of 1990 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal, this pioneer outfit helped define a lot of the rudiments of the fast-burgeoning metalcore and mathcore genres formed by vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou in Salem, Massachusetts in 1990. During the recording of their seminal fourth album Jane Doe, the group became a four-piece with the departure of guitarist Aaron Dalbec and the addition of bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller. This lineup has remained intact since. They have released nine studio albums, three live albums, and numerous EPs. The band's sound is rooted in both hardcore punk and extreme metal, and they are considered pioneers of metalcore as well as its subgenre mathcore.

Converge have enjoyed a relatively high level of recognition. According to AllMusic, they are "regarded as one of the most original and innovative bands to emerge from the punk underground." Their popularity rose with the release of Jane Doe, which was ranked as the best album of 2001 by Terrorizer and later as the 61st Best Metal Album of All Time by Rolling Stone. Subsequently, Converge moved from Equal Vision Records to the considerably larger label Epitaph Records and their records gradually became more elaborate and expensive to produce. Special releases have traditionally been handled by Deathwish Inc., established by Bannon in 1999. The band's ninth studio album, The Dusk in Us, was released in November 2017 through Deathwish and Epitaph.

Sky
Converge Lyrics

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The sky is falling around me.
You choke in the saturated bliss.
A sky so much bluer than mine.
Strangulation of your warm soul.
Your flesh weakens me.
Joyless under the falling sky,
Your sky seems so much bluer.
Buried in displeasure.

I sink up through the sky rising into the grave in my mind.
Fly your dove, kill your love.
Bleed for me.
A tear shed without sincerity.
Open your heart and bleed for me
I will never set your soul free.
A fossil of you tempter, only flesh of what was.
Ashes of your fallen dreams.

I look into your eyes and I can't recognize you
But your sky is so much bluer than mine.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Converge's "Sky" explore themes of despair, suffocation and emotional isolation. The opening lines, "The sky is falling around me. You choke in the saturated bliss" imply a sense of chaos and disquiet. The singer appears to be struggling to cope with the weight of the world around him while the person he is addressing seems to have found a certain level of comfort in the misery. The phrase "Strangulation of your warm soul" gives yet another indication of the emotional toll that the burden of the sky and the world around them is taking on them.

In the chorus, the theme of emotional disconnect becomes more pronounced as the singer asks his subject to "open your heart and bleed for me". He is seeking a deeper emotional connection, even if it means sharing the pain and suffering they both feel. The lines "I sink up through the sky rising into the grave in my mind. Fly your dove, kill your love..." conjure up images of despair and self-destructive behavior. The singer seems to be willing to embrace the pain in order to find a sense of release or even ecstasy.

As the song progresses, the tone becomes even more bleak, culminating in lines such as "A fossil of you tempter, only flesh of what was. Ashes of your fallen dreams". The final lines "I look into your eyes and I can't recognize you But your sky is so much bluer than mine" seem to suggest that despite the emotional gulf between them, there is still a sense of longing or envy for the person's seemingly more peaceful state of mind.

Overall, "Sky" is a song that delves deep into the raw emotions of vulnerability and despair, examining the ways in which people respond to and cope with emotional pain.

Line by Line Meaning

The sky is falling around me.
The world is crashing down and everything is bleak.

You choke in the saturated bliss.
You're suffocating in happiness that feels overwhelming.

A sky so much bluer than mine.
Your life seems better than mine in every way.

Strangulation of your warm soul.
You feel constricted and trapped, like your spirit is being suffocated.

Your flesh weakens me.
Your presence is draining and exhausting.

Joyless under the falling sky,
There's no happiness left to be found.

Your sky seems so much bluer.
You have a more fulfilling life than I do.

Buried in displeasure.
Overwhelmed with feelings of negativity.

I sink up through the sky rising into the grave in my mind.
My thoughts and emotions are spiraling out of control, burying me alive.

Fly your dove, kill your love.
Let go of what you love to find true happiness.

Bleed for me.
Sacrifice yourself for me.