The band's inception occurred during a basement show hosted by Creeping Death in 2018. Their first demo, titled "Dying Wish," featured three tracks and was released on June 25, 2018. Knocked Loose, a prominent metalcore band, headlined a show in Portland and handpicked Dying Wish as the local support act. A year later, Bryan from Knocked Loose asked Emma to do vocals on their upcoming song "A Serpent's Touch".
The release of "A Serpent's Touch" led to Dying Wish being offered a support slot on Counterpart's US tour. They later released a split EP titled "Dying Wish / Serration" with the Canadian band Serration on November 23, 2018. This release garnered the band a nomination for Best International Band at the UK's Heavy Music Awards.
Their debut album, "Fragments of a Bitter Memory," was launched on October 1, 2021, under SharpTone Records. The album sees Bryan from Knocked Loose return the favour by featuring on the track "Enemies in Red". The lyrics delves into Emma's experiences as a survivor of an alcoholic stepfather, along with reflections on police brutality and anti-colonialism.
Dying Wish's music falls somewhere between 00s metalcore and modern hardcore, resulting in a passionate and fierce sound. Their music serves as a platform for addressing deeply personal, emotional, and political topics. Dying Wish embraces the countercultural aspects of hardcore, aiming to challenge societal norms and oppressiveness. They express their left-leaning politics, advocating for liberation, abolition, and revolution in their spirit and song. The band actively supports various causes affecting BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities, the environment, policing, and other intersectional issues while unyieldingly focusing on personal tribulations and trauma. Unity without compromise remains at the core of Dying Wish's musical and activist identity.
2) Dying Wish is a Hungarian melodic death metal band with Hungarian lyrics, formed in 1996.
The Mirror
Dying Wish Lyrics
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The air seems to be vibrating.
The evil is coming from the ancient walls.
I can feel its breath, I'm shaking
I can't turn back anymore.
The crumbling mortar,
The cracked floor,
All the details are so vivid,
My face still glitters in it.
Dust swallows my steps
But deep inside my mind
The echoes of my steps are deafening.
My fear makes me blind
The room is cursed perhaps.
The crumbling mortar,
The cracked floor,
All the details are so vivid,
And the mirror on the wall...
My face still glittes in it.
Memories are coming back
The ones I tried to bury...deep.
They've always painted my dreams black
Now I'm facing them indeed.
I see myself as a child,
I can see my brother too.
"It" possessed him and he went wild.
I see him embrace our mother.
She didn't seem to have a clule.
But Death reflected in her eyes of blue.
I've been a fugitive all my life,
But "It" always found me and now
I'm facing the mirror again somehow.
"Come and join us on the other side."
Burning eyes are watching me
Invisible hands are taking.
"You belong here already."
"We are your family."
The tiny fragments of mirror
Cut deep into my face.
I can't feel the pain any more.
I'm just standing there shivering
And suddenly I feel
That something evil revives in me.
The song "The Mirror" by Dying Wish is a haunting and eerie exploration of the singer's past trauma and present fear. At the outset, the lyrics describe a palpable sense of foreboding and evil emanating from the walls of a room. The singer cannot turn back and is transfixed by the details of the crumbling mortar and cracked floor. The mirror on the wall reflects their face in a glittering manner, betraying the otherwise dark and macabre surroundings. The singer's fear and apprehension are evident throughout the song, as they struggle to make sense of the past and present.
As the song progresses, the singer's youthful memories and deep-seated trauma come into focus. They recall trying to bury these memories away, but the mirror before them brings them to the surface. They see themselves as a child and their brother, who was possessed by an unnamed force and went wild. The singer sees their mother, who did not seem to understand the situation, and instead had a look of death reflected in her blue eyes. The singer had been a fugitive from their past trauma, but it had finally caught up with them, forcing them to face it once and for all. The eerie and unsettling chorus beckons the singer to "come and join us on the other side," implying a call towards death or the unknown.
Overall, the song uses vivid and descriptive language to depict a disturbing and unsettling scene. The lyrics explore themes of trauma, fear, and the unknown, painting an evocative and haunting picture of the singer's psyche.
Line by Line Meaning
Something has changed
The atmosphere has transformed, something new is happening
The air seems to be vibrating.
The air has an unnerving, trembling feel to it
The evil is coming from the ancient walls.
A malevolent force is emanating from the old walls
I can feel its breath, I'm shaking
The presence is so intense, the person feels the effects intensely
I can't turn back anymore.
The person is committed and can't retreat
The crumbling mortar,
The walls are falling apart
The cracked floor,
The ground is ruptured
All the details are so vivid,
Everything is so clearly visible
And the mirror on the wall...
There's a mirror hanging on the wall
My face still glitters in it.
The person's image is reflected in the mirror
Dust swallows my steps
There's a thick layer of dust on the ground
But deep inside my mind
The person is lost in thought
The echoes of my steps are deafening.
The sound of the footsteps is amplified and overwhelming
My fear makes me blind.
The person can't see clearly because of their terror
The room is cursed perhaps.
There's a notion that the space is under an ill-fated spell
Memories are coming back
Past experiences are resurfacing
The ones I tried to bury...deep.
Memories the person attempted to repress are coming to light
They've always painted my dreams black
The distressing memories have negatively impacted the person's sleep
Now I'm facing them indeed.
The person is confronting the memories in reality
I see myself as a child,
The person envisions themselves as a youth
I can see my brother too.
The person visualizes their sibling as well
"It" possessed him and he went wild.
An entity took control of the person's brother, causing extreme behavior
I see him embrace our mother.
The person remembers their brother hugging their mother
She didn't seem to have a clue.
The mother didn't comprehend the dire situation
But Death reflected in her eyes of blue.
Despite not knowing what's happening, the mother was staring death in the face
I've been a fugitive all my life,
The person has lived a life on the run
But "It" always found me and now
Despite efforts to evade it, the entity has caught up to the person
I'm facing the mirror again somehow.
The person is standing before the mirror once more
"Come and join us on the other side."
The entity is attempting to lure the person to a different plane of existence
Burning eyes are watching me
Eyes filled with intense malice are fixed on the person
Invisible hands are taking.
Hands that can't be seen are taking the person
"You belong here already."
The entity is convincing the person that they are meant to be there
"We are your family."
The entity is making the claim that they're kin to the person
The tiny fragments of mirror
The glass shards of the shattered mirror
Cut deep into my face.
The sharp pieces of the broken mirror lacerate the person's skin
I can't feel the pain any more.
The physical pain registers as negligible to the person
I'm just standing there shivering
The person is trembling and quaking with fear
And suddenly I feel
All at once, a feeling overcomes the person
That something evil revives in me.
The evil entity is reawakening within the person
Contributed by Daniel F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Zoltán Bakos
hát ez pokoli jó! visszahozta belém a fiatal korom, esetleg feltölthetnéd a sheltert^^
Szabo sándor
Az eredeti dw banda jo volt