History
Early years and first releases (2006–2010)
In Hearts Wake was formed in early 2006 composed of five friends that originate from Byron Bay, Australia. In July 2006, the band recorded their first demo track "True Love Is Hard to Find". In December 2006, they recorded their debut 7-track EP, entitled Into the Storm. In early 2007, the band welcomed new drummer Caleb Burton and began to refine their sound, writing faster, heavier, more technical and melodic songs. In July 2007, they embarked on a tour that covered three Australian states and three major cities.
In December 2007, with an average age of just seventeen, the band began their 5-month studio recording schedule at SAE Institute in Byron Bay to produce their second EP with Scottish producer/engineer James Lyall, entitled The Gateway, which was self-financed by the producer and musicians and mixed by respected US engineer Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague). In 2010, the band produced a split-EP together with the hardcore band The Bride.
Divination (2011–2013)
In Hearts Wake signed their first professional recording deal with UNFD in July 2012. Their debut studio album, Divination, was released on 31 August 2012. Josh Schroeder produced the album at Random Awesome Studios in the United States of America. Divination peaked at 27 on the ARIA charts.
In March 2013, they played four shows in New Zealand. In June, another Australia tour followed with support from Counterparts, The Storm Picturesque and Stories. The first tour throughout Australia was held in September. In Hearts Wake toured with Landscapes as support for The Amity Affliction in Europe. The tour led the bands throughout the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, France and Austria. The band continued touring together with The Amity Affliction on their "Brothers in Arms Australia Tour" alongside Chelsea Grin and Stick to Your Guns as support.
Between 30 August 2013 and 8 September 2013, the band toured Australia alongside Like Moths to Flames and label mates Hand of Mercy in support of the "Homebound Tour" of Dream On, Dreamer. After the "Homebound Tour", the band played four shows with British electronicore group Enter Shikari.
Earthwalker and Skydancer (2013–2015)
In February and March 2014, they played Soundwave Festival in Australia for the first time. Before playing at Soundwave, the band headlined the "Skydancer Australia Tour" with support from Hand of Mercy and Hellions. The earnings of the tour went to the band's own Skydancer project.
The musicians announced they would release a new album, Earthwalker, on 2 May 2014 and in Europe at the end of May. The album peaked at No. 5 at official ARIA Charts. In June, the band toured Australia again to promote Earthwalker with support from Being as an Ocean, Dream On, Dreamer, Endless Heights, and Sierra.
In early March 2015, the band announced that they would be releasing a new album entitled Skydancer in May 2015. Jake Taylor stated in a documentary that the band actually recorded the new album alongside their second studio album Earthwalker.
The band support Northlane on their "North American Node Tour" in the summer of 2015, Oceans Ate Alaska and Like Moths to Flames were support. The band then returned to North America the same year in the fall to support Parkway Drive on the "IRE Tour". Thy Art Is Murder and Miss May I joined as support.
On 31 March 2016, as an April Fool's Day joke, the band unveiled the final piece in their three album series entitled Seaskimmer to be released 6 May 2016.
Equinox (2016–2017)
On 19 April 2016, the band announced that they had been working on a collaborative EP with Northlane entitled Equinox. It was recorded in January in Melbourne with producer Will Putney. The EP features three songs: "Refuge", "Equinox" and "Hologram" and was released on 20 April, through UNFD. To promote the EP, Northlane and In Hearts Wake co-headlined a tour in June. Supporting them were Hands Like Houses and Ocean Grove. On 5 December, touring member Conor Ward was officially announced as the band's new drummer.
Ark and Ark Prevails (2017–2019)
On 2 April 2017, the band unveiled a new song "Warcry" during their UK tour in support of While She Sleeps. On 26 April, another single, "Passage", was released, and it was announced that both tracks were taken from their upcoming album Ark, released on 26 May 2017.
Prior to the album's release, the band announced an Australian headline tour with While She Sleeps and Crossfaith in July 2017. The band also announced their We Are Waterborne Initiative, aiming to clean up beaches in Australia and around the world with their fans. Due to overwhelming support and praise for the Initiative, the band released a third track from Ark, "Waterborne", on 23 May. After the release of Ark on 26 May, the album debuted at No. 3 on the Australian ARIA Charts. In North America the band opened up for August Burns Red on their Messengers 10th Anniversary Tour with Protest the Hero and '68 as support.
To celebrate the release of Ark, the band embarked on their first beach clean-ups with fans for their newly created We Are Waterborne Initiative. Subsequent events were organized in New Zealand and regional Australia throughout 2017 and 2018 with the help of local marine conservation organizations Tangaroa Blue and Sea Shepherd.
On 6 July, In Hearts Wake released a music video for the single "Nomad". The music video features an all-girl mosh pit and is accompanied by a message from the band regarding safety and self-expression for all fans at their shows. Shortly after, the band embarked on their Australian "Ark Tour", and also toured extensively in Europe and the United States in late 2017, co-headlining with Fit for a King, and support from Like Moths to Flames and Phinehas. At the start of 2018, the band kicked off their 28-date "Great Southern Land Tour", which included shows all across Australia.
On 2 February 2018, the band released Ark Prevails, a four-track Ark companion EP that includes three "re-imagined" acoustic versions of the songs "Frequency", "Waterborne", and "Arrow", the latter of which features guest vocals from CJ Gilpin, frontwoman of the UK band Dream State, as well as a new ambient instrumental track entitled "Adrift (Outro)". The release date of the EP was alluded to in the Ark album tray, which contained a hidden secret message that could be decoded using a cipher.
All proceeds from the sale of Ark Prevails, via Bandcamp's "name your price" model, goes to Sea Shepherd Australia. In Hearts Wake also joined the final touring portion of the Vans Warped Tour in 2018. They were joined along with Motionless in White, Simple Plan, Unearth, Every Time I Die, Wage War, Chelsea Grin, Crown the Empire, Nekrogoblikon and much more. After which, in June they performed an all ages "Ark Tour" in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
In January 2019, the band performed their Summer Setlist Tour and performed in Geelong, Albury, Canberra, Wollongong, Penrith and Newcastle, while also performing at UNIFY Gathering 2019 along the way. The tour was supported by Alpha Wolf and Drown This City, and was In Hearts Wake's only NSW, ACT & VIC shows for the year.
Kaliyuga (2020–present)
On 17 March 2020, the band unveiled a new single titled "Worldwide Suicide" along with an accompanying music video in which the band intend to plant a tree for every 1 thousand views the below video for it generates. On 1 April, like with the album cover Seaskimmer, as an April Fool's Day joke the band unveiled another album cover entitled Hellbringer. On 24 April, the band released the second single "Son of a Witch" from their upcoming fifth studio album, Kaliyuga, which is scheduled to be released on 7 August 2020 along with a corresponding music video. At the same time, the band announced the album itself, the album cover, the track list, and release date.
On 27 May, the band released the third single "Hellbringer" featuring Jamie Hails of Polaris. The single was inconspicuously teased by the band as an April Fool's Day joke with revelation that on the "album cover" of the single they already teased that Hails will feature on the song as his face was on the cover but halfway hidden. That same day, the band also revealed other guest musicians that will feature on the album. On 8 July, the band released their fourth single "Dystopia". On 5 August, two days before the album release, the band released their fifth single "Moving On".
Sacred
In Hearts Wake Lyrics
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When the brightest city has fallen
And the last animal is diseased
Starving children
Will inherit a wasteland
What then has money achieved?
Stone monsters tear away
Children of the future
Renew the truth
Renew the truth
We cannot have
Infinite economic growth
On a finite planet
Disengage everything
That you were ever told
We must restore the balance
And believe
I believe we must reshape this world
With so much to lose
We're dying to prove
Our life on Earth
I believe we must reshape this world
(Shape this world)
Do my eyes deceive me
Or is it us that need to change?
Where do we go from here?
When the purest rivers are poisoned
And the last forest destroyed
(Destroyed)
Dying children
Will be born from extortion
What is this evil contortion?
Everything you know
Everything you love
Sacred chaos unfolds
We're losing control
We're losing control
Disengage everything
That you were ever told
We must restore the balance
And believe
I believe we must reshape this world
With so much to lose
We're dying to prove
Our life on Earth
I believe we must reshape this world
(Shape this world)
Do my eyes deceive me
Or is it us that need to change?
Where do we go from here?
When the brightest city has fallen
And the last animal is diseased
Starving children
Will inherit a wasteland
So what the fuck will money achieve?
The song "Sacred" by In Hearts Wake is a call to action to take care of our planet and to restore the balance of nature. The lyrics express the concerns about the consequences of our actions on the environment, and how it will affect future generations. The opening lines of the song paints a grim picture of the future, where the brightest city has fallen, the last animal is diseased and starving children will inherit a wasteland. The song questions the importance of money in this scenario and muses on what it has achieved.
The lyrics then speak of stone monsters tearing away, great rivers burning aflame, and dying forests. The chorus emphasizes the need to restore the balance of nature with the belief that it can be done. The song stresses the importance of reshaping the world and disengaging from everything we have been told in order to enact change. The song emphasizes the need to act now before it's too late and we lose control of the situation.
In summary, "Sacred" by In Hearts Wake is a call to action to take care of our planet and to restore the balance of nature. The lyrics express concerns about the consequences of our actions, which can affect future generations. The song emphasizes the need for change, reshaping the world, and disengaging from everything we have been told.
Line by Line Meaning
Hear me now
Pay attention to my message
When the brightest city has fallen
When society has reached its peak and then declined
And the last animal is diseased
And the last remaining species are sick and dying
Starving children
Children who are hungry and suffering
Will inherit a wasteland
Will be left with a barren, desolate environment
What then has money achieved?
What is the point of wealth when the world is in ruins?
Stone monsters tear away
Machines and technology are destroying the planet
Great rivers burn aflame
Natural resources are being depleted and polluted
Children of the future
The next generation
Renew the truth
Restore the values and principles that were lost
We cannot have
It is impossible to maintain
Infinite economic growth
Unlimited financial expansion
On a finite planet
On a planet with limited resources
Disengage everything
Let go of everything you were taught
That you were ever told
That you were ever taught to believe
We must restore the balance
We need to establish equilibrium
And believe
Have faith in our ability to make a change
I believe we must reshape this world
I think we need to transform the way things are
With so much to lose
With so many negative consequences to face
We're dying to prove
We're willing to do anything to show
Our life on Earth
The value of our existence on this planet
Do my eyes deceive me
Can I trust what I'm seeing?
Or is it us that need to change?
Is it us who need to change our ways?
Where do we go from here?
What should we do next?
When the purest rivers are poisoned
When even the most pristine water sources are contaminated
And the last forest destroyed
And when deforestation has wiped out the last trees
Dying children
Young lives being lost
Will be born from extortion
Will be forced into a world of desperation and suffering
What is this evil contortion?
What kind of twisted, distorted future is this?
Everything you know
All the things you thought were true
Everything you love
All the things you hold dear
Sacred chaos unfolds
A transformational and unpredictable process is taking place
We're losing control
Our ability to manage the world is slipping away
So what the fuck will money achieve?
What good is money when it cannot restore the damage that has been done?
Lyrics © DistroKid, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: BEN JAMES NAIRNE, EAVEN IAN DALL, JAKE MICHAEL GRANIER TAYLOR, KYLE PHILLIP ERICH
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Michael Thomson
I love the environmental message, mad respect
LeadKirschi
Awesome. So fucking awesome. Finally someone that writes deep lyrics about the most important topic and makes people aware of our stupidity. Props to IHW. Besides that the song is just godlike :)
LarryB3rd
Disengage everything that you were ever told, we must restore the balance!
William Wong
This song speaks my language. Very touching.
Amaterasu
Strong imagery, strong lyrics, and even stronger music. What a powerful combination.
Andres Quadri
Such a powerful message, love it
Neon Grizzley
it looks like this will easily be one of the best albums this year
Car2theLyle
The message inherit in this song is deep and truthful. Way to go guys.
Matt Bird
The lyrics are so intense.
Alex A
Hellions though, thats what's up !