Killswitch Engage rose to fame with its 2004 release The End of Heartache, which peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA in December 2007 for over 500,000 shipments in the United States. The title track, "The End of Heartache", was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005 for Best Metal Performance, and a live DVD titled (Set This) World Ablaze was released in 2005. Killswitch Engage has performed at festivals such as Soundwave Festival, Wacken Open Air, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Ozzfest, Download Festival, Rock on the Range, Rock am Ring, Mayhem Festival, Monsters of Rock, Pointfest, Knotfest and Heavy MTL. The band has sold over four million records in the U.S. and has been considered notable within the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, and has also been considered one of the earliest leading forces of the metalcore genre.
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Studio albums
Killswitch Engage (2000)
Alive or Just Breathing (2002)
The End of Heartache (2004)
As Daylight Dies (2006)
Killswitch Engage (2009)
Disarm the Descent (2013)
Incarnate (2016)
Atonement (2019)
The Arms of Sorrow
Killswitch Engage Lyrics
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Hiding behind the empty smiles
So simple (delinquish)
Isn't much made
Crawling back into the dark
Running, always running
into the distance
The echoes of my voice
Follow me down
The shadows I cast
Follow me down
Deeper I'm falling
Into the arms of sorrow
Building descending
Into the arms of sorrow
There must be serenity
The echoes of my voice
Follow me down
The shadows I cast
Follow me down
Deeper I'm falling
Into the arms of sorrow
Buildin,g descending
Into the arms of sorrow
The demons
of my own design
This horror must not remain
Deeper I'm falling
Into the arms of sorrow
Building, descending
Into the arms of sorrow
There must be serenity
There must be deliverance
Deeper I'm falling
Building, descending
The lyrics in Killswitch Engage's song The Arms of Sorrow portray the theme of someone feeling trapped and struggling to find their way out of their own darkness. The opening lines convey a person who is imprisoned within their own mind and forced to hide behind a facade of hollow smiles. The repetition of the phrase 'isn't much made' suggests a lack of hope and desperation creeping in. The following lines indicate someone who is constantly running away from their issues, and they plead to be stopped before they bleed once more. The echoes of their voice and the shadows they cast, seem to haunt them, and this feeling continues to escalate as they reach the chorus.
The chorus emphasizes the deepening descent the person feels into their own sorrow, a state they cannot seem to escape. They describe this feeling as being in the arms of sorrow, as if it's an embrace or a trap they can't get out of, building or descending, implying that it compounds or hits rock bottom, but they are still falling. The bridge then shifts the focus to the demons that are their own design, reflecting the struggle that their mind is causing. The repetition of the phrase 'there must be' at the close of the song suggests that the hope for deliverance and tranquility is still strong, but that they're trapped and struggling to find a way out, which is a sentiment most people can identify with.
Line by Line Meaning
Imprisoned, inside this mind
Confined within my own thoughts and emotions
Hiding behind the empty smiles
Putting on a false front of happiness to hide my inner struggles
So simple (delinquish)
Giving up is an easy solution
Isn't much made
Not much progress or improvement has been achieved
Crawling back into the dark
Retreating to a place of sadness and hopelessness
Running, always running
Constantly moving forward
into the distance
Toward an unknown future
Stop me before I bleed, again
Prevent me from experiencing heartache and pain once more
The echoes of my voice
The lingering sounds of my own thoughts
Follow me down
Accompany me on my descent into sadness
The shadows I cast
The darkness that surrounds me
Deeper I'm falling
Sinking further into hopelessness and despair
Into the arms of sorrow
Embraced by sadness and despair
Building descending
Progressively worsening
There must be serenity
There needs to be peace and calmness in my life
The demons of my own design
The inner demons and struggles that I alone have created
This horror must not remain
I cannot continue living in this state of sadness and despair
There must be deliverance
I need to be saved from my own troubles
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Adam Dutkiewicz, Howard Jones, Joel Stroetzel, Justin Foley, Mike D'antonio, Mike A. D'antonio
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@Light00000
Smile empty soul
Killswitch engage
Mudvayne
Ill nino
Adema
Static X
Sevendust
P.O.D.
Mad at Gravity
My memories are fading..and i fear in time i will forget even the few bands that i can list now. And my soul will be empty and void long before my grave 6 feet deep is dug.
@sykophiend
Imprisoned, inside this mind
Hiding behind the empty smiles
So simple (the anguish)
As it mocks me
Crawling back into the dark
Running, always running, into the distance
Stop me before I bleed, again
The echoes of my voice
Follow me down
The shadows I cast
Follow me down
Deeper I'm falling
Into the arms of sorrow
Quickly descending
Into the arms of sorrow
There must be serenity
The echoes of my voice
Follow me down
The shadows I cast
Follow me down
Deeper I'm falling
Into the arms of sorrow
Blindly descending
Into the arms of sorrow
The demons of my own design
This horror must not remain
Deeper I'm falling
Into the arms of sorrow
Blindly descending
Into the arms of sorrow
There must be serenity
There must be deliverance
Deeper I'm falling
Blindly descending
Deeper I'm falling
@MMAVibe
Thank you for all the support!
@kingjgweunhmmmhxexhuhBNjkfestn
Love you're contribution to this world from talent given by God to bless ppl such as myself with joy of the beauty of music!🌹🌬🐸🌟😇
@user-xj2td9sd7w
I saw you when I was 15, that was 12 years ago. I still listen to all your albums to this day! We love you, man! Thank you for giving us this music, there's nobody that can sing like you!
@bruno1503
Man, I hope you realise that you have most beautiful voice in metalcore ;)
@willischwabe1324
Are you the real guy?
If so: You rock like an angel of metal and purity and I hope you keep rocking! You are sehr awesome and it would be a shame if your voice went away from emotional metal songs like this.
@Metalhead_69
Just came after The safety of disbelief, your voice is nothing but magnificent
@stormyRS
Howard Jones, in my opinion, has one of the most powerful voices in metalcore
@adupswillbeback3390
You spelled universe wrong
@ericrobbins3733
@RandolTheFox LP is not metalcore or metal bro. Also Chester had a good voice but imo LP was only good in hybrid theory and meteora. Would have been cool if he was in a metal band tho.
@ericrobbins3733
@Good Krypollo I just said they were never metal lol and never said he did have the range Howard does