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Architects

Gravedigger

Release date: 7th March 2014

From Lost Forever // Lost Together
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'Gravedigger' is a furious indictment of broken promises and institutional corruption. Architects build the song around a simple, damning metaphor: those in power are gravediggers, complicit in death and decay, their empires constructed on foundations of salt and sand. The lyrics move between specific accusation and broader moral collapse, naming liars, parasites, and oppressors who sing of salvation whilst delivering only sorrow. The track channels rage into precision. Where the chorus hammers home its refrain, the verses layer complaint upon complaint, each one sharpening the blade. There is no redemption offered here, no path forward; instead, the song documents a cycle of betrayal and repetition, the sense that history loops endlessly because those in power have learned nothing. It is a song built for catharsis, for the listener who has watched promises crumble and wants someone to name the rot aloud.

"Gravedigger" is a track by Architects, from the album Lost Forever // Lost Together, released 7th March 2014. The track is 4:05 long. It's filed under Metal. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 11 articles about Architects.

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Lyrics

Gravedigger

An iron fist in a velvet glove
Another vulture posing as a dove
Do you have no shame? Look at what you've become
You are the reason we are bitter and then some
Bitter and then some
They sing of saviors, we sing of sorrow
But we're still holding on for dear life
You sold us all down the river
I hope you choke on the vows that you failed to deliver
You said you'd change the world, but death still flies east
The blind lead the blind, so we bomb for peace
Gravedigger (gravedigger) there's blood on your hands
You built this empire on salt and sand
Not all is fair in love and war
History repeats, we've seen this all before
We've given the vampires the keys to the blood bank
They say the more things change, the more they stay the same
While the liars leech, the crooked preach
So lie through your teeth, lie like you mean it
It beggars belief, do you really think that we still fucking believe it?
You fucking parasite
There's no room in here for an honest man
Only callous and cold hearts
Gravedigger (gravedigger), there's blood on your hands
You built this empire on salt and sand
Not all is fair in love and war
History repeats, we've seen it all before
Oppressor, you built this empire on salt and sand
Oppressor, you built this empire on salt and sand
An iron fist in a velvet glove
Another vulture posing as a dove
Do you have no shame? Look at what you've become
You are the reason we are bitter and then some
Bitter and then some
They sing of saviors, we sing of sorrow
But we're still holding on for dear life

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Track details

From Lost Forever // Lost Together

4:052014
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Lost Forever // Lost Together
Lost Forever // Lost Together
Architects
7th March 2014
Track number
1
Release year
2014
  1. 1Gravedigger
    4:05
  2. 2Naysayer
    3:26
  3. 3Broken Cross
    3:53
  4. 4The Devil Is Near
    3:35

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  • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Tom Searle
    Lyricist
    Tom Searle
    Composer
    Tom Searle
    Producer
    Henrik Udd
    Drums
    Dan Searle
    Guitar
    Tom Searle
    Keyboards
    Tom Searle
    Vocals
    Sam Carter
    Additional Production
    Fredrik Nordström
    Assistant Recording Engineer
    Johan Henriksson
    Bass Guitar
    Alex Dean
    Cello
    Elizabeth Clarke, Michael Rollins
    Mastering Engineer
    Henrik Udd
    Mixing Engineer
    Henrik Udd, Ken Dudley
    Recording Engineer
    Henrik Udd, Randy Slaugh
    Strings
    Tom Searle
    Strings Arranger
    Randy Slaugh
    Viola
    Julie Slaugh, Kelsey Georgeson, Mark Shipley
    Violin
    Ariel Loveland, Emily Rust, Jenn Allen
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