MetalCore: Canción #2: "Forever" - As I Lay Dying

Forever, your eyes will hold the memory.
I saw your heart as it overtook me.
We tried so hard to understand and reason
But in that one moment, I gave my heart away.

I gave my heart away.
In that moment, I gave my heart away.
In that moment, I gave my heart away.

With that perfect breath where my mind lay beside me
And all I knew is what had overtaken me.
With no reason, I am comforted by inability to understand.

Forever, your eyes will hold the memory.
I saw your heart as it overtook me.
We tried so hard to understand and reason
But in that one moment, I gave my heart away.

I gave my heart away.
In that moment, I gave my heart away.
In that moment, I gave my heart away.

Forever your eyes will hold the memory.
Forever your eyes will hold the memory.
Forever your eyes will hold the memory.

When I wake from this dream,
Will your smile still open my heart
And leave me transparent?

When I wake from this dream,
Will your smile still open my heart?

Forever fue incluido en el álbum Frail Words Collapse, publicado por la banda estadounidense As I Lay Dying. Fue el segundo single del disco y es el tema más conocido y representativo del grupo californiano. Este tema, junto con 94 Hours hicieron popular a la banda, con las frecuentes apariciones de sus videoclips en la MTV2.

Aunque para los ajenos al género puede parecer una canción horrible, o incluso ni considerarlo música sino "un tío gritando", en mi opinión decir esto de este tema es realmente injusto. La sensacional actuación del guitarrista, con unos riffs increibles, que aún después de haberla escuchado cientos de veces me siguen dejando impresionado, además de las suaves voces del ex-bajista Clint Norris, que dan un toque exquisito de contraste junto con los ásperos versos del solista Tim Lambesis, hacen de esta canción un manjar hasta para los oidos mejor entrenados.

Que la disfrutéis!

MetalCore: Canción #1: "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)" - Bullet for My Valentine

Once more I'll say goodbye to you
Things happen, but we don't really know why
If it's supposed to be like this
Why do most of us ignore the chance to miss?
Oh yeah

Torn apart at the seams and my dreams turn to tears
I'm not feeling this situation
Run away try to find that safe place you can hide
The best place to be when you're feeling like

Me! (Me)
Yeah! (Yeah)
All these things I hate revolve around
Me (Me)
Yeah! (Yeah)
Just back off before I snap

Once more you tell those lies to me
Why can't you just be straight up with honesty?
When you say those things in my ear
Why do you always tell me what you wanna hear?
Oh yeah (yeah!)

Wear your heart on your sleeve, make things hard to believe
I'm not feeling this situation
Run away try to find that safe place you can hide
It's the best place to be when you're feeling like

Me! (Me!)
Yeah! (Yeah!)
All these things I hate revolve around
Me! (Me!)
Yeah! (Yeah!)
Just back off before I snap and you'll
See! (Me!)
Me! (Me!)
All these things I hate revolve around
Me! (Me!)
Yeah! (Yeah!)
Just back off before I snap

Torn apart at the seams and my dreams turn to tears
I'm not feeling this situation
Run away try to find that safe place you can hide
It's the best place to be when you're feeling like me
(it's the best place to be when you're!)

Me! (Me!)
Yeah! (Yeah!)
All these things I hate revolve around
Me! (Me!)
Yeah! (Yeah!)
Just back off before I snap and you'll
See! (Me!)
Me! (Me!)
All these things I hate revolve around
Me! (Me!)
Yeah! (Yeah!)
Just back off before I snap

All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) fue incluida en el disco The Poison, publicado en 2005 por el grupo galés Bullet for My Valentine. Fue lanzado en forma de single a principios de 2006 y obtuvo un éxito notable tanto en Inglaterra como en EEUU, alcanzando el #32 en las listas inglesas y un #24 en el US Mainstream Rock.

Es además la canción más "suave" del album, con solo un par de "gritos" bastante lights. Mezcla elementos General Metal con otros más propios del Hardcore Punk, aproximandose mucho a la definición del genero Metalcore.

Cabe destacar esos extraordinarios riffs de guitarra hacia la ultima parte del tema, además de la melodía trabajada (y algo pegadiza), sin olvidar el buen hacer del solista Matthew Tuck.

Con este tema vamos completando un poco más el repaso por los subgeneros Metal, tal y como adelanté hace tiempo.