Despite Exile - Riven Mirrors [Official Music Video]

SPOTIFY | BANDCAMP | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | Our new song ’Riven Mirrors’ is officially out and available on all streaming platforms! A few words from the band: “Riven Mirrors” really came out of the blue. It all started from a drum pattern Simone came up with during the second lockdown, after we had decided to re-write the album from scratch. So we started from the drums, which is very atypical for us; Jei then proceeded to add an epic melodic chorus and the black-metal vibes, while Sanchez added the killer main riff. It all felt so organic and satisfying that we thought this track deserved a spotlight. On the other hand, the lyrics reflect the anguish of that moment: the song is essentially about feelings of dissociation, paralysis and isolation. But it is also about the paradox of sharing solitude, and about the strange sort of relief that it can bring. The music video is definitely on a par with the frenzied mood of the song. It is fast and ever moving, playing around with different lenses that distort the image and emphasize the sense of disorientation and anxiety. It was very exhausting to shoot since we had to take multiple group shots where we all had to move around a lot. We hope people will appreciate the sudden change and the contrast between the different atmospheres that both the song and the video open up to. Hope you enjoy it. Every share counts. Much love! 🍕 DESPITE EXILE ARE: Jei Doublerice - VOX Giacomo Santini - GUITAR Alessandro Carminati - GUITAR Francesco Comuzzi - GUITAR Giovanni Minozzi - BASS Simone Cestari - DRUMS LYRICS: Awake now with eyes open wide While conscious fails to recover Body still paralyzed Doomed to observe, repeat, rewind Slowly stand up and begin to trudge towards the light Multitudes, stumbling As our breath gets shallower Our trembling hands grope for a sign Deep down Into this crevice where we sink and we respawn Rocks like blades to cling unto We only see what we’re allowed Until the clouds begin to thin out And we’re forced to witness the struggle of one another So then we’ll know for sure We are alone and yet we are a crowd Cut from the cloth of the absolute Riven mirrors reflecting an opaque light We were given enough reason To perceive our lack of time The anguish flows and we’re falling behind Revealing our uncoincidence With the phantoms of a lifetime Let the current shape the riverbed The trails and trenches of our next life Awake now with eyes open wide On our knees, we’ll no longer climb But excavate the depth of this sombre rift Attaining a principle without form A living force that breathes through us Deep down Into this crevice where we sink and we respawn Rocks like blades to cling unto We only see what we’re allowed Until the clouds begin to thin out And we’re forced to witness the struggle of one another So then we’ll know for sure We are alone and yet we are a crowd CREDITS: Written by Jei Doublerice, Giacomo Santini and Simone Cestari Lyrics by Giovanni Minozzi Production, mix and master by Jei Doublerice Additional post-production by Alan Sacha Laskow Video directed by Damiano Affinito 1st AD Marcello della Puppa