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From the album VESSEL (Ripple Music, 2024). Order vinyl, CD or digital here: Even things that are beautiful at first glance often have mystery and horror lurking just below the surface. A story of isolation, struggle, death and rebirth, “Hidden By The Day” is one of the most intact front-to-back weird fiction songs we’ve ever written. I was working away from home when this track was coming together, and my remote studio was based out of a house in Senoia, Georgia, owned by the cinematographer of The Walking Dead. The backyard tapered off into the woods and it was constantly raining, so a bit of that survival horror vibe definitely seeped into this one. One of our guitarists had challenged me to write some lyrics with a cathartic, positive resolution, so I went with “man starving in the woods dies and is reborn as a mushroom monster”. That’s about as close as I get. -Martin from V.S. ___________________________________________________________________________ Vitskär Süden is: Martin Garner - vocals, bass Julian Goldberger - guitar Christopher Martin - drums TJ Webber - guitar Track also features: Rich Martin - piano Max Mueller - cello Emily Moore - violin Written by Vitskär Süden ©2024 Lyrics and string arrangement by Garner Co-produced and mixed by Don Cento Mastered by James Driscoll Video directed by Martin Garner and edited by TJ Webber ___________________________________________________________________________ Official Website: Bandcamp: Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: @vitskar_suden TikTok: @vitskar_suden Spotify: Apple Music: är-süden/1512048966 Deezer: Amazon Music: är-süden LYRICS: Far from home Drenched in rain Hopeful still This escape Choices made Come what may Thought these woods Would keep me safe Tendrils wind Obfuscate Shelter wrecked All in vain No supplies Foraging All the doubts Now to face Spores drift past Beckoning It’s easy to ignore Hunger’s pangs When the forest floor Becomes your grave Body still No more pain Face in shadow Hidden by the day Red eyes glow Out beyond the lake Consuming all Mycelium partakes Transforming these remains Lifeless shell Will rise again To roam the earth
