Hi everyone,
I have something I’m super excited to share with you all today. Dan, Jeff and I wrote a song together! And made a music video for it!
The three of us have been wanting to collaborate for a while now. I knew a fusion of DyeV’s grunge sound with Jeff’s metal influence would sound really cool and when I proposed that we write some original material, he was 1000% game.
When we began the writing process, we started with a subject matter we wanted to explore- which I’m hoping will be apparent when you hear/see the song We had a few song construction elements we wanted to include such as a tempo change, dueling guitar solos and a really punchy chorus. We wanted the song to tell a complete story. I think we nailed it and I couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve created.
On the video side, we wanted it to have the feel of turning on MTV in the 90s. We had a few different thematic elements that we wanted to include and we ran with it. Dan did all the final video editing and he did an absolutely phenomenal job.
Finally, to Jeff @nzmetal thank you for being our partner in crime on this crazy journey. The song absolutely would not be what it has become without your top notch lead work and attention to detail. Oh, and you won the solo duel by a mile
Full song lyrics below for those that are interested. We hope you enjoy the song/video at least half as much as we enjoyed making it since that would still be quite a lot
Sirens lyrics
(Intro)
It was 3:00am
when they shattered the glass
A hazy smoke
fills the sky
It was sunny today
Had a good time swimming
Now I’m reaching for
Something sharp
(Chorus)
Watch out
They’re coming
The danger’s right in front of you
Eyes forward
Hands shaking
You tell me we’re in this together
Lock the doors
Dim the lights
As you say
If you wanna live you’d better keep your mouth shut
(Verse 1)
There were others on the run
One guy’s wife
didn’t make it
She had a broken ankle
And couldn’t keep up
They had a good day
Made breakfast for dinner
Now he’s reaching for
The will to survive
(Chorus)
Watch out
They’re coming
The danger’s right in front of you
Eyes forward
Hands shaking
You tell me we’re in this together
Lock the doors
Dim the lights
As you say
If you wanna live you’d better keep your mouth shut
(Verse 2)
Ran out of gas
Had to ditch our
Old beater van
We fled on foot
And lost our minds
There were signs on the way
To the place where everything changed
I was reaching for
My sanity
(Bridge)
No one’s coming
(But I can hear the sirens)
The dead are watching
(I can hear the sirens)
You told me that you loved me
(I can hear the sirens)
But now we feel like strangers
(I can hear the sirens)
You shine brighter in the darkness
(I can hear the sirens)
Than you ever did before
(I can hear the sirens)
Didn’t know you had it in you
(I can hear the sirens)
To aim right between my eyes
(I can hear the sirens)
(Refrain/Verse 3)
It’s was 3:00am
When you turned on me
Now I’m reaching for
The barrel of your gun
(Chorus)
Watch out
They’re coming
The danger’s right beside you
Eyes forward
Hands steady
We were never in this together
Lock the doors
Dim the lights
As I say
If you wanna live you’d better keep your mouth shut