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With 'These Black Claws', we explore the dark and menacing subject of addiction. To further build on this atmosphere, we chose to collaborate with American rapper SHAHMEN. This is our first ever feature with VOLA, which makes it a special occasion for us.
lyrics
I’ve been approaching the surface for a year.
I’ve seen emotions derail and disappear.
Go feed the colorful snakes outside, she said to me.
Go break your colorful bones in a fight, she begged of me.
We are returning to the ominous.
We are a lost cause.
We are committing to the dominance
of these black claws.
I try to smile when I get bad news.
Figure if there is any good left, I'll get that too.
The blood is red but the veins are blue.
And my bones are every color on the spectrum between the two.
I squeeze through the cells that we've been locked in.
Kinda high from the loss of the oxygen.
Headrush, flushed, dropping dead weight.
My canine scrapes the last crumbs off my bread plate.
Just head straight.
No maps or no atlas.
No matter how the road curves don't end up backwards.
Black birds circle brown dirt for the big worms.
My bad dream catcher hangs high as it twist turns.
Cities burn a bad smoke.
It makes my eyes itch.
But front row seats to apocalypse are priceless.
Life is hanging here in these black claws.
Staring at a white sky full of black stars.
One straw in the drain.
One word that you failed to sustain.
Someone stranded empty handed.
I’ve seen emotions derail and disappear.
Go feed the colorful snakes outside, she said to me.
Go break your colorful bones in a fight, she begged of me.
We are returning to the ominous.
We are a lost cause.
We are committing to the dominance
of these black claws.
I try to smile when I get bad news.
Figure if there is any good left, I'll get that too.
The blood is red but the veins are blue.
And my bones are every color on the spectrum between the two.
I squeeze through the cells that we've been locked in.
Kinda high from the loss of the oxygen.
Headrush, flushed, dropping dead weight.
My canine scrapes the last crumbs off my bread plate.
Just head straight.
No maps or no atlas.
No matter how the road curves don't end up backwards.
Black birds circle brown dirt for the big worms.
My bad dream catcher hangs high as it twist turns.
Cities burn a bad smoke.
It makes my eyes itch.
But front row seats to apocalypse are priceless.
Life is hanging here in these black claws.
Staring at a white sky full of black stars.
One straw in the drain.
One word that you failed to sustain.
Someone stranded empty handed.
credits
from Witness,
released May 21, 2021
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VOLA Copenhagen, Denmark
The Copenhagen-based quartet grew out of a common interest in eclectic, groove-oriented music which draws inspiration
ranging from 70's progressive rock to modern day electronica, industrial and extreme metal.
VOLA features Asger Mygind on vocals and guitar, Nicolai Mogensen on bass, Martin Werner on keyboards and Adam Janzi on drums.
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Jun 21Dessel, Belgium
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Jun 27Seinäjoki, Finland
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Jun 28Helsinki, Finland
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Jul 26Manchester, UK
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Aug 31Câmpulung, Romania
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Nov 1Aarhus, Denmark
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Nov 2Gothenburg, Sweden
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Nov 3Oslo, Norway
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Nov 8Stockholm, Sweden
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Nov 10Berlin, Germany
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Nov 11Krakow, Poland
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Nov 14Vienna, Austria
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Nov 15Munich, Germany
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Nov 16Zürich, Switzerland
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Nov 17Milan, Italy
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Nov 19Augsburg, Germany
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Nov 21Paris, France
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Nov 22London, UK
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Nov 23Nottingham, UK
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Nov 24Glasgow, UK
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