Royal & the Serpent
Death Do Us Part
Get ready for a song that has been a magnet for three distinct musical moods, as Royal & the Serpent uses the contrast between three different styles to work magic in ‘Death Do Us Part’.
The first component involves waves of synth that loop hypnotically. These give way to a delicate guitar in the verse, but return for the first chorus. The guitar is that second element, making the verse sound flighty and filled with the outdoors. The third element comes right at the end of the chorus. A fuzzed up full band sound that overloads the system.
What makes the song extra special is how the elements are recombined and how the changes happen away from the expected moments. The overall effect certainly reflects the metaphysical nature of the lyrics.
You know you’re listening to a Royal & the Serpent song as soon as you hear Ryan Santiago’s voice. Not only does it have a distinctive timbre, but it twists the melody cleverly as it does in the ‘we’ll turn into daisies / we’ll turn into stars’ line in the chorus.
‘Death Do Us Part’ definitely brings a vibe and I love it.
Death Do Us Part Video
Watch Royal & the Serpent – ‘Death Do Us Part’.
Death Do Us Part Lyrics
Call the wolves in the night
Howl at the moon and the blood in the sky
Lost and alone in the pines
The eyes of the hills gonna swallow us blindI’ve been looking for a way up
I’ve been looking for a way up, baby
There’s a river that can take us
Past the willow where they hate us, baby
I’ve been looking for a way up
I’ve been looking for a way up, baby
I’ve been searching for a reason
Something simple to believe in’til death do us part
Wherever you take me, I’ll die in your arms
We’ll turn into daisеs, yeah, we’ll turn into stars
And they’ll call us crazy, baby
I’ll follow you into thе dark
’til death do us part’til death do us part
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