LYNN MY BELOVED… I AM SO SORRY FOR HOW LONG IT’S TAKEN ME TO REPLY, it is absolutely unacceptable!!! i was just listening to torch and heard the line you’re referring to (“who’s the holy one that i can kill to stay alone?”) and suddenly remembered that i’ve left this unanswered for nearly eight months 😵‍💫 there is no excuse and i’m so sorry!

to answer your (lovely and thoughtful!) question, though: in all honesty, i primarily chose that line as the quote for my description because it resonated with me but for reasons i can’t quite articulate or place my finger on? i recall that andy described this song as being about “reaching out and finding a lifeline of truth and hope when all feels lost and freeing yourself of the negative and destructive noise that can sometimes fill our minds and bring us down”, and to me that whole verse (“kneel and pray / what’s the world today? / and who’s the holy one that i can kill to stay alone? / and if i take them down / will my lies be found?”) seems to be the internal monologue of someone who has isolated themselves from the world around them for whatever reasons (self-loathing, shame, depression, a combination, etc.); the idea that they feel the need to shut out everything to protect themselves or those around them from whatever shortcomings, failures, or harm for which they feel they’re responsible. this questioning of what holy figure they can “kill” to remain in their isolation to me emphasizes the intensity of their desperation to be left alone.

and if the purpose of the torch is, as andy says, to be a light for those who feel alone, then this internal warring described in the line “if i take them down / will my lies be found?” is resolved in the last line of the chorus and the song as a whole: “to live is to lie / so light the torch”. it reads to me as the narrator’s acceptance that we have all done things of which we are ashamed or not proud, but that it’s no reason to close ourselves off from the light and to not strive to find meaning and hope in that chaos and to strive to do better.

yeah i got a few bands that are my brand™ and both of them are included for sure! honestly, i'm just out here doing what i was put on this earth to do; love my fave bands and share my love for them with everyone. but i'm so happy you got into bad omens more! i will never shut up about how much i love them

lynn! ♡

if anyone asks me to describe you in three words i'm using these words. spotify really out here hitting the nail on the head! very on brand for you!

22. old friends — pinegrove

80. easily — bruno major

65. stargazing — the neighborhood

oooh linn ♡ i gotchu! aight, so this band for me is redefining deathcore. they might be a bit different from the bands i know that you listen to.

i'd recommend their ep "...and i return to nothingness" that dropped in august, since it's my favourite thing i've heard from them! "to the hellfire", which is on the ep, is my favourite song of all time and has my favourite lyrics of all time as well. "...and i return to nothingness" (the song) brought me to tears the first time i heard it. not only the lyrics but you ever hear a song so beautiful you just cry? that's this song for me. and no joke, this ep is becoming a huge part of who i am and it means so much to me. planning on getting some tattoos inspired by the art and the music from this beautiful ep

and since all the allegations against the former singer i personally have a hard time listening to their old stuff (that is also very good!) and is why i haven't spoken much about them before. but with will joining the band and this new direction that the band is going in has me so excited! so i'd just start fresh with this ep because they are currently a powerhouse in the scene

anon should go out and touch some grass, maybe feel the rain on their skin and release their inhibitions and maybe they'll feel better

lynn! thank you so much my darling ♡