Northlane - Soma Lyrics






Daydreamer
Rise and shine
Daily deja vu
Yet still surprised
Watch the weary world with greyscale eyes

A millionaire in my mind
With a pocket full of lint
Confined to a puzzle where the pieces don't fit
Stare into a broken mirror
Reflecting shards of fear
Daydreamer
Now's your time
I refuse to die here

I refuse to die here

I see a prison of a city, destined for collapse
I see the worker bees buzzing in circles
Fighting over scraps
I see a concrete garden
Of lead and steel trees
I see the clouds swell with synthetic disease

A visionless man can't balance the scale
The court of conscience slips secrets on the gavel
Written in Braille
Lie just beyond my fingertips

Daydreamer
Rise and shine
Daily deja vu
Yet still surprised
Watch the weary world with greyscale eyes

A millionaire in my mind
With a pocket full of lint
Confined to a puzzle where the pieces don't fit
Stare into a broken mirror
Reflecting shards of fear
Daydreamer
Now's your time
I refuse to die here

I refuse to die here





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  1. C.... H....

    I love that people shit all of marcus's cleans and act like adrian had good cleans 😂 Adrian was a great screamer.. but he was not a trained vocalist/singer and had zero singing technique.. Did you all hear that cringey mess in the beginning part of quantum flux?

  2. T.... H....

    1:35 chills for days.. so powerful.

  3. B.... V....

    Way beyond it's time.
    Feel these songs in my bones.....

  4. D.... W....

    I like the ambient sound but i think this is where the "no breakdown" phase might have started. PLEASE for the love of humanity, bring the balls back to the music. I feel like i get lead up to a breakdown but you guys decided to jump bavk to a chorus or main riff. Its like if my girl couldnt get me off anymore. Depressing. Keeps you waiting for sure lol with blue balls

  5. V.... G....

    Why am i just getting to this album in 2018 😭

  6. V.... G....

    Holy fuck guys...

  7. Z.... �....

    Voice nice

  8. r.... u....

    Son goku

  9. D.... M....

    They are singing about the numb state of people in the fictional world of Aldous Huxleys "Brave New World" book, and the Soma drug that keeps them it. The song does it justice!

  10. R.... ....

    Aye, you want soma dis💪😂

  11. S.... N....

    I did a drum cover of Soma check it out

  12. T.... R....

    First song on the Album, first album since Adrian left...

    "I refuse to die here"

    That is epic.

  13. t.... t....

    northlane is the best, marcus is amazing . Cannot wait for there next album. Node was insane!! NL4LIFE!

  14. S.... A....

    When it hits about 1:30 it gets to me. I focus on my inner self and block out everything.The soft voice relaxes me, and its calming nature allows me to make a quick emotional attachment. I contemplate the fears inside me, feelings of loneliness and abandonment. But they are not alone. I know happiness, happiness achieved through a look into the book of memory's within my mind. Images of beauty and fantasy's of human connection and love.

    Your music, your art, has potential. The new me, the true me, loves this.

    S.... A....

    Lulu Support You're not reborn, you're trapped in Silver 2, get outta here

    S.... A....

    I love the track Ra, when the singer says "I am stronger than fear!" I get this feeling of immense power, juggernaut amount of productivity. Northlane is awesome.

    S.... A....

    @Blargman57
    I actually was climbing S2 really fast. If anything I spent the most time at S5 until I came back to the game with a new approach.

  15. Y.... ....

    Daydreamer
    Rise and shine
    Daily deja vu
    Yet still surprised
    Watch the weary world with greyscale eyes

    A millionaire in my mind
    With a pocket full of lint
    Confined to a puzzle where the pieces don't fit
    Stare into a broken mirror
    Reflecting shards of fear
    Daydreamer
    Now's your time
    I refuse to die here

    I refuse to die here

    I see a prison of a city, destined for collapse
    I see the worker bees buzzing in circles
    Fighting over scraps
    I see a concrete garden
    Of lead and steel trees
    I see the clouds swell with synthetic disease

    A visionless man can't balance the scale
    The court of conscience slips secrets on the gavel
    Written in Braille
    Lie just beyond my fingertips

    Daydreamer
    Rise and shine
    Daily deja vu
    Yet still surprised
    Watch the weary world with greyscale eyes

    A millionaire in my mind
    With a pocket full of lint
    Confined to a puzzle where the pieces don't fit
    Stare into a broken mirror
    Reflecting shards of fear
    Daydreamer
    Now's your time
    I refuse to die here

    I refuse to die here.

  16. e.... b....

    Northlane will always be legends in rock history. It's a shame Adrian left because the rest of his band plays really fucking well regardless.

    e.... b....

    @infoxicate Being honest here in the grand scheme of things I don't know. However I believe he has no technique in the screaming. He just does what he thinks he should. If he would put time into learning the sound would probably be different and perhaps better. It almost reminds me of a Lamb of God type style. They probably aren't screaming at all. Just making sounds with their voice. Just my opinion.

    e.... b....

    Rock history? Are you fucking kidding me? ROCK? I fucking give up.

    e.... b....

    Madara Yes! Northlane is a rock band, didn't you know that?

    e.... b....

    You obviously don't know shit. It is your right not to like it, but saying he's hurting the band... just shut up.

    e.... b....

    KookiMonsta Nope, he's hurting the band bro. 👎

  17. C.... d....

    Any idea what font they used on the album cover/posters?

  18. S.... K....

    "i see the prism of a city,
    destined for collapse.
    i see worker bees buzzing in circles,
    fighting over scraps.
    i see a concrete garden,
    of lead and steel trees.
    i see the clouds swell,
    with synthetic disease.

    a vision-less man can't balance the scales,
    the code of conscience slips.
    secrets on the gavel written in braille,
    lie just beyond my fingertips."

    say what you want, but i really dig the lyrics in this album

  19. A.... ....

    Can anyone tell me if the text can relate to `soma` drug to Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World (1932)? Thanks in advance.

  20. S.... G....

    The drums sound so weak :/ as does the over all depth of the audio.

  21. D.... K....

    The riff is crazy powerful. Power to this band. :D

  22. P.... L....

    Come to South America :c

  23. G.... ....

    I rarely login to leave comments but I like this record and bought a copy and I'll play it LOUD an enjoy it.
    NO COMPLAINTS ! Thank You Northlane.

    I can't stand the crap pop and country and classic rock played millions of times on the radio. It's all terrible. Northlane is better.

    If you have to scream, you'd better have something important to say, and Northlane does, so Listen.

  24. A.... ....

    This song is so powerful. Especially in the beginning. Gave me chills.

  25. L.... G....

    Linkin-lane

  26. R.... ....

    Northlane will always blow my mind wide open, with the intro of their 1st track

  27. R.... D....

    Anyone else thought it was a cover of The Strokes?

  28. d.... t....

    hell yea

  29. K.... T....

    I'll be honest, at first I wasn't a huge fan of Node because the sound was so different from Singularity and Discoveries but after giving it a fair chance I have to say this song, and the whole album is growing on me. I still like the other two a little more but this sounds more fluid and put together by a mile. Kind of like of Prada's sound became less about how heavy they were but more about the way it sounds when you put all the parts together. Seeing them on Tuesday though, suuper stoked! lol

    K.... T....

    Lol I hear you. I think Marcus fits with the band well and I think he's pretty talented in regards to his cleans, but Northlane will never be as powerful without Adrian imo. He brought so much heaviness and ferocity to the band it's irreplaceable lol

    K.... T....

    He is very talented but like I said the lyrics kill me and at a very lesser extent his screams idk the screams in my opinion don't fit the band I usually have to try thinking it's a different band before forcing my self to listen like I said before I'm trying to get used to him but northlane used to be my fav band for me it's like a beagle Marcus is butter while Adrian is cream cheese they are both good in there own rights but I'd rather have cream cheese on my beagle

    K.... T....

    +xavier morales LOL, love the analogy. 😂

    K.... T....

    These comments are all so relevant to my perspective of Northlane rn. But, Node is growing onto me. I'm just giving it more shots until I end up liking it. That's how it usually goes when I play a song for the first time anyways. It's a gradual transition for me. I'm trying to feel the distinctive sound of the albums, and being appreciative of their work.

    K.... T....

    @Roslene V I hear you. Like once you understand that it's NOT gonna sound like what was put out before & critique it as it's own entity, you realize just how good a project it actually is, Seeing them perform it live also doesn't hurt lol. Amps up the appreciation for it even more when you're throwing down to it 

  30. A.... ....

    dat acid

  31. O.... ....

    Day dreamer... rise and shine...

  32. h.... ....

    Marcus' cleans are absolutely amazing. He has such a great voice.

  33. N.... M....

    The lyrics actually reminds me of the psyfi horror game SOMA, 10/10 game imo! the bass in the background of this song <3

  34. I.... M....

    Diee Heereee

  35. E.... J....

    NORTHLANE FANS ARE MY SPIRIT ANIMAL! LIKE NO ONE IS MAD ABOUT ADRIAN LEAVING CAUSE THEY SOUND SSICK AF!

  36. Z.... T....

    best song on album, this and Ohm. leech, node, animate, and impulse  are up there too,

    Z.... T....

    +OMGIDestroyedMatter I literally like all of them, except for Nameless, but that's because it's the instrumental, and I only like Discoveries...

    Z.... T....

    @SRGTxWafflez arrrrgghhhh! WHAT ABOUT SINGULARITY BRAH!? :O

    Z.... T....

    It's got good meaning to it.  They're all good, I just don't listen to them regularly.  Marcus's interpretation of Singularity is really fucking good.

    Z.... T....

    all of the albums are awesome. i remember hearing quantum flux first, and not liking it for some odd reason. then iheartradio played keymaker, which was the turning point. dispossesion, abra sumente, etc... were so good. then i heard windbreaker and dream awake, then quantum and masquerade. hooked! and then i was turned off by marc but gave them a real listen and really really regretted not getting into them earlier. they are phenomenal

    Z.... T....

    Zachary Tyler you just named half of the album 😂😂

  37. j.... m....

    I love northlane there structure in there songs to me make them a very progressive band and the somewhat simplicity is over ran by there unique ness. I love em(:

  38. G.... G....

    this album = ear jizz

  39. C.... A....

    LMFAO VINYL? HIPSTER MORE XD XD XD

  40. I.... ....

    NORTHLANE 4 LYFE!

  41. S.... ....

    1:40 onwards, strong Linkin Park vibesssss

  42. A.... ....

    Fk this Music-Box, that are not even CDs -.- 60€ for nothing....

  43. B.... ....

    love the part that starts at 1:35 ^_^

  44. o.... ....

    this whole album is so amazing. Very nice job

  45. F.... ....

    It makes me so sad that people don't see the best from this album. Look at the lyrics. Take this whole work as one concept. Let it simply just flow through you. This is a piece of art - whatever you are, were or will be Northlane fan. I use to listen to some older stuff, but this hits me the most. No fence, but this is not something for just single listening. There's a lot behind it.

  46. J.... S....

    less synth and more gtrs in the mix please

  47. R.... M....

    fuck you! did'nt care about the rest of your albums but this one is epic. gonna buy!

  48. E.... ....

    this is fucking epic.i'm so damn swollen with inspiration.(not in a weird way though)

  49. L.... ....

    Do you know that there are 301 miner died in coal mine in my country and the place where they died is called Soma

  50. E.... ....

    they need a decent vocalist so bad... :L

  51. B.... R....

    Should've gotten a good clean singer

  52. l.... ....

    .. that sucks! ...

  53. I.... ....

    Brave new world

    I.... ....

    Ioannis 😢😢😢 we don’t have much time.

  54. d.... h....

    i'm not one of your best fan but i really enjoy the fact that you offer your album in full stream, i will buy it only to proove you it's better to give and ask for money after. pretty good moshpart/breakdowns however, and fucking awesome artwork, good job!

  55. S.... f....

    This is good but it just doesn't sound like Northlane...

  56. C.... L....

    I'm glad this wasn't a single or teased at or anything because when I gave this album it's first listen and this opened things up, I knew the rest of the album was going to be good.
    Yes this does not compare to Discoveries or Singularity, but this is Marcus' first album with Northlane and I say he did a fantastic job. Can't wait to hear this live

  57. R.... ....

    Lyrics are fucking terrible

    R.... ....

    It's real shit.

  58. W.... T....

    I love this song! Reminds me of PC gaming for some reason

    W.... T....

    +Warrior Tha Witt while playing Warframe

  59. G.... L....

    Shit.... congrats!!

  60. C.... D....

    Wow, this is actually really good.

  61. j.... ....

    Good song writing ruined by horrid production. Fuck. Was so hype for this album, too.

    j.... ....

    I feel like the vocals are just way too loud and the guitars feel kinda shoved in the background in some parts.

    j.... ....

    +Zach Ingram i agree

    j.... ....

    yeah, they sound too dark and lack presence

  62. N.... N....

    I never thought In my wildest dreams I'd dislike northlane. What a depressing day

  63. R.... R....

    "A visionless man can't balance the scale,
    The court of conscience slips
    Secrets on the gavel written in braille,
    Lie just beyond my fingertips"

    Fucking. Beautiful. That it is.!

  64. K.... ....

    The calm part tho.. Ears on ecstazy.

  65. L.... ....

    I'll be honest, im not disappointed, but nor am i impress with the vocals. The instruments are on point, but im not sure how to feel about vocals. Scream are great, but they feel iffy at times. tbh this is better than rot or obelisk. Im going through the whole album right now, so i hope i love it when i reach the end

    L.... ....

    +LIJ4Productions I don't know your final opinion, but i think the vocals are perfect, the screams and the clean parts alike. For me they're definitely not iffy :) I wouldn't talk about the instrumentals, because we can agree on their perfection.

    L.... ....

    @Mátyás Juhász actually in the end, i really liked it. the vocals still are a little iffy for me, both clean and unclean, but i prefer the cleans more. i also really enjoy the instruments in this.

  66. P.... C....

    At 1.33 they have such a limp bizkit sound. I love it!

  67. I.... C....

    that bass tone is fucking amazing holy shit

  68. M.... ....

    That part 2:16 - 2:40 ... fuck. <3

  69. B.... I....

    Awsome album. For me, is the best. Good work Northlane but specially Marcus. I miss you Adrian, but Marcus do the things right like you Adrian.
    Adrian<3
    Marcus<3

  70. H.... H....

    If you are a true Northlane fan this shit is hair raising! Great opening track

    H.... H....

    +BoxOfSt00f it;s still distinct, its just different than what they did before, they are maturing as a band and making music that they like and branching out instead of sticking the the same thing. Adrian will be missed but it was his choice to leave. Who knows, maybe Adrian will come out with his own solo project in the future, either way, i still love Northlane. Looking forward to some more diversity :P

    H.... H....

    +BoxOfSt00f it;s still distinct, its just different than what they did before, they are maturing as a band and making music that they like and branching out instead of sticking the the same thing. Adrian will be missed but it was his choice to leave. Who knows, maybe Adrian will come out with his own solo project in the future, either way, i still love Northlane. Looking forward to some more diversity :P

    H.... H....

    What if your a true Northlane fan but this is just meh? What if your not a true fan and this is hair raising? Why is your first name a chocolate?

    H.... H....

    A true northlane fan, wouldn't refer to their music as 'this shit'. ;)
    These blokes are beautiful.

    H.... H....

    Hershey Holman "true fans" oh god. What is this, primary school?

  71. R.... A....

    Dood this album is amazing

  72. C.... T....

    Is that the riff from keymaker!?

    C.... T....

    +CoastCore TV It's pretty similar but not quite

    C.... T....

    @Daley Smith
    its the same chords but the original is in drop b, this ones played in A# (with the F# muted) and the open note is played open instead of palm muted in this :) i asked jon :p

  73. L.... T....

    Such positive feed back by everyone. I love it. Can't wait to see you guys live again.

  74. A.... M....

    This is how you open up a stellar album! 

    Well done boys! This is now my favourite album and I refuse to not repeat this album. ;)

  75. C.... �....

    Now or never, Northlane. Prove you're still amazing without Adrian, this will be an exciting listen!

    C.... �....

    Left a comment on "Animate" ;)

    C.... �....

    +Charlie's Drum Corner Unfortunately they couldn't prove it. R.I.P.

    C.... �....

    +BoxOfSt00f dig ursELF A GRAVE

    C.... �....

    but wtf is this cleansing like pop music ? :/ ... musicians still good but damn .... RIP RIP RIP

    C.... �....

    @AJ Hosp lol it's different man. some people dont like alot of singing. the music is great and vocals are okay. Marcus is a BEAST LIVE. and actually was the perfect replacement for adrian. and josh wrote all the lyrics for this album. but what you dont understand is adrian's message was way different. bands have to make these changes to remain on top. look at every hard band out there. discoveries will always remain my favorite album out of any band. have you ever studied philosophy or psychology? read a book and re listen to their first two albums and really understand it. it's really third eye opening. this album is great but to tell someone off for having an opinion ( which is true) is weak and northlane wouldnt want that... you can be the change lol

  76. B.... ....

    For all the soft ass singles they showed (except rot, rot was amazing) this is a nice suprise from what I expected.

  77. H.... H....

    Always been a fan of Adrian but damn this is beast!!!!

  78. J.... R....

    Why do they release whole album stream and even show the content of CD Box before the official release? Isn't it nice to see all the contents yourself when you buy it?

  79. M.... V....

    This is more like a very nice reminder of why i pre ordered the album.
    Northlane has done it again !! :D

  80. G.... ....

    Just realised I listened to the uploads backwards to how they're arranged in the album... looks like I'll have to listen to them all over again in the intended order. What a shame.

  81. b.... ....

    1:12 is so architects, cool song

    b.... ....

    Except architects is actually heavy

    b.... ....

    @Jason LovesPWD old northlane was heavier than the new, but I'd still have to say architects is much more brutal

    b.... ....

    that riff is almost identical to one in Northlane's old song Keymaker! Check it out! Super cool

    b.... ....

    yeah! agreed to that. i think architects is one of their influences. because their bandname (northlane) came from the old architect's song NORTHLANE. Just my conclusion. :) btw. grettings from Philippines!

    b.... ....

    As day breaks, the sunlight heals
    As day breaks, the light reveals

    That riff is straight out of Daybreak from Architects lol

  82. W.... O....

    Best song so far. Northlane did a fantastic job.

  83. G.... L....

    The bass at the start has such a good full sound! this new album is killer

  84. W.... ....

    this and impulse are the weakest on the album

    W.... ....

    @Warnerchild woah you didn't like Impulse? Damn I thought that one was really powerful! :D

    W.... ....

    @Warnerchild lol Impulse is one of the songs that hit the hardest to me, plus the lyrics are cool. No fucking clue what you're talking about. Node and Ohm are a bit lacking though imo.

    W.... ....

    His an expert...

    W.... ....

    +Warnerchild I think Obelisk and Ra are the weakest, the rest is really good.

  85. M.... B....

    Awesome song.

  86. D.... L....

    Love this band and album! Check out my review! 

    http://bad-donkeyalbumreviews.blogspot.com/2015/07/northlane-node.html

  87. Z.... J....

    Best song from the whole album

    Z.... J....

    @danny worsnop i hope not

  88. A.... P....

    Love this Killswitch Engage style cleans in the chorus!

  89. H.... ....

    THE KEYMAKER FLASHBACKS GOT MY INSIDES ALL FUZZY FUCKYEA CUNTS

  90. O.... ....

    Absolutely incredible.

  91. J.... K....

    Oh my gaaawwwd❤️

  92. S.... T....

    Best song on the record and the most Northlane sounding song on Node.

  93. R.... ....

    TOOLane

    R.... ....

    @Sam Farquharson yeah I get around

    R.... ....

    +Cia Nel hell yeh If they listend to tool since they were pretty much born like me they would understand why tool is superior plus adds to nostalgia so makes it alot cooler or even listend to 1 full album they would but yeh tool is great Maynard is the best tool, apc, puscifier Maynard definitely is a genius for someone to have multiply bands even to mess around and still make good music that's crazy but yeh have a good day dude

    R.... ....

    @havoren :o lolxD

    R.... ....

    +Nikaian Sure, Tool does this stuff much better, but the influence is obvious. I read that the main songwriter listened to Pink Floyd and Tool only during the writing process

  94. T.... ....

    cant wait for the concert in like 14 days!!!

    T.... ....

    @Jason LovesPWD yes

    T.... ....

    @TheCuffufle Seeing them on that tour too, on the 26th of August for me. Can't wait for these guys and IHW. Enjoy!

    T.... ....

    @Erik Hansen i get to see them 4 days before u hehe. IHW is gonna be sick but im super stocked for OAA

    T.... ....

    @Erik Hansen i get to see them 4 days before u hehe. IHW is gonna be sick but im super stocked for OAA

    T.... ....

    @qsanoob
     Nice! I've been counting down the days for like 2 months. Really looking forward to all the bands, especially NL and IHW.

  95. B.... M....

    keymaker flashbacks!

    B.... M....

    Yeah I heard it to and I was like that sounds like keymaker.

    B.... M....

    @Brad Marsden YES YES YEEEES!!!!!

    B.... M....

    I was thinking about keeping the sarcasm low-key, but decided to make it bleedingly obvious with a (!) . Apparently I need to make it more obvious with a disclaimer: "WARNING: This post has been imbued with dangerous amounts of sarcasm. Take caution before reacting to it!"

    B.... M....

    @TheAlbinoskunk DUDE DISCOVERIES ALBUM MAN???

    B.... M....

    @TheAlbinoskunk lol not really sure what the purpose of your first comment was then, but good on ya mate.

  96. D.... G....

    Ah yeah let's go!

  97. p.... ....

    I REFUSE TO DIE HEEEEEEEEERE

  98. J.... G....

    sounds tough