Buried Crosses' debut EP, Reject came out Sept 9th. For the occasion, we asked vocalist Aaron Johnson to tell us about each track. His commentary on the album can be seen below.
Reject is a compilation of songs that illustrates my struggles and insecurities. It’s a very personal record that took a lot out of me to put to words. You could think of it as a journal or a diary of sorts.
Suffocate
When Suffocate was written, it was the first song that we had ready at the time. On the surface I just wanted to write lyrics about how much I hate myself. But that soon turned into an illustrated battle between myself and an entity. The feeling of self loathing and doubt that has clouded my mind for a good chunk of my life.
Parasite
Going into Parasite, it musically felt like an anxiety attack. So when I locked myself away in a dark room to write the lyrics, I tried to write a song that would contextually move the story told in Suffocate forward. While also pulling from personal experiences, I wanted to make clear that this entity that I refer to throughout the record, has latched onto my mind like a parasite.
Blindeye
Blindeye is a song about my current stance on mental illness. Everybody’s situation is different and they shouldn’t have to feel like their problems don’t matter in a world where they have no voice or faith.
Void
This song is about a girl I used to know. I’m not going to get too specific, but I see this point in my life as my fall from grace. I crashed and burned for a long time. With this constant feeling that there was this hole in my soul just waiting to be whole again. I never got closure. I shut myself out from the world at this point, with nothing left to fill the void.
Roam
Roam is a song ultimately about my battle with depression. It’s a very personal song that in a way explains itself. For so long I’ve just wanted to be set free from this from this darkness that has consumed me for what has felt like an eternity.