Die dänischen Power Progressive Metaller ROYAL HUNT versorgen uns mit einem weiteren Clip zu einem Track von ihrem aktuellen Studioalbum „Dystopia Pt. 2„. `Thorn In My Heart´ gibt es in der Single Version und mit energetischen Liveaufnahmen, die sich teilweise mit animierten Sequenzen vermischen. Zuletzt hatte es einen Clip zur Single `Live Another Day` gegeben.

Bandgründer und Keyboarder André Andersen über den Song:

“The working title for this track was ‚Betrayal‘ and if you’re familiar with the book Fahrenheit 451, then you probably know the part in which the main character got home and discovers that he’s been betrayed by the very person he considered to be his only family. I’ve been thinking about the actual emotion that this kind of situation evokes: I guess everyone experienced a betrayal in one way of another and – even if the case was much less significant – it was still hurtful, right? Seems like even the music followed that train of thought, so it came out as rather diverse and – while the lyrics deal with the emotional aspect of the event – the music swings from “regret” – state to the flat out “vengeful”. Another interesting detail is how the video editor captured this mood: the characters on the screen steadily change their appearance from “normal” to “monsters”… I never told him my thoughts behind this particular story, so it was kind of surprising to watch for the first time, as it’s uncanny how the video artist sensed the atmosphere/feeling of the track by listening to music and reading the lyrics.“

Videostream:

https://youtu.be/vyWrlFFKxxk

Lyrics:

A day like this you can´t erase, you can´t dismiss a Judas kiss
Got caught off-guard: betrayed and permanently scarred, it hit so hard

May the bridge you burn behind you kindly light your way
May your sin remain and let you live another day
while you´re fading away

Here we are: on the edge, ready to slide down this slippery ledge
Go ahead, play your part: leave me alone with my pain –
this thorn in my heart

A pointless war, no clue on what you´re fighting for but keeping score
I guess you´ve won. As everything´s been said and done – alright, I´m gone

May the bridge you burn behind you kindly light your way
May your sin remain and let you live another day

Here we are: on the edge, ready to slide down this slippery ledge
Go ahead, play your part: twisting this thorn in my heart
Every smile, every tear – fake as they come – are concealing a sneer
Go ahead, play your part, leave me alone with my pain –
this thorn in my heart

The time has come to figure out which side you´re on: it´s now or never
I´ll leave behind this silent crowd forever