MUSIC VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lIASleHXOg

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Released on October 1st 2025
All rights reserved - DRILL 2025 ©™
Written and recorded by DRILL
Additional vocals recorded by Johannes Bruderer of "Fever Dreams" and Philipp Aeschlimann of "Excoriated"
Mixed and mastered by Chris Whited of "Dead Rabbit Audio"
Artwork by Vanessa Janicki and Jérémie Gonzalez
Logo by Aïmée Schmid
Supported by Stadt St. Gallen
Supported by Straubenzeller Fonds

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DRILL is
Raphael Capaul - Vocals
Jérémie Gonzalez - Guitar and Vocals
David Meienhofer - Guitar
Simon Mäder - Bass
Janik Neff - Drums

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Lyrics

Gilded rot
Give me a golden hangman’s knot

How do you not choke on the emptiness you spread
Flesh and bone, but nothing left inside your head
All noise, no substance
I’d rather rot alone than reciting empty phrases and the script again
Bugs crawl out of the mouth of your golden mask
I nod and say yes
But in my mind, I paint your statements green and red

Gold on your lips, rot in your breath
You bleed for status, then choke on the crown
If you scratch the surface, just a bit
It’s not what it seems, you have to admit

Smiles carved out of plastic cards
Endless feasts with empty hearts
I smell the rotten core
Cracks in the shiny floor
Empty stares behind their masks
This fortress is wrapped in gold
But it’s nothing but gilded rot
And I’m done pretending that this life is more
Cause it’s a decay, it’s a decay

They say we made it
But at what cost?

Gilded rot
Give me a golden hangman’s knot
Roaring laughter around me
I don’t laugh, I break
Give me a golden hangman’s knot
Rot