Doomed (song)
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| Song by Bring Me the Horizon | ||||
| from the album That's the Spirit | ||||
| Released | 11 September 2015 | |||
| Length | 4:34 | |||
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"Doomed" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by keyboardist Jordan Fish and vocalist Oliver Sykes, it was featured as the opening track on the band's 2015 fifth studio album That's the Spirit. Although it was not released as a single, the song reached number 87 on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.
"Doomed" was the first song written for That's the Spirit, although it was the last to be completed. Speaking to Loudwire, vocalist Oliver Sykes stated that he found it difficult to write the vocals for the track due to its slow pace and "stoner rock vibe", which he claimed made it "the most different song" the band had ever written up to that point. The main hook, "I think we're doomed", is sung in soft falsetto to produce a feeling of contrast with the negative tone of the lyric. This juxtaposition is also reflected in the differing styles of the song's sections, with the verses being "real claustrophobic and kinda stressful and hectic" and the choruses being "big, spacious, loose, open and relaxed", according to keyboardist Jordan Fish. Sykes expanded on the idea of contrast in the song, which he revealed was originally intended to reflect different stages of the experience of using recreational drugs.
Lyrically, "Doomed" represents the main theme of the album of "finding light out of the dark and the contrast between the two", as well as the concept of nihilism. Elaborating on this in a track-by-track commentary for Spotify, Sykes revealed that the song is "about how most of the time my life feels like this unmanageable monster that I can't keep at bay", with the first half representing the "self-destructive, nihilistic side" of him and the second outlining him "getting a second chance". It was always intended to be the first song on the album, in order to portray to listeners the change in style from the band's previous releases. TeamRock's Eleanor Goodman claimed that the song "sets the tone for the rest of the album, with sweeping dynamics framing lyrics about death and darkness", as well as proposing that the line "So come rain on my parade" related to the umbrella artwork used in promotional campaigns for the record. In a Reddit AMA ("Ask Me Anything"), keyboardist Jordan Fish revealed that "Doomed" was his favourite song on That's the Spirit.
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