THE BEAST

The new AS I LAY DYING single "Destruction Or Strength" is out now via Nuclear Blast. Listen, download and merch at: http://nuclearblast.com/asilaydying-dos. Subscribe to As I Lay Dying: http://nblast.de/subs-aild-yt. Subscribe to Nuclear Blast: http://nblast.de/NBytb LISTEN ON Spotify: http://nblast.de/AILDSpotifyComplete Apple Music: https://nblast.de/AsILayDying-DOS-AM Deezer: https://nblast.de/AsILayDying-DOS-DZ DOWNLOAD ON: iTunes: https://nblast.de/AsILayDying-DOS-IT Amazon Music: https://nblast.de/AsILayDying-DOS-AZ Google Play: https://nblast.de/AsILayDying-DOS-GP VISIT THE BAND Website: http://www.asilaydying.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asilaydying Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asilaydying Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASILAYDYINGBAND YouTube: http://nblast.de/subs-aild-yt --- A message from AS I LAY DYING: These are concerning and unprecedented times. Amidst the uncertainty of how long the COVID-19 pandemic will last, or how severe its impact will be, there are countless people desperately struggling to weather the storm. In an effort to make a positive contribution to our communities and the people closest to us, we are releasing a unreleased from our Shaped By Fire album sessions called "Destruction or Strength". It will be available on all streaming platforms and digital retailers, including Bandcamp as a “pay what you want” download. We will also be selling a t-shirt featuring the single artwork. Listen + download: https://asilaydying.bandcamp.com https://nuclearblast.com/asilaydying-dos Purchase the t-shirt: https://merch.asilaydying.com/products/as-i-lay-dying-destruction-or-strength-tee All proceeds from both will be aggregated and donated to the following: AILD Road Crew Travel restrictions and responsible social-distancing measures have crippled the entire live event industry. While touring is a substantial part of a bands’ income, it is the entire source of financial sustenance for the hard working and talented crew it depends upon. A portion of everything raised will be distributed to our techs and production staff to help alleviate the financial strain of lost income and work opportunity. We love these people as family and want to help them though this the best we can. Feeding San Diego With the closures of all schools in our state, Feeding San Diego is being extremely pro-active in distributing food to support students who previously relied on free and reduced priced school meals as their primary source of nutrition. Feeding San Diego is also continuing their efforts in providing hunger relief to senior citizens, low-income families, and all of the workers in our local hospitality, service, and tourist industries who are facing financial hardships from unemployment. The remainder of everything raised will be sent as a monetary contribution to this organization, to assist them in serving the hunger needs of our community. We recognize this is an uneasy climate for everyone right now so there is no pressure to contribute. At the very least, we hope sharing unreleased music will have a positive impact for those of you excited to hear it. Please be safe and kind to one another. We will get through this together. --- DESTRUCTION OR STRENGTH (LYRICS) whether locked up or on top of the world i felt the same sense of unrest pursuing numbers the approval of others outward illusions of success just an illusion (illusion) an illusion masking restlessness all ending in a downward spiral rock bottom is all relative some people lose their homes and others lose their heart the sad truth is i lost them both ‘cause i perilously chose to compromise my soul i could not see past all the distraction (distraction, destruction) until everything to hide behind... until everything to hide behind was gone now that everything is gone i’m free, free to see without distraction there’s nowhere left to hide as i face what is inside what is inside now changing the like the tide devoid of peace but now finding what brings serenity and what can be centering but it’s not the things it used to be because they have been taken and cannot be retrieved now that everything to hide behind (distraction, destruction) until everything to hide behind was gone now that everything is gone i’m free, free to see without distraction there’s nowhere left to hide as i face what is inside what is inside what is left (what is left) when you take it all away (when you take it all away)? a battle between desolation and sorrow leaving behind destruction or strength destruction or strength destruction or strength whether locked up or on top of the world i felt the same sense of unrest but now it’s gone now that everything is gone i’m free, free to see without distraction there is nowhere left to hide as i face what is inside what is inside whether locked up or on top of the world i felt the same sense of unrest but now it’s gone (what is inside) just an illusion an illusion masking restlessness