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Sense Of Light

by SAHLM

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1.
We are all doomed to suffer No one can see us Your mind is shattered Find your own light Don't fear death Suffer...
2.
Darkness is falling all over me I only live with anxiety My day is dying, no more tears I'm breathing, but I'm not living I lie down and take my last breath I can smell the scent of death Dead air around me, death is here I have lost all hope in life I have been hurt so many times I'm in agony all the time Please, take my pain away Please, help me Please, save me No one can hear my screams This is useless, I'm hopeless I want to cry one last time I forgot who I am Help me forget tomorrow I will leave this world in peace There's no motivation to keep living I've lost the strength to keep living I'll cry until there's no more tears left You don't need to cry for me You don't need to say goodbye You don't need to remember me You don't need to say goodbye
3.
Reflection 07:55
I was born in the dark I don't feel anything I can't stay here It's time for me to leave Words you said were only lies No one can see me They see only scars on my face Come to me without fear Come to me without tears Come and touch my skin Please free my mind Sun won't shine Rain falls on me Light seems so far away I don't want to die I've tried everything to have a purpose in my life Everyday I wonder if I have to live another day I want to end my suffering I want to wake up tomorrow I will face the pain I will rise stronger I will heal all my wounds I will be myself again
4.
Soothe 06:27
For all who suffer Remember the dark path You have already walked through All this pain will make you blind All the sorrow you hide will grow It is time for you to rise up And see the light Praise your sorrow Learn from your sorrow Embrace your sorrow No one is there for you I know what you're suffering Release your emotions Embrace all your pain I know it is hard to smile When all you feel is pain You're still alive You're not ready to die Time is what you need to heal yourself Pain is what you need to heal yourself Believe and smile, all your wounds will heal now
5.
Light 09:58
I feel the sunlight on my face I've finally found my way home It's never too late to start living My suffering still remains My eyes are still in tears My mind is still shattered But I'm in peace with myself I'm no longer blind I can see the light I'm ready to smile I can feel my life Hope is here Everytime you feel lost and anxious Remember who you are and why you are here Every time you're in pain and suffering Remember to embrace your emotions All scars are made to be healed Remember that you are strong enough It is during our darkest moments That we must focus to see the light And it will lead the way It's time to awake It's time to evolve It's time to believe It's time to laugh It's time to live It's time to shine So bright that the darkness can't reach you... Shine!
6.
Closure 09:45
Everytime I was silent, I cried tears of despair Everytime I felt broken, I heard screams in my mind Everytime I felt empty, I shouted into the void Everytime I felt hopeless, there was no one there Everytime I felt alone, the more I hated myself My life feels like a dream My life doesn't feel real anymore I couldn't feel the razorblade in my wrists but I could hear the symphony of your rope around my neck All shapes of hope is gone All I see is darkness Nothing makes me feel alive I breathed all my pain Bring your dead flowers I have no more tears to shed All I can feel is despair This is my last dream

about

I was visiting Kansas City for a football game earlier this year. My team lost, but it’s just a game, and Kansas City is a wonderful place. I had aspirations of finding some demo tapes in the local shops like I did with Verlust when I was in Hawai’i. I was wandering around outside a casino and decided to check my email. What landed in my inbox was a very sweet letter and a record from a band called Sahlm, from Mexico. I always listen to everything. I put on headphones and walked alone through the neon lights, loud, clanging slot machines and summer night. The music struck me as powerful and beautiful. An engaging mix of post-black metal, doom, shoegaze. I was taken back to when these sounds first entered my world in about 2007-9. I was also moved by the letter, and the lyrical content and concept. You see, I’m not an optimistic person. I adopt a scorched earth policy as a standard matter of principle. I live in a world on fire, lit by my own discarded match. It’s fine. I don’t mind the heat. I started to realize that there can be hope. My own music, by nature is hopeless. I offer no solutions. I offer no insight. It’s just reality. I’ve been told by many people that my music brings them hope. Well, this Sahlm record began to give me hope. Having been surrounded my more suicides than I’d like in the last two years (one is too many), I’m always keen to listen to those who have survived. I wonder what my friends would say to me now, if they had survived. Musically, I found a sense of liberation and freedom in Sahlm. There are beautiful melodies existing alongside brutally heavy parts. Of course, if you know me, you know I have an affinity for Mexico, its people, and culture. So it just felt right to work with Sahlm. I found some peace and hope in these songs and I’m proud to share them through CSR with you all. The music is grand, ambitious, and powerful. - Damian Master, USA, 2023.

IN ARTIFEX VERBA:

“As a person who has had depression since childhood and attempted suicide several times, it was hard to write an album about it. It became easier when I embraced healing. I used to want to die, but today I want to live. I have so many reasons to live. “Sense Of Light” is an intensely personal album that pulls back the curtain of depression to expose the light I’ve been searching for. The light to heal and live. It’s my hope that people will be able to find a narrative in this album that will bring them a sense of healing through the darkness. In the depression, pain, and suffering of this album - may you find the glimmers of hope.” - Suk Ho, MEXICO, 2023.

credits

released December 1, 2023

all instruments & vocals : Suk Ho
female vocals : Brontë Horder
music & lyrics : Suk Ho
produced, recorded, mixed, & mastered :
Suk Ho at Siot Studios
photography : Rin Lapham

www.colloquialsoundrecordings.com
www.sahlm.band

Many thanks to Citla Santana for all the love and support since day one, Sonia de la Luz, Mafalda, and Ema. All my friends, you know who you are. Damian Master & CSR for believing in me.

IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT SUICIDE, WORRIED ABOUT A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE, OR WOULD LIKE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, PLEASE CALL ONE OF THE NUMBERS OF YOUR COUNTRY. IT IS AVAILABLE 24/7 : WWW.SUICIDESTOP.COM

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