Comasoft – Restless Life

Between longing and self-destruction: Comasoft's dark synth pop hit

From the first time I heard “Restless Life”, it was clear to me that Comasoft had cre­ated a synth pop track that strikes me as both power­ful and dark – exactly the com­bin­a­tion I appre­ci­ate so much in this genre. The song is part of the excel­lent EP “Gather At The End”.

The syn­thes­izers are power­ful and drive the song for­ward with an intens­ity that imme­di­ately grabbed me. I par­tic­u­larly like the warm tone of the vocals, which blend per­fectly into the dense sound­scape without being drowned out or com­ing across as too dom­in­ant. Every now and then, gui­tars shim­mer through, giv­ing the whole thing a slight elec­trorock char­ac­ter – a mix that works per­fectly for me.

Lyrically, “Restless Life” also reflects this oppress­ive mood: lines like “Another rest­less life, anoth­er coffin open” hit me right in the heart. For me, the lyr­ics tell a story of inner tur­moil and the des­per­ate attempt to achieve some­thing, even if it means los­ing your­self in the pro­cess – fit­ting to the band's state­ment about the cor­rup­tion of one's own val­ues through exag­ger­ated desires.

I do have one small cri­ti­cism, though: the vocal effects in the bridge aren't really my thing. They don't both­er me that much, but to my taste they seem a little con­trived. Nevertheless, this doesn't detract from the over­all strong impact of the song for me.

Fun fact: Comasoft was part of the first Electrozombies com­pil­a­tion “Open-Minded And Undead: Volume 1” in 2016. Thank you very much for being part of it!

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Lyrics of "Comasoft – Restless Life"

I’m super phobic, and I’m afraid – A place to bury, run and hide
My devo­tion, a shal­low grave – Empty prom­ise, I nev­er made

Contagion, flows all through me – Sweat through the binds that restrain me
Keep pres­sure on that bleed­ing – Your voice so faint and receding

Let’s write the third act of this tragedy
Let’s see what lights on fire when we’re away
One candle burn­ing from, your win­dow sill
If two by sea my love, I’d be there still

Another rest­less life, anoth­er coffin open
One more end­less night (hold my hand) until the worst is over (until then)

I’m super nervous, my hands shake – Second guess­ing, when I’m awake
My rela­tion, a cornered stray – Slow man­euver, then back away

The ten­sion freez­ing my veins – The cold relent­less pulsing
My heart slows all but ceas­ing – How long have you been leaving?

Rewrite the third act of this tragedy
Let’s see what lights on fire when we’re away
One torch left burn­ing on your win­dow sill
If two by sea my love, just lie there still…

Flood my heart, while it fills my lungs
With a faint dye, now I know
All that was yours nev­er was mine
Go on an invent an end that is pure
Pull out the stop on the drain lock the door
As the vanes die, I’m still in
Straight through the heart again.