Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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#ViciousRain #TheAnatomyOfSurviving #ArisingEmpire
VICIOUS RAIN' brand new single 'Gods of Glass & Wire Part II', taken from the brand new album The Anatomy of Surviving, out now!
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David Häusermann - Vocals
Mauro Gugerli - Guitar & Vocals
Tristan Meier - Guitar
Loris De Notaristefano - Bass

Directed by Mirko Witzki
Produced by Witzki Visions (https://witzki.vision/)
Starring Sarah Artley
Assistant Camera Sebastian Pielnik
Visual Effects Martin Appel
Photography Kris Borreck
Shot at Rusty Reel Studios

All songs are written and performed by Vicious Rain
Instruments recorded by Mauro Gugerli & Michael Hirst
Vocals recorded by Michael Hirst (Mixed Signals)
Produced by Manuel Renner & Michael Hirst
Mixed and mastered by Manuel Renner at Überlärm Studios (ueberlaerm.com/)

Promo Credits:
Mirko Witzki @witzkivisions


Lyrics:
Alive

I build an idol with my hands
And gave it rules i never could withstand
Dressed it up in shame and pride
Just to watch it killing me from the inside

Burn the altar, smash the fram
No one’s coming, no one’s saved
Every truth I ever claimed
Was built to keep the rot contained

Built the myth that held me down
I am king, I wear the crown

I walk through hell just to feel alive
Down on my luck which is no surprise to anyone else
Nor myself

I build an idol with my hands
And gave it rules
I never could withstand
Dressed it up in shame and pride
Just to watch it killing me from the inside

False prophecies have led me to this broken place
No exit signs, no golden gate
Wires wound too tight to hold
Cursing myself but fuck everyone that ever fueled the belief of a promised land

I am king

I walk through hell just to feel alive
I’m bleeding out, every breath i take gets sacrificed
Down on my luck which is no surprise to anyone else
Nor myself

Dale

Bleed me clean
I’m tired of fire
Screaming at gods made of glass & wire

I walk through hell just to feel alive
I’m bleeding out, every breath i take gets sacrificed
Down on my luck which is no surprise to anyone else
Nor myself

Down on my luck which is no surprise to anyone else
Nor myself

I build an idol with my hands,
And gave it rules
I never could withstand
Dressed it up in shame and pride
Just to watch it killing me from the inside.

False prophecies have led me to this broken place
No exit signs, no golden gate
Wires wound too tight to hold.
Cursing myself but fuck everyone that ever fueled the belief of a promised land

I am king

I walk through hell just to feel alive
I’m bleeding out, every breath i take gets sacrificed
Down on my luck which is no surprise to anyone else
Nor myself

dale

bleed me clean
I’m tired of fire
screaming at gods made of glass & wire

I walk through hell just to feel alive
I’m bleeding out, every breath i take gets sacrificed
Down on my luck which is no surprise to anyone else
Nor myself