“NIGHT/LUST/VACANCY’ IS THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE CASUALTY PROCESS’ HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM SO GONE, MARKING THE BAND’S FIRST OFFICIAL MUSIC RELEASE SINCE IT TAKES TIME
COMPOSER NATCH NADJAFI HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE SINGLE:
NIGHT/LUST/VACANCY WAS CENTRAL TO THE CREATION OF SO GONE. IT’S A 4-MINUTE DEPICTION OF ONE THE MOST VULNERABLE TIMES IN MY LIFE WHICH TOOK PLACE ON THE DARK AND SEDUCTIVE STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY AT NIGHT, A TIME WHEN I KEPT “FALLING BUT I FOLLOWED”. I WAS “SO GONE” THAT I COUDN’T GO BACK, COUDN’T SEE ANY FUTURE IN FRONT OF ME; SO GONE THAT I COUDN’T RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO TOUCH THE FORBIDDEN.
WHEN THE REST OF THE TRACKS ON THE ALBUM GREW AROUND THIS CONCEPT, WE HAD TO REVISE AND RESHAPE THE LYRICS A FEW TIMES TO CREATE NECESSARY LINKS BETWEEN TRACKS. BUT THANKS TO AUSTIN, THE PICTURE ONLY GOT MORE CLEAR AND MORE POETIC EACH TIME (A PERK OF HAVING A PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR IN A BAND).
THE BEGINNING IS MESMERIZING AND “VACANT”, WHILE FOR THE CODA I GO ABSOLUTELY CRAZY WITH AN UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF HEAVILY-LAYERED SYNTHS, A BRUTAL DRUM LINE, AND GLITCHY NOISES ON TOP OF A MAJESTIC STRING AND BRASS SECTION. THIS PART WAS ORIGINALLY INSTRUMENTAL, BUT AT THE RECORDING SESSION JORDAN TOOK US BY SURPRISE WHEN HE IMPROVISED AND ADDED THE CATHARTIC SCREAMS. ONLY THEN DID I FEEL THAT THE SONG WAS COMPLETE.
WORDS
SHE MOVES AT NIGHT
SHE OPEN HERSELF ON THE STREET
I FALL, I FOLLOW
THE CITY GIVES ME HER KEYS
SO…
GONE
YOU’RE SO GONE
IT’S HOLLOW, IT SWALLOWS
THE SUNLIGHT, THE SHAME, THE RED EYES
SHE ACHES, SHE TAKES
INSIDE HER, SOMEBODY IS DYING
I DON’T WANT TO LET YOU GO
I DIDN’T WANT TO LET YOU GO
NO, I DIDN’T WANT TO LET YOU GO