Architects Confirm "Gone With The Wind" Referred To Late Guitarist's Cancer Battle

With the recent tragic passing of their guitarist Tom Searle to cancer, many fans began to look at the lyrical content on the group’s latest release, “All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us“, in a new light. The band have since confirmed that their single “Gone With The Wind” was written about Searle‘s three-year battle with cancer, which was not publicly known at the time of the songs release. The band commented earlier today (August 25th):

“This song will now be understood in a context that we hoped would never come to pass.

‘A sickness with no remedy, except the ones inside of me.’

The tributes that we’ve received have been beautiful. Seeing the number of people that Tom touched has warmed our hearts in this difficult time. Thank you x”

The lyrics for the track can be found below, along with the official music video:

“The weight of the world is resting on thin ice
When the surface breaks will I find paradise?
As I freeze to death, left to reflect
What a waste of time I was, in retrospect

I’d take a leap of faith, but I’d lose my nerve
In the end, I’ll get the hell that I deserve

I’m always gone with the wind
Crawling in and out of my mind
God knows, I lost all my faith

A sickness with no remedy, except the ones inside of me
You ever wonder how deep you can sink into nothing at all?
Disintegrate. Annihilate me

Do you remember when you said to me
“My friend, hope is a prison.”
Hope is a prison

Of all the patterns that I could create,
I built a labyrinth with no escape
To keep my ‘self’ under lock and key
I am my own worst enemy

I’d take a leap of faith, but I’d lose my nerve
In the end, I’ll get the hell that I deserve

I’m always gone with the wind
Crawling in and out of my mind
God knows, I lost all my faith

A sickness with no remedy, except the ones inside of me
You ever wonder how deep you can sink into nothing at all?
Disintegrate. Annihilate me
A sickness with no remedy, except the ones inside of me
You ever wonder how deep you can sink into nothing at all?
Disintegrate. Annihilate me

If I could silence all the doubt in me
Accept that what is meant to be (Is meant to be)
You ever wonder how deep you can sink into nothing at all?
Disintegrate. Annihilate me

Do you remember when you said to me
“My friend, hope is a prison.””