Dawn of Ashes – Penumbra Featuring Suicide Commando (NEW SINGLE)

Dawn of Ashes – Penumbra Featuring Suicide Commando (NEW SINGLE)

Lyrics by Kristof Bathory
Mixed and Mastered by Kristof Bathory
Guest Vocal / Johan Van Roy (Suicide Commando)
Featured on the upcoming album “Anatomy Of Suffering) via Metropolis Records
Available on all streaming and digital planforms worldwide
Artwork by Vlad McNeally
Photo by Bella Noir

Penumbra

Penumbra — breath before the end,

Where light recoils and shadows bend.

A hollow pulse beneath the skin,

Failure is the razor to the wrist — and then it gives in.

Life gives no meaning,

A salvation, replacing existence.

Death has a new meaning,

Suicidal thoughts — breaking resistance.

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(Chorus) x2

Penumbra — gutted faith,

Drowned in darkness —

Hope shall disintegrate.

Shadow pulled under,

Drowned in darkness —

Dry bones in the valley of death.

See who gives a fuck!

See who gives a fuck!

See who gives a fuck! — when your time reaches an end.

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Penumbra — bruises around the neck,

Tighten the rope — and feel the suffering.

A hollow pulse beneath the skin,

Failure is the razor to the wrist — and then it gives in.

Life gives no grace,

Creating more pain — unbearable to tolerate.

Death has a new meaning,

Suicidal thoughts — breaking resistance.

(Chorus) x2

Penumbra — gutted faith,

Drowned in darkness —

Hope shall disintegrate.

Shadow pulled under,

Drowned in darkness —

Dry bones in the valley of death.

“Penumbra” reflects the psychological descent into suicidal thought — the point where existence feels hollow, faith has disintegrated, and death becomes not just an escape, but a transformation.

The song’s imagery (razor, rope, bruises, darkness, and “valley of death”) symbolizes the body and soul collapsing under despair. The repetition of lines like “A hollow pulse beneath the skin” mirrors obsessive thoughts and emotional numbness — the cycle of pain before giving in.

In essence, Penumbra is about living at the threshold of death — trapped between wanting to stop suffering and being consumed by it.