ROYAL CODA – We Slowly Lose Hope For Things To Come (2022)

Royal Coda is an American rock band based in Sacramento, California, founded by lead guitarist Sergio Medina. They are known for their amalgamation of progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and post-hardcore. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Kurt Travis, guitarists Sergio Medina and Will Swan, and bass guitarist Steffen Gotsch.

After the dissolution of the post-hardcore band Stolas, Medina formed Royal Coda as a project to experiment with new writing styles outside of his typical routine. After former A Lot Like Birds members Travis and Arrington joined the group, they recorded their self-titled debut album, Royal Coda, which was released in April 2018 on Blue Swan Records. In 2019, the band recruited Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan and touring bass guitarist Steffen Gotsch, releasing their sophomore studio album, Compassion, in November to critical acclaim. In 2020, the group recorded their third album To Only A Few At First, which was released on Blue Swan and Rise Records in August 2022. In December 2022, Medina confirmed via Instagram that Arrington had retired from music altogether.

No, it wasn’t their intention to write you off So stop with the obsession You had it now it’s gone Eloquently listening and sitting Not saying anything to you Delicately problem-solving issues Don’t ask me to lay down and stay down Break out of the same sound

So what?! Are we giving up?! Cause it’s not enough?! Are we giving up?! (With all the host commotion As we slipped past the gate) Everything back to the way that I knew I never felt bad Yeah, that was not true I wouldn’t wish this on any of you, no (Backtrack the ghost propulsion with grandiose haunting raid)

We spent the months so volatile Hooked up to the ventilator Opened the casket It took a while Performed the soul trap amputation

Soul amputation Yeah, soul trap amputation Soul amputation

So what?! Are we giving up?! Cause it’s not enough?! Are we giving up?! (With all the host commotion As we slipped past the gate) Everything back to the way that I knew I never felt bad Yeah, that was not true I wouldn’t wish this on any of you, no (Backtrack the ghost propulsion with grandiose haunting raid)

No, it wasn’t their intention to write you off So stop with the obsession You had it now it’s gone

And now it’s gone And now it’s gone Now it’s gone

How the hell do we stop this? How the hell do we stop this? Just sign your life away Too hard to tell them which coffin Hard to tell them which coffin Just sign your life away Are they listening in when we talking Running the door when we knocking Just sign your life away Oh no

How the hell do we stop this? How the hell do we stop this? Just sign your life away Too hard to tell them which coffin Hard to tell them which coffin Just sign your life away Are they listening in when we talking Running the door when we knocking Just sign your life away!