Architects Release Acoustic Version Of A Wasted Hymn

British metalcore heroes Architects have released a special, acoustic version of their gargantuan 2018 track A Wasted Hymn.

The song, which closes their 5K-rated album Holy Hell, offers a light in the darkness, a helping hand through the abyss. And now, despite the lyrics remaining the same, the stripped back acoustic nature of this reimagining sounds more vulnerable than ever, allowing frontman Sam Carter to explore his vocal range and nuances.

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This isn't the first time Architects have reworked a track from Holy Hell, releasing a piano reprise version of Doomsday last year and a blistering Death Is Not Defeat for Spotify Sessions at Abbey Road earlier this year.

Listen to the acoustic version of A Wasted Hymn below.

A Wasted Hymn lyrics

Waiting for a sign
Washed up on the shoreline
I’ll always carry the cross
But all is not lost

I just can’t relate
A crack in the floodgate
Life comes at a cost
But all is not lost

Is this penance for my sins?
I gave everything for this phantom limb
Holy ghost
Nothing lasts forever

Now it’s time to sink or swim
I’ve got nothing except this wasted hymn
Holy ghost
Nothing lasts forever

Taking back what’s mine
But it’s lost to the skyline
A bridge I cannot cross
But all is not lost

Now there’s no escape
God, what a sorry state
Love comes at a cost
But all is not lost

Can you feel the empty space?
Can you feel the fire at the gates?
Can you live a life worth dying for?

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