Poppy is loading Empty Hands with emotional shrapnel, and “Dying To Forget” already feels like one of its most gut-punch moments—industrial crunch meeting a painfully human desire to erase what still hurts. Slotted mid-tracklist on the upcoming album, it sits right between “Unravel” and “Time Will Tell,” hinting at a narrative run of breakdown, numbness, and whatever comes after the crash.
On Empty Hands, Poppy dives into a heavy hybrid of metal, industrial textures, and pop sensibility, and a title like “Dying To Forget” screams emotional overload channeled through that sonic storm. Expect jagged guitars, pounding drums, and her uncanny, machine-tinted vocals pushing right up against moments of vulnerable melody—very much in line with how “Bruised Sky” and “Guardian” have teased this era. Thematically, it likely leans into obsession, regret, and the brutal urge to wipe memories clean, fitting the album’s fixation on pain, release, and what’s left when you strip everything away.
Empty Hands is Poppy’s seventh studio album, due January 23, 2026 via Sumerian Records, with production handled by Jordan Fish, known for fusing weighty riff work with big, dramatic hooks. The 13-track record includes singles “Unravel,” “Bruised Sky,” and “Guardian,” all of which frame this project as a step further into hard rock and metal while still nodding to her surreal, early internet-pop roots. Fans can pre-save the album on Spotify to lock in release-day listening and keep up with any additional singles that might drop before the full project lands.
This album arrives after a run that’s seen Poppy become a genuine boundary smasher—Grammy-nominated, constantly shifting from candy-coated uncanny pop to full-on metal scream and back again. With Empty Hands, she’s sharpening that identity, presenting as a fully realized metal and avant-pop force rather than a curiosity or novelty. “Dying To Forget” looks poised to be one of those deep cuts fans latch onto, the kind of track that turns private spirals into cathartic, communal screaming in the pit.
Sink into the chaos and catharsis. Dive into the Dying To Forget lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other Empty Hands tracks for more of Poppy’s genre-crushing, emotionally feral world.
Lyrics of Dying To Forget by Poppy
[Verse 1]
Is There A Problem You Refuse To Face?
No Mercy Left So You Can’t Be Saved
You Could Never Be Me For A Day
We Don’t Bleed The Same
I Never Wanted, Never Needed You
[Pre-Chorus]
And As The Curtain Falls
I’ll Bang Your Head Up Against The Wall
‘Cause You Never Risked It All
Stood For Nothing, So You Fell For Everything
You Don’t Deserve My Sympathy
It’s All Yours To Take The Grief And Misery
[Chorus]
When The Guilt Follows You Out
My Idle Hands Will Let You Drown
My Patience Wielded Down
Born A Quitter So You Weren’t Worth Saving
‘Til The Final Light Goes Out
And They Ask Where Are You Now
The Shame Don’t Make A Sound
Now You’re Trying
While I’m Dying To Forget
[Verse 2]
For A Heretic, You, You Got A Lot To Say
But You’re The Motherf**ker In My Way
Drain Out The Poison, Now Tell Me What Remains
Rot In Your Piss In Your Shallow Grave
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ll Watch Your Kingdom Fall
I’ll Cut The Brakes So Your Car Can’t Stop
‘Cause You Never Risked It All
Stood For Nothing, So You Fell For Everything
I Resent The Fact You’re Living
Now The Hate Will Keep Me Warm
It Was All In Vain For The Cost Of Pain
[Chorus]
When The Guilt Follows You Out
My Idle Hands Will Let You Drown
My Patience Wielded Down
Born A Quitter So You Weren’t Worth Saving
‘Til The Final Light Goes Out
And They Ask Where Are You Now
The Shame Don’t Make A Sound
Now You’re Trying
While I’m Dying To Forget
[Bridge]
I Want Both Eyes
And Your Liar Tongue
[Outro]
You Don’t Get To Decide
I’ll End Your F**king Life
End Your F**king Life
End Your F**king Life
