AFI’s Holy Visions, track three on their twelfth album Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…, released October 3, 2025, through Run For Cover Records, is a haunting plunge into the band’s signature blend of post-punk, gothic rock, and emotional rawness. With Silver Bleeds the Black Sun—their first full-length since 2021’s Bodies—AFI, led by Davey Havok’s piercing vocals and Jade Puget’s atmospheric riffs, crafts a 10-track journey that’s both a nod to their Black Sails in the Sunset era and a bold step into darker, more introspective territory. The album, produced by Puget, explores themes of existential yearning and spiritual defiance, and Holy Visions sets the tone with its vivid imagery and pulsating energy. Fans on X are buzzing, with posts calling it a “return to form” for the California quartet, especially after the album’s lead single Find Me Bleeding hit #1 on iTunes’ Top Rock Songs chart.
Holy Visions weaves a tale of seeking light in the shadows, with lyrics like “Underground there is a man / Ever glowing, calling me home” and “Holding cheap beads, I’m going up and down the rosary” painting a vivid picture of spiritual struggle wrapped in gothic allure. Havok’s delivery—shifting from tender to feral—over Puget’s driving guitars and Adam Carson’s relentless drums feels like a ritual in motion. The bridge, with its interplay of “Bright lights, and nothing less / Catching my eye, hung around your neck,” nods to the band’s knack for blending the sacred and profane, a theme echoing across tracks like No Eyes on Me and At My Throat. The song’s raw energy and cryptic devotion tie into the album’s broader narrative of chasing transcendence amid chaos, a thread fans on Reddit are dissecting for its nods to AFI’s early hardcore roots. Dive into the Holy Visions lyrics below and unravel its haunting glow. Don’t miss other Silver Bleeds the Black Sun tracks like The Bird of Prey or Behind the Clock for more of AFI’s searing magic.
Lyrics of Holy Visions by AFI
[Verse 1]
When The Pen Hides From My Hand
It Leaves Me Free To Keep Digging
Underground There Is A Man
Ever Glowing, Calling Me Home
[Chorus]
Holy Visions Understand
Holy Visions While In My Left Hand
Holding Cheap Beads, I’m Going Up And Down The Rosary
Holy Visions
[Verse 2]
When The Sun Drops Out Of Sight, It Leaves Me Free
To Flutter Reckless
Underground There Is A Girl, A Glowing Girl
Burning Brightly, Calling Me Home
[Chorus]
Holy Visions Understand
Holy Visions While In My Left Hand
Holding Cheap Beads, I’m Going Up And Down The Rosary
[Bridge]
Bright Lights, And Nothing Less
Catching My Eye, Hung Around Your Neck
Cheap Beads, A Soft Scarlet
Catching Your Eyes, Draped Around My Neck
[Chorus]
Holy Visions
Holy Visions Understand
Holy Visions While In My Left Hand
Holding Cheap Beads, I’m Going Up And Down The Rosary
Going Up And Down The Rosary
Holding Cheap Beads, I’m Going Up And Down The Rosary
Holy Visions
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