Feel the pull into darkness with “VOIDWARD, I BEND BACK,” track seven on AFI‘s twelfth album Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…, out October 3 via Run For Cover Records. After four years since Bodies, this 10-song set finds the band leaning hard into their post-punk roots, crafting a dreamy, ethereal mood that’s both familiar and new. Davey Havok calls it a wrestle with life in a godless world stripped of mystery and hope, and this track captures that tension with driving bass from Hunter Burgan – straight out of Peter Hook’s playbook – under Jade Puget’s shimmering guitars and Havok’s voice shifting from low croons to sharp highs.
It’s the kind of song that bends you backward toward the void, echoing the album’s themes of distortion and survival amid collapse. Fans on forums are already drawing lines to the lead single “Behind the Clock,” noting how the goth edge feels like a nod to their early days but polished through decades of change. From the acoustic strums on opener “The Bird of Prey” to the muscular new wave of “Holy Visions,” Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… keeps that AFI spirit alive – evolving without apology. Recorded with a fresh approach, ditching their usual quick starts for deeper dives into ’80s influences, it ties into their fall tour with TR/ST, where these tracks will hit live stages starting September 30. Whether it’s the intricate riffs or Havok’s guiding whispers, “VOIDWARD, I BEND BACK” pulls you into AFI’s latest reinvention, proving they still surprise after 30 years. Dive into the VOIDWARD, I BEND BACK lyrics below and unpack its dark pull. Don’t miss other Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… tracks like Behind the Clock for more of AFI’s goth-tinged fire.
Lyrics of VOIDWARD, I BEND BACK Eye by AFI
Voidward, I Walk
Voidward, I Crawl
From A Moonswing Man That’s Glowingly Volatile
Voidward, I Fall
Voidward, Bending
Ending, Ending
The Sunswing Burns Like Fire Of The Ghost
Ash Nights Impending
I’m Bending Back Into The Void
My Eyes Staring Up Into Black
Like A Foreign Film Flickering With Forked Tongues
Four Wheels Of Sleep
Nine Eyes Of Sleep
Four Wheels Of Sleep
Six Wings Of Sleep
Of Sleep, Of Sleep
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