Asleep at the wheel is one of the oldest Death Masses songs. Originally it was intended to be part of The Bridal Shop oeuvre. However, it’s like a phoenix, rising from the death of one band and giving birth to another.
The title is of course metaphorical. It’s fucking crazy being asleep at the wheel when the world is falling to pieces. But there is also some complexity to it in relation to the lyrics. Why can’t the sleepers seem to wake themselves up when sleeping is foolish? Is it our fate riding the car – we’re always asleep? Well, we’re tired of sleeping, but we can’t find the power to wake up in the things that be. We need something else. Before we crash.
Asleep at the wheel is one of eight songs on the new Death Masses album that will be released later this spring.
Yours truly
Death Masses
