Scorn

An ostensibly dark, crestfallen track, it's a haunting ballad that delves into themes of manipulation and societal decay, featuring piano-driven melodies that contrast its dark lyrical content. Musically, it speaks of reflection, but the lyrics are saying everything’s broken. Life is dead, and everything's ruined. The inspiration for the track comes from Robb Flynn’s disillusionment with politics and public figures. Flynn said how "It was the last song I wrote on the record. And I know a lot of people think I'm super Mr. Libtard, social justice warrior guy, and that's just not me, but that's kind of just what people think, and the haters think. And I just started writing about — not that — but I just started writing about, I don't believe in Trump, but I think the fucking Democrats are a bunch of spineless fucking pussies. And I don't believe in anything anymore. I believe in myself. And I just wrote all of these lyrics kind of in that mindset. And the last line is, 'The wings of an angel, the heart of a king, the strength of a lion, the power I bring. I've lost faith in everyone, follow no more, my heroes have failed me, they look down on me with their scorn.'" He also said how he'd been trying to write a piano ballad for 15 years, but it always just sounded too dorky. "‘Scorn‘ is… It’s, like, I’ve been trying to write a piano ballad for four albums in a row now, and I failed four albums in a row. And I finally nailed it with this album.”