There’s hardly a more frustrating thought than this: “Now I’m right back at square one.”
GODSLAVE explore precisely this feeling on their new single “Square One”. The song is about setbacks, inner demons and the fear of having lost all the progress you’ve made.
But the message is clear: nobody really starts from scratch again. Everything you’ve learnt along the way stays with you – even if it doesn’t feel that way at the moment. “Square One” is a song about hope and perseverance – anyone who’s ever climbed out of the valley will manage the next ascent too.
Musically, a groove that’s unusual for GODSLAVE – almost reminiscent of crust punk – meets the epic melodies that make the Saarland band’s sound so distinctive.
In keeping with the feeling of starting from scratch, GODSLAVE have developed their own old-school arcade game, which can be played at www.godslave.de and also features prominently in the wonderfully nerdy music video.
Never back to Square One.
Stream the song everywhere here: https://godslave.lnk.to/SquareOne
A very special thank you also goes to Saarcade e.V. (www.saarcade.de), who made it all possible for us to film this brilliant video at their venue! If any of you fancy a go on pinball machines and arcade games, you should definitely pop in there!