Wilting Lyrics – Before I Turn

Read the full lyrics of “Wilting” by Before I Turn from the album Immoral and Malevolent Happenings. Here, we have shared the complete “Wilting” Lyrics along with its music video, deeper meaning and song credits.

The metalcore underground has been buzzing with talk of “Wilting”, the latest single from Massachusetts-born progressive hardcore outfit Before I Turn, a band that’s been quietly building a devoted fanbase over the past decade with emotionally turbulent riffs and unflinching intensity. Released on January 16, 2026 as a stand-alone single ahead of their forthcoming full-length Immoral and Malevolent Happenings, “Wilting” cements the quintet’s reputation for blending technical proficiency with a brooding, cinematic heaviness that mirrors the existential struggles at the heart of the track. The band — fronted by vocalist Alex J. Anglis alongside guitarists Chris Persaud and Jake Glenn, bassist Julian Bennet and drummer Brenden King — shepherd listeners through a sonic terrain where crushing breakdowns and melodic hooks collide, juxtaposing visceral aggression with melancholic reflection.

Clocking in at a typical metalcore length with thunderous drum work and intertwined dual-guitar lead lines that anchor the band’s evolving sound, “Wilting” is delivered in English and produced and distributed under the band’s own imprint, with digital availability across major streaming platforms. Rather than leaning on guest vocal features or high-profile collaborations, the track’s power comes straight from the internal dynamics of the group, all of whose collective past work — from earlier releases such as Lovelorn and Claustrophobic — has explored themes of inner turmoil, disillusionment and the struggle to maintain hope in the face of personal decay.

Lyrically, “Wilting” is a meditation on stasis and entropy, a feel-nothing, sink-or-survive narrative that uses the image of a flower that never come[s] to bloom as a haunting metaphor for emotional atrophy. Lines about waiting forever and an ever-changing flower, “Wilting”, never come to bloom capture a sense of suspended animation, where patience becomes both a torment and a tentative refuge — the kind of psychological conflict that has always defined the band’s approach to storytelling. While the chorus rides on a melodic lift that could break through to broader metalcore audiences, the verses linger in claustrophobic tension, mirroring the band’s underground ethos of confronting discomfort rather than escaping it.

This thematic depth aligns with Before I Turn’s consistent interrogation of vulnerability and inner conflict; past compositions have navigated heartbreak, self-doubt and disillusionment with similar candor, and “Wilting” stands as a distilled example of that journey. With its release, the band not only reinforces their position in the modern metalcore scene but also crafts a visceral anthem for anyone caught in that liminal space between decay and rebirth. Expect “Wilting” to reverberate across heavy music circles as one of the standout emotional statements of the winter 2026 release cycle.