Sleep Token continue their unflinching deep-dive into vulnerability with the release of Damocles, the third single from their upcoming album Even In Arcadia – and it might just be their most emotionally devastating yet...

Words by Felix Bartlett | April 25, 2025

---

Following the jagged introspection of ‘Caramel’ and the expansive ‘Emergence’, ‘Damocles’ lands today (April 25) as a stripped-back, ballad-leaning offering – but make no mistake, the lyrics hit hard. Vessel turns the lens inward, laying bare the weight of expectations, creative burnout, and the disorienting nature of success.

“Well, I know I should be touring, I know these chords are boring,” he confesses mid-track. “But I can’t always be killing the game / No golden grand pianos or voices from the shadows will do anythin’ but feel the same.”

If ‘Caramel’ cracked the mask, ‘Damocles’ all but tears it off – with a chorus that spills over with pain: “When the river runs dry and the curtain is called / How will I know if I can’t see the bottom? / Come up for air and choke on it all / No-one else knows that I’ve got a problem.”

It’s a vulnerable, human moment from an artist known for mystery – a rare glimpse beneath the Sleep Token veil.

The track appears on Even In Arcadia, due May 9 via RCA. The album features ten tracks, including fan favourites Look To Windward, Past Self, and title track Even In Arcadia. Full tracklist below:

1. Look To Windward
2. Emergence
3. Past Self
4. Dangerous
5. Caramel
6. Even In Arcadia
7. Provider
8. Damocles
9. Gethsemane
10. Infinite Baths

Even In Arcadia is due out on May 9 via RCA. Sleep Token headline Download Festival in June – get your tickets now.