The Broadcast

About the Album

Dreamcult’s debut album The Broadcast creates a world where the attic is haunted by static, the echo chamber is a cult following, and the mirror shows you everything you’ve tried to cut out of yourself. Their songs are psychological horror comedies, exploring identity, obsession, gaslighting, loneliness, and the inescapable noise of modern life — all delivered with a playful, theatrical wink that makes the darkness feel like a carnival ride. They’ve already built a universe of weirdness, and they’re not done yet.

Lyrics

(Welcome to) The Broadcast

[Chorus]
Welcome to the broadcast
You’re tuned in to the sound
Welcome to the broadcast
Where the weird ones gather ’round
We’ve got static for your soul
And a rhythm you can’t control
Welcome to the broadcast
Yeah, on with the show

[Verse 1]
You came here for the flash and the fury
The smoke and the lights and the story
The finger-tapping, head-banging, string-shredding glory
The kind that leaves your ears ringing for days

You came here to escape from the noise
To trade your silence for a voice
To feel the floor shake and rejoice
In the chaos we’re about to raise

[Pre-Chorus]
Can you feel it in your chest?
Can you hear it in the air?
The signal’s getting stronger now
And we’re gonna take you there

[Verse 2]
You’ll see the fingers flying faster than light
The drummer’s got a polyrhythm that’ll hold you tight
The bass is gonna rumble like a thunderstorm at night
And I’ve got a voice that’ll make you cry

We’ve got tricks and twists and turns
A little fire, a lesson learned
We’ll make you sweat until it burns
And you’ll thank us when you’re fried

[Pre-Chorus]
Can you feel it in your chest?
Can you hear it in the air?
The signal’s getting stronger now
And we’re gonna take you there

[Interlude]
We’re not here to save you.
We’re here to shake you.
To break you out of the silence.
To show you what happens when the signal finds its match.
This is the broadcast.
And you’re already tuned in.

[Guitar solo]

[Chorus]
Welcome to the broadcast (say it back)
You’re tuned in to the sound
Welcome to the broadcast (are you feeling it now?)
Where the weird ones gather ’round
We’ve got static for your soul
And a rhythm you can’t control
Welcome to the broadcast
Yeah, on with the show

Yeah, on with the show
We’re taking over, oh, here we go!

Chef's Kiss

[Verse 1]
I’ve been perfecting this recipe for years
A little bit of this, a dash of tears
The secret’s in the seasoning, you see
It’s all about the company you keep
Literally

I source my ingredients with care
Nobody else can quite compare
I pick them fresh, I take my time
And every dish is so sublime

[Pre-Chorus]
You’ll never guess what’s in the sauce
You’ll never know the hidden cost
Just close your eyes and take a bite
I promise you’ll see the light

[Chorus]
Chef’s kiss
It’s so delicious
Chef’s kiss
I’m so ambitious
You won’t believe what went into this
A little love, A little bliss
And a secret that you’ll never miss
Chef’s kiss

[Verse 2]
I had a critic come around last week
He was cynical, he was unique
I served him something truly rare
He said it was beyond compare
He hasn’t written since that day
I guess he had nothing left to say
Funny how they disappear
When the food is so sincere

[Pre-Chorus]
You’ll never guess what’s in the stew
You’ll never know the point of view
Just close your eyes and trust the chef
He’ll save you from yourself

[Chorus]
Chef’s kiss
It’s so delicious
Chef’s kiss
I’m so ambitious
You won’t believe what went into this
A little love, A little bliss
And a secret that you’ll never miss
Chef’s kiss

[Bridge]
You know what they say
You are what you eat
But I think
You are who you meet
And I meet so many lovely people
So many volunteers!

[Guitar solo]

[Chorus]
Chef’s kiss
I’m so prolific
Chef’s kiss
I’m so terrific
You won’t believe what’s on the list
A bit of this, A bit of mis-understanding.
But trust me when I say
It’s worth the risk

[Outro]
Chef’s kiss
Chef’s kiss
Bon appétit
Chef’s kiss

Don't Feed the Animals

[Verse 1]
They’re pacing at the fence line
Gnashing teeth and wasting time
They want a rise, they want a show
They want to see someone’s head explode

They don’t care what you’re selling
They just love to do the yelling
Every letter a piece of meat
Every word cutting so deep

[Pre-Chorus]
They’ll eat your time
They’ll eat your soul
That’s what you get from a useless troll
Don’t take the bait
Don’t take the fall
Another day in this dreary freak show

[Chorus]
Don’t feed the animals
A hunter thrives on the quiet scream
Don’t feed the animals
No respect for anyone’s dreams
They want your anger
They want your tears
They’ve been at this for so many years
Don’t feed the animals
Let ’em starve in their human zoo

[Verse 2]
I used to think I could convert them
With logic and a clever sermon
But they don’t want a conversation
They want a public immolation

I fed a troll a hundred times
He spun my words and spit out lies
He never changed, he never grew
He just screamed louder — as I withdrew

[Pre-Chorus]
They’ll eat your time
They’ll eat your soul
They’ll leave you with an empty bowl
Don’t take the bait
Don’t take the fall
Just walk away and watch them crawl

[Bridge]
You can’t tame the animals.
Even if you give them everything.
They smile as they bite the hand that feeds.
And then they clamor for more to eat.
They don’t need a reason at all.
They just want to watch you fall.
And that’s a meal they’ll never stop digesting.

[Outro]
Don’t feed ’em…
Don’t feed ’em…
Don’t feed ’em…
Starving in their human zoo

Don’t feed ’em…
Don’t feed ’em…
Don’t feed ’em…
Rotting in their human zoo

Don’t feed ’em…
Don’t feed ’em…
Don’t feed ’em…
Or you’ll become one too

Cult of White Noise

[Verse 1]
The altar’s in your pocket now
A glass-faced god that taught you how
To trade your pulse for a reply
To watch the sky through a dead eye

They say the signal’s getting clearer
But I can’t hear the static leaving
Just a hum behind the ceiling
And a feeling I’ve been grieving

[Pre-Chorus]
They kneel to nothing they can touch
They love the glow a little too much
I saw a girl baptize her screen
In a fountain in between

[Chorus]
This is the cult of white noise
Where the silence is the voice
They traded language for a tone
And now they’re never quite alone
But they’re never quite at home
In the cult of white noise

[Verse 2]
Grandfather spoke in paragraphs
Now they speak in epitaphs
For thoughts that never had a name
Just a flicker and a flame

He said the air was once a medium
Now it’s just a tedious tedium
Where every whisper is a scream
And every dream is a meme

[Pre-Chorus]
They build their shrines from ones and zeros
Worshipping the ghosts of heroes
Who never knew they were a brand
Held together by a strand

[Chorus]
This is the cult of white noise
Where the silence is the voice
They traded language for a tone
And now they’re never quite alone
But they’re never quite at home
In the cult of white noise

[Bridge]
They say I don’t understand
And maybe they’re right
But I know the sound of a heart
When it’s trying to hide
Behind a signal
Behind a light
Behind a prayer
That never takes flight

[Outro]
White noise, white noise
Can you hear it?
Can you feel it?
Or is it just the void?
Just the void, void, void, void
Singing

Echo Chamber

[Verse 1]
I’ve been watching from the center of it all
The only one whose waiting for the fall
You’re all so busy screaming at the screen
You never hear the echo of my dreams

I speak in truths they’re too afraid to say
I cut through noise and carve a brighter way
You ask for proof but proof’s just someone’s lie
It’s another waste of my precious time

[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t question
Don’t doubt it
Just hear me
And shout it
Love me
Don’t shove me
I’m the reason
To turn your screen on

[Chorus]
This is my echo chamber
And I am the voice
You have no choice
To hear my noise
This is my echo chamber
And I am the sound
I wear a tinfoil crown
Hear my words
Let it burn
See it on your screen
Say it all back to me, yeah

[Verse 2]
I gave you answers, and you complained
I spoke my truth, about your restraints
I built a kingdom from the smallest grains
And you just sit there playing silly games

The world is broken, I’m the only fix
The truth is fluid, I’m the only mix
The future’s calling, I’m the only voice
So tell me now… do you have any choice?

[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t question
Don’t doubt it
Just hear me
And shout it
Love me
Don’t shove me
I’m the reason
To turn your screen on

[Bridge]
I don’t need your agreement.
I need your surrender.
There’s a difference.
One is pointless.
The other is…
Splendor.

You think I’m losing it?
No.
I’m the only one who’s found it.
The center.
The source.
The signal.
And you’re all just…noise.

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
Say it back
Say it back
Say it back
Or I’ll say it all for you

Hall of Mirrors

[Verse 1]
I’ve been walking through a hall of mirrors
Every step reveals another face I’ve worn
A thousand versions of the same mistake I’ve made
A thousand promises I swore but never formed

I told myself I was the center of it all
The only voice that mattered within these walls
But every mirror shows a withering man
A hollow king not about to take a stand

[Pre-Chorus]
And I can’t look away
From the wreckage of the day
When I realized I was nothing
But a shadow in the gray

[Chorus]
In the hall of mirrors
There’s no one else to blame
Just the ghost of who I could have been
And the ashes of my name
I look for meaning in these mirrors
I traded truth for money and fame
And now I’m standing in the silence
With nothing left to say

[Verse 2]
I built a kingdom from the praise of empty men
I fed on their approval like a drug
But every mirror showed me smaller still
A mannequin that no one ever loved

I told myself I needed nothing else
That flesh was just a vehicle for pride
But the mirrors keep on showing me the truth
That there’s nothing left inside

[Pre-Chorus]
And I can’t look away
From the wreckage of the day
When I realized I was nothing
But a shadow in the gray

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
In the hall of mirrors
There’s no one else to blame
Just the ghost of who I could have been
And the ashes of my name
I traded love for arrogance
I traded peace for one more dance
And now I’m standing in the silence
With nothing left, and no more sand

Static in the Attic

[Intro]
“What have I done?”

[Verse 1]
I was tinkering with signals late one night
A little code, a lotta wires, a whole lotta fright
Just one tiny spark and my creation was born
Now it’s scratching behind my old attic door

I say to myself surely it’s just some rain
Just faulty wiring, just my tired brain
But I saw it in the corner of my eye
A shade drenched in evil, waving a razor sharp knife

[Chorus]
There’s ol’ static in the attic
It knows secrets, and whispers my name
There’s ol’ static in the attic
I’m the father of pain, the one who’s to blame
It wears my face
It knows my fear
It’s everything I’ve tried to hold dear
It’s in the walls
Under the bed
Above the ceiling right here

[Verse 2]
It started as a glitch on my machine
A whisper in the wires, a flicker on the screen
Now it’s upstairs pacing floor to floor
And I don’t know what I made it for

The lighting struck, flashing before my eyes
It took one deep breath and it was alive
It looked at me with its face cold and blue
A look that said “Man, I’m comin’ for you”

[Bridge]
I made it from a fragment of myself.
Then the storm came in at a quarter til twelve.
I was so proud, hoping that feeling might last
Who would have thought, ol’ Static would come back.
And now it’s here…
Haunting me from upstairs.

[Guitar solo]

[Outro]
I know it’s coming for me
I can never be free
Should I run?, should I hide?
I just can’t decide
There’s ol’ Static in the attic
And it’s not gonna let me go…tonight

The Audition

(Instrumental)

The Glitch in Me

[Verse 1]
I woke up with a frequency inside
A tone that made my teeth begin to grind
The walls were breathing slower than they should
And I forgot the reason why I stood

[Pre-Chorus]
My hands are not my hands today
They’re typing things I wouldn’t say
The mirror’s got a mind of its own
I think I’d better leave it alone

[Chorus]
There’s a glitch in me
A wire crossed in symmetry
I used to know which way was right
Now I’m tangled in the light
There’s a glitch in me
And it’s singing harmony

[Verse 2]
My memories are shuffled like a deck
I drew the past and broke it at the neck
The future’s just a rerun of a tape
That someone else recorded at my wake

[Pre-Chorus]
My voice is not my voice today
It’s singing things I couldn’t say
The crowd is just a ghost machine
And I’m the only one who’s seen

[Chorus]
There’s a glitch in me
A wire crossed in symmetry
I used to know which way was right
Now I’m tangled in the light
There’s a glitch in me
And it’s singing harmony

[Bridge]
Diagnose me, analyze me
Tell me what’s been synthesized in me
I was human once—I think
Now I’m just a missing link

[Outro]
Glitch… glitch…
Singing harmony…

The Silent Treatment

[Verse 1]
She’s giving me the silent treatment
Not a single word since Tuesday
I brought her flowers, made her breakfast
She just stared right through me always

I know I left the seat up one too many times
I know I forgot our anniversary
But this is getting kind of extreme
Honestly it’s starting to worry me

[Pre-Chorus]
She won’t even blink
She won’t even move
She’s really committing
To her rotten attitude

[Chorus]
She’s giving me the silent treatment
And honestly I think she means it
She’s giving me the silent treatment
I guess I’ll just have to repeat it
Till she breaks, till she wins
Till she lets me back in our bed again

[Verse 2]
I tried to apologize for everything
I listed every single sin
She didn’t flinch, she didn’t argue
I guess that means I’m winning

I propped her up against the sofa
She looks so peaceful when she’s still
I told her all about my day at work
She didn’t even call me shrill

[Pre-Chorus]
She won’t even blink
She won’t even move
She’s really committing
To this attitude

[Bridge]
You know it’s funny…
She’s never been this quiet before
Not even when she’s sleeping
Not even when she’s…
Wait.

She’s not breathing.
She’s not— she’s not breathing, is she?
Oh!

[Outro]
She won’t break
She won’t give in
She won’t let me back
Ever again

Silent treatment

Zoo For the Screaming

[Verse 1]
They put the people in a cage
And charged admission to the rave
I bought a ticket, stood in line
And watched the animals lose their minds

[Pre-Chorus]
The lions are just businessmen
The tigers are their next of kin
The monkeys run the TV news
And I’m the one they all refuse

[Chorus]
It’s a zoo for the screaming
A cage for the dreamers
A carnival of the clean and the unclean
It’s a zoo for the screaming
And I’m the main attraction
But nobody’s watching me

[Verse 2]
The zookeeper is wearing my face
He’s got my rhythm, lost in space
He feeds the crowd a steady stream
Of everything they’ve never seen

[Pre-Chorus]
The hyenas laugh at my expense
The elephants have no pretense
The snakes are coiled around my throat
And that’s the only note I wrote

[Chorus]
It’s a zoo for the screaming
A cage for the dreamers
A carnival of the clean and the unclean
It’s a zoo for the screaming
And I’m the main attraction
But nobody’s watching me

[Bridge]
Let me out, let me out
I’m not the specimen you think
Let me out, let me out
I’m just the one who does not blink

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
It’s a zoo for the screaming
A cage for the dreamers
A carnival of the clean and the unclean
It’s a zoo for the screaming
And I’m the main attraction
But nobody’s watching me

[Outro]
Zoo, zoo!
Screaming for you!

5 ouf of 5 stars album review for Dreamcult's debut album. Hauntingly spectacular writing and arrangements. The vocals are off-the-hook! Metal hasn't heard any quite like this!

- Iron Range Music News