Guitar-driven originals and influences
David A. Blaze is an American recording artist and songwriter known for guitar-driven music and authentic storytelling.
Story behind the song
Hermit is a groove-metal anthem about standing alone without losing your humanity. Built on low-end riffs, stomping rhythms, and a massive chant-along chorus, the song captures the tension between self-protection and the need for real connection. Hermit speaks for anyone who keeps their back to the wall, trusts slowly, and refuses fake energyyet still hears the pull of something real behind closed doors.
Lyrics
I keep my back to the wall when I enter the zone
Eyes stay sharp, move like a ghost on patrol
Static voices always crowdin’ my zone
I don’t hate the people, I just hate what they’re on
I walk that low, head down, fists cold
Trust don’t come easy when you’re built from stone
Every hand out feels like a rope
Pullin’ at my neck, tryin’ to pull me in close
Pre-Chorus (melodic build)
I don’t need the crowd
But I feel that pull
I don’t say it loud
But you probably know
(HIT IT)
I’M A HERMIT
I WALK ALONE
DON’T GET CLOSE
BUT I DON’T WANNA BE ALONE
I’M A HERMIT
BUILT FROM STONE
SHUT THE DOOR
BUT I STILL HEAR YOU KNOCK
Verse 2 (shortened)
I don’t trust fast, I don’t shake no hands
Too many wolves dressed up like friends
Every laugh staged, every smile rehearsed
I been burned so bad, now I’m wired to burst
I don’t hate love, I just hate the show
If it ain’t real, I don’t wanna know
Pre-Chorus (half-time)
I don’t need the noise
But I feel that pull
I don’t ask for much
Just somethin’ real
Chorus (repeat)
I’M A HERMIT
I WALK ALONE
DON’T GET CLOSE
BUT I DON’T WANNA BE ALONE
I’M A HERMIT
BUILT FROM STONE
SHUT THE DOOR
BUT I STILL HEAR YOU KNOCK
Breakdown (8 bars slow stomp)
Walk that low
Move that slow
Trust runs thin
But the heart still knows
(ALL IN)
I’M A HERMIT
I WALK ALONE
DON’T GET CLOSE
BUT I DON’T WANNA BE ALONE
I’M A HERMIT
BUILT FROM STONE
SHUT THE DOOR
BUT I STILL HEAR YOU KNOCK
Outro (spoken / last hit)
I don’t need the crowd
I just need my own.
HERMIT.
