Music Review - The Cost of Desire: Blunt Blade’s Fierce New Track “Justified”

KMasters
14 minutes ago
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Blunt Blade’s “Justified” comes across like a warning shot wrapped in indie rock grit. The track wastes no time setting the scene—“The time has come, the stage is set, the race is on, time to place bets.” It feels less like a lyric and more like someone pulling you into the moment, daring you to keep up.

The music itself pushes forward with a restless energy. The guitars churn in cycles, the drums keep things tight, and together they create this sense of momentum you can’t shake. It mirrors the song’s theme perfectly—once you’re in the game, you can’t step out. Vocals cut through with a sharp edge, not overly dramatic, but enough to make the words bite.

Lyrically, the song digs into ambition and the fallout that comes with it. The repeated line—“You justify means to gain your desires”—doesn’t just point fingers at individuals, it feels aimed at a wider system where success is everything, even if it leaves people broken in the process. By the closing words—“Success is ostensibly the outcome, actually, it’s a shallow hum”—the whole picture snaps into place. Winning isn’t always winning.

“Justified” works because it doesn’t just play like another indie rock tune. It’s driving, it’s pointed, and it lingers with you after the last chord. Blunt Blade managed to wrap a critique of ambition inside a song that feels as tense and relentless as the subject itself.

Checkout the YouTube music video and feel that warning shot !!