Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest is the first full-length studio album released in June 2005 by As Cities Burn. Allusions The album includes numerous allusions. "Thus from My Lips, by Yours, My Sin Is Purged" is a line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Another example includes lyrics such as, "let the dead bury their own dead", from the song "Wake Dead Man, Wake". This is a line originally spoken by Jesus in The Gospel of Luke. Track listing Personnel Colin Kimble - rhythm guitar Cody Bonnette - lead guitar, clean vocals, piano Pascal Barone - bass Aaron Lunsford - drums, percussion TJ Bonnette - screamed vocals, programming, piano Lap steel on "Incomplete Is a Leech" - Troy Strains Piano on "Of Want and Misery: The Nothing That Kills", Crystal Ninja Strings - Matt Goldman Additional vocals on "Admission: Regret" - Josh Scogin Recording - Matt Goldman Mixing - Mike Watts Mastering - Troy Glessner Engineering - Tyler Orr, Troy Strains, Jeremiah Edwards Art - Asterik Studios References As Cities Burn albums 2005 debut albums Solid State Records albums