Story Behind The Song
This was the first song tracked and remains one of the band's favorites. I wanted to get Nicole into George's studio to see if she would fit the kind of music we were writing. So after hearing that she was going through a break-up, I wrote this song to basically describe the feeling you get when a long-term relationship suddenly ends. After some rehearsing, we recorded her vocals, and concluded that she was a natural fit. Thus the seeds of Lifeless Riot were planted!
Song Description
Sadness, anger and retrospect upon a relationship breakup
Song Length |
3:54 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - General |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant, Enchanting |
Subject |
Life, Sadness |
Similar Artists |
Garbage |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
What happens when all that you've built
Comes crashing to the ground,
And when cracks show themselves,
Destroying dreams without a sound?
Will you stand on two feet again,
Or will all hopes be tied and bound?
And when fate rears its ugly head,
Would it's fears bring you down and down and down?
CHORUS:
I thought I found pearls of wisdom,
But they begin to show cracks.
I thought I found my oasis,
But it felt mother nature's wrath.
I've paved my road of life,
But now I can never go back.
And what fed my heart
And what fed my heart
Life.
When you live inside your fairy tale,
And you know you've found your prince,
What happens when he shuns you cold,
And he decides to rinse
His hands of you,
And never gives you a second glimpse?
Would you write yet another page,
Or would you think of all that you missed,
You missed you missed
You missed you missed yeah
CHORUS
Through these darkened streets, I walk alone.
A shadow without any hand to hold.
I feel no soul beneath these bones.
And what fed my heart
And what fed my heart Life,
Has let me die