Story Behind The Song
Observations around us influenced the topic of this song.
Song Description
Tells a couple of fictional stories of some very real and common situations in todays society. This results in these individuals becoming 'Desensitized" to what their experiencing and numb to everything around them.
Song Length |
5:08 |
Genre |
Rock - Hard Rock, Rock - Progressive Rock |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Composed, Irate |
Subject |
Numbness, Will |
Similar Artists |
Stone Temple Pilots, Metallica |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
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Lyrics
DESENSITIZED
(VERSE 1)
WAS IT JUST HIS LINE, YOU?RE THE PRETTIEST GIRL HERE TONIGHT
NAIVE PURITY, SHE WANTED TO BELIEVE
ALL THE LIES HE TOLD , ALONE IN THE DARK
ALWAYS TOLD HERSELF SHE WOULDN?T GO THAT FAR
SHE TOLD HIM IT WAS MURDER, IT'S JUST MY UNBORN CHILD
HE SAID WHEN THIS IS OVER ,YOU'LL SEE THAT I WAS RIGHT
SHE BEGAN TO CRY
THROUGH HER TEARFUL EYES YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW SHE FELT
SHE'D GIVE ANYTHING TO ERASE...........
DESENSITIZED
(CHORUS)
WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR YOU DIDN?T FIND IT
IT'S ALL OVER NOW YOU?VE GONE OFF THE TRACK LIFE'S BEEN
DERAILED .........CAN'T GET IT BACK
YOU FINALLY CROSSED THE LINE AND CHANGED YOUR LIFE FOREVER
ITS ALL OVER NOW YOU?VE GONE OFF THE TRACK, LIFE'S BEEN DERAILED
AND IT AIN'T COMING BACK UNTIL YOU FEEL
YOU DON?T FEEL
(VERSE 2)
WAS IT JUST YOUR TIME, OR SENSELESS WASTE OF A LIFE
YOU WERE TAKEN FROM ME, NEVER WANTED TO BELIEVE
ALL THE HIGHS BEFORE, YOU HAD TO GO TO SUCH EXTREMES
BOUND BY YOUR ADDICTION, DESTRUCTION NEAR COMPLETE
I SAW IT OVERTAKE YOU, YOUR HABIT HAD YOU BEAT
BUT YOU WOULD NEVER LISTEN, NEVER ADMIT DEFEAT
UNTIL IT TOOK YOUR LIFE
THROUGH MY TEARFUL EYES, YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW IT FELT
TO SEE YOU SLIP AWAY.........
NEVER FEELING YOUR PAIN
DESENSITIZED
(CHORUS)