Story Behind The Song
A deeply emotional, dark hard-rock song about dealing with addiction.
Song Description
A deeply emotional, dark hard-rock song about dealing with addiction.
| Song Length |
3:57 |
Genre |
Rock - Hard Rock, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Depressing |
Subject |
Drugs, General |
| Similar Artists |
Nickelback, Daughtry |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
THOMAS BRETT - "WAYSIDE" - LYRICS
VERSE 1:
Broken pieces...
The shards of yesterday...
He's tried to beat this...
But he's tired of the pain...
The nights are just too dark...
The daylight comes, but quickly slips away...
And the demons start to play...
PRE-CHORUS:
So many years he's wondered why...
He simply couldn't say goodbye...
There comes a day you just can't fight, anymore...
Yeah, he's runnin' outta time...
CHORUS:
They found him by the wayside...
On the edge of the road...
Struggled nine-to-five, 'till the day he died...
"What a waste of life..."
"What a sad way to go..."
Is all that they could say...
Found him by the wayside...
"He deserved it, you know..."
"Just never tried", such a Goddamn lie...
"What a waste of life...'
"What a sad way to go..."
Is all that they could say...
"Just threw it away..."
VERSE 2:
The sacred silence...
The sudden rush of blood...
The voices, violent...
And the fear before the flood...
Tomorrow seems so far...
The slowest clock just tick, tick, ticks away...
And the demons start to play...