Backroads

Story Behind The Song

A song written from personal experience.

Song Description

Escaping to an unknown place and finding a way to make a forbidden love work. Exploring the pressures of a forbidden love and looking for a way to express frustration at not being able to openly express emotion.

Song Length 4:01 Genre Pop - Classic, Pop - Dreampop
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Peaceful, Heartbreaking Subject Sorrow, General
Similar Artists Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead Language English
Era 1990 - 1999

Lyrics

Verse 1
-------
I'm afraid I've become
Lost in your world
One wrong break, one wrong turn
And I'm lost forever
Each day washes over me
And now I'm slowly sinking (hold chord on slowly)

Verse 2
-------
I'm untamed I'm undone
Nerves in tethers
You're a saint you're the sun
Shine forever
If I fall again (C/D)
Should I fall again
If I fall again

Chorus
======
Shine your love on me and take me, through the backroads
Shine your life on me, walk with me, in the backroads
To the hills until we're high, high

Verse 3 (start with the riff but bar bottom 2 strings on 3rd fret)
-------
Out the door into night
And through the backroads
Like before this feels right
I'll fade to black and white
While colours paint the sunrise (C/D)
I'll cover ground for your eyes

Chorus
C slide riff
Chorus again with just high

Lift this from my shoulders
Guess this dream is over
It's not worth the taking
It's not making me feel high

Out
---
I'm not sane I'm in love

Lyrics Peter Bullock Music Peter Bullock
Producer Peter Bullock Publisher Peter Bullock
Performance Peter Bullock Label Peter Bullock

Other Songs By Jeeva

Song
Actions
I Feel Love
Pop - Alternative
Plays: 9
Overblown (Instrumental)
Rock - Psychedelic
Plays: 3
Needle Hits The High Five
New Age - Meditative
Plays: 2
Bury My Soul
Pop - Classic
Plays: 4
World on Fire
Pop - Alternative
Plays: 6
Sunrise
Pop - Classic
Plays: 8
No Promise Have I made
Jazz - Modern
Plays: 3
Overblown
Rock - Psychedelic
Plays: 3
Once In A Lifetime
Rock - Alternative
Plays: 3
Lights Go Out
Rock - Alternative
Plays: 1
View All Songs
Clean Clean

Clean Clean

Artist Name
00:00 / 00:00