Story Behind The Song
My wife left for an extended period in my life and I channelled the lonliness into this scenario.
Song Description
This is a song about personal resignation and reconciling with the concept of death.
| Song Length |
4:02 |
Genre |
Rock - Modern, Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Disturbed, Tense |
Subject |
Numbness, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
I've been waiting all day for the night to come
Caught between the desert and the sun above
There's not a drop of water here to buy me time
I've got to keep on moving or I'm sure to die
I'm headed for the cross road to bear my soul
I've walked a thousand miles and now I have to crawl
Off into the distance, I see my fate
Cast the vultures' shadows down upon my face
Seal my fate, I'm falling down upon the ground
Lost my way, to a better time I used to have
I'm so lonely, I'm going to take me down and shake my name
Take me down and take my name
Shake, won't you take my name away
I'm captured like a stone beneath this desert sky
Praying for my bones until my blood runs dry
There's not a drop of comfort in this final hour
Begging for the mercy of a passing shower
Seal my fate, I'm falling down upon the ground
Lost my way, to a better time I used to have
I'm so lonely, I'm going to take me down and shake my name
Take me down and take my name
Shake, won't you take my name away