I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
So don't sit back and watch the days go by
Are you ever gonna live before you die?
And when things fall apart
The world has come undone
Leave it all behind
Leave the loneliness alone
You wait forever blind
So come on and leave the years
When you'd watch the days go by
Come on and leave the fears
That you were afraid to find
'Cause you while you wait inside
The days go by
So all the memories fade
And the days go by
Forget the lonely yesterdays in mind
I know it's never gonna be the way you like
I know you don't wanna think about the endlessness you find
You wait forever blind
So come on and leave the years
When you'd watch the days go by
Come on and leave the fears
That you were afraid to find
You're waiting for your time
Waiting for your time
All these days gone wrong
Who broke your fall?
What a way to learn
So come on and leave the years
When you'd watch the days go by
Come on and leave the fears
That you were afraid to find
'Cause you while you wait inside
The days go by
Are you ever gonna live before you die?
And when things fall apart
The world has come undone
Leave it all behind
Leave the loneliness alone
You wait forever blind
So come on and leave the years
When you'd watch the days go by
Come on and leave the fears
That you were afraid to find
'Cause you while you wait inside
The days go by
So all the memories fade
And the days go by
Forget the lonely yesterdays in mind
I know it's never gonna be the way you like
I know you don't wanna think about the endlessness you find
You wait forever blind
So come on and leave the years
When you'd watch the days go by
Come on and leave the fears
That you were afraid to find
You're waiting for your time
Waiting for your time
All these days gone wrong
Who broke your fall?
What a way to learn
So come on and leave the years
When you'd watch the days go by
Come on and leave the fears
That you were afraid to find
'Cause you while you wait inside
The days go by
Lyrics submitted by plasticflowers
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I think this song is about living and not letting the problems of the world slow you down. I think it is about not caring about the imperfections in life because the world will always have them, I know it's never gonna be the way you like, I know you don't wanna think about the endlessness you find". I think it is about letting go of the pain, hurt, and fears and to live freely and fully. This song is so motivational and reminds me to live my life to the fullest and to stop waiting for everything to be perfect and to enjoy life just as it is.
From what I know, this song is about someone who doesn't go out or live much, and is too sheltered, and just watched time pass by without doing anything, because they are either lazy or shallow or just afraid of stuff out there.
From what I know, this song is about someone who doesn't go out or live much, and is too sheltered, and just watched time pass by without doing anything, because they are either lazy or shallow or just afraid of stuff out there.
From what I know, this song is about someone who doesn't go out or live much, and is too sheltered, and just watched time pass by without doing anything, because they are either lazy or shallow or just afraid of stuff out there.
this song is talking about living life.. dont sit around and mope.. get out.. or else its just going to fly by and your gonna wonder what happened
I think the lyrics to the chorus are ment to be:
"So come on and leave the years When you'd watch the days go by Come on and leave the fears That you were afraid to FIGHT"
could be wrong?
it tells we should go and live life... to the fullest.
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"Who broke your fall?/What a way to learn" These two lines, for me, ruined the entire song because I don't think they fit into the rest of the song. Just saying.