I've seen you breathe life into the weakest of hearts,
And heard you scream out loud the sweetest poem,
Echoing across the ocean reminding me why I still try
To hold onto whatever is left of you and I.

Shedding skin to a dying song,
We hum along to the evening sun 'til we are no more,
Little deaths to a dying song,
Sound a lot like life.

I've seen these dreams being crushed by a single thought,
And felt the envy of sadness engulf all warmth
Barely alive under ice by exchanging sighs,
With tomorrow quivering in the loneliest light,

Shedding skin to a dying song,
We hum along to the evening sun 'til we are no more
Little deaths to a dying song,
Sound a lot like life and love,
Life and love with you

Crawl back into bed tomorrow's trembling at the sight of you and I.

Shedding skin to a dying song
We hum along to the evening sun 'til we are no more
Little deaths to a dying song,
Sound a lot like life and love,
Life and love,
Life and love (dying song)
Life and love (a dying song)
With you (a dying song)
With you (dying song)
With you (dying song)
With you (a dying song)


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Dying Song Lyrics as written by Ville Hermanni Valo

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    ok im not sure, but i think the lyircs are wrong,

    in the chorus, i think its supposed to be

    Sheddinng skin to a dying song We hum along to the evening song til we are no more We'll dance to a dying song sound a lot like

    and then at the bridge, i think its

    Crawl back into bed tomorrows trembling...

    Just a thought, as for the meaning, i think the chorus does have to do with sex: shedding skin=taking off clothes ive got other ideas about it, but i dont really feel like typing that much.. great song though, tied for #1 off the whole album, for me at least anyone else got any ideas?

    Keritheanimalon February 19, 2010   Link

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