Civil Twilight

Highway of Fallen Kings

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Highway of Fallen Kings Lyrics

(There is no war,
If you're already dead
There is no truth,
If you just use your head
There is no fair,
If it's all that you lack
If it's all in your back,
If it's all in your back)

I'm riding down
The highway of fallen kings
'Tires hiss
As the engine screams
I'm like a fugitive alien
On the run
But nobody can tell me
What I'm running from
What am I running from?

I am the ghost
That she passes through
She's the choice
I can never chose
When am I going to find my peace?
When am I going to know?
When am I going to know?

[Chorus:]
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
I'm just a ghost on the highway
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
I'm just a ghost on the highway
Of fallen kings, kings...

(There is no war,
If you're already dead
There is no truth,
If you just use your head
If you just use your head...)

[Chorus]
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
I'm just a ghost on the highway
What am I gonna do now?
I'm already too far down
When am I gonna be free?
When am I gonna be free?

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samueltorres On Apr 03, 2012

(There is no war,
If you're already dead
There is no truth,
If you just use your head
There is no fair,
If it's all that you lack
If it's all in your back,
If it's all in your back)

I'm riding down
The highway of fallen kings
'Tires hiss
As the engine screams
I'm like a fugitive alien
On the run
But nobody can tell me
What I'm running from
What am I running from?

I am the ghost
That she passes through
She's the choice
I can never chose
When am I going to find my peace?
When am I going to know?
When am I going to know?

(There is no war,
If you're already dead
There is no truth,
If you just use your head
If you just use your head...)

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2012-04-03 21:53:54

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by wwilliams23

14y ago

In my sole opinion, it sounds like the guy is stuck in a relationship, or maybe even more possible, a marriage that he doesn't want or shouldn't be in, so he feels like he is trapped. It could even be with a girl who has a past with many other guys (fallen kings). The guy feels used in a way, whether financially or emotionally, maybe physically (I am the ghost she passes through). The overall meaning of the song comes down to the guy trying to figure everything out in the situation.

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