This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Gone the way you've fallen
Nothing left to show
Been down so long
And you've lost the will to grow
Distant feelings fading
The self you used to be
The fire once inside
Is now smoldering debris
All the grief you've caused them
In your great escape
The lines, the pills the bottles
That now pave the path you laid
Just the way you walk in
Seeking out your prey
Another heartless scam
Pushing friends further away
And the wretched mornings
A couch a floor the shame
The mirror cannot hide
The lines, they grays the pain
All the grief you've caused them
In your great escape
The lines, the pills the bottles
That now pave the path you laid
These are the days we all have seen
These are the days that steal your dreams
These are the days you're all alone
These are the days nowhere is home
These city streets are all the same
Another shot to kill the pain
These are the days that crush your soul
These are the days that make you whole
The walls are closing in - Shaking!
Letting down your guard - Give in!
Fan the flame inside - Ignite it!
Confront your tarnished past and fight it!
The walls are closing in - Shaking!
Letting down your guard - Give in!
Fan the flame inside - Ignite it!
Confront your tarnished past and fight it!
Put the pieces back together
In time is slowly grows
A life once took for granted
Is a life that you now chose
All the grief you've caused them
In your great escape
The lines, the pills the bottles
That you craved
These are the days we all have seen
These are the days that steal your dreams
These are the days you're all alone
These are the days nowhere is home
These city streets are all the same
Another shot to kill the pain
These are the days that crush your soul
These are the days that make you whole
These are the days - reach down inside
These are the days - unleash your pride
These are the days - to take control
These are the days - that make you whole
Nothing left to show
Been down so long
And you've lost the will to grow
Distant feelings fading
The self you used to be
The fire once inside
Is now smoldering debris
All the grief you've caused them
In your great escape
The lines, the pills the bottles
That now pave the path you laid
Just the way you walk in
Seeking out your prey
Another heartless scam
Pushing friends further away
And the wretched mornings
A couch a floor the shame
The mirror cannot hide
The lines, they grays the pain
All the grief you've caused them
In your great escape
The lines, the pills the bottles
That now pave the path you laid
These are the days we all have seen
These are the days that steal your dreams
These are the days you're all alone
These are the days nowhere is home
These city streets are all the same
Another shot to kill the pain
These are the days that crush your soul
These are the days that make you whole
The walls are closing in - Shaking!
Letting down your guard - Give in!
Fan the flame inside - Ignite it!
Confront your tarnished past and fight it!
The walls are closing in - Shaking!
Letting down your guard - Give in!
Fan the flame inside - Ignite it!
Confront your tarnished past and fight it!
Put the pieces back together
In time is slowly grows
A life once took for granted
Is a life that you now chose
All the grief you've caused them
In your great escape
The lines, the pills the bottles
That you craved
These are the days we all have seen
These are the days that steal your dreams
These are the days you're all alone
These are the days nowhere is home
These city streets are all the same
Another shot to kill the pain
These are the days that crush your soul
These are the days that make you whole
These are the days - reach down inside
These are the days - unleash your pride
These are the days - to take control
These are the days - that make you whole
Lyrics submitted by GiveMeHam
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