Stay (Faraway, So Close)

Geez. I love this song so much. The guitar and Lacey’s voice just sound so beautiful together. Anyway. Here’s my take on it... “You stop in for a pack of cigarettes. You don’t smoke, don’t even want to.” I think that this part is about a woman who has an abusive husband back home. She stalls whenever she’s out, looking for any excuse to stay away from home. “Dressed up like a car crash, wheels are turning but you’re upside-down.” This explaining how she’s basically a wreck. Her husband hits her and she doesn’t exactly mind because it makes her feel alive, implying that she’s unusually numb otherwise. Maybe depression? Then going on... “Vampire or a victim, it depends on who’s around.” Meaning that the person acts differently according to surroundings. “If you look, you look through me. And when you talk, its not to me. And when I touch you, you don’t feel a thing.” Going on to talk about the depression making her numb. The rest of the lyrics talk about how the singer (Lacey) tells the person that she’ll be there for them, if only they reach out for help. “If you listen, I can call... If you shout, I’ll only hear you.” Then, the very end, I’m guessing that it means the person is the angel Lacey is singing about. “As an angel hits the ground,” says that the person gives up on life and they probably die. =[ Sad song but wonderful nonetheless. Man, I absolutely love Flyleaf. The song may or may not be Christian in itself, but Flyleaf is a Christian band if you care about labels.