The last few screams at the end of the song get me every time. That's the sound of someone watching someone slip away and being helpless to stop it. I've had that happen once in my life, and Anders captured that emotion perfectly in this song - the shift from "please don't go down this path" to "stay with me, please don't die" is masterfully done, and chillingly real to anyone who's ever experienced it. Kudos to In Flames for this masterpiece.
The last few screams at the end of the song get me every time. That's the sound of someone watching someone slip away and being helpless to stop it. I've had that happen once in my life, and Anders captured that emotion perfectly in this song - the shift from "please don't go down this path" to "stay with me, please don't die" is masterfully done, and chillingly real to anyone who's ever experienced it. Kudos to In Flames for this masterpiece.