Song Description

This song is about feeling desperate to help someone who is in a helpless state. It describes the feelings associated with losing someone - whether through death or a loss of relationship. The piano and vocal in the verses set up a feeling of anxiousness and movement, while the chorus is a resignation to the fact that there isn't much one can do.

Lyrics

EMERGENCY - © 2012 - Anna Paddock


He started crying and I did not quite understand
What he was saying, the words just didn't register
But it was apparent that we were in some trouble
And I tried to listen, I couldn't take everything in

He told me he was so scared, that he could no longer feel
And I just started to shake, 'cause what the hell can you say
When the one you love's not okay
What do you say when the one you love is slipping away

You raise your hands, this is an emergency
Stand your ground, this is an emergency
Say your prayers, this is an emergency
Send off flares, this is an emergency

The conversation went on as I sat down on the floor
And looked up at the man, the man I'll always adore
He spoke of secrets and pain, and things that I can't name,
How he would wish them away and how he wants me to
Be okay

I couldn't heal up the past, I didn't know what to ask
I probably stared into space, but what I wanted to say is
You mean the world to me, all I can say is
You mean the world to me

So I raise my hands, this is an emergency
Stand my ground, this is an emergency
Say my prayers, this is an emergency
Send off flares, this is an emergency

Wave my hands, this is an emergency
Stand my ground, this is an emergency
Say my prayers, this is an emergency
Send off flares, this is an emergency