Story Behind The Song
Song about a break-up a long time ago
Song Description
A rock song with most of the usual trimmings
| Song Length |
3:39 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Regret |
| Similar Artists |
System of a Down |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Your own-goal lies; small print eyes
Your park-bench arguments; tied to some splintered mast
Those touch-screen moods and family feuds
How did we ever think that this could really last
All those malevolent murmurs mumbled under your breath
You, your sister your mother like a scene from Macbeth
We tried so hard, so hard we should've tried some more
My signals strong but your reception poor
The peace we tried to keep was worse
Worse than any war.
Those train-wreck tears; selective ears
Your spit and sawdust, empty pocket friends
Fake platitudes; poetic attitudes
Those bumper sticker philosophies and token gesture trends
Your dated, antiquated phony language
Turning every situation to your own advantage
We tried so hard, we should've tried some more
How come every act of love was just another chore
The peace we tried to keep was worse
Worse than any war.
That restaurant scene; so very keen
To be seen as misconstrued from head to toes
A sleeping beast. Our fragile peace
Your jolly, Pretty Polly, shopping trolley bargain basement clothes
I remember freezing in the ice of your despair
All for a good cause but I guess we won't go there
We tried so hard, we should've tried some more
Our loaded dice vows read out like a football score
The peace we tried to keep was worse
Worse than any war.