Story Behind The Song
• Describes the feeling watching a loved one suffer at the hands of another
• The feeling of being totally helpless to help them in any way at all
• Song focuses on frustration, pity, love, adulation and fear
• The song addresses both the victim and the victimizer
• Fear of loss
• The feeling of watching someone having parts of themselves taken away by the vicissitudes of someone's anger
| Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Frantic |
Subject |
Violence, Frustration |
| Similar Artists |
The Fray, John Mayer |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Where was I the day you died?
I was there right by your side.
Too far to touch,
close enough to see you cry
You never told me anything,
You never let me in again,
You pulled me here,
You pulled me there,
You made me stop,
You made me stare,
and you weren't even there.
How can I compare to you ?
You've taught me all that I do.
You've left me now.
Wondering why and what and who.