Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song in the car driving from Renton, WA to Bellingham, WA where we were going to visit my friend Zaous at Western Washington University. We recorded it at the school's studio in just a few short takes. Zaous mixed the DAT for his school proje

Song Description

An acoustic ballad about being to depressed to deal with the unbearable pressure of making something of your life. Sang in a call and response style with the male vocalist being the young man and the female vocalist being the voice of the world and reaso

Lyrics

Wake up the world but close my door
'cause I can't feel you anymore
and something tells me this ain't right

Behind the scenes you'll hear me sing
a ballad of my broken dreams
I can't even put up a fight

Drop the gun, but carry on
'cause this is not where you belong
and no one wants to hear you say goodbye

From miles away we'll hear you scream
a ballad of your broken dreams
and all you really lost was your life

I gave it my best
but did you give it your all?
I failed your test
You trip and you fall
Forgetting the rest
but this is your call
I'm giving up
you can have it all

You say that I say that you want me to change
But I say if you stay things will never be the same
And you say that I say I never wanted to stay
before long I'll be gone and you wont have to go away

I hit the road to clear my mind
It leaves me feeling strangely fine
but that don't mean I've figured things out

Down the street I start to sing
a ballad of my broken dreams
lost beyond a shadow of a doubt

Take it slow but dont be long
and dont come back until you're gone
we'll miss you every step of the way

Remember how we used to sing
a ballad of your broken dreams
it seems like it were only yesterday