Story Behind The Song
This song is about a woman faced with a possible diagnosis of breast cancer. Its about how her view of the world changes when she hears her doctor speak those unwanted words. A recursive piano pattern came to me in the night, both haunting and possessing. All beauty was drained from life and replaced with fear.
-This song has elements of alternative rock mixed with the Wilson Sisters (Heart) and a hint of late Beatles in the bridge.
Song Description
This song is about a woman who is faced with being possessed by a sickness, dark force, alien or bad relationship. The woman cannot get away from her fear of being captured. She is haunted and simply wants to know when "it" will leave her alone. The songs mood is dark and confronting.
| Song Length |
4:02 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rock - Alternative |
| Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Nervous, Anxious |
| Subject |
Aliens, Diseases |
Similar Artists |
Heart, Fiona Apple |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
How Long
Heather Hill and Alec Steinwall
I can't seem to get you off of my mind
I feel you there
Hiding inside
I can feel you looking out from my eyes
Changing my world
Darkening my skies
How Long, How Long
Before you're Gone
How Long, How Long?
I used to see colours in the rain
They turned to grey
All of them drained
Everything that used to taste so sweet
Is sour and bruised
Fallen fruit
How Long, How Long
Before you're Gone
How Long, How Long?
Get out of here
Leave me be, Leave me be
Get out of here
How Long, How Long
Before you're Gone
How Long, How Long?
I thought I had shown you to the door
But you shook my fear
You took even more
That same force that's keeping me alive
Has turned against me
Speeding my dive
How Long, How Long
Before you're Gone
How Long, How Long?