Story Behind The Song
I fell asleep to the evening news. There were multiple reports of suicides that night - a suicide bombing, an instance of self-immolation, a murder-suicide, a guy who put himself in front of the local commuter train and a follow-up report on the shooting
Song Description
A rhetorical song that explores the mindset of someone committing suicide - particularly as an act of terrorism or self-immolation. It questions what one thinks about or does just prior to willfully ending their life and, perhaps, the lives of others. It
Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Rock - Hard Rock |
Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Mad, Fuming |
Subject |
War, Suicide |
Similar Artists |
Melissa Etheridge, Toad The Wet Sprocket |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
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Lyrics
Today's Headline
Written by: Juliann Salinas
I heard you worked it out so well
A smile crossed your face
That you gave away your things
And then you sealed your fate
Did you comb your hair
Or check if your shoes were tied
Sweetly kiss your mother
As you left her love behind
Just today's headline
Or a back page story
Twenty-second sound byte
No mention of glory
History fades, these days fast
Not even a footnote in the past
Just today's headline
Did you glance into the mirror
As you walked out the door
Knowing it'd be the last time
Your feet would touch that floor
Did you think yourself a martyr
Or some kind of a saint
The only one with vision
The only one with grace
Just today's headline
Or a back page story
Twenty-second sound byte
No mention of glory
History fades, these days fast
Not even a footnote in the past
Just today's headline
Thought you knew what they'd say
How they'd cry, how they'd pay
Did it even cross your mind that it might all be in vain
Just today's headline
Or a back page story
Twenty-second sound byte
No mention of glory
History fades, these days fast
Not even a footnote in the past
Just today's headline