"Lyrics can often make a song stand out from the crowd and give it a profound amount of depth if they are presented in the right way, and that is the case with almost every song on this album, especially these first three. It is eerie, given the events that led to the band’s end, when you listen to these lyrics, as they provide a glimpse into the world of Escape The Day, and seem, at times, to almost be foretelling the tragedy that would transpire. A lonely piano plays as ‘Days’ starts off, before Lars’ gentle vocals take hold, flowing well with the tune and making the listener hold on to the words like a guide and a light amidst the lonely atmosphere of the music. This was amazing to me, as very few songs have ever drawn me in that much with the music and captured my interest as this one does. My favorite song, hands down."
Taken from a track-by-track review by pastallconcerns:
Cutting through the clouds of silver skies
Descending to the ground and then arise
Days are gone I feel I might be home
But where are you, where has your love gone?
Pale wall, your steps still echo through it all
Strong belief is always something good
But my idea has been misunderstood
Staring through a dark hole in the lake
Lacking all the power that it takes
Takes me back to my high school classroom during the days of binging Inio Asano's old manga scanlations before anything was licensed. At that time, I was discovering many kinds of Asian shoegaze, but I've never heard anything like this. Makes me think of Pasteboard, Supecar, and Midnight Pingpong a bit, and it's funny bc the first two I listen have blue album covers too. Lu
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