Story Behind The Song
This is a song about lost love and someone you love giving up on you.
Song Description
This is a wistful Alt-Americana song about lost love and the refusal to give up. It turns to a driving hopeful crescendo.
| Song Length |
5:50 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Heartbreak |
| Similar Artists |
Josh Ritter, Ryan Adams |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
So you came across their picture that used to hang up on your wall
The one you took down when the burial mound was new
And the candle they kept burning for you so long ago
Ain't held a flame since and your convinced it was you
And you remember when the sand ran out on the hope you had found so sure
They put their white flag out cause you weren't worth fighting for
Ooo
But I won't let you down
You're waiting on a revival, but they buried Lazurus
You've nowhere left to turn cause the bridges have all burned to dust
So you're left with speculation, you know forgiveness is significant
But for a heart on the mend you just can't pretend that's enough
And you remember when the sand ran out on the hope you had found so sure
They put their white flag out cause you weren't worth fighting for
Ooo
But I won't let you down
The hardest part of love, is when the one you love's given up
But I won't let you down
When all that you have left is heartache and regret
I won't let you down
I won't let you down
© 2010 Bradford Loomis