Name: We Were Only Cold Explosions
Duration: 4 min 8 s
Channel: Kienan Dietrich
Description: "We Were Only Cold Explosions" is a song by Stayne Falls.

We Were Only Cold Explosions

Stayne Falls

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acoustic creative folk inspirational story solo

Stayne Falls

Acoustic side project focused on growth, exploration and annoying the shit out of people.

Inspiration can hit at the strangest times. Lately I've been inspired by some pretty offbeat memories, experiences, readings and ideas. My hope is that I can blend them with the words in my heart and stake my claim of originality. That being said, this is overflow parking. Here, have a seat.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Rock

Author

Kienan Dietrich

Rights

Staynesongs

Uploaded

January 23, 2008

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.8 MB • 128 kbps • 4:08

Lyrics

Vaguely I recall the day the new heroes came to town
Riding on the back of an M-1 Abrams,
Shouting just to keep the noises down
Partly a parade, part of a partition
Parting all the soldiers in the crowd
Waving all the flags, the flags of our divisions
I remember how it came about
The battles were long and drawn out,
Pointless as could be
When our victory veiled our history
And concealed our own defeat

Who am I if not myself,
Until the very end?
Who am I if not myself,
I may be a little weird
But that's all I've ever been

Vividly I smell the ghost of gunpowder in the streets
At once it brings to mind the fireplace
Where I once fell asleep
And slipped into a nightmare, warm and soaking wet
Where I lost my family
In the battles before, and I prayed for the war
To make me a warrior or a priest
So I could find my place in the melee
Or the state of grace
But I woke up cold as the cinders died away

Vaguely I recall the day the 
New idols came to town
Riding on the back of the bones of tigers
Shouting just to keep their voices loud
Solely a charade, fat with indecision
Bolstered by the madness of the crowd
Waving all the flags, biting their lips
Just to taste the blood of their own mouths

The battles were short and pathetic as
We were only cold explosions
They smiled without their eyes toward
The plans they set to motion

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