‘Sounds of a Playground Fading’ is the eponymous 1st track from In Flames’ 2011 album Sounds of a Playground Fading.
The song touches on the idea of a near-apocalyptic world and the time that remains before it all ends.
[Verse 1]
You can find all you need
The message is in the silence
Whisper words to calm your mind
Reach inside, numb the pain, come around with answers
[Chorus]
We are ghosts of the concrete world
Genetic codes of a dying breed
Will I be left behind?
Sounds of a playground fading
[Verse 2]
Staring into bright lights
I am what I've done
It is useless to hide
An empty chamber, guess I was part of a plan
[Chorus]
We are ghosts of the concrete world
Genetic codes of a dying breed
Will I be left behind?
Sounds of a playground fading
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
We're running out of time
Can't seem to recognize
What put us here in the first place
Counting down the days, beginning of the end
[Chorus]
We are ghosts of the concrete world
Genetic codes of a dying breed
Will I be left behind?
We are ghosts of the concrete world
Genetic codes of a dying breed
Will I be left behind?
Sounds of a Playground Fading was written by Björn Gelotte & Anders Fridén.
Sounds of a Playground Fading was produced by Roberto Laghi & In Flames & Daniel Bergstrand.
In Flames released Sounds of a Playground Fading on Wed Jun 15 2011.