Nick Hexum says, “This song is an emotional outpouring about my best friend from high school, David Barker, who suddenly took his own life last year.
“Looking back reading his emails he alluded to a ‘cloud of darkness’ in his writings. At the time, I read right past it and didn’t even notice those...
[Verse 1]
It is a gift I know
A moment of bliss that we hold
A firecracker flash of light then on to the next plane, soul remain
Come along if you dare
It’s gonna be that you’re scared
Lovely life, I thank you for the reason to see the pain through
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Light a candle for the dead
The wick is burning, returning what we have
It’s who we are
We’ll reach you if you’re beyond the furthest star
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Don’t give up the fight to stay alive and even if you have to
Find the reason of another’s pain if they lose you
If not for your self then those around who care like I do
One day you’ll see the clear blue
[Chorus]
Beyond the Gray Sky
Beyond the Gray Sky
Beyond the Gray Sky
[Bridge]
Light a candle…
The wick…
It’s who we are…
One day you’ll see the clear blue
[Chorus]
Beyond the Gray Sky
Beyond the Gray Sky
Beyond the Gray Sky
[Outro]
I can’t believe you didn’t call
What made you want to end it all
Wasn’t there something I should have tried
To help you see beyond the gray sky
Beyond the Gray Sky was written by Tim Mahoney & Doug “SA” Martinez & Nick Hexum.
Beyond the Gray Sky was produced by Ron Saint-Germain.
311 released Beyond the Gray Sky on Tue Oct 21 2003.