“Castles in the Air” is the ninth track on Architects' sixth studio album Lost Forever // Lost Together. This song was released on the 11th March 2014 globally through Epitaph Records; with the exception of UNFD in Australia and New Damage in Canada.
[Refrain]
This is the be all, the end all
The burden, the blessing
This is the be all, the end all
The burden, the blessing
[Verse 1]
I've made promises that I know I can't keep
Drink from the holy grail, you'll find it's bittersweet
No matter what he says, poison is not my friend
But he'll have my back until the bitter end
[Pre-Chorus]
Always climbing but only ever descending
The canvas before me is never-ending
[Chorus]
So call for the crossroads if you're lost in the woods
If I drop this torch, then I'll be gone for good
I said, "Enough is enough"
Well, I guess I lied, I guess I lied
[Refrain]
This is the be all, the end all
The burden, the blessing
This is the be all, the end all
The burden, the blessing
[Verse 2]
All my mistakes will outlive me
I just can't accept that what will be will be
My lungs are failing, I can't catch my breath
I don't know why, but right now I'm scared to death
My fear still sees when my eyes are closed
But the blame's on me, this is the path I chose
[Pre-Chorus]
Always climbing but only ever descending
The canvas before me is never-ending
[Chorus]
So call for the crossroads if you're lost in the woods
If I drop this torch, then I'll be gone for good
I said, "Enough is enough"
Well, I guess I lied, I guess I lied
[Bridge]
I wasted time building castles in the air
If there's peace to be found, I won't find it there
My fear still sees when my eyes are closed
But the blame's on me, this is the path I chose
This is the path I chose
This is the path I chose
[Outro]
I wasted time building castles in the air
If there's peace to be found, I won't find it there
My fear still sees when my eyes are closed
But the blame's on me, this is the path I chose
Castles in the Air was written by Tom Searle.
Castles in the Air was produced by Henrik Udd.
Architects released Castles in the Air on Tue Mar 11 2014.
In a 2014 HMV track-by-track interview with the band, Tom Searle stated the following about “Castles in the Air”:
A bit of a personal one this, there’s a bit of a personal twist to the end of the album. It’s about anxiety, being in a band and how that causes anxiety, the pressure you feel in the st...