Days Of Oblivion
Metric * Track #4 On Formentera II
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Days Of Oblivion by Metric
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This song discusses repressed memories becoming unlocked, with the opening verse and final lyrics offering hope to break out of the vicious cycle or downward spiral that can come up when thinking about past trauma
Days Of Oblivion Lyrics
[Verse 1]
All the times that now and then appear as only dreams
All the stuff from way back when that’s coming up don’t self destruct
You don’t have to call for the wrecking ball
Or burn the world to ashes
All you have to do is ask me to
I’ll stop you where the descending stairs drop
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve unlocked all the doors
And I’ve lost all the keys
And I live in a mansion made up of memories
Bob said don’t look back
John said I don’t believe
Jerry said there are days between days
[Chorus]
Days of oblivion
Days of oblivion
It turns out these were the days
It turns out these were the days
Days of oblivion
Days of oblivion
It turns out these were the days
The ashes of disaster drift to you
All your dreams of change are coming true
[Verse 2]
I know I need you
I know I need you
Don’t ever leave me
I’ll never leave you behind
I know you need me
The way I need you
I’ll never leave you
Don’t ever leave me behind
I know I need you
You know I need you
Don’t ever leave me
I’d never leave you behind
The way you need me
The way I need you
I’d never leave you
I’ll never leave you behind
No
No
No
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve unlocked all the doors
I’ll never find the keys
And I live in a mansion now made up of memories
Bob said don’t look back
John said I don’t believe
Jerry said there are days between days
[Chorus]
Days of oblivion
Days of oblivion
It turns out these were the days
It turns out these were the days
Days of oblivion
Days of oblivion
It turns out these were the days
The ashes of disaster drift to you
At last you really see me
Oo, oo, ooooh
Oo, oo, ooooh
[Outro]
All the times that now and then appear as only dreams
All the stuff from way back when that’s coming up don’t self destruct
You don’t have to call for the wrecking ball
Or burn the world to ashes
All you have to do is ask me to
I’ll stop you where the descending stairs drop
All the things that now and then appear as only dreams
All the stuff from way back when that’s coming up don’t self destruct
You don’t have to call for the wrecking ball
Or burn the world to ashes
All you have to do is ask me to
I’ll stop you where the descending stairs drop
Days Of Oblivion Q&A
Who wrote Days Of Oblivion's ?
Days Of Oblivion was written by James Shaw & Emily Haines.
When did Metric release Days Of Oblivion?
Metric released Days Of Oblivion on Fri Oct 13 2023.
What has the artist said about the song?
This is the heart center of the entire Formentera epic for me. Also written very early on, this is where I realized that what I was supposed to do was let go. Feel every feeling. Take myself and all of us on a journey and thus be taken on it too. Metric has been around for 20 some years now and I tr...