Perhaps one of the best songs on the soundtrack, Gale Song is written from Gale’s point of view. People only focus on Katniss' side of the love triangle, so this gives us a view of how Gale felt about the whole affair.
[Verse 1]
It's a lonely road, full of tired men
And you can see it in their faces
And you'll be home in spring, I can wait 'til then
I heard you're on the big train
[Pre-Chorus]
And, oh, this too shall pass
This loneliness won't last for long
[Chorus]
I wasn't there to take his place
I was ten thousand miles away
So when you hear my voice
When you say my name
May it never give you pain
But I don't wanna go, but it's time to leave
You'll be on my mind, my destiny
[Pre-Chorus]
And I won't fight in vain
I'll love you just the same, oh
[Chorus]
I couldn't know what's in your mind
But I saw the pictures, you're looking fine
And there was a time when I stood in line
For love, for love, for love
But I let you go, oh
I let you go
[Post-Chorus]
And he fell apart with his broken heart
And this blood, this blood, this blood
Oh, it drains from my skin, it does
Gale Song was written by Neyla Pekarek & Jeremiah Fraites & Wesley Schultz.
Gale Song was produced by Simone Felice.
The Lumineers released Gale Song on Fri Nov 01 2013.
Wesley Schultz, the lead vocalist of The Lumineers, talks about why he chose to write a song for the character Gale Hawthorne for Billboard
I was interested in his perspective… He is a man in the shadows, left waiting in the wings as Katniss takes the stage with Peeta.