[Verse 1]
Some things are unending
Persisting, pushing us to break
And I am done, I am done, I am done
Pretending I'm not drowning in its wake
[Chorus]
Because time passes by
Just like rain falling through my fingers
And though night becomes the day
And seasons change
The pain, it always lingers
It never goes away
[Verse 2]
The light is warm, but the shadow remains
In cracks in the pavement and lines in your face
And I am done, I am done, I am done
Pretending this will ever go away
[Chorus]
But time passes by
Just like rain falling through my fingers
And though night becomes the day
And seasons change
The pain, it never goes away
Yeah, time passes by
Just like rain falling through my fingers
And though night becomes the day
And seasons change
The pain, it always lingers
[Post-Chorus]
I hope wherever you are
That you're finally free
I hope you've found your peace
[Bridge]
The grief's like a wave
There's love in the pain
You'll know where your heart is
When you feel it break
When loss is a shipwreck
And sadness a sea
Hearts of gold and stone all sink
The grief's like a wave
There's love in the pain
You'll know where your heart is
When you feel it break
When loss is a shipwreck
And sadness a sea
Hearts of gold and stone all sink
[Chorus]
Time passes by
Just like rain falling through my fingers
And though night becomes the day
And seasons change
The pain, it never goes away
Yeah, time passes by
Just like rain falling through my fingers
And though night becomes the day
And seasons change
The pain, it always lingers
Linger was written by Alan Ashby & Josh Wilbur & Phil Manansala & Valentino Arteaga & Aaron Pauley.
Linger was produced by Josh Wilbur.
Of Mice & Men released Linger on Fri Sep 27 2019.
Frontman Aaron Pauley commented in a track by track interview by Rocksound:
“Linger” is about losing people – I lost a group of people in my life this past year to either suicide, drugs or accidents, and this song is as much of an ode to the people that we have lost as it is a song of reverence and...