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Mum by Grayscale
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‘'Mum’‘ expresses vocalist Collin Walsh’s struggle with his mother leaving him and the rest of his family behind. The lyrics describe conflicting feelings – anger, empathy – that three years after her goodbye still occupy Walsh’ mind.
In the chorus of ‘'Catholic’' from the band’s debut What We’re M...
Mum Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I saw you in my sleep last night
Chasing after me, riding my first bike
Looking back, so mad you let go
Falling down, scraped knees
Graveled palms, standing there all alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Your hands let go
Why did you have to leave? I know there's a reason
Chasing new love
Now you're someone I'm never gonna know
[Chorus]
So sick of watching you running
So sick of grieving your loss
I used to pray that the summer sun
Could warm your bones and pull out all the drugs
[Verse 2]
I'm sorry mother
I know what you feel when you're alone
Spent all those years fighting for love
But all it fueled was addiction
[Pre-Chorus]
Your hands let go
Why did you have to leave? I know there's a reason
Chasing new love
Now you're someone I'm never gonna know
[Chorus]
So sick of watching you running
So sick of grieving your loss
I used to pray that the summer sun
Could warm your bones and pull out all the drugs
See all the wrong you've done
'Cause it's been three years and I'm still stuck inside your wake
I sat by the door
And I waited for you to come home, but you never came
But you never came
[Bridge]
Do you still hear my younger voice? So raspy and pained
Guess you'll never hear it nowadays
It's such a shame, oh well
It's a goddamn shame
So sick of watching you running
So sick of grieving your loss
[Chorus]
You were my chrysanthemum, but all went wrong
You faded away like dust
'Cause it's been three years and I'm still stuck inside your wake
I sat by the door
And I waited for you to come home, but you never came
But you never came
Mum Q&A
Who wrote Mum's ?
Mum was written by Dallas Molster & Collin Walsh.
What did Grayscale say about "Mum"?
Grayscale shared with PasteMagazine the meaning of this song.
I used to pray that the summer sun could warm your bones and pull out all the drugs” and “I sat by the door, and I waited for you to come home, but you never came” are two lines that stand out as the key indicators of the helpless feelin...