My Silver Lining

First Aid Kit * Track #1 On Stay Gold

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Album Stay Gold

ALBUM

First Aid Kit

2014

My Silver Lining by First Aid Kit

Release Date

Mon Mar 31 2014

Performed by

First Aid Kit

Produced by

Mike Mogis

Writed by

Johanna Söderberg & Klara Söderberg

About

“My Silver Lining” is the lead single from the third album Stay Gold by First Aid Kit.

In an interview with the National Post, Johanna Söderberg explains the song:

I think everyone has the feeling sometimes of ‘What’s the point? Why am I doing this?’ and this song about trying to find that glimpse...

My Silver Lining Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I don't want to wait anymore
I'm tired of looking for answers
Take me some place where there's music and there's laughter
I don't know if I'm scared of dying
But I'm scared of living too fast, too slow
Regret, remorse, hold on, oh no I've got to go
There’s no starting over
No new beginnings time races on
And you've just gotta keep on keeping on
Gotta keep on going
Looking straight out on the road
Can't worry 'bout what's behind you
Or what's coming for you further up the road
I try not to hold on to what is gone
I try to do right what is wrong
I try to keep on keeping on
Yeah, I just keep on keeping on

[Chorus]
I hear a voice calling
Calling out for me
These shackles I've made in an attempt to be free
Be it for reason, be it for love
I won't take the easy road
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo
Oh-oh
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo
Oh-oh

[Verse 2]
I've woken up in a hotel room
My worries as big as the moon
Having no idea who or what or where I am
Something good comes with the bad
A song's never just sad
There's hope, there's a silver lining
Show me my silver lining
Show me my silver lining

[Chorus]
I hear a voice calling
Calling out for me
These shackles I've made in an attempt to be free
Be it for reason, be it for love
I won't take the easy road
I won't take the easy road
The easy road, the easy road, oh-oh!
I won't take the easy road
The easy road, the easy road, oh-oh!
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo
Oh-oh
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo
Oh-oh

[Outro]
Show me my silver lining, I try to keep on keeping on
Show me my silver lining, I try to keep on keeping on
Show me my silver lining, I try to keep on keeping on
Show me my silver lining, I try to keep on keeping on

My Silver Lining Q&A

Who wrote My Silver Lining's ?

My Silver Lining was written by Johanna Söderberg & Klara Söderberg.

Who produced My Silver Lining's ?

My Silver Lining was produced by Mike Mogis.

When did First Aid Kit release My Silver Lining?

First Aid Kit released My Silver Lining on Mon Mar 31 2014.

What has the media said about the song?

In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #116 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:

Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg took country-folk to epic, grand-scale proportions with their 2014 release as First Aid Kit, Stay Gold. ‘Silver Lining’ layers their warm, orga...