The fourth track on The Myth Of The Happily Ever After is heavily influenced by The Cure and demonstrates the album’s synth-heavy stylings.
[Verse 1]
Well, you kept your word, but you lost every part of me
Yeah, you kept your cool 'cause you couldn't stand the heat
You took it to the pinkest limit
You proved your point, but didn't finish
You took it back, I won't forget it
I won't forget
[Pre-Chorus]
I couldn't let it go
I couldn't let it go
[Chorus]
Listen to the sound of the promises broken
Silence comes around 'cause you reap what you sow, and it hurts
You won't diminish anymore
Can you see the shape of the words you that we spoke?
They came from the heart, but they're stuck in my throat, and it hurts
You'll never diminish anymore
[Verse 2]
Well, you played your part and you shared in the history
We can see clearer now you chose to leave
There's no return and no revision
'Cause we were on separate missions
Before you spoke, you didn't mean it
You didn't mean
[Pre-Chorus]
You didn't mean a word
You didn't mean a word
[Chorus]
Listen to the sound of the promises broken
Silence comes around 'cause you reap what you sow, and it hurts
You won't diminish anymore
Can you see the shape of the words that we spoke?
They came from the heart, but they're stuck in my throat, and it hurts
You'll never diminish anymore
[Chorus]
Listen to the sound of the promises broken
Silence comes around 'cause you reap what you sow, and it hurts
You won't diminish anymore
Can you see the shape of the words that we spoke?
They came from the heart, but they're stuck in my throat, and it hurts
You'll never diminish anymore
Separate Missions was written by Simon Neil.
Separate Missions was produced by Adam Noble & Simon Neil & Ben Johnston & James Johnston (Biffy Clyro).
Biffy Clyro released Separate Missions on Fri Oct 22 2021.
I was listening to a lot of The Cure over lockdown and it’s always two-and-half minutes before Robert Smith starts singing. I thought, ‘We’ve never done that’. The birth of this song was the idea of making mood music for a while, something a bit sinister, a little bit tense. And the song is, lyrical...