Tale of Jonah
New Empire * Track #1 On In a Breath
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Album In a Breath
- #1Tale of Jonah
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- #2The Sun Won’t Sleep
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- #3Relight the Fire
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- #4Say It Like You Mean It
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- #5In a Breath
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- #6Wise Fox
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- #7Fallen Soldiers
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- #8Left Behind
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- #9
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- #10Outshine The Brightest
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- #11Relight The Fire (Acoustic)
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Tale of Jonah by New Empire
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This song is a modern take on the story of Jonah. In an interview, the band said this:
…Jeremy [Fowler, lead vocalist] wanted to write a song about the story of Jonah and the whale. Not a fairytale, but the gritty, dark and cold reality of what it would actually be like to run away from everything...
Tale of Jonah Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Take these promises and walk to the beaten shore
A stranger's handshake, as cold as the sea below
When I was given more than I could afford
I ran away, I ran away
[Chorus]
And I once was king of the world
But now live inside of a whale
And I once was king of the world
[Verse 2]
Raging waters, they will come when we least will know
A sleeping giant awakes as I look ashore
Can we erase the future, just let it swim overboard?
'Cause I ran away, I ran away
[Chorus]
And I once was king of the world
But now live inside of a whale
And I thought I ran the world
But I'm lost without you, hey
[Bridge]
So can we erase the future and let it swim overboard?
If I was to die tomorrow, to live with more than I need
You're coming with me
[Chorus]
And I once was king of the world
But now live inside of a whale
And I thought I ran the world
But I'm lost without you