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Rise Against & Emily Schambra
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Rise Against & Emily Schambra
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The song is about Tim (or anyone else really), finally finding a girl that he feels special about; a girl worth loving. After a while he realizes that the flower (metaphor for a girl or love between them) is withering, and he decides to let her go, so she could be happy.
After a while, he sees that...
[Verse 1]
In fields where nothing grew but weeds
I found a flower at my feet
Bending there in my direction
I wrapped a hand around its stem
I pulled until the roots gave in
Finding there what I'd been missing
But I know...
So I tell myself, I tell myself it's wrong
There's a point we pass from which we can't return
I felt the cold rain of the coming storm
[Hook]
All because of you
I haven't slept in so long
When I do I dream of drowning in the ocean
Longing for the shore where I can lay my head down
I'll follow your voice
All you have to do is shout it out
[Verse 2]
Inside my hands these petals browned
Dried up, fallen to the ground
But it was already too late now
I pushed my fingers through the earth
Returned this flower to the dirt
So it could live. I walked away now
But I know...
Not a day goes by that I don't feel this burn
There's a point we pass from which we can't return
I felt the cold rain of the coming storm
[Hook]
All because of you
I haven't slept in so long
When I do I dream of drowning in the ocean
Longing for the shore where I can lay my head down
I'll follow your voice
All you have to do is shout it out
[Bridge]
All because of you...
All because of you...
[Extended Hook]
All because of you
I haven't slept in so long
When I do I dream of drowning in the ocean
Longing for the shore where I can lay my head down
Inside these arms of yours
All because of you
I believe in angels
Not the kind with wings
No, not the kind with halos
The kind that bring you home
When home becomes a strange place
I'll follow your voice
All you have to do is shout it out
[Instrumental Outro]
The Good Left Undone was written by Tim McIlrath & Joseph Principe & Brandon Barnes & Chris Chasse.
The Good Left Undone was produced by Bill Stevenson & Jason Livermore.
Rise Against released The Good Left Undone on Tue Jul 04 2006.
In an interview with theredalert.com front man Tim McIlrath was asked if the instrumental part at the end of the song was originally a separate piece of music. He replied: “That one was actually pure collaboration. With a lot of our songs, Joe Principe will write the whole thing, or I’ll write the w...