This epic description of bereavement finds Gaz Coombes recalling the loss of his mother. “I was 27 when she died, and it definitely fucked me up,” the singer told NME. “You become a little bit closer to your own mortality; it kind of comes to the forefront of your mind. So it can play with your head...
[Verse 1]
I want to cut myself
Cut myself down
Before it’s too late
I want to touch solid ground
I want to talk myself
Talk myself round
But all the words fail
They don’t make a sound
A hanging photograph
Edge of the trees to California
You were the star above us all
A battle-cry for when we fall
[Chorus]
Stay in my heart
Out of sight, you’re hard to find
Wake from the start
Cross the line and cut the wire
[Verse 2]
I only numb myself when I feel I could drown
No I won’t break
I’m gonna turn this one around
If anyone can
I get this feeling
Like I jump from a moving train or I’m falling from a great height
But am I losing this war with myself?
I’m on the frontline this could be hell
But I see through the cracks
And these eyes
Are fixed on a hole in the dirt
But I’ll stay in the sand
Until I know it’s time to finally wake up
[Chorus]
Stay in my heart
Out of sight, you’re hard to find
Wake from the start
Cross the line and cut the wire
[Outro]
A solid light
A lone dancer
I’m too afraid to hear the answer
A new life
A new new sound
Down to the wire
To The Wire was written by Gaz Coombes.
To The Wire was produced by .
Gaz Coombes released To The Wire on Mon Jan 26 2015.