Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
“Too Late To Say Goodbye” is the fourth track on Cage the Elephant’s 2015 album titled “Tell Me I’m Pretty.”
According to the band’s webseries for the album’s creative process and creation, frontman Matt Shultz revealed that the song is about the romance between the historic criminal partners Bonni...
[Verse 1]
Oh my precious ember burning, my sweet glowing light
From the moment I first saw you, I was yours and you were mine
Deep down we both knew you were trouble by design
And the echo of my mother's words, "Baby, don't you play with fire"
[Pre-Chorus]
I was always playing the part
First love only set by a spark
There was no way changing my mind
[Chorus]
Now I'm under your spell, trapped in a lie
Shouldn't have stood that close to the fire
No turning back, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
It's too late to say goodbye
Push back from my heart
Wish we could go back to the start
But oh my god, is this real?
No more time
It's too late, it's too late to say goodbye
[Verse 2]
I can hear the sounds of sirens circling around
Forced to watch the ashes floating, softly drifting to the ground
Deep down we both knew it was trouble by design
And the echo of my mother's words, "Baby, don't you play with fire"
[Pre-Chorus]
I was always playing the part
First love only set by a spark
There was no way changing my mind
[Chorus]
Now I'm under your spell, trapped in a lie
Shouldn't have stood that close to the fire
No turning back, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
It's too late to say goodbye
Push back from my heart
Wish we could go back to the start
But oh my god, is this real?
No more time
It's too late, it's too late, it's too late to say goodbye
[Bridge]
After all the dust has settled, we can settle down
Just the two of us forever, no one else around
No one else around
Around
[Chorus]
Now I'm under your spell, trapped in a lie
Shouldn't have stood that close to the fire
No turning back, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
It's too late to say goodbye
Push back from my heart
Wish we could go back to the start
But oh my god
No escape
No more time
It's too late, it's too late, it's too late to say goodbye
Too Late To Say Goodbye was written by Brad Shultz & Daniel Tichenor & Jared Champion & Matt Shultz.
Too Late To Say Goodbye was produced by Dan Auerbach.
Cage The Elephant released Too Late To Say Goodbye on Fri Dec 04 2015.