Charlie Simpson wrote this song in response to the end of his seven-year relationship with his girlfriend.
Fightstar are big fans of Neon Genesis Evangelion, as such the title could be a reference to episode two’s title of “Unfamiliar Ceiling”.
Some of us will learn
What none of us should know
Smoke can fill this room
There'll be nothing left to show
Hold onto
The ones you love
There won't be
Time to show
Enough
We need each other like
Flower pots and dirt
For 7 years we've spent
Growing from the earth
It's hard to see
How all of this will end
For the consequence
Of broken heart to mend
Stay awake with me
It's getting light outside
When time is still for you it hurries
Stay awake with me
So I can see the sun
Rising up upon your shoulder
People change their ways
When there's nothing left to lose
Coffee talk and crimes
Runs cold blood through our time
You won't recall all your wins
But the toughest beats
Will haunt your heart and mind
Stay awake with me
It's getting light outside
When time is still for you it hurries
Stay awake with me
So I can see the sun
Rising up upon your shoulder
Stay awake with me
Take this picture
Move your face a little closer
Stay awake with me
Close the window
Stop this room from getting colder
Some of us will learn
What none of us should know
Smoke can fill this room
There'll be nothing left to show
Stay awake with me
It's getting light outside
When Time is still for you it hurries
Stay awake with me
So I can see the sun
Rising up upon your shoulder
Stay awake with me
Take this picture
Move your face a little closer
Stay awake with me
Close the window
Stop this room from getting colder