This is the first song released since Ire (2015) from the australian band Parkway Drive. It was released on Feb 27, 2018.
The song talks about human decadence and negativity. Winston went on Instagram and said “The song is about dealing with grief & loss in the aftermath of losing a loved one. S...
[Intro]
I spoke a vow today and asked if God would come and play
I've dug a shallow hole for him to sleep
But I swear he just won't answer me
I call on out, is he afraid? I'll bury him down with the ones he keeps
And if the Devil is listening, I'll come for him as well
If I suspect he had a hand to play
And if I see his face in town, there's room for two down underground
Nothing's gonna stop me 'til I'm done
Until I'm done
Until I'm done
Until I'm done
Until I'm done
'Cause tonight I'm killing gods
Killing gods
[Verse 1]
It's guilt and frustration, it's everything between
The silence and the absence hitting home
Peripheral glances and the chasing of a sound
I never knew I'd miss until it's gone
So ask me how I'm coping, and I'll smile and tell you: "I'm just fine"
While down inside I'm drowning in the fucking rain
Because when everything is empty and your heart is set to cave
Sometimes all you wish for is a place, is a place to place the blame
[Chorus]
Burn your heaven, flood your hell
Drown you in your wishing wells
Burn your heaven, flood your hell
Damn you all 'cause tonight I'm killing gods
[Verse 2]
The incendiary shock wave, scorched earth policy
The devastation that only loss will leave
The chants and incantations of daily rituals
A subtle lapse in brutal honesty
So ask me how I'm coping, and I'll smile and tell you: "I'm just fine"
While down inside I'm screaming 'til I fucking bleed
Because when everyone's expendable and your heart can't take the weight
The last thing that you wish for is the face, is the face to face the pain
[Chorus]
Burn your heaven, flood your hell
Drown you in your wishing wells
Burn your heaven, flood your hell
Damn you all 'cause tonight I'm killing gods
[Outro]
I spoke a vow today and asked if God would come and play
'Cause I just wanna cut that fucker down
Face me, face me, face me, face me
Face me, face me, none survive
Face me, face me, none survive, go
None survive
The Devil and God have died inside me
Wishing Wells was written by Jeff Ling & Luke “Pig” Kilpatrick & Ben Gordon & Winston McCall.
Wishing Wells was produced by George Hadji-Christou.
Parkway Drive released Wishing Wells on Tue Feb 27 2018.
Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall shared in a RockSound track-by-track interview:
This is obviously the opener to the album and we wanted to put it first so it would be a real slap in the face. Every line is about the feelings of going through grief. It’s about finding some way to blame a horri...