Distraction
Angels & Airwaves Lyrics

I'll be your distraction
The singer offers to be a distraction for the person they are addressing.

I'll be your distraction
The singer repeats their offer to be a distraction.

There's a field nearby
The singer is describing a nearby location.

With words written in stone
There is something written on stone in this field.

My love will not die
The artist expresses their love and hopes it will endure.

Please let be known
The singer wants their feelings to be acknowledged by others.

This place is dead
The singer observes that the place they are in feels empty and without life.

It echoes through town
The emptiness of the place amplifies and reverberates throughout the area.

There isn't one voice
The artist has not heard anyone speaking or making noise.

I haven't heard a sound
The artist reiterates that it is very quiet around them.

The planes flew in
Airplanes arrive at this location.

Their bombs did too
These airplanes were dropping bombs as well.

The city fell flat
The city was destroyed or damaged as a result of the bombing.

The fires they grew
The fires caused by the bombing spread and intensified.

When the smoke comes in
The singer is anticipating the smoke that will result from the bombing and fires.

It'll color this town
The smoke will obscure the town and change its appearance.

But I'll still have you
The artist will still have the person they care about despite the destruction around them.

So I'll say it aloud
The singer wants to express their feelings publicly.

The friendship we made
The singer is referring to a previous friendship.

Is a waste of our time
The artist believes that the friendship didn't matter in the face of the destruction they are experiencing.

There's no one left here
Most people have died or left this area.

To show future that's kind
The artist believes there is no hope for the future of this place or its people.

It's a world of hate
The singer observes how much hate and violence there is in the world.

Gone incredibly wrong
The artist believes that things have gone terribly wrong.

We cared to late
The singer believes that people didn't care enough until it was too late.

We just followed along
The singer believes that people were content to follow the course of events rather than change them.

And the boys went down
The singer is referencing the deaths of young men.

With their gun in their hand
These young men were armed when they died.

Their weapon of choice
The gun was the preferred weapon of these young men.

Their knees in the sand
When they died, these young men were likely on their knees or kneeling.

If that field nearby
The singer references the location they mentioned earlier.

Was still there to be used
The artist wonders if the field could still be used for its original purpose.

Would you ever have known?
The artist questions whether others would recognize the value of this location.

The ocean is on fire
The artist is describing a scene where the water is burning.

The sky turned dark again
The sky had previously been clear, but has now become dark.

As the boats came in
Boats arrived at this location.

And the beaches
The boats are approaching a beach or shoreline.

Stretched out with soldiers
The beach is covered with soldiers for the boats to interact with.

With their arms and guns
The soldiers are armed with weapons.

It has just begun
The violence and destruction are ongoing and likely to continue.

Believe, you want this
The artist is urging someone to believe what they say.

Believe, I want this too
The singer is affirming that they also believe what they are saying.

Why won't you tell me that
The singer is frustrated that someone won't share the information they want.

It's almost over
The artist wants to know when the destruction and violence will end.

Why must this?
The artist is questioning why the destruction and violence must continue.

Tear my head
The artist is experiencing tremendous emotional turmoil and pain.

Inside out
Their turmoil is overwhelming and impacting them internally.

And the houses
The artist is describing another location or scene.

Laid out like targets
The houses are positioned in a way that makes them vulnerable or easily attacked.

With the defining sound
The singers is referencing the sound of bombs or explosions when they say 'defining sound.'

We watched them all go down
The singer and others witnessed the destruction of these houses.

And the families
The artist notes how many families were impacted by the violence and destruction.

Now useless bodies
The reference to the families as 'useless bodies' indicates that many of them have died.

They lay still black and blue
The bodies of these people are motionless and bruised.

A gift from us to you
The singer emphasizes that the violence and destruction was caused by the people themselves.

Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
This repeated phrase is simply a vocalization or non-lyrical sound.

(Believe)
The artist repeats the earlier call to believe what they are saying.

(Believe, you want this too)
The artist reiterates that they and the person they are speaking to want to believe the same thing.

Why won't you tell me that
The singer repeats their previous call for information.

It's almost over
The artist repeats their desire for the destruction and violence to end.

Why must this?
The singer again questions why the violence must continue.

Tear my head
This line is a repetition of an earlier line.

Inside out
This line is a repetition of an earlier line.