Kids and Chemicals formed in early 2010 and released their first self-titled record in 2011, with this EP as the perfect follow up. “This album is only five tracks, but we spent more time and energy working on it than we did on our ten-track LP,” said producer Patrick Carney about “Pale Horse”. Carney went on to describe the new record’s inspiration: “We went through a few different concepts, but all the lyrics we settled on seemed to revolve around an apocalyptic theme, so the album became a sort of amalgam of our visions of the end of the world,” he said. “We're both kind of fascinated with all things eschatological, so it was a natural theme to explore for this album, although it’s not terribly dark. I don't think either of us see the apocalypse as a particularly dark subject, but simply an inevitability - it’s interesting to hypothesize the form it will take when it finally happens, and that’s what we tried to do with these tracks.”
Fog
Kids and Chemicals Lyrics
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and your eyes were black like rain.
You told me a secret,
but your voice just sounded like the rumble of thunder.
And when I reached for you, when i reached for you
you dripped through my fingers like rain
And when i reached for you, when i reached for you
You dripped through my fingers like rain
Run away from here and I'll follow you."
The opening lines of Kids and Chemicals's song "Fog" paints a bleak picture of a relationship gone sour. The singer describes their lover's eyes as "black like rain" which suggests emotional turmoil or a sense of darkness. When the lover speaks, their voice is compared to the "rumble of thunder," which could signify a sense of threat, or something ominous. The singer then reaches for their lover, but they "drip through [their] fingers like rain." This line could either mean that the lover is slipping away from them, or that they are unable to hold onto them.
The repeated lines of "Run away from here, and I'll follow you" sound like an attempt to salvage the relationship. But, depending on the mood of the song, it could be interpreted as a desperate plea or a warning. The use of fog in the title and chorus could represent confusion, obscurity, or a barrier that prevents the singer from completely understanding their lover or their situation. Overall, "Fog" appears to be a melancholy reflection on a failed relationship and the difficulties of communication that can arise between people.
Line by Line Meaning
I looked at you, and your eyes were black like rain.
When I saw you, your eyes were dark and gloomy like the rain, indicating that you were not in a good mood.
You told me a secret, but your voice just sounded like the rumble of thunder.
Although you shared a secret with me, your voice was so dull and monotonous that it felt like a storm was brewing inside you.
And when I reached for you, when I reached for you you dripped through my fingers like rain
When I tried to approach you or connect with you, you slipped away like droplets of water do from someone's fingers.
Run away from here and I'll follow you.
If you leave this place, I will follow you wherever you go, as I don't want to lose you.
Contributed by Arianna J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.