Skylar Gray was born in the eighties and grew up on the flat, barren plains of Oklahoma.
Appropriately, his first word was "song." With little else to occupy the time, he became a master of the flutophone at age 11. Not content with the cheap, plastic wind instrument, Skylar continued on to trumpet, then bass guitar, guitar, piano, drums, etc. and now plays over 20 instruments from glockenspiel to tuba. With the dawn of inexpensive yet powerful audio production software in the late 1990s, he became enthralled with and irreversibly immersed in multi-track recording and audio technology. Having then written and recorded a score or more of songs, Skylar formed the band Thieves Live Among Us with college friends Jeff Mitchell, Mike Carnuccio, and Chris Wheeler in 2003. After a few years of gigs at crappy, local bars, the "Thieves" disbanded; Jeff and Skylar set out to create the saddest, slowest concept album about JFK anyone had ever heard. Luckily, this album never materialized. Over the next few years, Skylar then transitioned into leisurely recording his own music and live sound engineering for Oklahoma "folk" band Other Lives (formerly Kunek) and Oklahoma sex-rock band Colourmusic. In locales such as damp basements to millionaire mansion studios to performing arts theaters, Skylar single-handedly recorded the tracks which would make up An Inch Equals 200 Miles using custom recording equipment he designed and built. The album features Skylar on nearly every instrument save for a smattering of parts performed by a handful of fellow musicians including Colby Owens of Other Lives and Colin Fleishacker of Colourmusic. Skylar now lives in Colorado, helping to create the best earphones money can buy. He also hopes that, if you enjoy his music, you share it with others.
Words
Skylar Gray Lyrics
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Never stay on the phone
Long enough
Why am I so self important?
Said I'd see you soon
But that was, oh,
Maybe a year ago
Was of the essence
So many questions
But I'm talking to myself
I know that you can't hear me
Anymore, not anymore
So much to tell you
And most of all goodbye
But I know that you can't hear me
Anymore
It's so loud inside my head
With words that I
Should have said
And as I drown in my regrets
I can't take back
The words I never said
Always talkin shit
Took your advice
And did the opposite
Just being young and stupid
Oh
I haven't been all that you
Could have hoped for
But I you held on
A little longer
You'd have had more reasons
To be proud
Oh
So many questions
But I'm talking to myself
I know that you can't hear me
Anymore, not anymore
So much to tell you
And most of all goodbye
But I know that you can't hear me
Anymore
It's so loud inside my head
With words that I
Should have said
And as I drown in my regrets
I can't take back
The words I never said
The longer I stand here
The louder the silence
I know that your gone
But sometimes I swear
That I hear
Your voice when the wind blows
So I talk to the shadows
Hoping you might be listening
'Cause I want you to know
It's so loud inside my head
With words that I
Should have said
And as I drown in my regrets
I can't take back
The words I never said
In Skylar Grey's song "Words", the lyrics express regret and grief over not having said certain things before it was too late. The singer is wrestling with words unsaid to someone who has passed away. She is frustrated with herself for always being in a rush and not staying on the phone long enough. She realizes that she didn't understand the importance of time, and now it's too late. The singer has so much to say to the person who has passed away- especially the word "goodbye". But, they can no longer hear her. It's so loud inside her head with the things she should have said, and the regret is overwhelming her. The singer wishes that she could take back the words she never said. She even mentions that sometimes she talks to the shadows, hoping that person is listening.
Line by Line Meaning
Always in a rush
I am always moving too quickly
Never stay on the phone
I leave conversations too quickly
Long enough
I never give people the chance to say all they want to
Why am I so self-important?
I realize I am guilty of selfishness and conceit
Said I'd see you soon
I promised to come back soon
But that was, oh, Maybe a year ago
It has already been a year, I did not realize how much time had passed
Didn't know time Was of the essence
I didn't realize how important time is
So many questions
I have many things I want to know
But I'm talking to myself
But in reality, I am only talking to myself
I know that you can't hear me
I know that you are not with me
Anymore, not anymore
And I accept that
So much to tell you
There is so much I want to say to you
And most of all goodbye
I want to say goodbye most of all
It's so loud inside my head
My thoughts are loud and overwhelming
With words that I Should have said
With the words I should have spoken to you
And as I drown in my regrets
As I feel overwhelmed with regret
I can't take back The words I never said
I can never take back the things I never said
Always talkin shit
I always talked poorly
Took your advice
I listened to your advice
And did the opposite
But ultimately did the opposite
Just being young and stupid
I was young and made foolish decisions
Oh I haven't been all that you Could have hoped for
I realize I have not met your expectations
But if you held on A little longer
But if we held on and made more time for each other
You'd have had more reasons To be proud
You would have been proud of me
The longer I stand here
The longer I am here without you
The louder the silence
The more deafening the silence becomes
I know that you're gone
I know you are no longer with me
But sometimes I swear That I hear
But sometimes I feel like I can hear
Your voice when the wind blows
Your voice in the wind
So I talk to the shadows
So I talk to the shadows, imagining you are there
Hoping you might be listening
Hoping you might hear me, wherever you are
'Cause I want you to know
Because I want you to know
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALEXANDER JUNIOR GRANT, HOLLY HAFERMANN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@mariaalexandra7770
Always in a rush
Never stay on the phone
Long enough
Why am I so self important?
Said I'd see you soon
But that was, oh,
Maybe a year ago
Didn't know time
Was of the essence
So many questions
But I'm talking to myself
I know that you can't hear me
Anymore, not anymore
So much to tell you
And most of all goodbye
But I know that you can't hear me
Anymore
It's so loud inside my head
With words that I
Should have said
And as I drown in my regrets
I can't take back
The words I never said
Always talkin shit
Took your advice
And did the opposite
Just being young and stupid
Oh
I haven't been all that you
Could have hoped for
But I you held on
A little longer
You'd have had more reasons
To be proud
Oh
So many questions
But I'm talking to myself
I know that you can't hear me
Anymore, not anymore
So much to tell you
And most of all goodbye
But I know that you can't hear me
Anymore
It's so loud inside my head
With words that I
Should have said
And as I drown in my regrets
I can't take back
The words I never said
The longer I stand here
The louder the silence
I know that your gone
But sometimes I swear
That I hear
Your voice when the wind blows
So I talk to the shadows
Hoping you might be listening
'Cause I want you to know
It's so loud inside my head
With words that I
Should have said
And as I drown in my regrets
I can't take back
The words I never said
@Ozymandias-
A message to the future generations:
Don't let this song die.
@somepersonig3000
Lived through circle clicking game
@WaisWrestler
my older sister, Charli, was a lot like a mother. we had our rough patches and I was to blame for most of them. She was working so hard to forgive my mistakes but she was murdered before I could make it right. This song speaks to that emotion of regret and knowing there is nothing I can do now. Don't squabble with your loved ones over petty things. Tell them you love them everyday, because from experience, you don't know when the last day is.
@andreaferreira2150
Bom dia.E isso mesmo, viva como se fosse o último dia pois o futuro a Deus pertence. Sinto muito pela sua irmã. Que hoje depois de tanto tempo vc esteja melhor.Deus te abençoe. Um abraço aqui do meu país, Brasil...
@JaSon-cy1og
May she rest in peace Pray for her nd forgive yourself darling it's destiny follow the right path nd the right religion nd you'll see read the Quran nd islam path nd you'll see the peace i swear to god i swear just explore 🤍🙏
@quietstar2132
the person that was my world itself for me died and I couldn't say my good bye and tell her now I felt cause she was rushed off the phone after her passing I fell into severe depression and the words people say to me the words I wanna say repeat in my mind leaving a scene in my mind and it almost led me to do the unthinkable but I'm only living solely for that important person cause I want them to look down at me and see that I'm trying
@khagt3826
Do good with ur life and do good for others and she will be very happy. Take care. Much love
@abdellahdibaouii1936
how old are you now 🥺🥺💔
@Emily-md2kq
It's so loud...in my headphones. I cannot stop replaying this song.
@madisonmason5085
LOL, it was nice to see something humorous. Though my heart goes out to all the people who have had sad experiences.