Tony Dougard - Vocals
Greg Diamond - Drums
Cam Baptista - Guitar
Jesse Butler - Guitar
Colin Klika - Bass
Desolate and Disowned
The Air I Breathe Lyrics
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But The Intended Is Not Left To Wonder
It's Such A Shame How You Made It This Way
We Once Were Family But Strangers We've Come To Be
And Strangers We'll Stay
The Ties Were Severed The Moment You Said My Name
So What Did You Gain
Only To Lose Everything
You'll Die Alone
Left Desolate And Disowned
You'll Die Alone
Left Desolate And Disowned
So Hold Your Tounge
So You Wont Be Mistaken
Of Saying Something You'll End Up Regretting
The Ice On Which You Stand Is Cracking
I'll Give The Push To Watch It All Come Crashing
Oh
There's Nowhere Left To Go
When Every Bridge Is Burned There's Nowhere You Can Turn
All Your Darkest Secrets Known
My Friend Craig Has A List And You Will Be Exposed
As You Start To Feel Your Pride Ripped From Your Insides,
You Try To Mend But Only I Can Make It Subside
Live Each Day With These Thoughts In Your Head
You Cant Escape The Past Behind You
The Choice You Made Will Haunt You Forever
The Choice You Made Will Haunt You Forever
Dont Bother Trying To Explain, Because I Know Everything
Nothing Will Make This Go Away
Its Far Too Late, Its Best We Go Our Separate Ways
The Air I Breathe's song Desolate and Disowned is a mournful reflection on the dissolution of once-close relationships. The lyrics are directed towards someone who has caused this destruction, with lines such as "It's such a shame how you made it this way" and "The ties were severed the moment you said my name". The singer suggests that the person in question will ultimately end up alone and ostracized, with lines like "You'll die alone, left desolate and disowned".
The song also touches on the idea of regret, with lines like "So hold your tongue, so you won't be mistaken, of saying something you'll end up regretting". The singer seems to imply that the person they're addressing has already made grave mistakes that have led to the current situation, and that any further actions on their part will only make things worse. The song ends on a note of finality, with the line "It's best we go our separate ways".
Overall, Desolate and Disowned is a brutally honest and emotional song that deals with the pain of broken relationships and the consequences of our actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Some May Never Put This Together,
Some people may not fully understand what is going on here,
But The Intended Is Not Left To Wonder
But those who the song is intended for will not be left wondering
It's Such A Shame How You Made It This Way
It's regrettable how you ended up creating this situation
We Once Were Family But Strangers We've Come To Be
We were once close, but now we are nothing more than strangers
And Strangers We'll Stay
And we will remain strangers forever
The Ties Were Severed The Moment You Said My Name
Our connection ended as soon as you mentioned my name
So What Did You Gain
What did you gain from causing this situation?
Only To Lose Everything
You gained nothing, and lost everything in the process
You'll Die Alone
You will end up alone
Left Desolate And Disowned
Abandoned and alone
So Hold Your Tongue
Don't say anything
So You Wont Be Mistaken
So you won't be misunderstood
Of Saying Something You'll End Up Regretting
Something that you will end up regretting later
The Ice On Which You Stand Is Cracking
Your situation is quickly falling apart
I'll Give The Push To Watch It All Come Crashing
I'll be the one to cause it to completely fall apart
Oh
Expression of intensity or emotion
There's Nowhere Left To Go
There is nowhere to turn
When Every Bridge Is Burned There's Nowhere You Can Turn
When all possibility of reconciliation or help is gone, you are stuck
All Your Darkest Secrets Known
I know all of the secrets that you have kept hidden
My Friend Craig Has A List And You Will Be Exposed
My friend Craig has a list of all your secrets and will expose you
As You Start To Feel Your Pride Ripped From Your Insides,
As you begin to feel the embarrassment and shame of your situation
You Try To Mend But Only I Can Make It Subside
You can try to fix things, but only I can make it better
Live Each Day With These Thoughts In Your Head
You will have to live with the consequences of your actions every day
You Cant Escape The Past Behind You
You cannot run away from the things you have done in the past
The Choice You Made Will Haunt You Forever
The decisions you made will have long-lasting negative effects on you
Dont Bother Trying To Explain, Because I Know Everything
Don't waste your time trying to justify your actions, I already know everything
Nothing Will Make This Go Away
There is nothing that can be done to make this situation disappear
Its Far Too Late, Its Best We Go Our Separate Ways
It is too late to fix things, we need to go our separate ways
Contributed by Isaiah W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
maxwelld23
These guys slay , it's unfortunate they didn't stick around. This record was sick when it dropped back in the day.
Riley French
I wish 0:52 would be longer, that melodic riff sounds amazing, almost reminds me of Legend of Zelda or something haha
Nicholas MacNeill
this band is just amazing.
Oswaldo Zhagui
I went to one of there concerts. I came home bruised, great band.
John McClane
it's a shame they weren't make more albums, definitely they would be grand, they already was since this album
michael collier
they need to come out with a music vid
Alberto Barbano
The best track of album
Brint Mann
I got into the scene RIGHT at the edge if it's goldeb era the flood was released the summer following my introduction and my first concert was asking a and ennure on the teckede and relentless tour and that album came out March 2011 u got in it feb-mrch 2011.
Those simple chugs
The guitars truly remind me of the "rage" lp by my favorite and the one you all love too hate. ATTILA
Van Feldberg
HOLY SHIT IT'S SO RAGE! I didn't even THINK of that hahaha
Collin Aldridge
After I heard 0:32 It took me the rest of the song to duct tape my jaw back into place.