Save Our Selves
The Blackout Lyrics


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So this is how it's gonna be, you and me are history
We will never look the same but the end is coming
Your time is running out, the rain is pouring
So raise your voice and shout

This is a blackout and you'll find out
It's gonna come and take everything you love away
A blackout coming to your town
We'll never run away so stand and fight another day

So this is where it all began, this is where the story ends
We will never need to leave, we keep running
The walls keep coming down, this is a warning
So raise your voice and shout

This is a blackout and you'll find out
It's gonna come and take everything you love away
A blackout coming to your town
We'll never run away so stand and fight another day

Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out

Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out

Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out

This is a blackout and you'll find out
It's gonna come and take everything you love away
The blackout coming to your town
We'll never run away so stand and fight another day





This is a blackout, this is a blackout
This is a blackout

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Blackout's song Save Our Selves speak to a feeling of impending doom and a call to action in the face of it. The first verse sets the scene - the relationship between the singer and the person they are addressing is over, and something big and bad is on the horizon. The chorus reinforces this sense of foreboding, with the repeated phrase of "This is a blackout and you'll find out / It's gonna come and take everything you love away." The second verse adds to the tension, with walls closing in and a warning to "raise your voice and shout." The song ends with a repetition of the chorus and the declaration that "We'll never run away so stand and fight another day."


Line by Line Meaning

So this is how it's gonna be, you and me are history
Our relationship is over and we will never be together again


We will never look the same but the end is coming
Our appearances may not change, but the end of our relationship is imminent


Your time is running out, the rain is pouring
You don't have much time left before everything goes wrong, and things are getting worse


So raise your voice and shout
Don't be silent, express your emotions and opinions


This is a blackout and you'll find out
We are in a state of chaos and confusion, and you will learn firsthand what that entails


It's gonna come and take everything you love away
The chaos and confusion will consume and destroy everything you hold dear


A blackout coming to your town
The chaos and confusion will impact your community and those around you


We'll never run away so stand and fight another day
We won't give up or flee, but instead we'll confront the difficulties and challenges head on


So this is where it all began, this is where the story ends
Our relationship started here and will end here


We will never need to leave, we keep running
We won't have to physically leave, as we'll continue living our lives and moving forward


The walls keep coming down, this is a warning
The barriers we once had are breaking down, signaling an upcoming problem or disturbance


Going out, going out, going out
Repetition of the phrase points to the urgency and finality of this situation


This is a blackout
The chaos and confusion is significant and impactful




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: SEAN BELLERS-SMITH, GAVIN BUTLER, DAN CARTER, DANIEL CARTER, JAMES DAVIES, MATTHEW DAVIES, GARETH LAWRENCE, DAVID RHYS LEWIS, JASON PERRY

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Comments from YouTube:

@anarchobaby

aw man I forgot this song existed
what a tune

@deforest010

This is one of the few bands I've heard that has two vocalists that acutally pulls it off well. The voices are similar enough that it can blend, but different enough that it has variety.

@authoralishalineham

my old facebook post from like 7 years ago reminded me this song exists and i'm so thankful

@SantiagoSilvaVarela

I remember listening to this on a BBC podcast called The Epitaph story!

@huwtindall7096

It's the harmonies that make this song - the woah oh oh oh ohhhsss and the main chorus together are a musical treat!

@percyjackson1483

His hair looks like somebody smashed up Gerard's Black Parade hair with Kellin's hair but made it neat. AWESOME.

@ChatmakGames

This song is incredible live

@stxriesunfold

Whoa, I've seen you on MK and The Used and now the Blackout?! You have an awesome music taste!

@ChatmakGames

I May Be A Little Bandsexual Thanks! Good to see there are people with the same taste :)

@stxriesunfold

ChatmakGames Some people don't appreciate some bands like this... Nice to see that some people do though :) Too bad The Blackout have split up now though :(

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