All That's Left
Thrice Lyrics


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One day the dreamers died within us
When all our answers never came
We hid the truth beneath our skin but
Our shadows never looked the same

A ghost is all that's left
Of everything we swore we never would forget
We tried to bleed the sickness
But we drained our hearts instead
We are the dead

And when we couldn't stop the bleeding
We held our hearts over the flame
We couldn't help but call it treason
After that we couldn't fill our frames
After that our shadows never looked the same

In summers past we'd challenge fate
With higher pitch and perfect aim
And standing fast, we'd radiate
A light we loved but never named
But the answers never came
And our shadows never looked the same

A ghost is all that's left
Of everything we swore we never would forget
We tried to bleed the sickness
But we drained our hearts instead
We are the dead
A ghost of everything we thought but never said
We tried to bleed the sickness
But we drained our hearts instead

We are the ones who lost our faith




We dug ourselves an early grave
We are the dead, can we be saved?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Thrice’s song ‘All That’s Left’ speak of lost dreams, unanswered questions, hidden truths, and drained hearts. The first verse sets the tone for the rest of the song, detailing how the dreamers within us died when the answers we sought never came. The truth we concealed within ourselves could not be hidden from our shadows, which never looked the same. The second verse tells of how our hearts were drained, and when we couldn’t stop the bleeding, we held our hearts over the flame. This act was considered treasonous, and it resulted in our shadows changing permanently.


As the song progresses, the chorus repeats the phrase “a ghost is all that's left” to emphasize what remains of everything that we swore to never forget. We tried to bleed the sickness, meaning we tried to cure what ailed us, but instead, our hearts were drained, and we became the dead. The third verse again speaks of how we challenged fate in the past, with higher pitch and perfect aim. We stood fast and radiated a light that we loved but never named. However, we still couldn’t find the answers we were looking for, and our shadows never looked the same.


The final chorus repeats, “we are the dead,” but this time, it’s followed by a question, “can we be saved?” The lyrics of ‘All That’s Left’ paint a picture of a bleak reality where we’ve lost our faith and dug ourselves an early grave. Despite this, we hold onto a glimmer of hope that maybe, just maybe, we can be saved.


Line by Line Meaning

One day the dreamers died within us
Our hopes and aspirations died within us at some point in the past


When all our answers never came
We were left without any answers despite searching for them


We hid the truth beneath our skin but
We concealed the truth from others but


Our shadows never looked the same
We were never the same after the truth was concealed


A ghost is all that's left
All that remains is a shadow of our former selves


Of everything we swore we never would forget
Of everything we promised to never forget


We tried to bleed the sickness
We attempted to rid ourselves of the disease within us


But we drained our hearts instead
But it ended up weakening us emotionally


We are the dead
We are metaphorically dead, devoid of life


And when we couldn't stop the bleeding
When we were unable to prevent the worsening of our situation


We held our hearts over the flame
We put ourselves through more pain and emotional hardship


We couldn't help but call it treason
We felt like we had betrayed ourselves


After that we couldn't fill our frames
We were unable to feel whole or complete after that


In summers past we'd challenge fate
In the past, we would stand up to the challenges in our lives


With higher pitch and perfect aim
With determination and accuracy


And standing fast, we'd radiate
And by being steadfast, we would emit


A light we loved but never named
A feeling that we cherished but never spoke of


But the answers never came
But we were left without any answers despite our efforts


We are the ones who lost our faith
We lost our belief or trust in something we previously had faith in


We dug ourselves an early grave
We made decisions or took actions that ended up making our situation worse


A ghost of everything we thought but never said
All that remains is an unspoken version of the thoughts and ideas we had


We tried to bleed the sickness
We attempted to rid ourselves of the disease within us


But we drained our hearts instead
But it ended up weakening us emotionally


We are the dead
We are metaphorically dead, devoid of life


Can we be saved?
Is there still any hope for us?




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DUSTIN MICHAEL KENSRUE, EDWARD CARRINGTON BRECKENRIDGE, JAMES RILEY BRECKENRIDGE, TEPPEI TERANISHI

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@jmwFILMS

It would have been an amazing song for the GTA 6 trailer too. I guess rockstar is just gonna surprise us someday.

@carsoncrews

Didn't expect to see you here hello

@lancecorporalrookie8321

Love your content, also, this whole gta 6 fiasco was the most down bad if u r here lol, ngl, even i found myself clicking on clickbait bcuz i want to see the trailer😭

@jmwFILMS

We just want answers so bad lol. I wont be surprised though if the trailer doesn't come out until 2024/5.

@lancecorporalrookie8321

@@jmwFILMS yea, tho this might be me coping hard with hopium, but i will say if it doesnt happen, then it doesnt happen, but rn the halloween event is a bit strange, especially with them celebrating day of the dead, im hispanic and i found it a bit strange that day of the dead is ending nov 1, despite it being a 2 day event, nov1-2, i was born on nov2, but on nov 2, the 1st gtav trailer came out, conviently, its a thursday, a week b4 the investor call; to side track a bit, after the 26th, i ended up watching dark space videos, and in a part of the video, they showed the time it took for rockstar to make their games, gta4 took 3.5 yrs, gta5 took 3 yrs, rdr2 says it took 8 but i reckon it most likely took 5-6yr with a 2-3yr planning process, and we can assume it prolly took those other games around 5 years, the footage of 6 was b4 2020, what if development of the game started around 2017? If they were to release 6 next year of late 24 to early 25, it would be around 6 years of development, they did put out a game like rdr2. Another thing to note, y would rockstar release a trailer or announcement on a day everyone is expecting one, what if the days that everyone was expecting something was right, but the dates were wrong? What if they do something on nov2 thurs day, and showcase something on nov 7, conviently a tuesday, literally a day b4 T2s call? Just a thoery of mine but im gonna go with 50% hopium and 50% theyre not gonna do anything, then again, if nothing doesnt happen, we could expect a trailer early next year of 2024

@NotRockstarGames

it could still be the song right? @@jmwFILMS

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@7601jrod

Every city has that radio station that plays nothing but these kind of songs and I always switch to it to escape from life for a bit

@wellthatsretarded2591

7601jrod Houston has 95.7 99.1 & 107.5 The Eagle. Good classic hits around lunch time (12pm Central)

@ThomasTacoBell1738

102.3 WBAB

@tin08290

Well That’s Retarded Do you guys not get Jack FM cause we have The Eagle here too

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