All That's Left
Thrice Lyrics
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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
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?
The lyrics to Thrice's song "All That's Left" speak to the disillusionment and disappointment that often comes with growing up and facing the harsh realities of life. The first verse describes the loss of innocence that occurs when dreams die and answers never come. The truth is hidden, but the darkness within us is unchanged. The chorus repeats the haunting phrase "a ghost is all that's left" to represent the remnants of the ideals we once held onto. We tried to fight back against the sickness that plagues us, only to lose ourselves in the process.
The second verse furthers the idea of suffering and the inability to change the fate that has been dealt. We hold onto our hearts, but they are burned in the end. We are left incomplete, unable to fill the void that was created in our downfall. The final verse speaks to a time when we challenged fate and had everything to live for. However, things have now changed, and despite our attempts to reclaim what we've lost, we still remain empty.
Overall, the song seems to be about the tendency of people to lose themselves in the face of adversity. It's about how we attempt to fight back against the world's sickness, but often end up giving up more than we gain. It's a melancholy but relatable reflection on the human struggle.
Line by Line Meaning
One day the dreamers died within us
We lost hope and stopped dreaming
When all our answers never came
We never got the solutions we were looking for
We hid the truth beneath our skin but
We covered up the truth within us
Our shadows never looked the same
We changed and we were never the same again
A ghost is all that's left
There's nothing left but emptiness
Of everything we swore we never would forget
We lost all memories and hope
We tried to bleed the sickness
We tried to get rid of the pain
But we drained our hearts instead
But we lost ourselves instead
We are the dead
We're emotionally dead inside
And when we couldn't stop the bleeding
When we couldn't stop the pain
We held our hearts over the flame
We made things worse for ourselves
We couldn't help but call it treason
We felt like we were betraying ourselves
After that we couldn't fill our frames
We were never the same again
In summers past we'd challenge fate
We used to take risks in the past
With higher pitch and perfect aim
With full confidence and precision
And standing fast, we'd radiate
We would shine and glow
A light we loved but never named
A feeling we never acknowledged
And our shadows never looked the same
We changed and couldn't go back
A ghost of everything we thought but never said
A memory of our unexpressed thoughts
We are the ones who lost our faith
We had lost our beliefs
We dug ourselves an early grave
We ruined ourselves
We are the dead, can we be saved?
We're emotionally dead, is there any hope for us?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DUSTIN MICHAEL KENSRUE, EDWARD CARRINGTON BRECKENRIDGE, JAMES RILEY BRECKENRIDGE, TEPPEI TERANISHI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Andrew
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, 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
And after that we couldn't fill our frames
After that 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, we are the dead
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
Our shadows never looked the same
A ghost is all that's left
(We are the ones who lost our faith)
Of everything we swore we never would forget
(Can we be saved?)
We tried to bleed the sickness
But we drained our hearts instead
We are, we are the dead
(We are the ones who lost our faith)
A ghost of everything we thought but never said
(Can we be saved?)
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?
Denial Not Accepted
It's amazing how you can return to a song you haven't heard in quite some time and notice it sounds even better than before.
Clevy Surfs
Poet but life has a wisdom of y am I here to save me or u it calls for us to be true till the end 🔚
John Quinn
That's life
Cody Eble
Well I've been playing 2k and all the soundtracks suck so I had to come back Madden 04 soundtracks and NBA live.. didn't know how good we had it
highfivestagedive
Salad days studio recording will do that
Evan Vivier
You know what brought me back to this? A song I heard that reminded me of this one
Zach Good
"The Artist in the Ambulance" is one of the most unique-sounding albums I've ever heard. Amazing from front to back.
Lowell Moore
There's a 20th anniversary tour
Lottie Lindley
Your girl's amazing from front to back 😳
Rudy Sambrano Jr.
Several heavy hitters on there