Tremonti's debut album, All I Was, was released in July 2012. The first single of that album You Waste Your Time reached the iTunes rock top-10 in multiple countries. A second single Wish You Well was released in January 2013.
Additionally, Mark Tremonti redirects here. This is the name for Tremonti's swing projects. In 2022 he released an album where he covered various Frank Sinatra songs (with the original Sinatra band) in aid of Down Syndrome charities. Following this, he released a Christmas album in October 2023, which continues in the same vein, covering classic Christmas songs, alongside an original track, "Christmas Morning".
Decay
Tremonti Lyrics
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(Let it get the best of you)
I feel there's nothing I can say
(Look what you've gone and done to me)
Reach down and throw it all away
You know this fight it can't be won
It can't be won
They said
All we had we've wasted
Something like decay
You know it won't be long
Before we've spent all
Our lives complacent
Isn't that a shame?
We've faded for so long
Given a life and no one knew
(Had not one thing to do with you)
Your will is frozen to the core
(You want it less but need it more)
Reach down and feel what you've become
You know your fight
Has just begun
It's just begun
They said
All we had we've wasted
Something like decay
You know it won't be long
Before we've spent all
Our lives complacent
Isn't that a shame?
We've faded for so long
So long
Fading like decay
Fading like decay
Fading like decay
Fading like decay
They said
All we had we've wasted
Something like decay
You know it won't be long
Before we've spent all
Our lives complacent
Isn't that a shame?
We've faded for so long
So long
The lyrics in Tremonti's song "Decay" express a sense of hopelessness and defeat in the face of a losing battle. The opening lines acknowledge the futility of fighting against the decay and decline that seem to be taking over one's life: "Don't fight, there's nothing you can do, let it get the best of you." This sentiment is repeated throughout the song, as the singer acknowledges that "this fight it can't be won."
The chorus adds an extra layer of melancholy, as it suggests that the singer and his fellow humans have "wasted" their lives and allowed themselves to "fade" like decay. The repetition of the word "fading" underscores the sense of inevitability that the song conveys. The final lines of the song underscore the tragedy of this situation: "Isn't that a shame? We've faded for so long."
Overall, the lyrics of "Decay" express a sense of defeat in the face of an all-consuming decay, both on an individual and societal level. The song's message is a powerful reminder of the importance of remaining vigilant and fighting against those forces that threaten to consume us and our world.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't fight, there's nothing you can do
Don't struggle as there is no solution to the problem
I feel there's nothing I can say
There is nothing I can convey to make it better
Reach down and throw it all away
Let go of your problems and move on
You know this fight it can't be won
This battle cannot be won, it is a lost cause
They said, all we had we've wasted, something like decay
We have squandered all that we had, it is similar to the decomposition of something
You know it won't be long before we've spent all our lives complacent, isn't that a shame? We've faded for so long
We will soon spend our lives idle, and it is a pity that we have been stagnant for a long time
Given a life and no one knew, your will is frozen to the core, you want it less but need it more, reach down and feel what you've become
Even though you have been given the gift of life, you are numb and conflicted, wanting less but needing more, take a moment to reflect on who you have become
You know your fight has just begun, it's just begun
The fight you are facing has just started, do not give up yet
Fading like decay
Fading away like something decomposing
They said, all we had we've wasted, something like decay, you know it won't be long before we've spent all our lives complacent, isn't that a shame? We've faded for so long, so long
We have wasted everything we had, akin to decay, and we will soon spend our lives idle, it is a pity that we have been stagnant for a long time
Contributed by Andrew V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.