1) Wallflowe… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 4 musical projects named Wallflower.
1) Wallflower are a 5 piece Rock/Alternative band from London, UK.
2) Wallflower are an indie-pop/shoegaze band from Osaka, Japan.
3) Wallflower is pissed off female-fronted hardcore punk from Fresno, CA.
Beneath My Feet
Wallflower Lyrics
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As soon as you got home
I never got your call
Now I've become accustomed to
Living out the proof
That happiness lies in all the little
Things that you do
I've been staring at my door
Studying the art of escape
Couldn't ever face dying
I'd rather disappear
Won't let the grass grow beneath my feet
I'll go anywhere but here
I'll wait at the bottom of the ocean
For you to sink down too
Because the tides are heavy
And somebody held your head down
You won't drown
But swimming's never that easy
Nothing's ever that easy
I've been staring at my door
Studying the art of escape
Couldn't ever face dying
I'd rather disappear
Won't let the grass grow beneath my feet
I'll go anywhere but here
Don't wait for me
I don't really know how long I'll be
Don't wait for me
I don't really know anything
I've been staring at my door
Studying the art of escape
Couldn't ever face dying
I'd rather disappear
Won't let the grass grow beneath my feet
I'll go anywhere but here
I'll go anywhere but here
The lyrics to Wallflower's song Beneath My Feet expresses a feeling of restlessness and a desire to escape from the current situation. The lyrics seem to be directed towards someone who has passed out as soon as they got home and didn't call, leaving the singer to feel unimportant and without any control in the situation. The singer seems to have a fear of dying and instead desires to escape, disappearing completely, rather than facing it. The lines, "I'll go anywhere but here" and "Don't wait for me, I don't really know anything" emphasizes their urgent need to leave and search for something better.
The repetition of "I've been staring at my door, studying the art of escape" emphasizes the singer's desire to leave and the fact that they have been thinking about it for a while. The line "won't let the grass grow beneath my feet" suggests that the singer is always moving and doesn't let themselves get comfortable in a particular place for too long.
The last lines of the song, "I'll go anywhere but here", is a desperate plea to move forward in life and to find something better than the current situation. The song seems to be a call for change and a desire to escape from the mundane and unfulfilling aspects of life.
Line by Line Meaning
You must've passed out
You were probably too exhausted when you returned home
As soon as you got home
Right after returning to your place
I never got your call
You didn't call, and I waited for your call
Now I've become accustomed to
Living out the proof
That happiness lies in all the little
Things that you do
I realized that the little things you do contribute to my happiness
I've been staring at my door
Studying the art of escape
Couldn't ever face dying
I'd rather disappear
I've been contemplating ways to escape my current situation because I'm scared to die, and I'd rather disappear
Won't let the grass grow beneath my feet
I'll go anywhere but here
I won't wait around here, I'll keep moving to avoid getting stuck
I'll wait at the bottom of the ocean
For you to sink down too
Because the tides are heavy
And somebody held your head down
You won't drown
But swimming's never that easy
Nothing's ever that easy
I'll be patient and wait for you, even if it means being in the depths of despair. The seas are hard to navigate, and maybe someone held you down, but you haven't drowned. But that doesn't mean it's been easy.
Don't wait for me
I don't really know how long I'll be
Don't wait for me
I don't really know anything
There's no point in waiting for me because I don't know how long I'll be gone, and I'm clueless about everything
I'll go anywhere but here
I'll leave this place and go anywhere else
Contributed by Riley O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.