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1. A band from New Bern, North Carolina, USA, which plays a traditional Style of Heavy Metal, with the inclusion of limited elements not indigenous to traditional Heavy Metal. Three members of the band contribute to the vocals, including a female singer. Note that (accurate as of March 6th, 2007) all of the preview tracks on the artist page are for this particular band.

2. A Seattle area band that had releases in 1985 and 1986 on CBS Records called 'Gone Too Far' and 'Rockit' and also had a couple of 12" releases 'Bitch' and 'New Romance'. The band was fronted by a female vocalist Robin Taylor, and backed by Karl van der Velden and Kevin Dillon on guitars, Jay Boone on bass, and Geoff Saddler on drums.

3. Ritual is a NWOBHM band often mistakenly referred to as “Widow”, as the cover of their 1983 album “Widow” gave no indication of the band name.

4. Widow is a metalcore band haling from Houston Texas. Formed in May 2012. They have now changed their name to "Darke Complex" as of February 2015.

Too Late
Widow Lyrics

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There you were a mile away
You thought for sure you were in Rome
And then I showed up with myself
One second lasts forever

It's too late
But I should have known better
It's too late

You know, I should have known better

It's too late
Yeah, I should have known better
Where do we go from here?
Last time I saw you, your throat was a savage

It opened up my whole chest
My heart fell onto the ground and it
Bruised the grass, made a mess
I remember how the moon was cracked

The clouds were dirty so you went
And drank the light till it was dark
A sudden snow in summer
Too late

But I should have known better
It's too late
You know, I should have known better
It's too late

Yeah, I should have known better
Where do we go from here?
I saw the vertical plunge of a dream
The human pain,the work of art

I fell for your skeleton,diving in deep
The love was deep
Your love was quicksand
I feel the wisdom of your feet

The miles and miles they walked
The night you held the earth between your knees

I couldn't stop the bleeding
It's too late

Overall Meaning

In this song, the singer seems to be reflecting on a relationship or encounter with someone they regret not fully appreciating or understanding until it was too late. The first verse sets the scene, with the singer describing being a mile away from someone who mistakenly thought they were somewhere else. The seconds they spent in each other's company feel eternal and significant, but by the time the singer realizes their feelings, it's too late. The repetition of the chorus ("it's too late, but I should have known better") emphasizes the theme of missed opportunities and hindsight.

The second verse contains more visceral imagery, with the singer remembering a violent encounter with their love interest in which their heart "fell onto the ground." The moon and the clouds play a role in this memory, with the moon being "cracked" and the clouds being "dirty." There is perhaps a sense of darkness and foreboding in these details. The mention of "sudden snow in summer" is a striking image that adds to the sense of unpredictability and confusion.

Line by Line Meaning

There you were a mile away
You were far away and out of reach

You thought for sure you were in Rome
You were confident about where you were, but you were actually lost

And then I showed up with myself
I appeared, just being myself

One second lasts forever
Time can stand still in a moment

It's too late
Time has passed and there's no way to change what happened

But I should have known better
I recognize that I made a mistake

You know, I should have known better
I admit that I should have been wiser

Where do we go from here?
What comes next? What direction do we take?

Last time I saw you, your throat was a savage
When I last saw you, you were in a rage or in pain

It opened up my whole chest
Your condition affected me deeply

My heart fell onto the ground and it
I was heartbroken

Bruised the grass, made a mess
My pain was so intense that it affected the world around me

I remember how the moon was cracked
I remember when things seemed broken or impossible

The clouds were dirty so you went
You searched for something better

And drank the light till it was dark
You took all that was good until there was nothing left

A sudden snow in summer
Something unexpected happened, something that shouldn't have happened

I saw the vertical plunge of a dream
I saw a hope or a plan falling apart

The human pain, the work of art
The suffering of people can also be tragic and poetic

I fell for your skeleton, diving in deep
I was drawn to your essence, your core

The love was deep, your love was quicksand
Our love was intense but also trapped us

I feel the wisdom of your feet
I can sense your experience and knowledge

The miles and miles they walked
The journey we took was long and tiring

The night you held the earth between your knees
I remember when you felt powerful and in control

I couldn't stop the bleeding
I couldn't make the pain go away

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: NUNO BETTENCOURT

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