Song: Fallen Angel
Artist: Three Days Grace
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For anyone who needs to hear this today
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[Story behind the writing of the song will be included after the lyrics for anyone curious]
Lyrics:
Late at night I could hear the crying
I'd hear it all trying to fall asleep
When all the love around you is dying
How do you stay so strong?
How did you hide it all for so long?
How can I take the pain away?
How can I save
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A fallen angel in the dark
Never thought you'd fall so far
Fallen Angel close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
Fallen angel
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You do it all for my own protection
You make me feel like I'll be okay
Still I have so many questions
How do you stay so strong?
How did you hide it all for so long?
How can I take the pain away?
How can I save
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A fallen angel in the dark
Never thought you'd fall so far
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
Fallen angel, just let go
You don't have to be alone
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
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I was right beside you when you went to hell and back again
I was right beside you when you went to hell and back again
And I
I couldn't save
A fallen angel
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[Cont]
Fallen angel in the dark
Never thought you'd fall so far
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
Fallen angel, just let go
You don't have to be alone
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
Fallen angel
The song was based on drummer Neil Sanderson's childhood memories of witnessing his mother's grief over losing her husband and one of her sons.
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"It's probably the most personal song I've been part of writing," he told Artist Direct. "The guys were really supportive for me to dig deep into a pretty dark time of my life. I was just a young boy. I'd lost my dad and my brother in the same year. It was only as an adult that I realized the gravity of the situation. That song talks about my mother.
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Was it hard to write? Definitely. To be able to lay it all out there was hard, but I'm glad I did. That's something a lot of people go through. It's real, and it's not shiny. It's reality. That is common on this record.
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[Cont]
"The biggest thing for me is when a fan comes up and says, 'That song changed my life. When I hear that song, it makes me think of what happened to me and what I'm going through. That song made me realize I'm not alone, and I'm not the only person who goes through these things.'
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For an artist to hear that from a fan is the most powerful things ever. It's one of the most important and gratifying things about being in Three Days Grace. If we can put into words what people are going through, that's amazing. We're just talking about real s---."
Guitarist Barry Stock added his perspective on the tune:
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"This one had a deep story. It's really about being there for someone when you feel helpless. They're in a troubled place, and you just feel helpless.
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Neil told this story we thought would be cool to sing and talk about. As a child, he'd listen to his mother late at night. It was very personal to him. Neil would go to bed at night. His mom would be strong all day, and then he'd hear his mom crying.
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That's where that story came from. He felt helpless as a young guy. Someone around you is going through tough times, and you feel helpless. The song's pretty much about that. You want to help them, but what do you do?"
I went through a bit of an edgy rock phase in high school so Three Days Grace, Linkin Park, A Day to Remember etc. were all I listened to. I've expanded out quite a bit these days but the classics are still good as gold imo
Ha, metal is old! I listened to those groups when my 9 years older brother was going through his edgy phase!
Now me? My music taste is kinda schizo. I'll listen to to CCR for a bit, put THE SAW theme on repeat for a week, and sprinkle in some nerdcore and death metal for spice
Lol I'm only 23 mate (24 in a couple weeks) I listen to a lot of Hardcore punk (old and new) and Metalcore (new and old) nowadays. Speaking of Hardcore punk I'll be at a concert this weekend so that should be fun.
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@xvarnah if you like that type of music still if I could I would recommend trying the band Nothing More. They have a similar sound to many of those type of bands imo
If you're into the heavier stuff I would recommend Wage War, Silent Planet, Knocked Loose, and Fit For A King. All of which are decent in their own right.
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Artist: Three Days Grace
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For anyone who needs to hear this today
.
[Story behind the writing of the song will be included after the lyrics for anyone curious]
Late at night I could hear the crying
I'd hear it all trying to fall asleep
When all the love around you is dying
How do you stay so strong?
How did you hide it all for so long?
How can I take the pain away?
How can I save
.
A fallen angel in the dark
Never thought you'd fall so far
Fallen Angel close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
Fallen angel
.
You do it all for my own protection
You make me feel like I'll be okay
Still I have so many questions
How do you stay so strong?
How did you hide it all for so long?
How can I take the pain away?
How can I save
.
A fallen angel in the dark
Never thought you'd fall so far
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
Fallen angel, just let go
You don't have to be alone
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
.
I was right beside you when you went to hell and back again
I was right beside you when you went to hell and back again
And I
I couldn't save
A fallen angel
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[Cont]
Never thought you'd fall so far
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
Fallen angel, just let go
You don't have to be alone
Fallen angel, close your eyes
I won't let you fall tonight
Fallen angel
.
"It's probably the most personal song I've been part of writing," he told Artist Direct. "The guys were really supportive for me to dig deep into a pretty dark time of my life. I was just a young boy. I'd lost my dad and my brother in the same year. It was only as an adult that I realized the gravity of the situation. That song talks about my mother.
.
Was it hard to write? Definitely. To be able to lay it all out there was hard, but I'm glad I did. That's something a lot of people go through. It's real, and it's not shiny. It's reality. That is common on this record.
.
[Cont]
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For an artist to hear that from a fan is the most powerful things ever. It's one of the most important and gratifying things about being in Three Days Grace. If we can put into words what people are going through, that's amazing. We're just talking about real s---."
.
"This one had a deep story. It's really about being there for someone when you feel helpless. They're in a troubled place, and you just feel helpless.
.
Neil told this story we thought would be cool to sing and talk about. As a child, he'd listen to his mother late at night. It was very personal to him. Neil would go to bed at night. His mom would be strong all day, and then he'd hear his mom crying.
.
That's where that story came from. He felt helpless as a young guy. Someone around you is going through tough times, and you feel helpless. The song's pretty much about that. You want to help them, but what do you do?"
Now me? My music taste is kinda schizo. I'll listen to to CCR for a bit, put THE SAW theme on repeat for a week, and sprinkle in some nerdcore and death metal for spice
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@xvarnah if you like that type of music still if I could I would recommend trying the band Nothing More. They have a similar sound to many of those type of bands imo
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I'll look into the band though, I need more variety in my Playlist