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The Past Is Dead

Beartooth
Track 3 on Below 

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Mar. 26, 20211 viewer13.9K views

The Past Is Dead Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Turn the lights down, let me think clearly
Everything is such a blur these days
Made the right sound, finally you hear me
Think I'm feeling okay


[Pre-Chorus]
But it's so hard to grasp these changes
It's so hard to find my pride
Diving deeper into madness
Anything it takes to feel alive

[Chorus]
Well, we can't go back
We don't know where to begin
All the life drains out
We can't try making amends
Even though I'm trying my best
Doing all I can
As you might have guessed, I don't know how to pretend
I can't accept that the past is dead


[Verse 2]
Open up now, give me somе feeling
Took a chance, threw it all away
It's a wreck now, nobody's hеaling
How the hell can I stay
[Pre-Chorus]
When it's so hard to grasp these changes?
It's so hard to find my pride
Diving deeper into madness
Anything it takes to feel alive

[Chorus]
Well, we can't go back
We don't know where to begin
All the life drains out
We can't try making amends
Even though I'm trying my best
Doing all I can
As you might have guessed, I don't know how to pretend
I can't accept that the past is dead

[Bridge]
I can't accept that the past is dead
I can't accept that the past is dead
Let it go

[Chorus]
Well, we can't go back
We don't know where to begin
All the life drains out
We can't try making amends
Even though I'm trying my best
Doing all I can
As you might have guessed, I don't know how to pretend
I can't accept that the past is dead

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What did Beartooth say about "The Past Is Dead"?
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Caleb Shomo said the following to Rock Sound:

‘'The Past Is Dead’‘ was one of the first songs written for the album. Various versions have been in the bank for about two years now and it really set the tone for the whole album’s writing process. The video is meant to depict the beginning of the journey to the deepest and darkest parts of my mind, which was the fuel used to make Below.

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Release Date
March 26, 2021
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