Cover art for Blackout by Parkway Drive
Sep. 12, 20051 viewer

Blackout Lyrics

Tragedy

Another day lies broken and lost
A shattered life cuts the pulse of acceptance
And all I want is to be something more then this
Another day lies broken and lost
A shattered life cuts the pulse of Acceptance
And all I want is to be anything but this

Sleepless nights spent screaming for answers
Cursing sweet venom at a wretched future
An open casket stained with hope
Laced with deceit and treachery
An existence I only wish to forget

Why do I always regret?
Those words leave the taste of blood
Forget my face
Just bury everything

Why do I always let it go?
‘Cause I've let it slip away between my finger tips
I've tried so fucking hard and still I could never gain a true understanding

Chocking at our misery
Splinters of failure cut like glass
And I'm sick of just pouring myself out into careless hands
Choking on our misery
Splinters of failure cut like glass
But I'll put it to rest tonight in the hope that maybe I won't have to wake
Ill put it all to rest tonight
Forget my face

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Genius Annotation

This song seems to address someone that is constantly living in a cycle of regret as they don’t take hold of their life. Instead of taking advantage of their time, time goes by them.

Thus the title track “Blackout” seems to cover this as they are in a state of blackout, similar to when somebody is “blackout drunk” and they forget everything that happened when drunk and only live with the regret and hangover of it all.

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Credits
Bass Guitar
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Recorded At
Zing Recording Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts
Release Date
September 12, 2005
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