"I sat on the rooftop and screamed at the sky I sat on the edge until I knew deep inside Like the sky, I will always be empty The horizon, my love, forever just out of reach" Those lines always hit me hard when I listen to this song. Sends chills all over.
Ben Gordon goes beast mode the whole song, then completely lets loose at the end. The link up him and Jeff have when it comes to melodic parts/outros/guitar solos is unmatched, vibes are immaculate every time
@@LuisRamos-hk2in Five Months is probably my favourite song after Horizons. It's not popular but something about the last 30 seconds really struck something in me.
I just got done listening every single Parkway Drive song from Killing with a Smile to Atlas and i must say, the progression and differentials are amazing. From the first song of Killing with a Smile to the last song of Atlas is unbelievable. How they can integrate beauty and brutality is amazing. The Rapid Brutality of Killing with a smile, the Rhythmic genius of Horizons, the unique sound of Deep Blue, and the beauty of Atlas. it's amazing to see what PWD has evolved into.
"We both keep our secrets, we're both oh so blue, my heart is full of darkness, I know that yours is too." How can somethings so beautifully written sound so brutal, with that being said, love it
Parkway is literally the ONLY band I have ever seen, where if you go to a TH-cam video of a song of theirs, you NEVER see negative comments.. Further proof of how simply fucking fantastic this band is.. Been listening to em for quite a while now and can easily say they're one of my favorite bands ever.. So unique in what they do, and they just continue to get better!
I've only seen one person say "this song is just immature" on dark days, and they had a death metal profile pic, so I'm like "oh a song about spreading global awareness is immature? Tell me more about how cumming blood, rape/murder and talking about gore and guts is mature"
Carlos SalazarCarlos Salazar That's because people always feel the need complain about a song when it is in a little bit different genre than they were used to. Parkway drive is the best band i know, people are just stupid. Vice grip is a good song, don't you think? (sorry if my english isn't correct).
Vera Clement Totally agree men, see my coment in Vice Grip and how the stupid people fights about the track haha. Don't worry about the english im mexican haha
One of the most underrated Parkway Drive songs, in fact this entire album is underrated as fuck, i remember in 2012 when it came out everyone at my school (who liked the band) was disappointed with it and thought it was garbage apart from one or two tracks but it is actually a really good metalcore album.
Because they are still in school. The best music tends to be less catchy and more complex. The more they mature as metal enthusiasts they will come to appreciate the epicness of this album
They certainly changed quite a bit, so it's probably one reason for them to dislike it. I personally think that PWD kept their music fairly consistent and still beautiful to this day. I prefer Atlas and KWAS over their newest record, but they nonetheless have made it into a piece of high art.
I still think after all those years, that Atlas is the finest album PD ever produced. I wasn't dissappointed with IRE or with Rev, they are good albums, different. But i can't describe what they lack, "magic" is the only word coming to my mind. U know, in 7 years i have listened many bands, artists, like 300 genres and this album is still fresh after 10 years. After all years, i still feel the same while listening Atlas. But today not on shitty Sony headphones, but on Planars. And even when i gone to genres like Ambient, or experimental electronic, from time to time im sinking in river, or in ocean with this album. I forgotted almost every metalcore band, but Parkway Drive? I will never forget. Never.
Dear sky, Dear sky don't cry for me, (cry for me) Be the hope I could never reach Cold sea, Please don't let me sink, (don't let me sink) Wrap your arms around me and carry me home I stood at the shore and spoke to the ocean I stood in the water and let my guts spill I said "You and me, we're not so different, I see my reflection in all that you do" We both keep our secrets We're both, oh so blue My heart is full of darkness I know that yours is too I sat on the rooftop and screamed at the sky I sat on the edge until I knew deep inside, Like the sky, I will always be empty The horizon, my love, forever just out of reach We both keep our secrets We're both, oh so blue My heart is full of darkness I know that yours is too Distance was born when the sea and the sky grew apart Loneliness was born the day I let you go I let you go! So now I stand at the shore and speak to the ocean I stand in the water and let, let my guts spill Let my guts spill We both keep our secrets We're both, oh so blue My heart is full of darkness I know, I know that yours is too Dear sky, Dear sky don't cry for me, be the hope I could never reach Cold sea, please don't let me sink Wrap your arms around me and carry me home Dear Sky!
man i was in australia for about a year and i also stood exactly on that place where this photo was taken. its on the greact ocean road in the south/east of australia. the landscape there is just a thing of beauty. and so is their music
There's a thing called aging, and it becomes harder and harder to produce music like this. They have moved onto a more mainstream style for sure, but that doesn't mean there dead. Even tho I am an old pd fan, I still love their new stuff, and so do many others
After all these years of listening to many songs,from many bands,from every genre of metal,I am absolutely sure this is my one true favourite song and it will never be replaced.
Seriously, I can understand why people love this band. Their music is just so amazing and the screams are so powerful. Plus the added trumpets and pianos work perfectly. And I thought that I See Stars' "Digital Renegade" was the best album of 2012 (since all the other albums released on that year sucked), but I was so wrong. Parkway Drive's "Atlas" won my heart for best album of 2012 by far! Keep writing amazing music, you guys! :'D
Woah dude, yes, Parkway is amazing, but I see Stars can just not compete. Like Parkway rules them by a landslide. And not all the other albums that year sucked, just do a little more exploring.
Mason Graham I have! There's actually a lot of albums from 2012 that I like (feel free to laugh at what albums I like) such as Make Me Famous' "It's Now Or Never", Skip The Foreplay's "Nightlife", Stick To Your Guns' "Diamond", Bury Tomorrow's "The Union Of Crowns", and Eskimo Callboy's "Bury Me In Vegas". None of them I like more than PWD's "Atlas", but I still like them nonetheless. And there have been a lot of bad shit that came out in 2012 such as Abandon All Ships, Attack Attack!, For All Those Sleeping, Woe Is Me, and Capture The Crown. Just my opinion though, feel free to disagree!
I just don't understand how people can compare albums to albums for a band. The band has already produced "Horizons", do people want to have "Horizons 2.0"? A band progresses through their music and evolves as musicians for their own sake, NOT for the fans. I'm just glad Parkway Drive keeps doing what they love and still keeping it real. We've got Horizons and we're grateful but damn, people are so narrow minded they actually won't see the talent this band put to this album.
After seeing this being played live, the passion in this song became so evident. Winston puts his heart into all of their songs, but the emotion when he sang this was just incredible.
Each and every time I hear "Cold sea" and the solo kicking in, I get shivers, it's just amazing how the melody and the voice match so well, and the lyrics, all together makes an awesome and very emotional song to listen, one of my favorite songs by Parkway
Beautiful song. I've listened to Parkway Drive for 10 years or more now. Not once have they let me down. That song was sick as fuck and a perfect ending to an amazing album.
Edit almost 7 years later: After all those years i'm still thinking this album is in one of the best albums in metal genre overall. And this track is still my fav of PD. I don't know why, but Atlas(album) is so different, like how many albums came out like this? U can listen Architects, even Bring me the Horizon, but there are few bands who reached this "magic", like TOOL for exapmle. Nowdays, most of the new bands are dogshit, playing 00000001000000 with electronic theme, because they cant play it with guitars. It's too hard for them. And ofc im not talking about Architects, they are really good. But yeah, this is the finest album, and in my opinion finest track PD has ever produced.
"We both keep our secrets... I know yours is too" that part is fucking awesome, along with the loneliness was born the day i let you go. So good, and then the rift that follows it... Sweet shit
My interpretation of the lyrics: *Dear sky* *Dear sky don't cry for me, be the hope I could never reach* *Cold sea, please don't let me sink* *Wrap your arms around me and carry me home.* Initially, this man (let's consider he's Winston himself) is sitting on the top of a cliff, overseeing the sea and the sky. He is very sad and depressed with all the pain and suffering he has caused to his loved ones and other fellow persons, and is tormented by this guilt, which is burning him from the inside. He knows, there's no turning back now, that he has to face the consequences for his past doings. Repenting and brooding over won't relieve him. So, wiping away his tears, he cries to nature: "Oh mother, please take me away from here. I am just a burden to you and everyone around me. People suffer because of me, I don't want them to suffer anymore. So please carry me away from here, to a place of complete solitude, to ...*HOME* (pointing towards the sky). *I stood at the shore and spoke to the ocean* *I stood in the water and let my guts spill* *I said "You and me, we're not so different, I see my reflection in all that you do"* Winston, here is talking to his dark side, to the darkness inside him which has made him hollow from the inside. He screamed and screamed, cursing his evil mind which has led him to be the person he is today. No matter what good he did, it turned out to hurt others (so in a way his' and the devil's actions were the same). *We both keep our secrets* *We're both, oh so blue* *My heart is full of darkness* *I know that yours is too* This is yet another one of his conversations with his dark side, he says his evil mind has affected every part of his body, and even made his heart impure. *I sat on the rooftop and screamed at the sky* *I sat on the edge until I knew deep inside* *Like the sky, I will always be empty* *The horizon, my love, forever just out of reach* Winston says that this guilt has eaten him from the inside, he feels like he can never go back home (to the Almighty), and he will have to be answerable for each wrong he has done. The last line *The horizon, my love, forever just out of reach* is a metaphor of his relationship with God (both God and the horizon being infinite), even though he can see Him, he can never be with him. *We both keep our secrets * *We're both, oh so blue* *My heart is full of darkness * *I know that yours is too * *Distance was born when the sea and the sky grew apart* *Loneliness was born the day I let you go * *I let you go* Winston regrets destroying his relationship with his friends and loved ones. He is now completely alone, and has no one to care for him. Now he doesn't have anything, except for this huge pile of guilt!! He compares this relationship with the sea and the sky. The sea and the sky carry each another's reflection, one cannot live without the other. *So now I stand at the shore and speak to the ocean* *I stand in the water and let my guts spill* He's confessing everything, including all his dark secrets to the Almighty, in a final attempt to ask for forgiveness, although he knows very well that his doings are unforgivable. *We both keep our secrets * *We're both, oh so blue* *My heart is full of darkness * *I know that yours is too * *Dear sky* *Dear sky don't cry for me, be the hope I could never reach* *Cold sea, please don't let me sink* *Wrap your arms around me and carry me home.* *Dear sky......* With hands folded, pleading for God's forgiveness, he jumps into the sea. *THE END*
If you undersand and relate to this song, youll understand why its so special. Made me cry the first time i really listened, its a point where Im at in my life right now... After being all over the world, meeting new people and going through certain personal experiences... Its exactly how i feel. Best fucking song ever.
How have I never heard of this band??!!! This song came up while listening to my Lamb of God Station. I was so drawn to it that I had to know more about this band. Today I have listened to Atlas twice and as of today I have a new love. For those of you who know all of their albums..rank them for me. What should I listen to next. I am hungry for more.
Ranking them is a difficult one, but Killing With a Smile Horizons Deep Blue IRE Reverence Killing with a smile was their second release but their first actual album, this is where they get labeled as a metalcore band as there's a lot of early 2000s metalcorey riffs in there but the album is different to any other metalcore album out there, tracks to listen to would be Pandora, gimme a D (really awesome track) Mutiny, it's hard to speak without a tongue, romance is dead and smoke em if you've got em. Horizons is a solid metal album through and through, it's hard to not love every track off that album, plus the title track will blow you away, breaking point, five months, frostbite, idols and and anchors and sirens song are other stand out track for me but like I say the whole album is SOLID. Deep Blue is a bit of a concept album, the lyrics tell a story through each song, the opening track sets the tone of the album and it goes from there. Different vibe and sound to Horizons the production sounds a lot more natural, once again there's a lot of stand out tracks on there (Sleepwalker, Wreckage, Deadweight, Alone, Deliver Me, Karma, Home is for the heartless, Leviathan I) IRE once again a totally different vibe production wise, different guitar tones and production on the drums, a lot of new and different styles of songwriting so it might take a couple of listens to dig if you like the older stuff, overlooked by most but easily one of their best albums. Stand out tracks would be Destroyer, Vice Grip, Fractures, Vicious, Dying to Believe and A Deathless Song. Reverence is their latest release, not one track on this album sounds the same, completely different from their old stuff but they have the chemistry to keep that parkway drive vibe going. Really good album tracks to listen to would be Wishing Wells (easily one of my favourites) absolute power, cemetery bloom, the void and Chronos.
Imo their whole discography doesn't disappoint, if you like atlas you'll love the rest of their stuff in time. So many different styles and sounds they'll blow you away. Hope this helped.
The trumpets really hooked me. It reminds me a big boat floating in a grey sea surrounded by fog. An enigmatic song. And deep... I mean, because it is a good work I can listen to it repeatedly and never get hassled, like what happen with a superficial one that I think I like at first... It ´s one of my favorites. One more of them. Responder
Best PWD song ever. And I've been with them since "Dont Close Your Eyes". With Most bands in an album you like a couple songs, then there are the meh songs that you can listen to and then there are a few yoi dislike period. With PWD, every single album is filled top to bottom with great and amazing songs with only a few meh ones here and there that you can still listen to but most definitely not any dis likeable songs. And while I still like and appreciate the growth, maturity, and artistry of IRE and Reverence, Horizons, Deep Blue, and Atlas are their best albums with almost virtually no bad songs. Blue and the Grey is still my all time favorite especially off of Atlas but if I had to pick one from each album it'd be "don't close your eyes" tie between "romance is dead" and "anasassis" "siren's song" and "idols and anchors" "deliver me" which is second overall albums and "karma" this and "dark days" "vice grip" and "into the dark " and "chronos and "shadow boxing". Lastly if I absolutely HAD to choose my favorite album start to finish I'd have to say "deep blue "
this is the reason I love PWD so much... they have energy in their songs, but also can make ballads with amazing lyrics... I'm definitely gonna buy this album :3
"Dear sky, don't cry for me. Be the hope I could never reach. Cold sea, please don't let me sink. Wrap your arms around me and carry me home." 3 just perfect.
it's a couple of songs from every record, but you can really tell that they are searching for the right setlist cause yeah it's the first tour since Atlas. but you're gonna love it! I had a great time and like always, PWD are on fire!
This song defines PWD.. I remember when Horizons dropped and the song Horizons finished the album, which had great characteristics for metalcore, amazing riffs, solo, lyrical content and breakdown.. They couldn't have made a more perfect song to finish Atlas with, definitely Parkway Drive style and it's eargasmic!
love parkway....seen them in myrtle..at h.o.b ....rock the fn roof off the place man,,,,,i kept the pit going with a few others even thought they tried to stop us....yeah right!!!!!! long live metal!!!!
After so much listening I believe this is absolutely the best song from Atlas. No doubt.
Agreed
I agreed with you, just perfect
such an important song
The river, hands down 😂😂
isnt whole atlas just perfect?
"I sat on the rooftop and screamed at the sky
I sat on the edge until I knew deep inside
Like the sky, I will always be empty
The horizon, my love, forever just out of reach"
Those lines always hit me hard when I listen to this song. Sends chills all over.
Greatest poetry of the modern epoch ever written.
Ben Gordon goes beast mode the whole song, then completely lets loose at the end. The link up him and Jeff have when it comes to melodic parts/outros/guitar solos is unmatched, vibes are immaculate every time
blue and the grey and horizons are parkway drives most underrated songs
Five months, the cruise and its hard to speak without a tongue too
So true! Two most mental and emotional (in my opinion)
@@LuisRamos-hk2in Five Months is probably my favourite song after Horizons. It's not popular but something about the last 30 seconds really struck something in me.
@@funhouse9566 its so technical and melodic :)
PREACH
I just got done listening every single Parkway Drive song from Killing with a Smile to Atlas and i must say, the progression and differentials are amazing. From the first song of Killing with a Smile to the last song of Atlas is unbelievable. How they can integrate beauty and brutality is amazing. The Rapid Brutality of Killing with a smile, the Rhythmic genius of Horizons, the unique sound of Deep Blue, and the beauty of Atlas. it's amazing to see what PWD has evolved into.
I feel exactly the same!
This song made me rise when there was no light. Hours and hours and hours on repeat. Absolutely my favorite song from their discography.
This has got to be the deepest song they've written, gives me goosebumps everytime
"We both keep our secrets, we're both oh so blue, my heart is full of darkness, I know that yours is too." How can somethings so beautifully written sound so brutal, with that being said, love it
This song.. is absolutely gold, I'd be proud calling it my favorite song with PWD.
Parkway is literally the ONLY band I have ever seen, where if you go to a TH-cam video of a song of theirs, you NEVER see negative comments.. Further proof of how simply fucking fantastic this band is.. Been listening to em for quite a while now and can easily say they're one of my favorite bands ever.. So unique in what they do, and they just continue to get better!
I've only seen one person say "this song is just immature" on dark days, and they had a death metal profile pic, so I'm like "oh a song about spreading global awareness is immature? Tell me more about how cumming blood, rape/murder and talking about gore and guts is mature"
Gage Not so fast :( i saw many negative comments to PWD on "Vice Grip"
Carlos Salazar exactly :)
Carlos SalazarCarlos Salazar
That's because people always feel the need complain about a song when it is in a
little bit different genre than they were used to. Parkway drive is the best band i know, people are just stupid. Vice grip is a good song, don't you think? (sorry if my english isn't correct).
Vera Clement Totally agree men, see my coment in Vice Grip and how the stupid people fights about the track haha. Don't worry about the english im mexican haha
The lyrics, the meaning behind them, the melodies, this song is so powerful...!
One of the most underrated Parkway Drive songs, in fact this entire album is underrated as fuck, i remember in 2012 when it came out everyone at my school (who liked the band) was disappointed with it and thought it was garbage apart from one or two tracks but it is actually a really good metalcore album.
The only song on this album that got its recognition is Wild Eyes. To me a lot of songs on this album surpass wild eyes.
Because they are still in school. The best music tends to be less catchy and more complex. The more they mature as metal enthusiasts they will come to appreciate the epicness of this album
They certainly changed quite a bit, so it's probably one reason for them to dislike it. I personally think that PWD kept their music fairly consistent and still beautiful to this day. I prefer Atlas and KWAS over their newest record, but they nonetheless have made it into a piece of high art.
@@brandonbell2444 bingo! Blue and the grey, Dark days, old ghosts, swing ALL lightyears better than wild eyes
I still think after all those years, that Atlas is the finest album PD ever produced. I wasn't dissappointed with IRE or with Rev, they are good albums, different. But i can't describe what they lack, "magic" is the only word coming to my mind. U know, in 7 years i have listened many bands, artists, like 300 genres and this album is still fresh after 10 years. After all years, i still feel the same while listening Atlas. But today not on shitty Sony headphones, but on Planars. And even when i gone to genres like Ambient, or experimental electronic, from time to time im sinking in river, or in ocean with this album. I forgotted almost every metalcore band, but Parkway Drive? I will never forget. Never.
Dear sky,
Dear sky don't cry for me,
(cry for me)
Be the hope I could never reach
Cold sea,
Please don't let me sink,
(don't let me sink)
Wrap your arms around me and carry me home
I stood at the shore and spoke to the ocean
I stood in the water and let my guts spill
I said "You and me, we're not so different,
I see my reflection in all that you do"
We both keep our secrets
We're both, oh so blue
My heart is full of darkness
I know that yours is too
I sat on the rooftop and screamed at the sky
I sat on the edge until I knew deep inside,
Like the sky, I will always be empty
The horizon, my love, forever just out of reach
We both keep our secrets
We're both, oh so blue
My heart is full of darkness
I know that yours is too
Distance was born when the sea and the sky grew apart
Loneliness was born the day I let you go
I let you go!
So now I stand at the shore and speak to the ocean
I stand in the water and let, let my guts spill
Let my guts spill
We both keep our secrets
We're both, oh so blue
My heart is full of darkness
I know, I know that yours is too
Dear sky,
Dear sky don't cry for me, be the hope I could never reach
Cold sea, please don't let me sink
Wrap your arms around me and carry me home
Dear Sky!
Es un puto poema esta cancion
@@ajmora7141 ×2
Winston es un poeta, cada canción que el escribe tiene letra tan profunda
❤your comment should be up higher
Only band I never see anyone trash on here, and for good reason!!!! Favorite band for sure!
man i was in australia for about a year and i also stood exactly on that place where this photo was taken. its on the greact ocean road in the south/east of australia. the landscape there is just a thing of beauty. and so is their music
This song and the river are so beautifully put together
R.I.P. this Parkway. This album is the end of this band's music in my collection and it really serves its purpose. It feels like the finale.
There's a thing called aging, and it becomes harder and harder to produce music like this. They have moved onto a more mainstream style for sure, but that doesn't mean there dead. Even tho I am an old pd fan, I still love their new stuff, and so do many others
Chronos tho...
All of Parkway Drive's music makes me feel like I'm sailing on a ship. It's good music to float around on the water to.
This song will make any man cry, niggas feel the vibes G. Fucking love these guys.
After all these years of listening to many songs,from many bands,from every genre of metal,I am absolutely sure this is my one true favourite song and it will never be replaced.
And the best part is, i feel the same today while listening this song, as i felt 10 years ago.
@@NowhereNowHere-hp5fq same here brother, the world has changed so much in these last 5 years but this song still feels like home
Seriously, I can understand why people love this band. Their music is just so amazing and the screams are so powerful. Plus the added trumpets and pianos work perfectly. And I thought that I See Stars' "Digital Renegade" was the best album of 2012 (since all the other albums released on that year sucked), but I was so wrong. Parkway Drive's "Atlas" won my heart for best album of 2012 by far! Keep writing amazing music, you guys! :'D
Woah dude, yes, Parkway is amazing, but I see Stars can just not compete. Like Parkway rules them by a landslide. And not all the other albums that year sucked, just do a little more exploring.
Mason Graham I have! There's actually a lot of albums from 2012 that I like (feel free to laugh at what albums I like) such as Make Me Famous' "It's Now Or Never", Skip The Foreplay's "Nightlife", Stick To Your Guns' "Diamond", Bury Tomorrow's "The Union Of Crowns", and Eskimo Callboy's "Bury Me In Vegas". None of them I like more than PWD's "Atlas", but I still like them nonetheless. And there have been a lot of bad shit that came out in 2012 such as Abandon All Ships, Attack Attack!, For All Those Sleeping, Woe Is Me, and Capture The Crown. Just my opinion though, feel free to disagree!
Ah gotcha, just way different taste thats all.
Mason Graham Actually, I'm starting to notice a lot of good bands that put out awesome albums in 2012. In Hearts Wake is one of them.
Parkways is just so fucking talented. I dont understand how they do it.
With ingenuity
Dear sky don't cry for me ... This album helped me during my toughest days
I just don't understand how people can compare albums to albums for a band. The band has already produced "Horizons", do people want to have "Horizons 2.0"?
A band progresses through their music and evolves as musicians for their own sake, NOT for the fans.
I'm just glad Parkway Drive keeps doing what they love and still keeping it real. We've got Horizons and we're grateful but damn, people are so narrow minded they actually won't see the talent this band put to this album.
This song is the fucking holy grail of all metal.
Cody "The Machine" Yes was literally thinking the same thing
The best song they've ever done in my opinion.
Literally the greatest song in metal ever written.
Honestly their best, most emotional, most epic, most beautiful song they have done. Perfect way to end a perfect album.
After seeing this being played live, the passion in this song became so evident. Winston puts his heart into all of their songs, but the emotion when he sang this was just incredible.
I haven't stopped listening to this song ever since i discovered the band
Each and every time I hear "Cold sea" and the solo kicking in, I get shivers, it's just amazing how the melody and the voice match so well, and the lyrics, all together makes an awesome and very emotional song to listen, one of my favorite songs by Parkway
Beautiful song. I've listened to Parkway Drive for 10 years or more now. Not once have they let me down. That song was sick as fuck and a perfect ending to an amazing album.
this song... I can't get enough
This is the best song on Atlas. Perfect acoustic intro, perfect song structure, perfect build-up and perfect ending.
2021 coming into 2022 and this still touchs a part of my soul. A wound long since healed that still aches to the touch.
Edit almost 7 years later: After all those years i'm still thinking this album is in one of the best albums in metal genre overall. And this track is still my fav of PD. I don't know why, but Atlas(album) is so different, like how many albums came out like this? U can listen Architects, even Bring me the Horizon, but there are few bands who reached this "magic", like TOOL for exapmle. Nowdays, most of the new bands are dogshit, playing 00000001000000 with electronic theme, because they cant play it with guitars. It's too hard for them. And ofc im not talking about Architects, they are really good.
But yeah, this is the finest album, and in my opinion finest track PD has ever produced.
Well, metalcore has been around mostly in the 21st century, and late 20th, so probably means that they are one of the best ones lol
"We both keep our secrets... I know yours is too" that part is fucking awesome, along with the loneliness was born the day i let you go. So good, and then the rift that follows it... Sweet shit
I could feel every song they've ever done coming together in this song.
5:03 ❤️
The most amazingly beautiful song a lot of people will never hear.
The river and this are the 2 greatest achievements of Atlas !
2:21 O-0 that build up brings shivers...so awesome to go back and listen to
3:16, the sheer power of Winston's voice and that breakdown punched me in the face and knocked me off my chair.
My interpretation of the lyrics:
*Dear sky*
*Dear sky don't cry for me, be the hope I could never reach*
*Cold sea, please don't let me sink*
*Wrap your arms around me and carry me home.*
Initially, this man (let's consider he's Winston himself) is sitting on the top of a cliff, overseeing the sea and the sky. He is very sad and depressed with all the pain and suffering he has caused to his loved ones and other fellow persons, and is tormented by this guilt, which is burning him from the inside. He knows, there's no turning back now, that he has to face the consequences for his past doings. Repenting and brooding over won't relieve him.
So, wiping away his tears, he cries to nature: "Oh mother, please take me away from here. I am just a burden to you and everyone around me. People suffer because of me, I don't want them to suffer anymore. So please carry me away from here, to a place of complete solitude, to ...*HOME* (pointing towards the sky).
*I stood at the shore and spoke to the ocean*
*I stood in the water and let my guts spill*
*I said "You and me, we're not so different, I see my reflection in all that you do"*
Winston, here is talking to his dark side, to the darkness inside him which has made him hollow from the inside. He screamed and screamed, cursing his evil mind which has led him to be the person he is today. No matter what good he did, it turned out to hurt others (so in a way his' and the devil's actions were the same).
*We both keep our secrets*
*We're both, oh so blue*
*My heart is full of darkness*
*I know that yours is too*
This is yet another one of his conversations with his dark side, he says his evil mind has affected every part of his body, and even made his heart impure.
*I sat on the rooftop and screamed at the sky*
*I sat on the edge until I knew deep inside*
*Like the sky, I will always be empty*
*The horizon, my love, forever just out of reach*
Winston says that this guilt has eaten him from the inside, he feels like he can never go back home (to the Almighty), and he will have to be answerable for each wrong he has done. The last line *The horizon, my love, forever just out of reach* is a metaphor of his relationship with God (both God and the horizon being infinite), even though he can see Him, he can never be with him.
*We both keep our secrets
*
*We're both, oh so blue*
*My heart is full of darkness
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*I know that yours is too
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*Distance was born when the sea and the sky grew apart*
*Loneliness was born the day I let you go
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*I let you go*
Winston regrets destroying his relationship with his friends and loved ones. He is now completely alone, and has no one to care for him. Now he doesn't have anything, except for this huge pile of guilt!!
He compares this relationship with the sea and the sky. The sea and the sky carry each another's reflection, one cannot live without the other.
*So now I stand at the shore and speak to the ocean*
*I stand in the water and let my guts spill*
He's confessing everything, including all his dark secrets to the Almighty, in a final attempt to ask for forgiveness, although he knows very well that his doings are unforgivable.
*We both keep our secrets
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*We're both, oh so blue*
*My heart is full of darkness
*
*I know that yours is too
*
*Dear sky*
*Dear sky don't cry for me, be the hope I could never reach*
*Cold sea, please don't let me sink*
*Wrap your arms around me and carry me home.*
*Dear sky......*
With hands folded, pleading for God's forgiveness, he jumps into the sea.
*THE END*
cannot stop hearing it for a week !
Masterpiece..
Such a long time since I've listened to this album, this track has to be the greatest one out of it.
My favorite PWD song, this lyrics carry me through very hard moments in my life, such a powerfull song, this thing break me down every single time.
Parkway Drive redefined metalcore with this album. Plain and simple, this record is flawless.
BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM. BEST ALBUM EVER CREATED. Thank you Parkway Drive!
This is so awesome. Imagine having a tattoo with part of the lyrics on it.
garrett mccalla a friend of me got one with: We both keep our secrets...
I’ve got some for Home Is For The Heartless
This song is so fucking amazing on so many different levels
Horizon my love
My fave part
Why the fuck I`m crying?
every time.
Together with the river this is the best parkway drive song!!
Brutal song, brutal lyrics, brutal voices.
Dear sky, dear sky don't cry for me
Be the hope, I could never reach
If you undersand and relate to this song, youll understand why its so special. Made me cry the first time i really listened, its a point where Im at in my life right now... After being all over the world, meeting new people and going through certain personal experiences... Its exactly how i feel. Best fucking song ever.
this band never ceases to amaze me.
i have an internal disease where my insides deteriorate. relate with this song on sp many levels! THANK YOU for this song so much
Steven Fitzgerald hope your alright.
hy man, hope doing well right now
Great guitar solo at the end
How have I never heard of this band??!!! This song came up while listening to my Lamb of God Station. I was so drawn to it that I had to know more about this band. Today I have listened to Atlas twice and as of today I have a new love.
For those of you who know all of their albums..rank them for me. What should I listen to next. I am hungry for more.
Ranking them is a difficult one, but
Killing With a Smile
Horizons
Deep Blue
IRE
Reverence
Killing with a smile was their second release but their first actual album, this is where they get labeled as a metalcore band as there's a lot of early 2000s metalcorey riffs in there but the album is different to any other metalcore album out there, tracks to listen to would be Pandora, gimme a D (really awesome track) Mutiny, it's hard to speak without a tongue, romance is dead and smoke em if you've got em.
Horizons is a solid metal album through and through, it's hard to not love every track off that album, plus the title track will blow you away, breaking point, five months, frostbite, idols and and anchors and sirens song are other stand out track for me but like I say the whole album is SOLID.
Deep Blue is a bit of a concept album, the lyrics tell a story through each song, the opening track sets the tone of the album and it goes from there. Different vibe and sound to Horizons the production sounds a lot more natural, once again there's a lot of stand out tracks on there (Sleepwalker, Wreckage, Deadweight, Alone, Deliver Me, Karma, Home is for the heartless, Leviathan I)
IRE once again a totally different vibe production wise, different guitar tones and production on the drums, a lot of new and different styles of songwriting so it might take a couple of listens to dig if you like the older stuff, overlooked by most but easily one of their best albums. Stand out tracks would be Destroyer, Vice Grip, Fractures, Vicious, Dying to Believe and A Deathless Song.
Reverence is their latest release, not one track on this album sounds the same, completely different from their old stuff but they have the chemistry to keep that parkway drive vibe going. Really good album tracks to listen to would be Wishing Wells (easily one of my favourites) absolute power, cemetery bloom, the void and Chronos.
Imo their whole discography doesn't disappoint, if you like atlas you'll love the rest of their stuff in time. So many different styles and sounds they'll blow you away. Hope this helped.
THE RIVER AND THIS SONG BOTH NEED A MUSIC VIDEO. A.S.A.P. I NEED TO SEE THAT SHIT!
I wish they would, For me, it would be a one-way ticket on the feels train.
+Broderick Morgan agreed Bro
I wish they did. My 2 favorite songs off this album from the first listen
Greatest band ever. Hall of Famers most definitely.
we both keep our secrets. We're both oh so blue. My heart is filled with darkness, I know yours is too. fuckin chills man
The trumpets really hooked me. It reminds me a big boat floating in a grey sea surrounded by fog.
An enigmatic song. And deep... I mean, because it is a good work I can listen to it repeatedly and never get hassled, like what happen with a superficial one that I think I like at first...
It ´s one of my favorites. One more of them.
Responder
My favorite song. I typically hate bands newer songs but Parkway Drive never disappoints
No matter what you listen to how can you intro not give you goosebumps
Best PWD song ever. And I've been with them since "Dont Close Your Eyes". With Most bands in an album you like a couple songs, then there are the meh songs that you can listen to and then there are a few yoi dislike period. With PWD, every single album is filled top to bottom with great and amazing songs with only a few meh ones here and there that you can still listen to but most definitely not any dis likeable songs. And while I still like and appreciate the growth, maturity, and artistry of IRE and Reverence, Horizons, Deep Blue, and Atlas are their best albums with almost virtually no bad songs. Blue and the Grey is still my all time favorite especially off of Atlas but if I had to pick one from each album it'd be "don't close your eyes" tie between "romance is dead" and "anasassis" "siren's song" and "idols and anchors" "deliver me" which is second overall albums and "karma" this and "dark days" "vice grip" and "into the dark " and "chronos and "shadow boxing". Lastly if I absolutely HAD to choose my favorite album start to finish I'd have to say "deep blue "
Never knew how awesome a song would sound with an acoustic guitar in a metal song until now.
this song is absolutely brilliant ! can't stop playing this.
this is the reason I love PWD so much... they have energy in their songs, but also can make ballads with amazing lyrics... I'm definitely gonna buy this album :3
Beautiful. Just beautiful.
I found it! I already found my favorite Parkway Drive album! Screw it if the 2 next albums are better this is definitley top God tier for me.
"Dear sky, don't cry for me. Be the hope I could never reach. Cold sea, please don't let me sink. Wrap your arms around me and carry me home." 3 just perfect.
this is one of the best comments I've read in a while. and I think you're 100% right
The most underrated song Parkway ever made, probably one of their best aswell.
Parkway drive just gimme another album like atlas. Perfect balance of old and new parkway drive.
it's a couple of songs from every record, but you can really tell that they are searching for the right setlist cause yeah it's the first tour since Atlas. but you're gonna love it! I had a great time and like always, PWD are on fire!
This song defines PWD.. I remember when Horizons dropped and the song Horizons finished the album, which had great characteristics for metalcore, amazing riffs, solo, lyrical content and breakdown..
They couldn't have made a more perfect song to finish Atlas with, definitely Parkway Drive style and it's eargasmic!
love parkway....seen them in myrtle..at h.o.b ....rock the fn roof off the place man,,,,,i kept the pit going with a few others even thought they tried to stop us....yeah right!!!!!! long live metal!!!!
Favorite song on album ! so emotional and hard !
Forever my all-time Fav.
Just beautiful. Reminds me of the Sea.
This song caps the album so sweetly.
2:26 woooooof 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hands down the best PKWYDR song ever, not only are the lyrics written amazingly, but the jam is just jammin ;) haha
Way too many letters mate! I would say PWD? But yeah it's definitely an amazing song!
My fave metal band
Chills down my spine.. Every single time.
Wow this song is fucking amazing
the song that will always remember me, the day my greatest ex broke up with me… DAMN the same month, the same year… Absolutely amazing !
This song was amazing live yesterday in Tilburg, Holland. Didn't expect them to play this one but it was a sloid performance!
C'est, un Chef d'oeuvre.!!!!!!!!!!!!
definitely one of my favorite songs by them
I just had my heart ripped out over untrue true love and this song means more to me in this moment than my name. A peace in the violence.
One of the best song of Parkway Drive... anyway. i dont know how they are doing this, but every signle album is amazing. JUST AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGG
This song was even more beautiful live, it was so fantastic :3
Absolutely amazing...beautiful.
You know Epitaph Records are a good record company when they post their bands songs and full albums at that
The second repeat of "I'll let you go" is so perfect