Mediante esta canción, The Killers buscan explorar la idea de la persistencia de la memoria y del luto. Hablan de que no importa cuánto uno intente huir de sus recuerdos o sentimientos, estos continúan intrínsecamente unidos a uno. Además, y como es característico en sus álbumes, siguiendo una narrativa, el grupo cuenta la historia de unos personajes que, a pesar de sus errores y de las dificultades propias de una relación fracasada, conservan el deseo de volver a un estado inicial que se siente como un hogar.
Habla el vocalista principal del grupo, Brandon Flowers, de que veía muy interesante aunque extraño escribir una canción sobre el arrepentimiento, pues no es un tema demasiado recurrente del rock. De esta forma, lo que pretendía era escribir algo significativo con lo que trascender y resonar así con la gente, ya sea en un estadio o a través de auriculares. Quería, dice él como compositor, hacer una canción para sí mismo.
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Habla el vocalista principal del grupo, Brandon Flowers, de que veía muy interesante aunque extraño escribir una canción sobre el arrepentimiento, pues no es un tema demasiado recurrente del rock. De esta forma, lo que pretendía era escribir algo significativo con lo que trascender y resonar así con la gente, ya sea en un estadio o a través de auriculares. Quería, dice él como compositor, hacer una canción para sí mismo.
Compositor.- Brandon Flowers.
Director.- Michael Hili.
Productores.- Jonathan Rado, Shawn Everett.
Ingeniería de sonido.- Robert Root, Ivan Wayman.
Letra.-
Director.- Michael Hili.
Productores.- Jonathan Rado, Shawn Everett.
Ingeniería de sonido.- Robert Root, Ivan Wayman.
I tried going against my own soul’s warning
But in the end, something just didn’t feel right
Oh I tried diving even though the sky was storming
And I just wanted to get back to where you are
If you could see through the banner of the sun
Into eternity’s eyes
Like a vision reaching down to you
Would you turn away?
What if it knew you by your name?
What kind of words would cut
Through the clutter of the whirlwinds of these days?
I tried going against my own soul’s warning
But in the end, something just didn’t feel right
Oh I tried diving, even though the sky was storming
Thunderheads were forming
But man I thought I could fly
And when I hit the ground
It made a messed up sound
And it kept on rattling through my days
And cutting up my nights
Like a goddamned knife
And it got me thinking, no matter how far
I just wanted to get back to where you are
I tried going against my own soul’s warning
But in the end, something just didn’t feel right
Oh I tried running from the memory and the mourning
But the penalty kept on pouring
And now I think I know why
Cause when I hit the ground
It made a messed up sound
And it kept on rattling through my days
And cutting up my nights
Like a goddamned knife
And it got me thinking, no matter how far
I just wanted to get back to where you are.
But in the end, something just didn’t feel right
Oh I tried diving even though the sky was storming
And I just wanted to get back to where you are
If you could see through the banner of the sun
Into eternity’s eyes
Like a vision reaching down to you
Would you turn away?
What if it knew you by your name?
What kind of words would cut
Through the clutter of the whirlwinds of these days?
I tried going against my own soul’s warning
But in the end, something just didn’t feel right
Oh I tried diving, even though the sky was storming
Thunderheads were forming
But man I thought I could fly
And when I hit the ground
It made a messed up sound
And it kept on rattling through my days
And cutting up my nights
Like a goddamned knife
And it got me thinking, no matter how far
I just wanted to get back to where you are
I tried going against my own soul’s warning
But in the end, something just didn’t feel right
Oh I tried running from the memory and the mourning
But the penalty kept on pouring
And now I think I know why
Cause when I hit the ground
It made a messed up sound
And it kept on rattling through my days
And cutting up my nights
Like a goddamned knife
And it got me thinking, no matter how far
I just wanted to get back to where you are.