When We Are Gone – Lyrics & Story
When We Are Gone – Lyrics & Story
The song When We Are Gone is a quiet, haunting meditation on the fleeting nature of existence and the indifference of time. It opens with the imagery of fading light and distant sounds, immediately grounding the listener in a space of reflection. The lyrics explore the heavy realization that while our individual lives feel immense and full of weight, the world continues its rotation without hesitation or memory once we slip away.
There is a raw, melancholic beauty in the way the verses confront the concept of legacy. By describing life as a “fleeting spark” or a “passing tone,” the song suggests that our impact, no matter how hard we try to “bend the truth” or leave something behind, eventually settles into the silence of the past. It strips away the ego, acknowledging that the “deeper truth” is found in the silence that remains when our voices are gone.
The structure moves like a slow tide—soft, rhythmic, and inevitable. As it transitions from the weight of our daily struggles to the eventual “outro” where the night moves on without a sound, the song offers a strange kind of peace. It doesn’t shy away from the darkness of being forgotten; instead, it finds a “quiet prayer” in the realization that life, in all its vastness, simply carries on.
This piece serves as a poignant reminder to appreciate the “now” precisely because of its impermanence. It captures that specific human ache of wanting to be remembered, while gracefully accepting that we are all just breath fading into the air.
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When We Are Gone Lyrics
Lyrics
Intro
Soft light fades across the room,
Time exhales, the night resumes.
Every sound feels distant now,
Like echoes we don’t know how.
Verse 1
And who will weep
when we are gone?
when fast asleep
the world moves on.
Pre-Chorus
The days keep turning, unaware,
Of all the weight we used to bear.
Chorus
We fade like breath into the air,
No trace of us was ever there.
Still the world just carries on,
Long after we are gone.
Verse 2
Nothing I do
will then remain.
When life is through
It’s all the same.
Pre-Chorus
Every echo finds its end,
Even truths we try to bend.
Chorus
We fade like breath into the air,
No one left to see or care.
Time keeps moving, soft and strong,
Long after we are gone.
Verse 3
No one will try
to call you then.
Their eyes will dry
forever when.
Bridge
If meaning breaks, it slips away,
It slips like light at end of day.
We search for signs, we search for proof,
But silence tells the deeper truth.
Verse 4
You say goodbye
to everyone
and leave to die
when life is done.
Chorus (Soft, Half-Time)
We fade like breath into the air,
A fleeting spark, a quiet prayer.
The world still turns, the stars go on,
Long after we are gone.
Verse 5
Whatever kind
of legacy
you leave behind
for all to see.
Pre-Chorus
It settles like a passing tone,
A voice once heard, now overgrown.
Verse 6
You will not know
when you are gone.
forever though
life carries on.
Outro
The night moves on without a sound,
No trace of us is truly found.
Yet in the dark, the silence sings —
Of all we were… and fleeting things.
More
Check out the song and story about When I First Died.
Song is available on Bandcamp.
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