Song 161

 Song 161

Hello my fellow music nerds! Welcome back to the blog! Today's song is Tell Me What You Want From Me  (The Ghost You Left Behind) by FVK (Which stands for Fearless Vampire Killers) This band is amazing thank you to my person for getting me into them, love you babes! <3 Now it's time for the review! 

The intro/first verse starts us off with a unique guitar strum pattern, I don't really know how to explain what it sounds like. But it sounds really cool. Then the drums come into play, and really sets this song on fire. The lyrics: "Out of dark into alleyways, save your dreams and turn tail. Pray your demons lose scent of you. I'm coming to get you, I'm coming to get you and gut you! And then you must, brace for impact and hell. I'm coming to get you, I'm coming to get you and gut you now! Ride hard." My interpretation of this verse, is I think they want to attack someone? Maybe? That's how I'm seeing this story. I also really love the overall, angsty rock vibe this song has. This next part I am deeming as the pre-chorus: "What I'd give to have another take the reins, and get us home. But they're chasing me and I despair." I don't have a comment for this part, so we'll continue on. The chorus: "Say, say what you want from me. Tell me what you want to see, my love. I really wanna better way, to clear this disarray. I can't let them ever know, I'm looking for the ghost you left behind. And I am forsaken." I'm wondering if this is about phantom heartbreak, because they still feel someone's presence, even though they're not there anymore. Because they're looking for the ghost of this person, that could mean that they're still trying to hold on to a piece of that person. But all they will find well, a fading presence of someone they once knew. Second verse: "Faster now, there's so little time. I wanted to say, that if I die you gotta get away. I'm reaching out to a brighter world, I wanna go, let me go, insane." This part hear, sounds like they want to be delusional, they want to be in denial. Now on the repeat of the chorus, there's one extra line. "I'm blind to the reality you died." Oh, that's what this song is about. Someone close to them died, and they don't know how to let go. The bridge: "Rising out of the city, black as night. Machines hungry for our flesh, as we make way through the valleys. The hellfire roars, what did you say? Say or scream it!" There's also this really cool instrumental, thrown into this section. I really love it. I'm not sure what the bridge means, so we'll continue on. The chorus repeats, and there is an outro! I'll write the last part of the chorus/outro: "I'm blind to the reality you died, I'm looking for the ghost you left behind. And I am forsaken. I'm looking for the ghost, you left, behind. That will carry me to where I die." I think that last part, means that once they find the spirit of their loved one. They will carry them to the place where they will end their life, and maybe it was also the place their loved one died. Because they can't let go of this person yet, but I feel like they find some peace in having the spirit of their loved one lead them to that place. Then the song ends with some crunchy guitar playing, as well as some hard hitting drum beats. A perfect way to end a wonderful number such as this one. 

Well that's it for this review, I will see you all in the next one! Until next time, happy listening! :)