Beautiful and calm song by Your Friend, Ghost
“Stray” is the culmination of several different styles explored by Your Friend, Ghost; the piece combines guitar and live drums with soulful pianos and beat based instrumentals to birth a mystical soundscape. Fearful of the dangers of venturing too far from our origins, this track is a warning to all of us. Your Friend, Ghost invites us to consider the impact of leaving “home” while getting sucked into the same society that we all claim to wish to escape from. “Stray” tackles the concept of separation, the influence of a world that has been built to break us down and the impact we have on that same world and its environment.
LYRICS:
I want to take us to a better place But lately just want to be comatose You say if we stay we can play it safe But you don't want to stay just afraid of change You just want to love but you fear the pain Don't care for sun, just afraid of rain Now I can't see no more It's got awfully dark since we started this drive But where the light shine there always be shade Been staring for hours but shit seems the same Wish we could talk more and not feel ashamed Wasting our time still got choices to make But we're still playing this game And I just want you close, so close Don't stray too far away from the trees Or the streets will take you on a little journey We're young and we're diseased Be long before we learn that time is temporary It's cold so won't you change the degrees We stay lighting fires like its February Now I'm pleading, begging please But you're so mean it's almost like it's legendary Like it's legendary, like it's legendary, it's almost like it's legendary And I don't wanna leave no, there's so many people Don't wanna deceive, just to receive no Rather just breathe smoke Wind through the trees blow Just like the seas flow Is there really true evil God I gotta know, there's a lot of folks Gotta keep em all warm, it's about to snow yeah It's hard to accept that the summer's gone Said I'd be back here when I'm grown Stumble in through the back door but at least I'm home It's not safe where I've been, not sure where I've gone I just don't want you to roam Don't stray too far if you're gonna go without me I bet you're leaving tonight, can see it in your eyes Don't stray too far if you're gonna go without me Wish I could catch up to you, but I can't even try now Like it's legendary, like it's legendary, it's almost like it's legendary Don't stray too far away from the trees Or the streets will take you on a little journey We're young and we're diseased Be long before we learn that time is temporary It's cold so won't you change the degrees We stay lighting fires like its February Now I'm pleading, begging please But you're so mean it's almost like it's legendary Like it's legendary, like it's legendary, it's almost like it's legendary
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