World war 1 metaphors alluding to a doomed love affair where there is no chance of a ceasefire.
lyrics
05. NO MAN’S LAND
HOW DID WE GROW SO FAR APART?
SHARING THE SAME HOME BUT THERE’S NO ROOM IN YOUR HEART
ARE WE SO ENTRENCHED WITH DIFFERENT VIEWS?
BOTH OF US CAN’T BE RIGHT, ESPECIALLY NOT YOU
I’D LIKE TO REACH OUT AND HOLD YOU
BUT SOMEHOW I CAN’T
IT’S GETTING HARD TO REMEMBER HOW THIS ALL BEGAN
OH THE TIME WE WASTED
ISN’T WORTH A GRAIN OF SAND
HERE WE ARE STUCK IN NO MAN’S LAND
BITTERNESS CREEPS IN, EATS AWAY AT THE SOUL
WE’VE CROSSED A LINE WHERE NO LOVE CAN GROW
HERE WE GO AGAIN, ON OPPOSITE SIDES
TAKIN’ CHEAP SHOTS AT EACH OTHER EVERY NIGHT
I’D LIKE TO REACH OUT AND HOLD YOU
BUT SOMEHOW I CAN’T
IT’S GETTING HARD TO REMEMBER HOW THIS ALL BEGAN
OH THE TIME WE WASTED
WHEN WE SHOULD BE HOLDING HANDS
HERE WE ARE STUCK IN NO MAN’S LAND
NOW THERE’S ONLY SILENCE
IT’S MORE THAN I CAN BEAR
NO WORDS LEFT TO SAY
WE’VE POISONED THE AIR
I’D LIKE TO REACH OUT AND HOLD YOU
BUT SOMEHOW I CAN’T
IT’S GETTING HARD TO REMEMBER HOW THIS ALL BEGAN
OH THE TIME WE WASTED
I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND
HERE WE ARE STUCK IN NO MAN’S LAND
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