White Lies – Death Lyrics

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I love the feeling when we lift off
Watching the world so small below
I love the dreaming when I think of
The safety in the clouds out my window

I wonder what keeps us so high up
Could there be a love beneath these wings?
If we suddenly fall should I scream out
Or keep very quiet and cling to

My mouth as I'm crying?
So frightened of dying
Relax, yes, I'm trying
But fear's got a hold on me

Yes, this fear's got a hold on me
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me

I love the quiet of the nighttime
When the sun is drowned in the deathly sea
I can feel my heart beating as I speed from
The sense of time catching up with me

The sky's set out like a pathway
But who decides which route we take?
As people drift into a dreamworld
I close my eyes as my hands shake

And when I see a new day
Who's driving this anyway?
I picture my own grave
'Cause fear's got a hold on me

Yes, this fear's got a hold on me
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me

Yes, this fear's got a hold on me
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me

Floating neither up or down
I wonder when I'll hit the ground
Will the earth beneath my body shake
And cast your sleeping hearts awake?

Could it tremble stars from moonlit skies?
Could it drag a tear from your cold eyes?
I live on the right side, I sleep in the left
That's why everything's got to be love or death
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me
Yes, this fear's got a hold on me

Comments (10)

  • Anonymous
    amazing song,amazing band. Harry U rock!
  • Anonymous
    What I get from this song is someone comparing their being frightened of a plane crash to their fear of ending a realationship...thats just what I think, could be wrong. Fav line: i live on the right side i sleep in the left that's why everything's got to be love or death yours truly LEGagnier
  • Anonymous
    I think he is referring to how mundane life can get if you let fear control it. The point, IMO, is that we shouldn't let fear literally (as in a plane crash perhaps) or sub-contagiously and gradually (as in aging) control how we live our lives. Also, he instills a sense of irony in that we only react with true emotion in the event of a tragedy. All in my opinion.fav line... "could it tremble stars from moon light skiescould it drag a tear from your cold eyes"
  • Anonymous
    be sure to check chase & status remix. imo it sounds better than original.
  • Anonymous
    I think this song has something to do with a choice between love or death. Fav lines: and when I see a new dayWhose driving the same wayI picture my own graveThis fear's got a hold on me
  • Anonymous
    Fear of death is neccessary to appreciate life. Only the fear of losing something can make you realise how much it really means to you. This is also applicable to relationships.
  • Anonymous
    margie :) idk . whenever i first heard this sont on my favorite movie jennifers body , idk it just got a hold of me . i lovethe beat and it also i feel like i ca relate to it . this is my song!!!
  • Anonymous
    it reminds me of somebody i know who goes skydiving all the time. such an incredibly catchy tune!!!
  • Jack Rolik
    Brilliant tune.
  • Juliana Viader Paul
    no puc parar....