Where the West was all but won
All alone, smoking his last cigarette
I said, "Where you been?" He said, "Ask anything."
Where were you, when everything was falling apart.
All my days were spent by the telephone that never rang
And all I needed was a call that never came
To the corner of 1st and Amistad
Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late, you found me, you found me.
But in the end everyone ends up alone
Losing her, the only one who's ever known
Who I am, who I'm not and who I wanna to be
No way to know how long she will be next to me
Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late, you found me, you found me.
The early morning city breaks
And I've been calling for years and years and years and years
And you never left me no messages
You never sent me no letters
You got some kind of nerve taking all I want
Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, Where were you? Where were you?
Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late, you found me, you found me.
Why'd you have to wait, to find me, to find me?
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Isaac Slade, the lead singer of The
Fray, explained the song's meaning in a post on his blog. He wrote,
"You Found Me is a tough song for me. Its about the disappointment, the
heart ache, the let down that comes with life. Sometimes you're let
down, sometimes you're the one who lets someone else down. It gets hard
to know who you can trust, who you can count on. This song came out of
a tough time, and I'm still right in the thick of it. There's some
difficult circumstances my family and friends have been going through
over the past year or so and can be overwhelming. It wears on me. It
demands so much of my faith to keep believing, keep hoping in the
unseen. Sometimes the tunnel has a light at the end, but usually they
just look black as night. This song is about that feeling, and the hope
that I still have, buried deep in my chest."
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The Fray - "You Found Me": Review, Song Meaning, Lyrics, and Download Info
The Fray, a Denver band famous for their first hit album How To Save a Life, have just released "You Found Me". The first song released from their new self-titled album The Fray, "You Found Me" has been received with much applause.
Being a fan of their soft melodies and lyrics from How To Save a Life, I instantly downloaded "You Found Me" from iTunes. I also picked up a free music video from the song's debut on ABC's LOST. This free video is currently available to download from iTunes. Be sure to pick up the song and video there, legally, to respect the song's copyrights and to support The Fray.
After putting it in on my iPod and listening to it numerous times, I was amazed at all the emotion that the song had. Isaac Slade, the lead singer of The Fray, explained the song's meaning in a post on his blog. He wrote, "You Found Me is a tough song for me. Its about the disappointment, the heart ache, the let down that comes with life. Sometimes you're let down, sometimes you're the one who lets someone else down. It gets hard to know who you can trust, who you can count on. This song came out of a tough time, and I'm still right in the thick of it. There's some difficult circumstances my family and friends have been going through over the past year or so and can be overwhelming. It wears on me. It demands so much of my faith to keep believing, keep hoping in the unseen. Sometimes the tunnel has a light at the end, but usually they just look black as night. This song is about that feeling, and the hope that I still have, buried deep in my chest."
I'm sure that many people can relate to the powerfulness of Slade's lyrics. It asks why bad things happen to good people. He wrote the song after some of his friends and family went through some difficult times.
I find that this song is so well done that you can feel the pain and sorrow of Issac and the rest of the band. I can honestly say that I haven't looked forward to an album as much as I am looking forward to the release of The Fray on February 3, 2009. It's that good. Be sure to check out song if you haven't heard it yet.
