Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: goth
Song Meaning of “All I Will Leave Behind” by Evadne
Verse 1:
All I will leave behind
Are pieces of broken dreams
Cuts and bruises, scars untold
A lonely heart left to mold
This verse sets a somber tone, reflecting on all the lost hopes and disappointments that life brings. The speaker laments on how all they will be leaving behind are painful memories of suffering, scars both visible and hidden, and an isolated heart that is now shaped by the struggles.
Chorus:
All I will leave behind
My salvation, wounds and lies
Empty promises I can’t keep
Unspoken words and broken dreams
The chorus builds on the somber sentiment of the first verse, alluding to the Speaker’s feelings of betrayal and falsehood from those they trusted. They mention empty promises that can’t be kept, words left unspoken, and the shattered dreams of a life they hoped for.
Bridge:
Just what was it for, the result of years of hurt?
The world just spins around while I search for the answer
The bridge brings a pause in the song as the Speaker takes a step back and reflects on all the experiences of pain and hurt. They feel overwhelmed by their circumstance and question what it’s all been for.
Verse 2:
Just pictures of a life gone by
Fragments of a future that’s been left to die
Memories, thoughts and my time
Fate dictates how I must spend my days gone by
The second verse further emphasizes how all that will remain are memories of a life gone by- pictures, fragments and thoughts relating to a possible future that has now been extinguished. They come to terms with the reality of their life, acknowledging how fate dictates how they must spend their days.
Final Chorus:
All I will leave behind
My salvation, wounds and lies
The hope of a future I can’t see
All I will leave is me
The final chorus brings on a bittersweet, hopeful sentiment as the Speaker reconciles with the fact that in the end, all they will have is themselves. Despite all the pain, hardship and scars of life, they remain and overcome, putting faith in a future that remains unseen.