My Music & Works
Rob Chapman's Music
About This Song:
Nightcrawler is the oldest song on the album and was written in tandem with a similar sounding track titled Windswept that never made it out of the demo stage. It takes inspiration from the musical and lyrical stylings of Linkin Park, and also the lyrics of Mad Season.
I wanted to have a more aggressive, driving tune, and so it has distorted synths to substitute as well as possible the feel of a lead guitar in the wake of my instrumental restriction.
This is the only track on the album recorded in a studio. The vocals, which take stylistic inspiration from Linkin Park, are more densely layered than on any previous project, with From Black being the only thing that comes close. That said, from a production standpoint, I actually took more inspiration from the works of Brian Wilson (of Beach Boys fame). I'm very proud of the end result. Enjoy!
[Lyrics]
Hiding away from the place that I stay
Got few words left to say as I hide from the day
Everything that I am is a small price to pay
A collection of memories that I'd gladly trade
To be rid of all this
'Cause it makes me so sick
Makes me sick of myself
Always feeling like this
Like I'm drowning in mist
In a bottomless pit
Where I'm endlessly falling
Where I choose to confine myself
Burning in the scourge of a bright day
Revel in the memories of better days
Confessions in my brain echo harrowing
Words I never said resonating somewhere far away
Yeah, I'm running away
When from under my feet solid ground is depleting
Just as fast as you see me I'm gone
Just like a nightcrawler hiding away from the sun
Just like a nightcrawler hiding away from the sun
Just like a nightcrawler hiding away
Trying to pick up my peace off the floor
I am not yet ready to come out of my shell
As I fall through this tunnel that I dug with my hands
And begin the same mindless routine yet again
Hiding away from the place that I stay
As I'm bombarded by images of what used to be
Because I'm still attached
I'm still held by the past
I can tear apart the clock,
But I can't turn time back
To be rid of all this
'Cause it makes me so sick
Makes me sick of myself
Always feeling like this
Like I'm drowning in mist
In a bottomless pit
Where I'm endlessly falling
Where I choose to confine myself
Murmurs in the silence truly maddening
Preparing for monotony of future days
Confessions in my brain echo endlessly
When the sun explodes and dies
I guess I'll just enjoy the shade
Yeah, I'm running away
When from under my feet solid ground is depleting
Just as fast as you see me I'm gone
Just like a nightcrawler hiding away from the sun
Just like a nightcrawler hiding away from the sun
Just like a nightcrawler hiding away
Yeah, I'm running away
When from under my feet solid ground is depleting
Just as fast as you see me I'm gone
Just like a nightcrawler hiding away from the sun
Just like a nightcrawler hiding away from the sun
Just like a nightcrawler hiding away from the sun
Just like a nightcrawler hiding from what I have done
Just like a nightcrawler hiding away from the sun
Hiding away from the sun