I Appear Missing Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Calling all comas
Prisoner on the loose; description
The spitting image of me
Except for the heart-shaped hole where the hope runs out
[Chorus]
Shock me awake and tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
Prisoner of sleep, deeper down
The rabbit hole, never to be found
Again, mmm-ah
(Ah-ah-ah)
[Verse 2]
Where are you hiding, my love?
Cast off like a stone; feelings
Raw and exposed when I'm out of control
Pieces were stolen from me
Or dare I say, given away
Watching the water give in as I go down the drain
I appear missing now
[Pre-Chorus]
I go missing, no longer exist
One day, I hope I'm someone you'd miss
Calling all comas
Prisoner on the loose; description
The spitting image of me
Except for the heart-shaped hole where the hope runs out
[Chorus]
Shock me awake and tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
Prisoner of sleep, deeper down
The rabbit hole, never to be found
Again, mmm-ah
(Ah-ah-ah)
[Verse 2]
Where are you hiding, my love?
Cast off like a stone; feelings
Raw and exposed when I'm out of control
Pieces were stolen from me
Or dare I say, given away
Watching the water give in as I go down the drain
I appear missing now
[Pre-Chorus]
I go missing, no longer exist
One day, I hope I'm someone you'd miss
[Chorus]
Shock me awake, tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
Deeper asleep, further down
The rabbit hole, never to be found
[Post-Chorus]
It's only fallin' in love because you hit the ground
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Dancin' on wire, both ends are on fire
Cut me loose
Nowhere to run, no more room to pretend
Wandering along the road in the summer night
[Pre-Chorus]
I go missing, no longer exist
One day, I hope I'm someone you'd miss
[Chorus]
Shock me awake, tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
The deeper asleep, the further down
The rabbit hole never to be found
Shock me awake, tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
Deeper asleep, further down
The rabbit hole, never to be found
[Post-Chorus]
It's only fallin' in love because you hit the ground
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Dancin' on wire, both ends are on fire
Cut me loose
Nowhere to run, no more room to pretend
Wandering along the road in the summer night
[Pre-Chorus]
I go missing, no longer exist
One day, I hope I'm someone you'd miss
[Chorus]
Shock me awake, tear me apart
Pinned like a note in a hospital gown
The deeper asleep, the further down
The rabbit hole never to be found
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
(Confide) With my toes on the edge, it's such a lovely view
(Don't cry) I never loved anything until I loved you
(Inside) I'm over the edge, what can I do?
(But shine) I haven't a thing unless I have you
(Confide) With my toes on the edge, it's such a lovely view
(Don't cry) I never loved anything until I loved you
(Inside) I'm over the edge, what can I do?
(But shine) I've fallen through
[Outro]
(Confide) With my toes on the edge, it's such a lovely view
(Don't cry) I never loved anything until I loved you
(Inside) I'm over the edge, what can I do?
(But shine) I haven't a thing unless I have you
(Confide) With my toes on the edge, it's such a lovely view
(Don't cry) I never loved anything until I loved you
(Inside) I'm over the edge, what can I do?
(But shine) I've fallen through
About
Genius Annotation
Written in reflection upon his coma (following a knee operation, which went wrong), Homme touches upon dark themes such as depression and melancholic longing in a song, which renders the listener empathetic to his situation with well written metaphors.
While never released as a single, the visual artist Boneface collaborated with QotSA and made a short animation for this, as well as several other songs from the album.
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Credits
Produced By
Written By
Bass
Drums
Additional Engineering
Mastering Engineer
Recording Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Vocals
Guitar
12 String Guitar
Shaker
Percussion
Label
Clavinet
Drone Guitar
Slide Guitar
Release Date
May 13, 2013
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