"Light up the Sky"

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ABOUT THE SONG

Song title: "Light up the Sky"

Appears on: Paper Walls
Release Year: 2007

SONG CREDITS

Music by:Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, LP, Pete Mosely, Ryan Mendez

Lyrics by: Ryan Key

Guest recording artists:none

SONG VERSIONS
Catalog all known versions of this song, including covers/tributes.

SONG MEANING

Background of song (who wrote it, why, when):

Song references (musical, literary, real-life):

Song factoids (trivia about the song):

Signature sounds (unique, cool sounds and styles featured in song):
Bruised but beautiful lead single "Light Up the Sky" has an even more massive payoff, its refrain won't leave your head in this lifetime, but allows for some ringing dissonance beneath it all.

SONG LYRICS
You're making a choice to live like this,
In all of the noise I am silence,
We already know how it ends tonight,
You run in the dark through a firefight,
I would explode just to save your life,
I would explode.

Let me light up the sky,
Light it up for you,
Let me tell you why,
I would die for you,
Let me light up the sky.

I can't find a wall to pin this to,
They're all coming down since I found you,
I just want to be where you are tonight,
I run in the dark looking for some light,
How will we know if we just don't try,
We won't ever know.

Let me light up the sky,
Light it up for you,
Let me tell you why,
I would die for you,
Let me light up the sky,
Light it up for you,
Let me make this mine,
I'll ignite for you.

Let me light up the sky just for you tonight,
[Light Up The Sky lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]

Let me help you fly, 'cause you won't have time,
To cover your eyes or get your disguise,
They won't ask you why, they'll just watch you die,
And it's still so hard to be who you are,
So you play this part and the show goes on,
But you've come this far with a broken heart,
You've come this far and you're broken.

Let me light up the sky,
Light it up for you,
Let me tell you why,
I would die for you,
Let me light up the sky, (Let me Light up the sky)
Light it up for you, (Light it up for you)
Let me make this mine, (Let me make this mine)
I'll ignite for you. (I'll ignite for you)

Let me light up the sky, (Let me light up the sky)
Light it up for you, (Light it up for you)
Let me tell you why, (Let me tell you why)
I would die for you, (I would die for you)

And it's still so hard to be who you are,
But you've come this far with a broken heart,

And it's still so hard to be who you are,
But you've come this far,
And you're broken.

Let me light up the sky. (2x)

SONG TABS

Tuning: E A D G b e

INTRO: 1X
e|-0-------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
E|---------------------3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|

VERSE 1: 4x
e|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|

PRE-CHORUS: 3X 4TH TIME
e|-0----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
A|-0-0-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-x----|-0-0-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3----|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------|

CHORUS: 2X
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------|

INTRO: 1X
e|-0-------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
E|---------------------3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|

VERSE 2: 1X
e|-0~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2~-----------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------|
D|-2~-----------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------|
A|-0~-----------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------|

PRE-CHORUS: 4X
e|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS: 2X
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------|

POST-CHORUS: 2X
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

BRIDGE: 1X LIGHT PALM MUTE
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------|

BRIDGE CONT'D: 2X
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|

BREAKDOWN: 4X PALM MUTE
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS: 2X
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------|

POST-CHORUS: 2X
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

INTRO: 2X
e|-0-------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-0-3-0-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
E|---------------------3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

FAN SONG REVIEWS

Song critique by: Sikoinna
Age: 18
Home town: Ghent, Belgium
Have been a fan since: 2003

MY REVIEW:

Best line: I would explode just to save your life.
What I think the lyrics are about: Lemmeguess: Love? *lol* Of course it's about love... And when it's real, when it's pure, you'd do anything for your only one...
What this song reminds me of: My silly romantic dreams of me finding a guy who'd do anything for me, even die for me... I mean, how romantic is that? ^^

My bottom-line review: First song of Paper Walls I ever heard, and loved from the very first second... The song is so powerful, dynamic... And you can't seem to shake off the lyrics, the song just keeps playing in your head and there's nothing you can do about it... And there's nothing I wanna do about it =)

My rating: 10/10

Song critique by:kt@yellowcard
Age:15
Home town:bogota, colombia
Have been a fan since:2003

MY REVIEW:is a beatiful song, is really great, like all of yellowcard,,jeje,,,a like de into with the guitar .

Best line:Let me tell you why, I would die for you....I just want to be where you are tonight.
What I think the lyrics are about:is about the all things that we make and sacrifice for the love

What this song reminds me of:the sacrifice that sometime we have make for someone or for love and that is really beatiful.

My bottom-line review:the album start with a great song, is full of good notes and rythm

My rating:10

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