Dead Without You

from Devil On My Tongue by RETO BURRELL

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When a love dies, other things can die with it. Usually, a little piece of you dies inside and the home you shared seems dead and empty too.
My partner went on a long trip abroad and abruptly ended our relationship while she was traveling. Once she returned, and moved out, I was left alone, in our home, except now it wasn't a home, it was just a house. Even though the place was alive with memories, it seemed dead without her.
This song paints a picture of the pain that follows that kind of break-up. When almost everything in the house, and the house itself, is painful to look at. When there is no life left in what was once a loving home.

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Dead Without You

Can't believe we're done
All your stuff is gone
But you're still with me in my mind
Well, we built this grand
Castle out of sand
I watched it crumble over time
But it was strong when you were mine

This place is dead without you
Can't call it home anymore
This place is dead without you
It died the day you walked away and closed the door

Seems you’re in a spin
A leaf in the wind
Any breeze could bring you down
In this empty house
Silence seems so loud
Your laughter echoes all around
I can't block out all these sounds

This place is dead without you
Can't call it home anymore
This place is dead without you
It died the day you walked away and closed the door

Won't you tell me, how can something great
Turn into words of hate
Maybe it was all just fate acting out

I'm alone and bleeding now
Need to heal this wound somehow

This place is dead without you
Nothing lives here anymore
This space is dead without you
It died the day you broke away and slammed the door


Music: Reto Burrell
Lyrics: Reto Burrell, David Campbell Jr.

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from Devil On My Tongue, released September 15, 2023
Reto Burrell: Vocals, Electric Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion
Mario Märchy: Drums
Doug Organ: Organ
Julien Menth: Electric Guitar
Kevin Volken: Harmony Vocals

Recorded & Produced by Reto Burrell at EPM Studio
Drums recorded by Rob Viso at Big City Nights Productions
Mixed by Mike Watts at VuDu Studios
Mastered by Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering

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