Dead Air

Album: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This song finds Chvrches' vocalist Lauren Mayberry singing of persisting amongst the lies and propaganda emitting from the rulers, despite there being little hope:

    I will never believe what they say
    There is a strength in enduring.


    The Scottish electronic band previously sung of truth and lies on the The Bones of What You Believe track "Lies." That time it was in the context of a personal relationship.
  • The song has had a number of working titles, including "Richard Pryor," "Gene Wilder" and "Eddie Murphy. It was titled "Sarah Silverman" during Chvrches performance of the tune at their O2 Academy Brixton show on October 30, 2014.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Waiting For The Break of Day: Three Classic Songs About All-Nighters

Waiting For The Break of Day: Three Classic Songs About All-NightersSong Writing

These Three famous songs actually describe how they were written - late into the evening.

Allen Toussaint - "Southern Nights"

Allen Toussaint - "Southern Nights"They're Playing My Song

A song he wrote and recorded from "sheer spiritual inspiration," Allen's didn't think "Southern Nights" had hit potential until Glen Campbell took it to #1 two years later.

What Musicians Are Related to Other Musicians?

What Musicians Are Related to Other Musicians?Song Writing

A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional.

Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins

Tom Bailey of Thompson TwinsSongwriter Interviews

Tom stopped performing Thompson Twins songs in 1987, in part because of their personal nature: "Hold Me Now" came after an argument with his bandmate/girlfriend Alannah Currie.

George Harrison

George HarrisonFact or Fiction

Did Eric Clapton really steal George's wife? What's the George Harrison-Monty Python connection? Set the record straight with our Fact or Fiction quiz.

Van Dyke Parks

Van Dyke ParksSongwriter Interviews

U2, Carly Simon, Joanna Newsom, Brian Wilson and Fiona Apple have all gone to Van Dyke Parks to make their songs exceptional.