The Wasteland by Shadows Fall

Vocalist Brian Fair drew inspiration from one of his favorite poems, T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland, for this song. Eliot's modernist poem has been an influence on a variety of musicians. For instance both British pop duo The Pet Shop Boys and American alternative singer-songwriter M. Ward have drawn on this work.

Fair also drew on the Book of Revelation for the song's apocalyptic lyrics.

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