The World I Used to Know

Album: We Came As Romans (2015)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • The first single from We Came As Romans' eponymous album finds singer Dave Stephens recalling more innocent days. Asked by Kerrang! what inspired this throwback to bygone times, the vocalist replied: "we write a song about our past on every record. It's necessary to remember those times to move forward."
  • The song's music video was directed by Nathan Williams, who also helmed the clip for the band's song "Regenerate." Asked about the visual's concept, Stephens replied: "Our characters are surrounded by destruction and darkness, they pulled themselves out by following hope. We have to stop living in the shadows."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

"Private Eyes" - The Story Behind the Song

"Private Eyes" - The Story Behind the SongSong Writing

How a goofy detective movie, a disenchanted director and an unlikely songwriter led to one of the biggest hits in pop history.

Mick Jones of Foreigner

Mick Jones of ForeignerSongwriter Interviews

Foreigner's songwriter/guitarist tells the stories behind the songs "Juke Box Hero," "I Want To Know What Love Is," and many more.

Joe Elliott of Def Leppard

Joe Elliott of Def LeppardSongwriter Interviews

The Def Leppard frontman talks about their "lamentable" hit he never thought of as a single, and why he's juiced by his Mott The Hoople cover band.

Gary Numan

Gary NumanSongwriter Interviews

An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.

Yacht Rock Quiz

Yacht Rock QuizFact or Fiction

Christopher Cross with Deep Purple? Kenny Loggins in Caddyshack? A Fact or Fiction all about yacht rock and those who made it.

When Rock Belonged To Michelob

When Rock Belonged To MichelobSong Writing

Michelob commercials generated hits for Eric Clapton, Genesis and Steve Winwood in the '80s, even as some of these rockers were fighting alcoholism.