We stare at broken clocks, the hands don't turn anymore
The days turn into nights, empty hearts and empty places
The day you lost him, I slowly lost you too
For when he died, he took a part of you

No time for farewells, no chances for goodbyes
No explanations, no fucking reasons why
I watched it eat you up, pieces fallen on the floor
We stare at broken clocks, the hands don't turn anymore

If only sorrow could build a staircase, or tears could show the way
I would climb my way to Heaven, and bring him back home again
Don't give up hope my friend, this is not the end

We stare at broken clocks, the hands don't turn anymore
The days turn into nights, empty hearts and empty places
The day you lost him, I slowly lost you too
For when he died, he took a part of you

Death is only a chapter
So let's rip out the pages of yesterday
Death is only a horizon
And I'm ready for my sun...
I'm ready for my sun to...
I'm ready for my sun...
I'm ready for my sun to set

This is suicide season!

If only sorrow could build a staircase, or tears could show the way
We would climb our way to Heaven, and bring him home again
If only sorrow could build a staircase, or tears could show the way
We would climb our way to Heaven, and bring him home again

If only sorrow could build a staircase, or tears could show the way
We would climb our way to Heaven, and bring him home again
We would do anything to bring him back to you
We would do anything to end what you're going through

If only sorrow could build a staircase, or tears could show the way
I would climb my way to Heaven, and bring him home again
I would do anything to bring him back to you
Because if you got him back, I would get back the friend that I once knew



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    My Opinion:"we stare at broken clocks" definetely my favourite line, i think the meaning is "all we know is to regret the time that had passed away"..
    not just for individuals but for all of us (human) :) so what do u think?
    Flag reffrainon October 22, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Okay , so i bet this song is about ( i heard from a little bird ) That one of Ollie's friend's dad died . His friend was uber torn up about it , and through it all Ollie tried to help . But one day that friend committed suicide , and in his suicide note blamed Ollie for his death . And in the ' If sorrow could build . . ' he's talking about to his friend that if he could change things for the better for him he would and he would bring back his dad .
    All of Bring Me The Horizon's songs are so inspirational , and a lot of the lyrics are very misleading but once you figure them out . . They are so beautiful . (':
    Hope i helped !
    Flag willebay742on December 12, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I can describe the character of this song "We" or "I" in this song is a people ore someone who committed suicide, "You" is God and "Him" is someone who blessed.

    The people who committed suicide because they got depressed when they were alive and when they died by suicide, they weren't able to reach heaven and maybe they are kicked out to hell or stuck in human world.

    It's just my opinion. maybe the details i'll post later.
    Flag lightskyon July 28, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:this song means a hell of a lot to me. my ex girlfriend lost her dad just over a year ago, iv been through it all with her, i was there to find him dead. she changed into an entirely different person, from the amazing person she was. its not just the day her dad died, its the day she died too.
    Flag davodudeon February 17, 2011   Link
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    Memory:This song is so powerful, it brings out so much emotion.
    While me and one of my most unemotional friends were listening to the end it brought us to tears.
    When I was twelve my best friend shot himself,
    not a day goes by where i don't feel everything in these lyrics.
    Flag iamcherryon January 04, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Verse-By-Verse at the beginning, condensed at the end

    "we stare at broken clocks, the hands don't turn anymore/the days turn into nights/empty hearts and empty places/the day you lost him I slowly lost you too/for when he died, he took a part of you"

    The first line, "we stare at broken clocks, the hands don't turn anymore" is a very meaningful line. For anyone who's ever lost someone close to you, you know that when you lose them, time seems to stand still or go very slowly, because you're in denial that that person is really gone. "The days turn into nights, Empty hearts and empty places" meaning that as the days go by, that person does not return, and since they are gone they have an aching feel in their heart, 'empty places' being the place that person held in his heart. "For when he died he took a piece of you" I think the song is about a close friend of Oli's who's loved one committed suicide, and since that happens Oli's friend has been torn apart by it, and is changed and 'dying inside'. I also think that Oli's friend was someone that Oli loved, and that it's hurting him to see her how she is.

    "No time for farewells, no chances for goodbye/no explanations, no fucking reasons why/ I watched it eat you up, pieces fallen on the floor/we stare at broken clocks, the hands don't turn anymore"

    Probably one of my favorite parts of the song, "no time for farewells, no chances for goodbye" implies that the person who killed them self did so suddenly,  and without warning. "no explanations, no fucking reasons why" means that the person seemed happy on the outside, and also seemed like he/she had no reason to kill themselves. And That Oli/Oli's friend is very frustrated, not knowing why the person took his life. "I watched it eat you up, pieces fallen on the floor" meaning that Oli watched his friend crumble from the pain of losing that person.

    "if only sorrow could build a staircase, or tears could show the way/ I would climb my way to Heaven, and bring him home again/Dont give up hope my friend, this is not the end"

    Meaning that Oli's friend has been through so much pain and shed so many tears over the loss that Oli just wants to end her pain, and that if he could he would bring her friend back (and her as well) the last part is Oli reasoning with his friend to not give up and resort to suicide like her friend did, because eventually the pain will become bareable. 

    "Death is only a chapter/so let's rip out the page of yesterday/Death is only a horizon/and I'm ready for my sun to set."
    Meaning that Oli wants his friend to forget about the suicide to ease her pain. The next part kind of confuses me, but it could be from Oli's friend's POV. saying that she wanted to kill herself aswell.

    "This is suicide season." 
    Just a guess but I think that Oli's friend attempted suicide as well, meaning that he almost lost two people in a month. (I read somewhere that Suicide season is November)
      

    In the next two verses, it says 'WE would do anything to bring him back to you' instead of I. I think this supports my guess, we being Oli and other people who loved the girl who tried to kill herself, telling her how sorry they are, and that they wished they could end her pain.

    "...Because if you got him back, i would get back the friend that I once knew"
    Meaning that if her friend had never killed himself, She would still be happy.

    Condensed: All in all I think 'Suicide Season' is about a girl who's boyfriend/someone she loved killed him self, and she spiraled into depression. I also think that Oli loved this girl, and wanted her suffering to end, even if he could never have her (Because she loved the boy who killed himself)

    Well, that's my take on it. I truly love this song, the lyrics are beautiful, and the emotion in the song is incredible. I love it, one of my favorites by BMTH!
    Flag XxFallOutGirl358xXon December 28, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning:abbzxx is right. It is about a guy who Oli had been friends with since he was little and he worked at DropDead doing distribution and stuff. This guys father passed away and following this event he went off the rails a bit and actually began stealing stuff from DropDead, so it's about him!
    Powerful song, the soft part is a amazing!
    'This is Suicide Season'
    Flag FindJoyInon October 26, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I listened to an interview on radio 1 where Oli said this song is about his friends father who died and his friend completely changed.

    'The day you lost him, I slowly lost you too
    For when he died, he took a part of you'
    Flag abbzxxon October 11, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:The song is about his mum's boyfriend who killed himself, he said it at a gig i went to last year
    Flag shaunyyy123on October 03, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:the quiet part would be great in-game-music. and the rock part right after that could start when a battle starts in the game.
    Flag animanga63on July 20, 2010   Link

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