Hickory Creek by Whitechapel - The Valley (2024)

Hickory Creek

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It's so hard to let go
You can hear me but I'm invisible
But if you dig out your eyes, maybe pain will subside
The worst that could happen is you never see me again
But the worst is yet to come, my friend

This path I walk is comforting
But now I'm left to sing this song alone

I'm fading faster now

I left so long ago
You never noticed I was gone
Now that you don't have eyes, maybe now you'll realize
Within your own head, you're creating these lies
For what it's worth, you're still beautiful
But beauty lies within the eyes

This path I walk is comforting
But now I'm left to sing this song alone
I'm fading faster now
It's time to walk away with nothing left
Nothing left in my soul
I've faded into myself

This path I walk is comforting
But now I'm left to sing this song alone
I'm fading faster now
It's time to walk away with nothing left

Nothing left in my soul
I'm fading faster now

The song “Hickory Creek” by Whitechapel tells the story of someone who is experiencing a difficult time letting go of a relationship that has ended. The lyrics express the feeling of being invisible, as though the other person cannot see or hear them. The suggestion that digging out one's own eyes could ease the pain is a powerful image that conveys just how intense the suffering has become. The verse “the worst that could happen is you never see me again, but the worst is yet to come, my friend” indicates that while the pain is already bad, it will only continue to get worse if the person cannot let go.

Throughout the song, the singer reflects on the distance that has grown between them and the person they used to be with. The lines “I left so long ago, you never noticed I was gone” suggest that the relationship began to erode long before it actually ended. By the time the singer tried to walk away, their partner had lost interest and didn't even realize they were gone. The repeated phrase “this path I walk is comforting” could refer to the singer's attempt to move on or create a new life for themselves, but the line “but now I’m left to sing this song alone” indicates that it hasn’t been a successful effort.

Overall, “Hickory Creek” is a deeply emotional song about the struggle to come to terms with a broken relationship. The lyrics convey the anguish of being invisible to a person we once loved and the difficulty of walking away when there is nothing left to hold on to.

It's so hard to let go
It's not easy to move on

You can hear me but I'm invisible
The singer feels unseen or unheard

But if you dig out your eyes, maybe pain will subside
The singer suggests that the listener could stop feeling pain by hurting themselves

The worst that could happen is you never see me again
The artist feels like they're not important to the listener

But the worst is yet to come, my friend
The artist warns that there's even more pain to come

This path I walk is comforting
The singer finds comfort in their current situation

But now I'm left to sing this song alone
The singer feels alone despite their surroundings

I'm fading faster now
The artist is losing themselves quickly

I left so long ago
The artist left without the listener realizing

You never noticed I was gone
The listener was unaware of the artist's absence

Now that you don't have eyes, maybe now you'll realize
The singer suggests that the listener needed to lose something to see the truth

Within your own head, you're creating these lies
The artist believes that the listener is deceiving themselves

For what it's worth, you're still beautiful
The singer acknowledges the beauty of the listener

But beauty lies within the eyes
The singer believes that beauty is subjective

It's time to walk away with nothing left
The singer needs to leave everything behind

Nothing left in my soul
The artist feels empty inside

I've faded into myself
The artist has become lost in their own thoughts

I'm fading faster now
The singer is losing themselves quickly

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