"Black Flies" is a licensed single by Ben Howard. The song is featured in the ending of Farewell.
Lyrics
- Black flies on the windowsill
- That we are
- That we are
- That we are to know
- Winter stole summer's thrill
- And the river's cracked and cold
- See the sky is no man's land
- A darkened plume to stay
- Hope here needs a humble hand
- Not a fox found in your place
- No man is an island, this I know
- But can't you see?
- Maybe you were the ocean when I was just a stone
- Black flies on the windowsill
- That we are
- That we are
- That we are to hold
- Comfort came against my will
- And every story must grow old
- Still I'll be a traveler
- A gypsy's reins to face
- But the road is wearier
- With that fool found in your place
- No man is an island, this I know
- But can't you see?
- Maybe you were the ocean when I was just a stone
- No man is an island, this I know
- But can't you see?
- Maybe you were the ocean when I was just a stone
- So here we are
- And I don't wanna beg your pardon
- And I don't wanna ask you why
- But if I was to go my own way
- Would I have to pass you by?
- And I don't wanna beg your pardon
- And I don't wanna ask you why
- But if I was to go my own way
- Would I have to pass you by?
Interpretation
Lyrics
- "Black flies on the windowsill" may represent the inevitable death of William (and by extension, Rachel as well).
- "Winter stole summer's thrill" might more literally refer to the coming fall and winter after Max leaves for Seattle and William dies (both happened at the end of September, 2008).
- "But if I was to go my own way/Would I have to pass you by?" possibly refers to the eventual estrangement between Max and Chloe that occurs throughout the main game, and the beginning of the original game.
Videos
Before the Storm Soundtrack
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Episode One - "Awake" | |||||||
Licensed | "Are You Ready for Me" · "No Below" · "Through the Cellar Door" | ||||||
Daughter | "The Right Way Around" · "Voices" · "Hope" · "Departure" · "Glass" · "I Can't Live Here Anymore" · "Dreams of William" · "Flaws" | ||||||
Episode Two - "Brave New World" | |||||||
Licensed | "No Care" · "Crazy Suzie" · "Out of Line" · "Slaves" · "Just Hold On" · "Fly" · "Lucky Ones" · "One in a Million" · "Taking You There (Acoustic)" · "Heavenly Moon" · "Foolish Dreamer" · "Strange Shapes That Love Takes" · "Youth" | ||||||
Daughter | "All I Wanted" · "A Hole in the Earth" · "Improve" | ||||||
Episode Three - "Hell Is Empty" | |||||||
Licensed | "I Don't" · "Don't Mess With Me" · "Bros" | ||||||
Daughter | "Burn It Down" | ||||||
Bonus Episode - "Farewell" | |||||||
"Black Flies" | |||||||
Episode Trailers | |||||||
"Numbers" · "The Arch" |
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