"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.
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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" |