
Overall the song has a somber kind of one voice, one guitar kind of feel – of course we play everything else in it – but the feel is very much dark and one guitar and one voice and everything comes together in a very touching outro. “It was very much him speaking his peace to Jimmy in the song and I think he did a great job. “It was actually Synyster’s first attempt and success at writing lyrics for an entire song,” Johnny Christ has explained.

The whole package is quite moving, especially if you’re a fan who remembers how much fun these guys were obviously having together on stage.Īll of this makes sense, considering the song was written with The Rev in mind. But, midway through, it veers off into tribute territory with clips and stills from The Rev’s life. So before you point your fingers, Be sure your hands are clean. Avenged Sevenfold (sometimes abbreviated as A7X) are an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The song is a tribute to the band's original drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan, who died in. The single was released on Apvia Warner Bros. ' So Far Away ' is a song by the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released as the third single for their fifth studio album, Nightmare.

Shadows, Synyster Gates, Johnny Christ and Zacky Vengeance – in the recording studio, mixed in with kid actors recreating likely scenarios from the bandmates’ childhood. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

The bulk of the video is of the remaining members of the band – M. In terms of chords and melody, So Far Away has complexity on par with the typical song, having near-average scores in Chord Complexity, Chord-Melody Tension. Metal act Avenged Sevenfold‘s music videos tend to be a mix of creepy and crazy, but the band’s latest clip for ballad “ So Far Away” is a simple, touching tribute to late drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, who reportedly died of natural causes in December 2009. Am Em D Time still turns the pages of the book, it's burnt Em G Facing times always on my mind Am And the light you let remains C D But it so hard to stay Am C D Em And I have so much to say and you're so far away - Solo- 3:30 2x - Em D Am G D Em D C - Solo - Em D Am G D Em D C - 2x - Em D C Em I love you D You were ready Am G D Em D C The pain.
