Too Late

Too Late
by Dead By Sunrise
from the album Out Of Ashes
Recorded:	2007-2009
Released:	October 13, 2009
Length:	2:59
Live debut:	October 01, 2009
Last performed:	February 28, 2010
Writer:	Chester Charles Bennington, Amir Davidson, Ryan Christopher Shuck, Anthony Valcic
Producer:	Howard Benson
Label:	Warner Bros. Records
Out Of Ashes tracklist
Fire Crawl Back In Too Late Inside Of Me Let Down Give Me Your Name My Suffering Condemned Into You End Of The World Walking In Circles In The Darkness Morning After (bonus track)

Background

"Too Late" was originally written to deal with Chester's personal feeling about God, but it was changed lyrically to make it more about a relationship between two people rather than a relationship between him and his God.

This was done because, according to him, some people get uncomfortable with lyrics that deal with religion. He said, "I don't want to preach to anybody because I know that not everybody believes what I believe in. In "Too Late," there are times I feel like I want to be closer to God but wonder if I will ever be able to get there, because at times I've been so far down the other road. The reality is that I know in my heart that's completely ridiculous, because if I want that I can have it. Sometimes people lack the confidence to have that. That's what that song is about."

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Too Late	Out Of Ashes	2:59	2007-2009	October 13, 2009
Too Late	Out Of Ashes Instrumentals	3:05	2007-2009		Official instrumental version.

Live

"Too Late" got its debut at the first full show for Dead By Sunrise, being played after "Walking In Circles". Once the band embarked on their 2010 Asian tour, "Too Late" was moved up in the set to after "Morning After", a position it maintained throughout the Asian and European tours.

Personnel

Dead By Sunrise

• Chester Bennington
• Ryan Shuck
• Amir Derakh
• Elias Andra
• Brandon Belsky
• Anthony "Fu" Valcic

Production

• Howard Benson: producer
• Tom Whalley: executive producer
• Mike Plotnikoff: recorder
• Chris Lord-Alge: mixer

Lyrics

Album Version

It's cold and dark I think I'm going insane,
The end is coming it's true,
I'm all alone and I am screaming your name,
It seems that's all I can do

But it's too late to turn back now
It's too loud to hear a sound,
I'm so lost I cannot be found,
It's too late to turn back now

It's hard to focus when your life is a blur,
It's hard to see the truth,
How can I move on when there's so much to learn, (So much to learn)
And every road comes back to you?

But it's too late to turn back now
(It's too late to turn back now)
It's too loud to hear a sound,
(It's too loud to hear a sound)
I'm so lost I cannot be found (can't be found),
It's too late to turn back now

But it's too late to turn back now
(It's too late to turn back now)
It's too loud to hear a sound,
(It's too loud to hear a sound)
I'm so lost I cannot be found (can't be found),
It's too late to turn back now
Now....
I'm so lost I cannot be found (can't be found),
It's too late to turn back now

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