She Fell Away
Feel So Bad · Your Funeral My Trial [1986]
Once she lay open like a road
Carbed apart the madness that I stumbled from
But she fell away
She fell away
Shed me like a skin
She fell away
Left me holding everything
Once the road lay open like a girl
And we drank and laughed and threw the bottle over
But she fell away
She fell away
I did not see the cracks form
As I knelt to pray
I did not see the crevice yawn, no
Sometimes
At night I feel the end it is at hand
My pistol going crazy in my hand
For she fell away
O she fell away
Walked me th the brink
The fell away
I did not see her fall
To better days
Sometimes I wonder was she ever there at all
She fell away
She fell away
She fell away
Carbed apart the madness that I stumbled from
But she fell away
She fell away
Shed me like a skin
She fell away
Left me holding everything
Once the road lay open like a girl
And we drank and laughed and threw the bottle over
But she fell away
She fell away
I did not see the cracks form
As I knelt to pray
I did not see the crevice yawn, no
Sometimes
At night I feel the end it is at hand
My pistol going crazy in my hand
For she fell away
O she fell away
Walked me th the brink
The fell away
I did not see her fall
To better days
Sometimes I wonder was she ever there at all
She fell away
She fell away
She fell away
She Fell Away
Released on the 1986 album Your Funeral My Trial, 'She Fell Away' by Feel So Bad stands as a defining track in the Australian post-punk revival. The song captures the raw, jagged energy characteristic of the era, blending driving rhythms with a vocal delivery that echoes the intensity of contemporaries like Nick Cave. Its inclusion on a seminal record highlights Feel So Bad's ability to craft atmospheric soundscapes that resonate with the darker, more introspective moods of late 80s alternative rock. The track remains a staple for fans of the genre, celebrated for its enduring impact on the development of Australian indie music and its contribution to the broader post-punk narrative of the decade.