Town of Mercy
Rising from Shadows: Aoife O'Donovan's Town of Mercy Revelations
Lyrics
I walked away from Mercy out to the deepest woods
I left the town of Mercy and ventured into the deep woods.
Entered by the river at the only place I could
I entered the river at the only accessible point.
Fed a fire and watched the smoke
I created a fire and observed the rising smoke.
Like something climbing free
The smoke resembled something ascending freely.
Leaning like a ladder and calling after me
It leaned like a ladder, beckoning me to follow.
That I could rise from what may shine
Expressing a desire to rise above challenges, maintaining my position, and relinquishing yours.
Keep your place, surrender mine
Surrendering my place for the sake of something older than time.
As if your name as old as time
Referencing a name as ancient as time itself.
Waited like a song upon the tongue
Awaiting a moment like a song on the tip of the tongue.
Of all the mercy begging to be sung
Alluding to the mercy that is eager to be expressed.
I've made my peace with Mercy
I've come to terms with Mercy.
As quick as it may be
Quickly accepting the possibility of betrayal.
To betray my confidence is how I choose to see
Choosing to perceive the betrayal as a way to understand.
What had come together now are pieces in my hand
What was once united is now fragmented in my hands.
Fraying at the knees that buckled long before we stand
Referring to knees that have weakened long before standing.
That I could rise from what may shine
Expressing a desire to overcome challenges and maintain one's position.
Keep your place, surrender mine
Being willing to surrender one's own place for something greater.
As if your name as old as time
Highlighting the timeless nature of a significant name.
Waited like a song upon the tongue
Awaiting a moment like a song ready to be sung.
Of all the mercy begging to be sung
Emphasizing the longing for mercy to be expressed.
Begging to be sung
Reiterating the plea for mercy to be sung.
The snow flies, its' confetti like the end of a parade
Describing snowfall as confetti, akin to the conclusion of a parade.
Leaves a vacant silence knee-deep in the charade
Leaving behind a profound silence amid deception.
That here's the end of hunger, this feasting of the soul
Suggesting the end of spiritual hunger and a soulful feast.
When all the while it's waited for the night to swallow whole
Waiting for the night to engulf everything.
So I might rise from what may shine
Expressing a desire to rise above challenges, maintaining my position, and relinquishing yours.
Keep your place, surrender mine
Surrendering my place for the sake of something older than time.
As if your name as old as time
Referencing a name as ancient as time itself.
Waited like a song upon the tongue
Awaiting a moment like a song on the tip of the tongue.
Of all the mercy begging to be sung
Alluding to the mercy that is eager to be expressed.
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