Remember Their Name
Echoes of Virtue and Pain: Remembering the Ghosts
Lyrics
You had a fishing boat, I remember it well
You once owned a fishing boat, and I have a vivid recollection of it.
We used to go out on the midnight swell
We used to venture out onto the sea during the midnight swell.
The trouble with all of this, is there’s no one to blame
The issue with the current situation is that there is no specific person to blame.
But the ghosts are real, they all remain
Although there's no one to blame, the ghosts of the past remain real and present.
One was Abel and one was Cain
Referring to two individuals, one named Abel and the other Cain.
Yes, I remember them the same
Expressing a consistent memory of Abel and Cain.
One was a fugitive and the other was slain
One of them was a fugitive, and the other met a violent end.
Yes, I remember their name
Reiterating the remembrance of the names of the individuals.
Voices are calling me
Hearing voices that beckon or summon the speaker.
To the place where we’d dwell
Referring to a place where they used to live or spend time together.
And here are the marks where I fell
Pointing out visible marks or reminders of personal falls or failures.
The trouble with all of this, is that no-one feels shame
The challenge is that no one feels shame despite the troubling situation.
But the scars are real, they rise again
Although there is no shame, the scars from the past are genuine and resurface.
One was Abel and one was Cain
Repeating the names Abel and Cain, expressing equal love for both.
Yes, I loved them both the same
Affirming the equal affection for Abel and Cain.
One man of virtue and one man of pain
Describing one man as virtuous and the other as burdened with pain.
Yes, I remember their name
Reiterating the recollection of the names of these individuals.
The ghosts are real, they all remain
Stating the persistence of the ghosts from the past.
Yes, I remember their name
Confirming the lasting remembrance of the names of the individuals.
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