1994
Eternal Embers: Nostalgia and Loss in Departures' 1994
Lyrics
I drew a line in the wet sand
I established a boundary in the wet sand.
Then watched the smoke rise in the distance
Then observed the smoke ascending in the distance.
Listening to time standing still
Reflecting on time appearing to halt.
The birds in the air
The birds in the air.
Sing the songs of my childhood
Sing melodies reminiscent of my childhood.
Listening to time standing still
Reflecting on time appearing to halt.
The grey smoke rises
The gray smoke ascends.
It carries my thoughts with it into the air
It carries my thoughts into the air.
My childhood carried on the breeze
My childhood carried by the breeze.
The smell of the fire
The scent of the fire.
Makes me long to see your face
Makes me yearn to see your face.
It's moments like this where I
In moments like this, I contemplate forgetting you.
Think I'll forget you
I long for the scraped knees
I yearn for the memories of scraped knees.
I long for your kind face
I yearn for the warmth of your kind face.
Lifting me up out the sand
Lifting me from the sand.
The comfort of your hands
The comfort of your hands.
It's all lost to the fire
All lost to the fire.
We're all just carried in the smoke
We're all carried away in the smoke.
You were lost to the fire
You were consumed by the fire.
Take my hand i'm still finding it hard to
Take my hand; I'm still struggling to...
Understand you're not here
Understand that you're not present.
But I can still feel you next to me
But I can still sense your presence beside me.
Oh please take my hand
Oh, please take my hand.
I'm still finding it hard to understand
I'm still struggling to comprehend.
You're not here
You're not here.
Death touches us
Death affects us.
From the moment we begin to love
From the moment we start to love.
I dream you take my hand
I dream you grasp my hand.
And I swear I can hear your voice
And I swear I can hear your voice.
Carried on the breeze
Carried by the breeze.
And when we're both lost to the fire
And when we're both engulfed by the fire.
At least we'll be lost together
At least we'll be lost together.
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