Circles
Eternal Echoes: Navigating Loss and Finding Light in Escape the Void's 'Circles'
Lyrics
When I close my eyes there are nothing but empty shades
Expression of emptiness when closing eyes.
Your familiar face that proceeds to fade
Fading of a familiar face, symbolizing loss.
Ten years are slowly drifting by and there is nothing that relieves the pain
Time passing without relief from pain.
I’m diving in
Commitment to facing challenges ("diving in").
Yeah I’m diving in
-(And now I’m diving in)
-Light, encircle me
Seeking light and positive energy.
I stand up and break the grey
Breaking away from monotony or sadness.
To reach for memories that slowly start to
Desire to retain fading memories.
Fade away
-Tear down my pillars of regret
Expressing a wish to overcome regrets.
Let me believe, let me refuse to forget
Request to believe and resist forgetting.
And now I still believe that I refuse to forget you
Belief in refusing to forget someone.
There is a hollow grave deep inside my chest
Emptiness and sadness within the speaker.
An empty space where I lay my dearest memories to rest
A space for cherished memories.
And I try to erase, lose all gravity
Struggling to let go and defy gravity.
I still hope for better days, for a sign that you will give me
Hope for improvement and connection.
I’m still floating in the dark, hoping that one day you will
-Break the night
Desire for an end to a difficult situation.
To end this hopeless fight
-Save the light
Seeking clarity and guidance.
Cause I’m losing sight for what is wrong and right
-These pictures and memories that we both used to share
Recollection of shared pictures and memories.
All these unspoken words that will never touch the air
Unspoken words that remain unheard.
Immortal after all they fade away in the current
Musing on the transient nature of life.
And in a fraction of a second we exist in the moment
-I was always searching for destiny
Search for destiny leading to a connection.
But all I found was just you and me
-Time and decay cannot tear us apart
Time and decay unable to sever emotional ties.
And after all you have this place in my heart
-I feel so alive
A feeling of vitality or aliveness.
Take me back to my brighter days
Yearning to return to happier times.
To erase the pain, to erase the pain
-You were everything
Acknowledgment of someone's importance.
On my way to hope and strength
-Are you the answer, are you the answer
Questioning if someone is the solution.
Light, encircle me
Repetition of seeking light and breaking from sadness.
I stand up and break the grey
-To reach for memories that slowly start to
Continued effort to preserve fading memories.
Fade away
-Tear down my pillars of regret
Emphasis on belief and refusal to forget.
Let me believe, let me refuse to forget
-And now I still believe that I refuse to forget you
Continued belief in refusing to forget.
Close your eyes and feel the silence that surrounds you whole
Encouragement to embrace silence and solidarity.
I promise you you’re not alone, you’re not out of control
Assurance that one is not alone or out of control.
Keep on track, don’t lose faith – don’t hide any longer
Encouragement to stay on course and face challenges.
Cause this hell you endure just makes you even stronger
Endurance through difficult experiences.
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