Nothing But the Truth
Eternal Echoes: A Tragic Ode
Lyrics
It seems as clear as yesterday
Reflecting on a past event that is vivid in memory.
We saw it in a dream
Recalling a shared vision or aspiration.
But dream became insanity
The dream evolved into a state of madness.
An awful gaping scream
Expressing a disturbing, intense scream.
So sad to see such emptiness
Observing and feeling sorrow for profound emptiness.
So sad to see such tears
Feeling sadness at the sight of tears.
And heaped up leaves of bitterness
Accumulated bitterness decaying over time.
Turned mouldy down the years
The bitterness transforming into a deteriorated state over the years.
Nothing but the truth
Emphasizing the importance of telling the truth.
Common words in use
Truth is a common but crucial concept.
Hard to find excuse
Difficulty in finding a valid excuse or justification.
Harder than the truth
Suggesting that finding an excuse is more challenging than facing the truth.
Like Icarus we flew too high
Drawing a parallel with the myth of Icarus, symbolizing overambition.
We flew too near the sun
Experiencing a downfall due to excessive ambition.
They caught us in that awful glare
Being exposed and scrutinized under intense public attention.
Our hapless throats were strung
Vulnerability and danger as a consequence of the exposure.
But just before the final stroke
A moment of reprieve before a critical event.
They took us victims of the rope
Becoming victims of a harsh judgment.
And cast us far beyond the deep
Thrown far away into an abyss.
To lie in never ending sleep
Lying in an eternal state of unconsciousness.
It seems as clear as yesterday
Reiterating the clarity of the past event.
They cast us in the deep
Being cast into a profound, dark place.
We lie in darkest night for good
Remaining in a perpetual, deep slumber.
Never ending sleep
A continuation of the never-ending sleep.
A never ending bitter gloom
Describing an everlasting, sorrowful darkness.
Whose darkness seldom clears
The persistent, rarely lifting gloom.
A God forsaken emptiness
A forsaken emptiness devoid of divine presence.
Which fills our hearts with tears
Filling hearts with tears in the absence of God.
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