The Arrival
Mysterious Departure: A Decade of Unanswered Questions
Lyrics
He left work for a 2-week leave
Departure from work for a 2-week break
Overdue for some rest indeed
Need for overdue rest
Heading north to a place upstream
Traveling north to a remote place
Where his wife and his son now waited to receive
Reuniting with wife and son in a quiet home
One quiet home deep in retreat
Isolated retreat where nobody can reach
Where nobody would know where to reach
Impending warfare disrupts peace
But imposition of warfare would hit square and turn off delight
Shocking force causing fear and flight
And the shock had a force to invite
Discovery that wife is not safe
Such a fear that would drive him to flight
Fear leading to the retrieval of a weapon
'Cause it turned out his wife wasn't safe on this night
Pulling out a Benelli M4 for protection
A fear that would cause him to pause
Pause and contemplation due to fear
And to pull from his draw his Benelli M4
Preparing for a potential confrontation
And to haul in his jeep full floor
Driving with determination
With a vengeful jaw on an end life score
Seeking vengeance for an unresolved score
But before he could settle this he was bedeviled and blown
Interrupted by a distressing phone call
By the way she'd hung up the phone
Impact of the wife hanging up the phone
Her last words now a drone
Last words haunting and chilling
They had him feeling just oh so cold
Feeling cold and isolated
We are not alone
Emphasizing the theme of not being alone
We are not alone
Repetition of the theme "We are not alone"
We are not alone
-We are not alone
-We are not alone
-And when it hits you get hit with it
Describing the emotional impact of upheaval
And when it breaks you get broke with it
-And when it lights you explode in it
-And when it goes you just loathe in it
-This is what you call an upheaval
Choosing not to succumb to heroic thoughts
Something like a nightmare's equal
-But he had the presence of mind
-To reject thought lines of heroic retrieval
-'Cause he heard the panic in her tone
Responding to panic by seeking local help
And he felt the weight of unknown
-He sensed their helplessness
-In the best defense called the local patrol
-And dispatch arranged for a probe
Dispatching help while attempting to reconnect
Meanwhile he tried redial on the phone
-About 4 hours till he showed
Time passing until the protagonist arrives
Rushed into the house to find no one was home
-Full search ensues
Intense search and investigation with no clues
Up and down stairs through every room
-A lay of the grounds brought views without vehicles or shoes
-He was quite confused
-No evidence of forced entry
-No signs of struggle, there's no sign of trouble
-He refused to accept this
-He would attempt connections
-No, the search resumes
-If no footprints then he knew
-Entry had to be gained from the chimney's flue
-From the rooftop and trees he drew
-A path to the woods, now he left to pursue
-30 acres till the river brought it through
-With this much land he'd need a plane or a few
-Well the Feds made it two and the search party grew
-But nothing ever did yield any clues
-That was 10 years ago
Reflection on 10 years of unanswered questions
10 years of no rest and nowhere to go
-For 10 years he prayed it a ruse
-10 years of theories, no truth
-We are not alone
-We are not alone
-We are not alone
-We are not alone
Final affirmation of not being alone
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