Echo's Voice
Album: Dark Matter
By: Tomas Alexander
By: Tomas Alexander
Duration
4:05
Genres
Description
When I was young I was bullied in school. It was a really traumatic time for me and has affected the way I interact with the world. As I was writing this song, I remembered the myth of Echo, the Greek Oread and how she had no voice of her own but could only repeat back what others had said. I also thought of a line from Star Trek: Nemesis: "You are about to witness the victory of the Echo over the Voice."
Lyrics
There are days And there are days It all depends on How it lays It all depends on How it’s found If chords are shaking Without sound I know where And I know when The question now Is will it ever end? The answer still Eludes my grasp But boxes quiver As they rasp And so it’s on the edge that I must find (I feel the fear is passing) The last of what I’m searching for The bitter reaches of my mind And there it is before my groping hand (That child denied is laughing) And leaping off I close my eyes And trust that I will finally land. Mirrors are As mirrors do And is it me Or bits of you? Or pieces of my Open wounds Escaping from My vast cocoon? And so it’s on the edge that I must find (I know that soon you’ll hear me) The last of what I’m searching for The barren wasteland of my mind And there it is before my bleeding heart (Full sound resounding clearly) And stepping forth I close my mouth For fear of what a Word can start. Keep it up I keep on giving in Laugh at me If you think that it will help you win But keep in mind There comes a time In everybody’s life When everything you’ve swallowed Courses up beneath the skin There are days And there are days It all depends on How it pays It all depends on Casualties When walking vapours Stir a breeze. It all depends on Simple choice Hear it calling Echo’s voice
