| Rocky Votolato – Death-Right Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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A quote from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (no, that's not a misspelling, and yes, it is relevant.): "Farewell, farewell! but this I tell To thee, thou Wedding-Guest! He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and beast." I think this song is about being in the world but not of it; torn between seeing a terrible world and wanting a beautiful one. Happiness only comes from finding the innocence and wonder in the world, and truly living in those brief moments, even if you can't live in others...and living is the act of searching for that innocent thing. Even if you can't find it, you know it's there. It's wonderful and heartbreaking. |
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| Rocky Votolato – The City Is Calling Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Look at the third stanza: "much better to pass into that other world in the full glory of the passions that you found here than to fade and wither with age from watching the flickering light dim in the eyes of the living." That's from James Joyce's "The Dead." It's in Dubliners. It's on the last page of the story, and it is among the most beautiful thing I've ever read in the English language. |
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