Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Hands cover whispers of the lovers fright
Fear-cloaked renditions of that autumn night
Digging up rumors of the kids in the park
What awful things happened in the dark?
Take just one last dare
Pretend you don't care
Till twilight falls
Wait, is someone else here?
And I can't stop my tears
I've never been so scared
In the cellar buried six feet deep
The lover's shaken from a dreamless sleep
Nails clawing splinters from the ceiling and floor
Shrieking like the witches 'til his stitches are sore
Take just one last dare
Pretend you don't care
Till twilight falls
Wait, is someone else here?
And I can't stop my tears
I've never been so scared
Calling for the other
Searching for her lover
Secrets she discovers
Drain her face of color
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
Fear-cloaked renditions of that autumn night
Digging up rumors of the kids in the park
What awful things happened in the dark?
Take just one last dare
Pretend you don't care
Till twilight falls
Wait, is someone else here?
And I can't stop my tears
I've never been so scared
In the cellar buried six feet deep
The lover's shaken from a dreamless sleep
Nails clawing splinters from the ceiling and floor
Shrieking like the witches 'til his stitches are sore
Take just one last dare
Pretend you don't care
Till twilight falls
Wait, is someone else here?
And I can't stop my tears
I've never been so scared
Calling for the other
Searching for her lover
Secrets she discovers
Drain her face of color
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
Lyrics submitted by LadyLucifer
Lover's End Lyrics as written by MICHAEL HANMER, MICHAEL RAINBOW, SARA TAYLOR
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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I agree with x.dysfunctional.x about the multiple personality disorder. It's almost like, the first part of the chorus, the "Take, just one last dare Pretend you don't care Till twilight falls", is almost like, the more evil side of her. For all we know, the evil personality could've taken control of the girl and buried the guy alive or whatever, and then "Wait, is someone else here? And I can't stop my tears I've never been so scared" might be her personality switching over to the nicer side and being like, 'woah, where's the boy? WTF just happened!?' and the "Calling for the other, searching for her lover Secrets she discovers drain her face of color" is obviously her obliviousness in the nicer personality towards what she's done.
The "1.. 2.. 3.. 4 Underneath the cellar floor. 5.. 6..7..8 Lover will suffocate" shows her evil personality (you can even tell by the way she sings it), basically taunting her other, personality.
It reminds me of the movie 'Hide And Seek'. The father who has multiple personality disorder doesn't even know he has it. There's a part in the movie too, where he knows someone else is there, (he thinks it's the neighbor who comes to the house to protect the daughter, but the neighbor happens to be there at the wrong time) and really, it's the dad's other personality taking over.
I've heard with multiple personality disorder too, once you find out you have it (either on your own or from a doctor) both sides tend to dispute, and usually it's the more diabolical side that results in taking full possession of the body (hence why the songs last lyrics are sung in Chibi's more evil tone, I think).