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Before I die I'll write this letter
Here are the secrets you must know
Until the cloak of evening shadow
Changes to mantle of the dawn
Will it be sunny then I wonder
Rolling and turning
How can I sleep
Hold on till morning
What if I fall
Over the hills and down the valleys
Soaring aloft and far below
Lying on stony ground the fragments
Truth is the seed we tried to sow
Marking the time spent on our journey
There isn't much we have to show
Counting the cost in money only
Strikes me as funny don't you know
Tongue tied the thread of conversation
Weighing the words one tries to use
Nevertheless communication
This is the gift you must not lose
Haunting me always are the voices
Tell us are you ready now
Sometimes I wonder if they're real
We're ready to receive you now
Or is it my own imagination
Have you any more to say
Guilt is a wound that's hard to heal
It's a cross you have to bear
Could it be evil thoughts become me
Tell us what you're thinking now
Some things are better left unsaid
Magical moment
The spell it is breaking
There is no light here
Is there no key
Here are the secrets you must know
Until the cloak of evening shadow
Changes to mantle of the dawn
Will it be sunny then I wonder
Rolling and turning
How can I sleep
Hold on till morning
What if I fall
Soaring aloft and far below
Lying on stony ground the fragments
Truth is the seed we tried to sow
Marking the time spent on our journey
There isn't much we have to show
Counting the cost in money only
Strikes me as funny don't you know
Tongue tied the thread of conversation
Weighing the words one tries to use
Nevertheless communication
This is the gift you must not lose
Haunting me always are the voices
Sometimes I wonder if they're real
We're ready to receive you now
Or is it my own imagination
Have you any more to say
Guilt is a wound that's hard to heal
It's a cross you have to bear
Could it be evil thoughts become me
Tell us what you're thinking now
Some things are better left unsaid
The spell it is breaking
There is no light here
Is there no key
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This song conjures the image of a man waiting to die. He's staving off sleep, because he has to live the time he has left.
It sounds like he's writing a confession of some sort; of love; of those he's killed; who knows...
It's clear that he's haunted by voices, either of those he's killed or from schizophrenia(?).
In the end it sounds like he's being set free from a personal hell via death (lethal injection or suicide). In the closing lines he seems to think he's free, but there's a sudden disappointment cause he says: there is no light here, is there no key.
Whatever the meaning, there's a sense of foreboding that underscores the tune. It's both sad and a bit haunting. I like it but it makes me slightly uncomfortable.
Great song though! This album deserves so much more love than people on these boards are giving it.