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The space where nothing seems too right
Our voice unheard in this quiet fight
This march we lead will breed our song
To them we're nothing, to them we're pawns
A desperate play to feel like we belong
Now when we take up into the streets
Remember, I depend on you as much as you on me
Don't try to fake, let's not pretend
We made you mothers, we made you men
We made you mothers, we made you men
Oh, it's no surprise nobody listens anymore
to what we're saying, to what was said
And in your absence we promised you
Oh, we'll behave, oh, we'll behave
So just keep running, everything will look better once you look away
Oh, I agree, cause' what's the difference?
Oh, is there a difference we make?
(Your day will come)
The rain starts dancing across our backs,
These ardent words seize this heart attack,
Belief still strong, we can make this change
The stage is set to occupy the brain
The stage is, we made this, we made this, we made this
Oh, it's no surprise nobody listens anymore
to what we're saying, to what was said
And in your absence we promised you
Oh, we'll behave, oh, we'll behave
So just keep running, everything will look better once you look away
Oh, I agree, cause' what's the difference?
Oh, is there a difference we make?
Between the dapper villain in a Sunday serial
At the podium or another cog in the wheel,
just another cog in the wheel
They're both capable of making life hard
and no bandage can end can mend all these parts
So why do I give?
Between, between, between
Between, between, between
Between the dream, the dream
Oh, it's no surprise nobody listens anymore
to what we're saying, to what was said
And in your absence we promised you
Oh, we'll behave, oh, we'll behave
So just keep running, everything will look better once you look away
Oh, I agree, cause' what's the difference?
Oh, is there a difference we make?
I'll make it right, but
No bandage can mend all these parts
So, why do I Iive with this?
No difference
Our voice unheard in this quiet fight
This march we lead will breed our song
To them we're nothing, to them we're pawns
A desperate play to feel like we belong
Remember, I depend on you as much as you on me
Don't try to fake, let's not pretend
We made you mothers, we made you men
We made you mothers, we made you men
to what we're saying, to what was said
And in your absence we promised you
Oh, we'll behave, oh, we'll behave
So just keep running, everything will look better once you look away
Oh, I agree, cause' what's the difference?
Oh, is there a difference we make?
These ardent words seize this heart attack,
Belief still strong, we can make this change
The stage is set to occupy the brain
The stage is, we made this, we made this, we made this
to what we're saying, to what was said
And in your absence we promised you
Oh, we'll behave, oh, we'll behave
So just keep running, everything will look better once you look away
Oh, I agree, cause' what's the difference?
Oh, is there a difference we make?
At the podium or another cog in the wheel,
just another cog in the wheel
They're both capable of making life hard
and no bandage can end can mend all these parts
So why do I give?
Between, between, between
Between the dream, the dream
to what we're saying, to what was said
And in your absence we promised you
Oh, we'll behave, oh, we'll behave
So just keep running, everything will look better once you look away
Oh, I agree, cause' what's the difference?
Oh, is there a difference we make?
No bandage can mend all these parts
So, why do I Iive with this?
No difference
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Submitted by
bskiffington On Oct 05, 2012
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Back in the Keywork, Sirius, now detached from his ship after the explosion, has no choice but to continue forward through this mysterious new plane, a completely neutral world with almost no distinctive features.
Most of the souls in this plane are discontent. The souls of the good are distraught to realize that, in death, they do not simply ascend to a utopian Heaven and must coexist with those who were criminals and liars in life. Meanwhile, the souls of the wicked are upset to know that they do not get a chance at redemption, or, perhaps worse, revel in the fact that their evil actions now have even less consequence than they did in life. The Keywork itself, however, makes no distinction between "good" and "evil" energy, and so this entire plane is, to the outside observer, completely neutral. It is for this reason that these entities, good and evil alike, are excited to encounter Sirius; through him, they hope to seek recognition for their good deeds, redemption from their evil deeds, and a chance to escape by any means from this bleak afterlife.
As he travels through this plane, Sirius encounters what he perceives as a thin wall in the air, which he peels back to reveal a surprising discovery: a bright, colorful, beautiful world that defies all explanation but radiates perfection. Moments later, the gap between planes closes, leaving Sirius in this seemingly endless, neutral universe with no apparent way out.
I think it's the souls of the Keywork speaking out about the futility of life ("our voice unheard") and permanence of death ("no bandage can mend all these parts") but I'm drunk.