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The Lament of Eustace Scrubb

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The Lament of Eustace Scrubb Lyrics

brother, forgive me
we both know I'm the one to blame
when I saw my demons
I knew them well and welcomed them

but I'll come around
someday

father, have mercy
I know that I have gone astray
when I saw my reflection
it was a stranger beneath my face

but I'l come around
someday

when I touch the water
they tell me I could be set free

so I'll come around
someday

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by hjpaige

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This song is most likely about the character Eustace Scrubb from "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," by C.S. Lewis, the fifth book in the Chronicles of Narnia series. In the story, Eustace acts greedy and is turned into a dragon. Upon looking at his reflection in the water, he was ashamed and horrified, hence "when I saw my reflection, it was a stranger beneath my face." He is turned back to human by Aslan once he learned his lesson, and the lion had him bathe in a pool of clear water after taking off his scales, "when I touch the water, they tell me I could be set free."

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