eternity
by @alyak72
Skirmish: Murder Ballad (@roblyon5150)Liner Notes
Came to this late and had to have a conversation midway through, but here it is! I usually do music stuff first and then add lyrics, but I did it opposite this time.
Guitar is bad, but oh well.
Lyrics
Thought the light would turn off When my light ceased to be Thought it would be nothing No darkness or light Or great gates of white
But here I am I'm still me
I hover above But that's not quite right I'm everywhere, no need to hover with this new type of sight
I'm still here I see through you I see/raise your fear
You stole my body My future My life But still, it's not quite right Because I'm still here
I can feel your panic And I stoke it And you become manic And I stoke it For eons or seconds It doesn't matter anymore
When you killed me You killed time You killed space You killed potential I'll haunt you til you die Which won't be long now
And after you die Your soul is mine You stole from in this life And that's the price you pay For eternity
Comments
I love everything about this, the idea/s your voice, your style and especially the lines "I'll haunt you til you die Which won't be long now" Yes! So good! So much enjoyed, have got brave enough to wonder if you might consider making music for one of my lyrics which could possibly suit - have emailed you :)
Wonderfully strange and thought provoking song.
Clever use of the prompt! I personally like the recording. Thank you so much for participating.
Ooh I haven't had a first person narrative from a dead person in my life since the opening shots of "Sunset Boulevard". In the Spanish translation of which the poor translator didn't have the script and had to pick out what was said. This led to a brilliant mishearing: The dead body in the pool has a voice over narrator which states: "My death will come as a shock to the Hollywood Columnists..." Our poor translator must have been unaware of this synonym for journalists and the subtitle read, in Spanish; "My death was a shock for the Hollywood Communists" - that changed the entire premise of the film 😉
Nice! A first person murder body is such a cool and creepy idea. And the haunting music made it even creepier.
Cool vibe. Very personal. Neat point of view! I like the angry ghost perspective.
This is really haunting and impactful given the unique perspective in the lyric and your amazing musical delivery. Brilliant take on the prompt!
Impressive work in SST (Skirmish Standard Time). You've become a ghost...what a great take on the prompt!
Very atmospheric! I love the soft insistence of this. It fits the theme so well.