End of Days

by @motorcitymusicman

There is no demo for this song.

Liner Notes

Lyrics

Verse One:

Tick . . . tock . . . the pendulum sways Silent witness to the end of days Stop the clock’s moving hands And suddenly the sun expands

Chorus:

No sun will rise No moon will shine The stars are dark and fading There is no past No yesterday The end of days is waiting

Verse Two:

Galaxies whisper long goodbyes Spirals collapse in empty skies All creation is destroyed Lost into a swirling void

[repeat chorus]

Bridge (call and response):

Time is a circle, time is a lie (Time’s a shadow passing by) Time is a castle, built on the sand (Time’s too brief to understand) There is no past, there’s no tomorrow (All is lost in endless sorrow)

[repeat chorus]

Outro:

The end of days Of time and space

[repeat and fade]

Comments

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@ambroise

Astronomical depth in those lyrics ! Keep turning and fade at the end of the song is so in tune with the topic ! It is striking to see how no deploration lie in the words. The music can turn this in a desparate or contemplative mood. Interesting construction : verse 1 on time, verse 2 on space and last line "Of time and space " ! Also nice move on the round movement in verse 2 (swirling, Spirals) medling with time on the bridge...

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I like this a lot. I initially read the first verse and chorus of the ending of days of just one person and thought it was brilliant - and then suddenly into the end of the universe. Very well crafted and written. #tit4tat

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Brooding and moody and dark, just how I like it. Very angsty and existential! Reminds me of the movie A Ghost Story.

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@tjeff

A very pretty and lush lyric, can be read like a poem. I especially liked the 2nd verse and the passing of eons of time.

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The mark of a great set of words (like this one) is that it could work in different genres. This could be minor-key folk, heavy metal, spoken word. The rhymes and meter are super sharp and ready for music. And by the way, @cjk, if @motorcitymusicman adds you as a collab, that allows you to add a demo even after Feb 28. I did that for a song yesterday.

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@cjk

Love it. If no one puts music to it, can I steal it? I don't think I can come up with something with only a day left, but such intriguing lyrics shouldn't just vanish.

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@jjmickey

I like these lyrics a lot. The bridge is my favorite part. I can imagine this song going in many directions musically: something dirge-like, proggy, or perhaps in a folk-style? So much possibility!

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Ooh,as a keen amateur physics junkie, I really got all the references here. Have you been following all the latest "time is an illusion" theories? The repercussions if time is proved not to be a fundamental element in Einstein's Space-Time, but rather a side effect of quantum processes, will be earth shattering.

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