Jun 2012
Take from me this fragile cup,
and then for me, please smash it up.
And
take from me these shattered dreams,
because the night's not what it seems.
And
while you're crying, in the hall,
I'll take hammers to these walls.
And
while you're treading through the glass,
I'll remember time gone past.
And
find for me a coat and tie.
I'll sing for you a lullaby.
And
I will sing you off to sleep,
then I'll go swimming in the deep.
And
try for me, to just forget
the first time that we ever met.
For
now I'm gone, I won't back,
and now for me you'll dress in black.
and then for me, please smash it up.
And
take from me these shattered dreams,
because the night's not what it seems.
And
while you're crying, in the hall,
I'll take hammers to these walls.
And
while you're treading through the glass,
I'll remember time gone past.
And
find for me a coat and tie.
I'll sing for you a lullaby.
And
I will sing you off to sleep,
then I'll go swimming in the deep.
And
try for me, to just forget
the first time that we ever met.
For
now I'm gone, I won't back,
and now for me you'll dress in black.
Another of my earliest works, 'Lullaby dirge' is a message of comfort from a recently deceased individual to a lover that he is leaving behind. It's a promise that he will never be far and will remain with her in spirit, attempting to comfort her and linger, but it also states the finality of the situation and that the living should not cling to what has transpired between them.
