This song came to me in pieces. It's a simple song but it took me a while to think of each section. The lyrics started off as a stream of consciousness starting with the phrase "beyond the pale".
lyrics
You can't see the end
But you feel it coming
The calm before the storm
A thin disguise
To hide the lies
Just recognize
And cease succumbing
You must resist the swarm
You can ride the wave
Till it starts crashing
And breaks upon the stone
The water churns
The tide, it turns
So try to learn
And keep from splashing
Your time to atone
Why do You keep pushing
Beyond the Pale
Why do You keep choosing
A path that only leads
To Ruin
You can't feel the pain
That you're inflicting
The numbing is complete
A sluggish death
A stagnant breath
Awaiting Seth
So contradicting
No limit to your conceit
You can wield the blade
Until it's blunted
And rusted to the core
A string of words
A stack of thirds
A song unheard
You've been confronted
And so you start the war
Why do You keep pushing
Beyond the Pale
Why do You keep choosing
A path that only leads
To Ruin
You can't touch the light
But you're still reaching
As darkness closes in
The candle burns
The tables turn
The people learn
So stop beseeching
Your morals wearing thin
You can lift the stone
That you're trapped under
But you're the only one
Just forgive
And try to live
There’s more to give
Though torn asunder
You're work has just begun
Time for you to stop
Pushing beyond the Pale
Time for you to stop choosing
The path that only leads
To Ruin
credits
from Below the Surface,
track released January 23, 2022
Written and recorded by Jim Loughlin. All instruments and programming by Jim Loughlin.
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