Tell me of your state of mind
when you took the flame from this candle
all that remains of this night
are the drops of wax and the faint smell of smoke
You can never take this back
no matter how much you try
Now this charred wick has fallen
to its place beneath us for all time
try as you might you'll never
make a spark radiant enough to take it's place
We all want to give this back
we're all going to try
All that remains is new life in its place
but even this will die, all in due time
No ill intentions, all aware
remorse heightened, all aware
the blood is beautiful
It's all over now
all we can do is just move on
mercy on us all
credits
from fall.crash.regret,
released December 17, 2002
music and lyrics by Ryan Johnston
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021