The Shores of Dreamtide
Tomorrow will not come, all hope is gone
Faded with the passage of time
Cut down by blades of harsh words
The Dreamer finally laid to rest
Eternal night without torment
No more blood to pour from her veins
Her life slowly flowing from old wounds
Deep silence forever more
Guarding her soul against the cold world
Soaring high above the pain
Angels' tears falling freely
As they welcome her with open arms
Back to innocence, a place where she is safe
To dream again of days long past
When the child in her still believed
That hope was worth fighting for...
Carried away by the waves
To the shores of Dreamtide
Her only escape now
From the cold, cruel world
The place where her reality
Finally meets fantasy
And she can live in peace
Dreaming in perfection…
Running free once more
Along the white sands
The beaches of her innocence
So long ago torn apart
Stolen and raped by the world
Left alone to suffer
And shed her silent tears
She returns once more
To the long lost days
Where her smile was real
No demons plaguing her mind
Before she was forced to decide
That hope was only an illusion
A false sense of security
A dark and twisted lie
Meant only to hurt and scar
The Dreamer’s innocent heart
She whispers softly through her tears…
“Soul’s light, black as night
Shrouded by shadows unseen
Fading, falling, coming apart
Unable to ever come clean
Sinking into sweet darkness
The cold nothingness within
Taking one deep final breath
And drowning with my sin…”
Succumbing to her fate
Eternal sinner, doomed to suffer
For all the wrongs she has done
Memories, once so sweet
Cut deeply, sharp knives in her soul
A smile long since faded
Suffocated by the agony she has suffered
Screaming out in desperation
Begging for death to take hold
Ending her pain, setting her free
One final moment, one last cold tear
Before the curtain falls
Shrouded, she fades with a smile
Flying home…
“Sweet Dreamer,
Can you not see?
Your time is not over
There is no rest for the weary
And your fight carries on
Through the pain and the tears
There is such strength in your heart
Do not give up now
For I cannot allow you to stay
Though these shores will always be your home
You must return from whence you came.”
About Me
- Wishmistress222
- Webster, New York, United States
- "I am the harbinger of destruction, the eternal heart breaker. A siren in every sense of the word: sweetly seductive and deadly."
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I have always adored this piece. Always. Even if it's not finished yet, it reminds me of the Poet and the Pendulum. It's completely epic and REALLY needs music to it. In my opinion you should sing it with Anette Olzon. That would be the amazing thing in existence.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I have no idea if I will ever even finish this one. My life is a work in progress, and this piece is so much a part of me that it almost feels wrong to sit down, at this point in time, and say "Okay, it's done. That's all I have to say."
ReplyDeleteAs for putting music to this, I would love to, but I lack the time to sit down and concentrate on composing something that would do this even the tiniest bit of justice. Someday I will force myself to make the time, but for now, it exists in my head, and that's enough for me. Singing it with Nettan would be awesome, but...lol...yeah, I dunno. A very nice dream though, huh?
You are quite welcome <3. Well...it might not be so bad to leave it unfinished. Kind of like that symphony that was never finished. Beethoven I think. Would leave people thinking and imagining how it might have been finished. And I can safely say no song on the planet would be finished unfinished *laughs*
ReplyDeleteYeah, it would be amazing. You + Nettan = most wonderful vocalists I've ever heard. You singing together would make the most awesome song in existence.