Absent: Post

By Carcosa

On Absent

Released on August 19, 2020

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As the day is long the nights are longer when our hope starts to fade

They left no stone unturned, no trail unfollowed yet we stand here empty

You left us at bay at the gates

You sealed our fate

You’ve sealed your fate

A cold embrace

The waves wrapped around your soul to take you away

The arms of the sea rhythmically lull you to sleep

Forevermore

Eternally blue the everlasting deep

Forevermore

Love lost is impossible to keep

She still hears your voice in her sleep

I am pacing round these four walls

That have always housed my sanity

My inner guilt is slipping through the cracks

I could never turn back

Hearts stop beating when your fears come true

We never thought we would ever lose you

Reality has burdened me

Reality has burdened us with this

We grasped our hands just to slip away again

Perpetual sorrow personified

Why must we feel this way?

You ended your pain, so why do I still feel this weight?

We’ll carry the flame, it won’t be the same

But we’ll cherish every second

It won’t fade away

Why must we feel this way?

You ended your pain, so why will I always feel this way?

We won’t extinguish your flame but it won’t be the same

So this song will always scream your name

My friend how I long to be with you again

It’s been so long since I’ve seen your face

Time gave us these memories whilst tearing them away from me

I hope to see you standing at the end

Grasping at where it all began

Once absent but whole again

Once absent but whole a...