About
Lyrics : Mark Jansen
Music : Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons, Ad Sluijter
Versions
Album Version (04:18) – The Phantom Agony album, Feint single
Piano Version (04:53) – The Phantom Agony 10th anniversary expanded edition, The Phantom Agony 10th anniversary expanded edition 2LP, Feint single
Orchestral Version (04:18) – The Phantom Agony 10th anniversary expanded edition
Acoustic at 2 Meter Sessies 2004 (04:42) – We Will Take You With Us album
Live in Miskolc 2008 (04:34) – The Classical Conspiracy album, The Classical Conspiracy 2LP
Lyrics
The very brightest candle of all has been extinguished
Smothered by those who could not bear to face reality
Every beat of your heart tore the lies all apart
Made foundations quiver
Every wave in the lake caused the porcelain to break
And I shiver
The leftover tallow just doesn’t contain all the right answers
Under a sea of dust lies a vast wealth of wisdom
Every beat of your heart tore the lies all apart
Made foundations quiver
Every wave in the lake caused the porcelain to break
And I shiver
This black page in history is not colourfast, will stain the next
All that remains is just a feint of what was meant to be
This black page in history is not colourfast, will stain the next
And nothing seems in life, in dreams like what was meant to be
An untouched snow turns red
Innocence dies
Every beat of your heart tore the lies all apart
Made foundations quiver
Every wave in the lake caused the porcelain to break
And I shiver
Trivia
- This song is about Pim Fortuyn, a Dutch politician who was murdered because of his opinions during the 2002 Dutch national election campaign.
