THE ETERNAL SHORE PT 1
Words – A. Molotkov
Music – Ragon Linde
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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She lived in a small house by the shore.
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I was in love. I was in love.
C G
I came to visit her. We walked along the shore, listening to the
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waves. Sometimes we talked,
C G
sometimes we didn't need to talk. We took turns cooking, and at
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night, when we fell asleep, our future was bright
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and our dreams were intertwined and promised a life of happiness
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and understanding.
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There were times when we went for a drive.
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Her dog loved to come along.
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We would disembark in one of the nearby parks.
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The sun,
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the rain,
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the green grass,
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the falling leaves
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all of these things welcomed us.
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The world was a stage built just for the two of us.
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We knew we were safe.
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And nothing could hurt us.
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I remember the hours we spent by the fire. Watching the flames, with their
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eternal life of motion, their ability to improvise a myriad of scenes from the
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past and the future. The nights would get quite cold, but we felt protected
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in the small circle of warmth that we had built for ourselves.
G
Finally, she invited me to stay. “You don't have to leave,” she said.
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“What’s the point? Aren't you happy here with me?” “Yes, I am,” I replied.
G
I was truly happy.
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[Open D drone through this section]
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A few idyllic months followed. But oh, the strange, contradictory
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way in which we are built!
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Some time passed, and I began to miss the city.
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I was accustomed to its noises, its never-ending bustling life.
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Sometimes the sound of cars in the distance woke me at night
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and then I realized it was the ocean, that gray foamy giant that kept watching us while we slept.
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The ocean was busy making its own long-term plans,
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ones that it had thousands of years to fulfill.
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It didn't share its plans. When it talked, it spoke in a different
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language. I didn't understand its words.
[Solo]
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[Solo]
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Sometimes I feel that she did. And she would look at me with
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sadness, knowing that death and loneliness were built into us
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from our birth, with their inevitable collection of farewells.
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Perhaps she let me go before I realized I had to go?
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And finally the day came when I knew I couldn't stay.
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I invited her to come along. But I didn't think she would.
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“I’ll wait for you,” she said.
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“I’ll be back,” I promised.