How it Ends

I heard a song today and wow. It is very profound. "How it Ends" by DeVotchka. Very powerful lyrics and intriguing ideas on the end. This is a good example of how lyrics and music can have a tremendous bond and produce a sound that truly beautiful. ;-)

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Lyrics:

Hold your grandmother’s bible to your breast
Gonna put it to the test
You wanted it to be blessed
And in your heart
You know it to be true
You know what you gotta do
They all depend on you

And you already know
Yet you already know
How this will end

There is no escape
From the slave catcher’s songs
For all of the loved ones gone
Forever’s not so long
And in your soul
They poked a million holes
But you never let them show
Come on its time to go

And you already know
Yet you already know
How this will end

Now you’ve seen his face
And you know that there’s a place in the sun
For all that you’ve done
For you and your children
No longer shall you need
You always wanted to believe
Just ask and you’ll receive
Beyond your wildest dreams

And you already know
Yet you already know
How this will end

You already know (You already know)
You already know (You already know)
You already know
How this will end
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This song only enhanced the feeling I had tonight while looking around my room at everything I own in boxes. I am on the precipice of my destiny. It is a very strange emotion that I have. Sadness beyond what I expected, excitement for the future, happiness in the steps I am taking, and sorrow for the people I am leaving. I know that after I take this step, things will never be the same. My life will forever be altered and will only rely on memory for comfort. I could never begin to explain such a tight bond that exists between them and I. I literally feel as though a part of me is being torn from my chest. Never will I forget the legacy of Dan Parker.

I owe so much to so many. I could never repay the love and selflessness that my father has given to me. My heart aches just thinking about him. About his love, his self sacrifice, and his pain. He has never received what he deserved and given me more than I did. He is a man that has never taken fame or riches and simply does not know how much he has changed this world. If he only knew what waits for him. I love you dad. I still want to be like you.

I take my step now and set my face to the future.