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A Reckoning
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inspired at time of writing this song by The Mirror & the Light, a brilliant novel by the late Hilary Mantel - intending to make this epic I've mixed samples of John's slide guitar, which are a feature throughout.
goth epic mirror and the light
some people get by with a little understanding, some people get by with a whole lot more..
think back to when Gary Numan wrote and recorded 'Cars' in 1979 and if we don't think we've lost something we're crazy...but if we think it's coming back anytime soon then we are complete fools... can you still recall in the juke box hall when the music played and the world spun round to a brand new sound in those far off days.. in their blue suede shoes they would scream and shout as they sang the blues, let it all hang out.. rock and roll..
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Genre
Alternative Goth
Charts
#16 in subgenre Peak #2
Charts
Peak #11
Author
GeeS/Schneider
Uploaded
June 24, 2025
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MP3 6.3 MB 191 kbps 4:38
Story behind the song
Wolf Hall, such a great title for any book lead Hilary Mantel onto a further two books in the series culminating in The Mirror & the Light (which I think is the better of the three, no mean feat given the first two won the Booker, lol)
Lyrics
If you ever trusted me Could I take what wasn't mine And does that set you free Cause I am in your orbit I'm the one who blindly sees But I don't see you... Well, I sense that doesn't matter much (I don't care) Everything you ever wanted I can deliver more Well it's all been said and done Yes it's all been said and done Why say what doesn't please If you pretend to let this be till morning Where are you going (I can't tell you) And when you fall away do you still bleed Of those your wounds some self inflicted ...well you should know Well can it ever be For you and me And so the night returns just like a friend Giving hope where hope hasn't lived a long, long time And a day hardly begins Without the feeling you ain't goin to win this time Take what's yours but leave mine... And who gets to reason why Is an element of surprise In any reckoning
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