Story Behind The Song
Just a certain view of life...no story in particular.
Song Description
Lyrically similar to Leonard Cohen's "The Future".
Song Length |
3:12 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Female |
Mood |
Moving, Poignant |
Subject |
Robots, Gourmet Food |
Similar Artists |
The Alan Parsons Project, K.T. Oslin |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Scarlet Dream
Words and Music by Jeff Hayes © 2003
(The vocal parts are performed by the flutes)
Nothing can really matter...
Nothing we do or say...
Emptiness fills my soul with pain...
When I'm alone with no one
Poking around in me...
They'd be amazed at all the ugly things I see...
Millions of little children...
Bellies ablaze with hunger...
Where do they fit inside this world?
Is it a grand equation?
Do they add up to zero?
What does it pay to even care?
Anything I might work for
Could never make a difference...
Those empty eyes will still be there...
Nothing can really matter...
Nothing I do or don't say...
Nothing is everything today...
And you know...
That nothing new will ever change it...
And all our words are hollow shells...
And we are helpless here in hell...
We conceal
The very core of our intentions...
Until the truth is hard to see...
And we escape behind the veil...
And I see
That nothing's ever gonna change...
It doesn't matter where we go...
It doesn't matter what we do...
It doesn't matter who you kill...
It doesn't matter who you cling to...
It doesn't matter what you say...
No one listens anyway...
So there is nothing left to process
As there is no one left to cry...
The scarlet dream will be around
Until there's no one left to die...