Threshold are hardly a household name, and their music hardly pushes any boundaries. But I was immediately drawn to this one, not only by their usually catchy crunch of guitars and keys, or Damian Wilson's moving voice, but also by the words.
This is the stuff:
"Destiny, don't let this dissolution get to me,
Empathy, don't throw away the life that's meant for me."
Or:
"It's hard to focus when the world's so loud,
Enthralling me with sight and sound.
But I will not be drawn."
As one of my usual impish jokes, I recently convinced someone that the lyrics were part of a verse section from Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy. The fact is that, with just a little reworking, they well could be.
I originally assumed the "you" in the song was just another succubus that had broken his heart, or maybe just the demands of society. And then I realized it could just as well be that the "you" is God. Your call.
Though I have no idea where she first heard it, and it's quite out of character for her, my mother was always fond of telling me: "don't let the bastards get you down." That's what this song does for me.
You need to listen to this very loud for it to have any effect. Clearly NSFW.
Written in 2013.
Threshold, "The Hours", from March of Progress (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PW8AJW7IEM
Everything you want from me
And everything I long to be
Are twisted up and torn
It must be written on the heart of men
To get back on our feet again
To brave another storm
I fight against the hours
I fight against the hours
Until it comes to pass
I stand until my strength is gone
And even then I carry on
Until I'm home at last
Everywhere you promised me
And everywhere I long to be
Are visions through the storm
It's hard to focus when the world's so loud
Enthralling me with sight and sound
But I will not be drawn
I fight against the hours
I fight against the hours
Until it comes to pass
I stand until my strength is gone
And even then I carry on
Until I'm home at last
Day by day my memory fades
And all the gains I made are drifting on the wind
Lost my way my energy wanes
Until I feel no pain but I can't stop the hurting
Destiny don't let this dissolution get to me
Empathy don't throw away the life that's meant for me
One by one my thoughts are undone
Until my dreams are gone like shadows on the wind
Hope has flown my plans are unknown
I try to call them home but they won't stop deserting
Destiny don't let this dissolution get to me
Empathy don't throw away the life that's meant for me
Hours turn to days
Days fade away
Until it comes to pass
I fight against the hours
I fight against the hours
Until it comes to pass
I stand until my strength is gone
And even then I carry on
Until I'm home at last
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