The Death of Marcus Aurelius

The Death of Marcus Aurelius

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Marillion, These Chains


As a reference for Epictetus 15:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjLuzfsRuXE

Everything crashed
His wife left him
He lost all his money
And most of his friends
He lay awake all night
Lonely and desperate
Contemplating starting again

These chains are all your own
These chains are comfortable
Four in the morning
Sat in the kitchen
Keys on the table
Went out for a drive
He didn't know
Where he was going
Didn't know
If he was alive

The dawn was breaking
A new day was rising
Shadows creepin' over the fields
He watched the pink light
Steal across the horizon
He realized
He saw with new eyes

These chains are all your own
These chains are comfortable
This cage was never locked
Born free but scared to be
This cage was made for you
With care and constant attention
This cage is safe and warm
Will you die and never know what it's like
Outside?

—Marillion, "These Chains", from Radiation (1998)

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