| "Prite & Promise" | |
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| Song by Hungry Lights from the album The Awry Ascent | |
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"Prite & Promise" is track three on the Hungry Lights studio album "The Awry Ascent." Remember that this is a summary, not the entire story! It is 1-10% of what is actually going on—just the skeleton.
In this chapter, Prill is swimming home to his wife, "Prite." He has a lot of regret and further expresses his desire to erase his past and start over. He is pulled underwater by a mysterious creature, but manages to break free and survive.
Lyrics[]
I had taken long to your shore
From within the febrile sea, I'd finally emerged
On the surface, I kept aspire to never stop
My muscles ached, and I was torn
I deny that I am exhausted
-Soon to end
My paramour stood open-armed on the sand where first took our glance
I'd keep the promise that I made along that bank
All my life, you're all I need
The one to draw prosperity
Erasing you would be my fault, and I'd not cry
Stroke by stroke, my arms felt like concrete
I kept my head above surface, but I choked the brackish water
O' I seethed!
It pushed waves of death deep inside my head
-Vibrations of psalm
Amidst the swell, I heard you!
All my life, you're all I need
The one to draw prosperity
Erasing you would be my fault, and I'd not cry
But as I inched the forward, how kelp bristled my feet!
Entangled in those fingers
And I'd no strength for a counter
It wrenched and pulled me under
I kept my hands aloft
I would not break my promise
Not here, so close to you!
O' I grabbed the strings, and I dug into that knot!
Pushed to your shore, I stumbled out
All my life, I tried to be the one to draw prosperity
I'm wishing everything I drew was gone, and I'd not cry