Gollum's Song
* Emiliana Torrini Lyrics
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Now darkness falls
Where once was love
Love is no more
Don't say - goodbye
Don't say - I didn't try...
Are falling rain
For all the lies
You told us
The hurt, the blame
And we will weep
To be so alone
We are lost
We can never go home
So in the end
I will be what I will be
No loyal friend
Was ever there for me
Now we say - goodbye
We say - you didn't try...
These tears you cry
Have come too late
Take back the lies
The hurt, the blame
And you will weep
When you face the end alone
You are lost
You can never go home
You are lost
You can never go home
Emiliana Torrini's haunting ballad "Gollum's Song" describes the despair and loneliness felt by the character Smeagol/Gollum in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The song speaks of the loss of light and love and the overwhelming sense of being lost and unable to find one's way home. The lyrics are particularly poignant when one considers Gollum's tragic backstory: he was once a hobbit-like creature known as Smeagol who was corrupted by the power of the One Ring and became a twisted, wretched creature. His obsession with the Ring led to his ultimate demise, but the song suggests that even before his transformation, Smeagol was already lost and alone.
One of the most striking lines in the song is "No loyal friend/Was ever there for me," which speaks to the deep loneliness and isolation that Gollum feels. This is especially significant given that he once had a close relationship with his cousin but was ultimately driven to betray and murder him in order to obtain the Ring. The repetition of "Don't say goodbye/Don't say I didn't try" reinforces the sense that there was a lack of genuine connection or understanding between Gollum and others, and that he was forever doomed to be misunderstood and alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Where once was light
The brightness that once existed is no more
Now darkness falls
Darkness has now taken its place
Where once was love
Love that once existed has vanished
Love is no more
Love is absent
Don't say - goodbye
Do not bid farewell
Don't say - I didn't try...
Do not claim that effort was not made
These tears we cry
We are weeping
Are falling rain
Our tears resemble raindrops falling
For all the lies
The tears are because of the falsehood told to us
You told us
The lies were from you
The hurt, the blame
We are in pain and the responsibility lies with you
And we will weep
We will continue to shed tears
To be so alone
Because we are alone we will cry
We are lost
We are directionless
We can never go home
It is impossible for us to return to where we belong
So in the end
Ultimately
I will be what I will be
I will become what I am meant to be
No loyal friend
There was no one who stood by me steadfastly
Was ever there for me
No one supported me through thick and thin
Now we say - goodbye
We are now saying our farewells
We say - you didn't try...
We state that efforts were not put in
These tears you cry
You are shedding tears
Have come too late
But it is too late now to cry
Take back the lies
Recede from telling falsehood
The hurt, the blame
Accept responsibility for the pain caused
And you will weep
You will also cry
When you face the end alone
When you are left alone at the end
You are lost
You will be directionless
You can never go home
You will not be able to return to where you belong
You are lost
You will be directionless
You can never go home
You will not be able to return to where you belong
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HOWARD SHORE, FRAN WALSH
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