Amnesia
Dead Can Dance(Gomusic) Lyrics

Saw the demonstration
Observed the event that served as an example

On remembrance day
On the day dedicated to the memory of past events and people

Lest we forget the lesson
In order not to overlook the moral of the story

Enshrined in funeral clay
Permanently preserved in burial residue

History is never written
The records of past events are never made by the defeated

By those who've lost
By people and entities that were not victorious

The defeated must bear witness to
The people who lost must be the ones to provide information on the events

Our collective memory loss
The forgetting of things that happened collectively as a society

With every generation comes
As each new group of people is born

Another memory lapse
Another occasion when people forget what happened in the past

See the demonstrations of
Observe how people are not able to learn from history

Failing to learn from our past
Being unsuccessful at understanding the lessons of past events

We live in the dream time
We exist in the time when the reality is not necessarily perceived as it is

Nothing seems to last
Everything is fleeting and temporary

Can you really plan a future
Is it possible to design our upcoming experiences

When you no longer have a past
When you do not remember or know about the things that happened before

Memories fall from the trees
Remembrances also let go of their hold on the mind

Amnesia
A medical condition characterized by the inability to recall past events

Memories like autumn leaves
Recollections also fade away like leaves in the fall

If we are subject to
If we are under the control/restraint of

Empirical minds
The human ability to use quantifiable and verifiable observations

I wonder what lies beyond
I ponder about what is more or beyond what is known

Our memory's confines
The limitations of our memory and recall

If memory is the true
If remembrance is the most exact and valid

Sum of who we are
Totality of our identity and character

May your children know the truth
Let your offspring be aware of what truly happened, the facts

And shine like the brightest star
And stand out for knowing and telling the truth like a radiant celestial body

Memory, help me see
Memory, aid me in understanding and seeing clearly

Memory, set me free
Memory, release me from the chains of forgetfulness

All my love and all my kisses
My wholehearted love and affection

Sweet Mnemosyne
The Muse of Memory, Mnemosyne