Ash Wednesday
Perkins Elvis Lyrics

The tents go up
As things around me change, I find myself heading towards desolation and destruction.

As I go down
As I am pulled towards the emptiness and voids that await me.

Down to the flats and into the sound
Descending down into the abyss that swirls with sounds of despair.

The closer I get to the city
The more I head towards the urban world where my dreams may be shattered.

The further I am from memory
The more distant I get from the vivid and lively moments I once cherished.

In the green grass looking up
Finding myself in the midst of foliage, gazing up with optimism.

For the words of the angry sun
Yearning for the sizzling warmth from the sun that seems to be furious.

'no one' when he says 'no one'
When someone excludes 'no one', they actually exclude absolutely everyone.

Yeah he means 'no one'
Indicating that there's no exception when someone mentions 'no one.’

No one
Highlighting that everyone is alone and without assistance.

No one will survive
No living being will outlast the inevitable end.

Ash Wednesday alive
Existing in the state of mourning for the departed.

No soldier no lover
Neither valiant warriors nor romantic partners can escape the passing.

No father no mother
Not even the beloved caretakers are safe from the oblivion that lies ahead.

Not a lonely child
Even an innocent and lonely child will experience the darkness that comes.

In the up and in the bedroom
With its high vantage points and furnishings, the bedroom reminds of fantasies.

A black and white of the bride and the groon
A colorless photo of the married couple looking young and innocent.

Will bring me to my knees
The vision of the photo elicits submission to one's own vulnerability.

With the colorized bad dream
Upon waking up, the dream transforms into a depressing state of reality.

That takes its place on
The variation of the dream punctuates the realization of ashes.

Ash Wednesday
Summoning the memory of the end of lives as a reminder of the transience of people and pleasures.

White noise and love
White noise and love are the only things that numb pain.

Will be my only drug
They are my only escape from the agony of loss and ashes.

On this day nine
Nine months before Ash Wednesday, on that tragic day.

Suns away
It had been just nine months, or nine suns, away.

From that sad sad Saturday
When the gloomy events happened on a dreaded and melancholic saturday.

When fire my friend
Fire, the metaphor for change, can also be an adversary in life.

Fire my villain
As it takes away memories of the past and replaces them with acceptance of death.

You take away yesterday
The flames of fire rob us of our past and of our precious memories and mementos.

To give to me today
At times, we must relinquish control and let go of what's gone to appreciate what remains in the present.

When nothing's free no now it's
Amidst the end, when things seem scarce, and when there is no escape.

Ash Wednesday
We remember the fragility of life and the unavoidable doom that awaits us all.

So each day is ash Wednesday
Every day symbolizes the end of something and the beginning of something else.

All this life is ash Wednesday
Our lives are entwined with the temporality and ephemerality of existence.

All the doors are shut
As the climax approaches, we are trapped inside our own minds with no escape.

And the windows barely opened up
There's a lack of ventilation and movement, making it hard for us to breathe fresh air.

The fires all around
The flames have enveloped everything, and their influence can be felt on everything around us.

It's the ending of the drought
The end of an insufferable and arduous time has finally come.

And we are ready now
After years of suffering and hardship, we are finally prepared to encounter what is coming.

For tear gas clouds
The arrival of something unwelcome will cause us to tear up with sorrow.

On my mind
The memories of the past and stories of those who reached ash Wednesday trouble my thoughts.

Come on fill the house
The inevitable end will fill everything around us, including our houses and our surroundings.

Finally and weep
Breaking down at the end out of sheer acceptance of the arrival of the inevitable.

For it's king and queen sleep
For even those who hold great power and command in life cannot avoid the end when it is due.

Both now
Together, they lie in tranquility, with no signs of the mighty nature of their past lives.

In the arms of
The embrace of the ashes, which has become one's final resting place.

Ash Wednesday
A day of mourning, a day of solemn reflection, a day of defeat and acceptance of our vulnerability.