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To My Dearest Allison
08:32
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You’ll have to excuse the lateness of this letter, my darling, but time has been cruel to us both.
I see you, old friend, from my study. When the sun sets across the fields of wheat just right, I see you, crouched like a rusted scarecrow.
And as we share the same view of the setting sun in it’s warm amber hues, I know in my heart of hearts that like that sun you can still feel my presence as I feel yours. Omnipresent, solitary, unable to speak.
And I’m sorry, old friend.
I’m sorry I couldn’t let you go.
And now, as my dawn turns to dusk, I write this letter, I am dying.
In the solitude of the autumn of my life, I can sometimes hear our ship, it’s heart gently singing, calling to us to once again to take our place amongst the clouds.
I know you hear her voice singing to you. Sometimes when the air is just so I hear your response in the breeze. Beautiful songs that sing me to sleep.
Lullabies sung by an old friend to a safe rest.
And a safe rest I will have, cradled in the memorabilia of my past, slowly withering away until the elements of time reduces me to dust and the pages, so many pages, of our stories become lost in the maelstrom of time. I only hope that you find these letters and know that I’ve led a good life. Even in your absence, my beautiful clockwork maid. .
I imagine you, your whirring gears slowly springing to life in some far distant future, the fire in your clockwork heart beating strong as you rise like a phoenix from the ashes. My beautiful clockwork companion, patient and true.
You must go to her, my dear, answer her song rising in a crescendo of music, her beating heart matching your own, our ship, our Dame de Fer, she beckons to you like a siren and I know you have no choice but to heed the cry. The ground is no grave for you, only the skies Light the skies a blaze!
And when the embers settle and we’re nothing but debris on the ground, only then, only then will I see you again, reunited. Two old friends.
There are so many things I wanted you to witness, my dear, weddings and goodbyes of familiar faces, the legacy of a noble woman turned pirate queen and her clockwork governess turned first mate. I wish you heard the stories they told of us. I wish you were there with me, by my side till the end.
But enough of the ramblings of an old woman. In my desk you will find the last remaining piece to the Dame De Fer, she’s waiting for you.
Make your final flight count. Old Friend.
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Into Embers
04:53
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High above the weary world
The setting sun is burning red
I look across this field of rot
Only me amongst the the dead
The landscape stretches far beyond me
Silence proves me all alone
But something in this quiet stillness
Calls me, leads me, begs me home
I stop to think of all I’ve lost
The life I spent attending you
I cannot mourn what’s gone away
I have the chance for something new
Fly with me
Forget the past
We have built this future,
Now dust and ash
My life of old,
I leave behind
Now this journey is my own
Now the story is all mine.
You always thought I’d be content
To follow where your whims would lead
But here upon the ship we rode
I see the chance to be freed
Here at last I make my choice
I’m so much more than whirring gears
Here I’ll sing my final song
And be rid of all my fears
The deck vibrates beneath my shoes
The dead beast roars alive with rage
At last I will control the helm
As I turn the final page
Break these chains
And rise again
Fly with me
Forget the past
Headed toward the sunset
The wind at my back
Another day has ended
This story is my last
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When The Clockwork Dolls formed in 2007, the concept was simple: Theatrical, grand, epic music for folks who dream, and
dream big.
The Clockwork Dolls are currently in the studio working on their upcoming multimedia project
"The Sleepwalker Chronicles" with a targeted release date of May of 2016.
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