Foundations of Shadowed Echoes

Lyrics

Verse 1 (Damien) Looking down at his hands, pacing a quiet room. I sat in the silence, building a kingdom of glass, Trying to outshine the ghost of my father’s past. I convinced myself I was standing so straight and so tall, While the medicine faded, and I prepared for the fall. I wanted to show you a future I thought we deserved, But I lost the trajectory, lost every boundary we served. Alexandra, I’m standing here, dropping the shield... Trying to show you the parts that are broken, but real. Verse 2 (Alexandra) Standing at a window, arms crossed, looking out into the dark. You talk about honesty now, but it stings in my chest, You built up a house built on secrets, and called it a test. With Tony in Oakland—you kept me completely at bay, While you told our daughters, your cousin, then turned it away. You told me it’s "hospital politics," told me a lie, While I sat here wondering why the foundations would die. How can you tell yourself this was for "us" or the home? You did it for him. And you left me to face it alone. Chorus (Damien) I know how you feel, and I can’t take the damage away... (Alexandra) It makes me physically ill just to hear what you say. (Damien) I thought I was grounded, I thought I was finding my pace— (Alexandra) But you left the fallout for me and the children to face. (Both) No matter what’s said, the cycles are heavy and deep, Dividing the secrets we choose and the promises we keep. Verse 3 (Damien) Going back to the start, to the early two-thousands in Richmond, I see The pattern of running away from the healing in me. I’d find my stability, think I was finally fine, Then step off the path and cross over a dangerous line. It wasn't about you controlling or wanting to win, You just wanted me well, but the narcissism crept back in. I blamed your suspicion, I called it a burden you made, While you lived in the wreckage of every decision I played. Verse 4 (Alexandra) The anonymous calls, and the rumors from Paul in the past, I’m starting to look at the timeline and see it at last. It’s an exhausting rotation of promises coming too late, Leaving the kids and myself in a permanent weight. You say that you loved me, but love doesn't leave me unsafe, A ghost in my marriage, a stranger inside of this space. Don't tell me I "don't understand" when I saw it so clear— I understood everything, Damien. Year after year. Bridge (Damien) I was fighting a war with my parents, a war with my name, Fixated on image and trapped in a defensive game. (Alexandra) But your daughters were watching, your wife was discarding her youth, Begging a man just to give her a pieces of truth. (Damien) I took you for granted, I compromised safety and trust... (Alexandra) And now all the pillars we built have crumbled to dust. (Damien) I take responsibility. The failure is mine. (Alexandra) But apologies don't turn back hands on the clock of our time. Guitar & Violin Solo The music peaks into a raw, heavy crescendo, reflecting years of unexpressed anger and grief, before dropping back down to a quiet, stark piano. Outro (Damien) Singing softly, with complete resignation. I don’t expect anything back from the words that I write. I just wanted to offer some clarity into the night. You deserved consistency, honor, and someone to stay... I love you, Alexandra. I’m sorry I threw it away. (Alexandra) Not looking back, her voice quiet but firm. Keep working on healing the relationships left with the kids. Shut down the deception, look deep at the things that you did. But I cannot be part of the cycle, the promises new... I'm closing the door on the shadows of me and of you. (Damien) Have a peaceful evening... (Alexandra) ...Keep working on you. The piano fades out on a single, unresolved minor chord.