Us Against Us
1981 Gothic Ballad, soaring female soprano vocals, hurt, despair, longing, lush analog soundscapes, etherealLyrics
[INTRO]
So you think I can take it -
Feel with my heart when you break it.
What in the Earth made this quake hit?
No longer feel I can make it.
[VERSE 1]
Floating, aimless, in this stretched out void.
Your accusations have me paranoid.
I draw you in like a painted breath;
When I exhale, it smells of lonesome death...
[CHORUS]
I'm so far gone that I'm seeing through mirrors -
Things once obscured are now getting clearer.
I am a stubborn, persistent machine!
I'll stop at nothing, 'til you know what you mean
To me!
To me...
To me...
To me...
[VERSE 2]
With only stars to surround me,
Why is it you haven't found me?
Conspiracies do confound me.
The darkness folds in around me.
[PRE-CHORUS]
Horizon blurred by an impending war -
I'm forced to fight against what I stand for.
I have no weapons, nor a place to hide.
I fear I'll drown in all these tears I've cried!
[CHORUS]
I'm so far gone that I'm seeing through mirrors -
Things once obscured are now getting clearer.
I am a stubborn, persistent machine!
I'll stop at nothing, 'til you know what you mean
To me!
To me...
To me...
To me...
[BRIDGE]
Every shadow whispers tales of regret,
Promises broken, still I can't forget.
I’m searching for solace in echoes of truth,
But love feels like war when it’s aching for proof.
[CHORUS]
I'm so far gone that I'm seeing through mirrors -
Things once obscured are now getting clearer.
I am a stubborn, persistent machine!
I'll stop at nothing, 'til you know what you mean
To me!
To me...
To me...
To me...
[OUTRO]
So you think I can take it -
Feel with my heart when you break it.
But I rise from the ashes, renewed in my fire,
Finding a path, stepping away from your wire.