So long ago it was
‘Neath fragrant bowers we met
Like pillars, oak and elm rose
Towering over our heads
And spring was nigh
In youth we were heedless,
Reckless and in love
Throwing care to the wind
Never noticing Time
Menaced all and all we held dear
So we danced in moonlight
‘Neath starry skies
As gentle winds were stirred
Time could not catch us
We dancers in twilight
For as swift as deer
We ran from him
For being young
We saw not that he would win
The Truth! We could not see the Truth!
Straight as an arrow we flew to him
He ran not behind but before us
Years, how they fled
And we were left, two wanderers
Roaming, lost ‘mid the trees
And the shadows that we’d made
Were following, ever following
Weary of dancing now, the race was over
For youth was spent and we could not change
All that was done.
Time can seem such a bitter thing
For this is the song he sang to us
“Curses you wrought and death pursued
In countless ways a doom you wooed
And it’s left you here at last alone, all alone.”
Wake now! Rise now!
There remains a light and ahead and I
See it! It leads homeward
Where Time can’t follow
Time can’t touch us
Sleep, he bid us sleep
Amid the stones we lay
He left us here
Sorrow heaped on sorrow
Yet beneath this
Crushing weight we’ll struggle through
It matters not what horrors he
May thrust on us to weigh us down
He must not be given the final say
We’ll loose the chains he’s placed on us
And head for home
His comrades gather close, they are
the shadows of regret; they loom, we fall.
Ex sepulchro atro gemimus Pallidi trementes per frigus Corda immota tamen errant Curis anxa perpetuo Inexpleta nam ardant
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Fell in love with BBT recently, absolutely love the stories they tell and the music.
Very sad to hear about David’s passing, listening now is quite moving, moved to tears from time to time, but we move on as I hope BBT will with David in our hearts. tonyauroristony58
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The album takes off nicely with David Longdon's "The Strangest Times", but then gets into immediate free fall and deeply underwater for the next few tracks, quite unexpectedly. Fortunately, it recovers with Nick D'Virgilio's "Apollo" (hey, this guy CAN write good music, although he hides this ability most of the time) and the remaining three tracks, one of which is another Longdon masterpiece. So in the end the final impression is somewhat in the positive range. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
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Avec la fin de mon adolescence et de ce fait la fin des années glorieuses du 'prog' jamais je n'aurai cru être de nouveau comblé par cette poésie, cette harmonie et cette musicalité qui sont la quintessence de BBT qui redonne au rock progressif ses lettres de noblesse...Merci Mellotronman
The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 12, 2022
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What can I say about Big Big Train that I haven’t said before?
This album took a little while to grow on me but by the time I saw it live I was in love with its humongous, over-egged pomposity! They do it all with such passion, excitement and amazing musicianship.
Essential. Crinklechips