The Story lyrics

Artist  : Elegy 
Song : The Story



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 The following tale depicts the life of a
vulnerable child born into a
world of poverty and despair. The scene is set in
a typical overcroweded
and run down industrial city. A haven for ranks
of the unemployed. A young
and naive couple against all odds, ignore the
advice of others and
secretly marry. Ignorance playing a major role in
their futile lives,
their instincts sadly influenced, she is pregnant
with their first
child, while he searches frantically for a means
to support them. As time
grows shorter, and his chances slowly diminish,
the pressure bears heavily
on his brittle shoulders. Desperately he battles
against his own
weaknesses, trying to find strength within.
No-longer can he smile, nor
will his conscience give him the freedom to lie
or cheat. Exhausted, weak
and weary, he can't bear to face her. Passing a
backstreet bar, he's
easily enticed inside, while a stranger sensing
his vulnerabilty, helps to
alleviate him from the responsibilty for the
couple's last savings. Dumped
in a drunken heap, and the stranger nowhere to be
found, the father
struggles to his feet, as the alcohol suppresses
his will to fight.
Momentarily he sees a way out. A vantage point
high on an empty bridge,
peacefully he falls to his death. Frightened of
exposing her identity, she
gives birth in a darkenend backroom. The innocent
child free of pride or
prejudice, begins it's long journey discovering
life's wonders, and
tragically life's many weaknesses.