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December 24, 2013
The times are nightfall, look, their light grows less
The times are nightfall, look, their light grows less;
The times are winter, watch, a world undone:
They waste, they wither worse; they as they run
Or bring more or more blazon man's distress.
And I not help. Nor word now of success:
All is from wreck, here, there, to rescue one—
Work which to see scarce so much as begun
Makes welcome death, does dear forgetfulness.
Or what is else? There is your world within.
There rid the dragons, root out there the sin.
Your will is law in that small commonweal...
Posted by gerardvanderleun at December 24, 2013 4:57 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
Or, by two more recent lyricists:
Something has called to us all of our days
Whispering of glory and glorious ways
Someone has reached from an infinite space
Found in our hearts the most secretive place
Planted a vision though not clearly seen
For mankind is fallen, mankind is fallen
Mankind is fallen
There is a yearning in every heart
Reminding us all who we were from the start
Destined for more than our earthly estate
Heaven may beckon though we're doomed to wait
And so we may search for what truth we can find
For mankind is fallen
There is a dragon as real as can be
Conquered mankind with the fruit of the tree
And he sees the truth of who we're meant to be
Searching for someone that calls from above
A hero to follow, who worthy of love
Has risen from death and then rolled back the stone
Holds high the sword and then urges us on
To put down the dragon we've served all along
For mankind is fallen
("Heroes and Dragons," Fred Schendel & Steve Babb ("Glass Hammer"), from the album Lex Rex)
Posted by: Francis W. Porretto at December 24, 2013 1:37 PM
That refrain sounds like someone running from the scene of a just-happened disaster, calling out a warning, "Mankind is fallen, Mankind is fallen,
Mankind is fallen." Like a defensive wall has been breached.
Posted by: JB at December 25, 2013 4:10 AM