The Queen of Carthage
Brutal to love,
more brutal to die.
And brutal beyond the reaches of justice
to die of love.
In the end, Dido
summoned her ladies in waiting
that they might see
the harsh destiny inscribed for her by the Fates.
She said, “Aeneas
came to me over the shimmering water;
I asked the Fates
to permit him to return my passion,
even for a short time. What difference
between that and a lifetime: in truth, in such moments,
they are the same, they are both eternity.
I was given a great gift
which I attempted to increase, to prolong.
Aeneas came to me over the water: the beginning
blinded me.
Now the Queen of Carthage
will accept suffering as she accepted favor:
to be noticed by the Fates
is some distinction after all.
Or should one say, to have honored hunger,
since the Fates go by that name also.”
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plz listen to portishead's Third if u haven't already. im not sure why the following album art i googled is from a site called terrorism.com. this i do not know. nope.
go watch the rip. idk if ive seen the video for this song. i like the song. im not terribly big on music videos. if u are the same, u could just close yr eyes and listen? or simply download the mp3? u have free will i guess so its up to u. me, im just getting lazier with my punctuation and shit.
the lyrics on "we carry on" are prob my favorite on the album, btw:
The taste of life I can't describe
It's choking on my mind
Reaching out I can't believe
Faith it can't decide
On and on I carry on
But underneath my mind
And on and on I tell myself
It's this I can't disguise
Oh can't you see
Holding on to my heart
I bleed the taste of life
The pace, the time, I can't survive
It's grinding down the view
Breaking out which way to choose
A choice I can't renew
Holding on I carry on
But underneath my mind
And on and on I tell myself
It's this I can't disguise
Oh can't you see
Holding on to my heart
I bleed, no place is safe
Can't you see the taste of life
~
一寸相思一寸灰
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