[Music, lyrics & vocal melody: Ian Parry]
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Sadly his mother watches helplessly,
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as her child demolishes the very fabric she believes in.
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Catching an occasional glimpse, she remembers with great pain,
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the anguish she felt, as the memories from her past re-appear.
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Frustration turns to confused anger.
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She still can't come to terms with the fact
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that her husband took his own life.
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"Why", she asks herself, "why didn't he tell me?
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Why couldn't anybody lend him a helping hand?"
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All the while her son is silently crying out for help.
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[Intro]
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Looking back in time,
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Without consent.
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two lovers ran away
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A tragic tale, so often made
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So sad and destined to fail
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[Verse]
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They're in and out of every place
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Searchin' hard a sad disgrace
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At best a darkened room, without a view
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Those memories, still remain
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Never once did she complain
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Now time repeats itself, all over again
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[Bridge]
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What he did, was insane
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Sadly his own life he'd take
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And you've been left to face the guilt, alone
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[Chorus]
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Just try to remember
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He was a victim of circumstance
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Close your eyes, try to recall
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The strength you felt
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Now, is the time to be stronger
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Than you've ever been before
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Bury all your anguish and fear, you're not to blame
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[Verse]
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Don't analyze, come to terms
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Face the truth, don't turn away
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Where there's a will, there has to be a way
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Into the world, your child came
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Responsibility or shame
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He backed away from you, don't lose him again
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[Ad-libs]
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You're not alone! you've got to be stronger
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Victim Of Circumstance
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Elegy |