Prophecy
Prophecy is the fourth track off the EP Of Course It's Personal. It is written in the key of D, in 4/4 time, at 125 BPM.
Lyrics
Little dragon girl, with the star-crossed wires
Bottom of the world, with your lungs on fire
Flower of the wall, make your burden light
Bravest of us all, in an endless fight
Your heavy-lidded eyes close
and in between the pain and smoke
a voice from within you spoke:
"Little dragon girl, in the blinding light
giver of the world, hold your angel tight
Builder of the wall, in the burning fire
Bravest of us all, in the tangled mire"
Still your tired eyes close
as the blood in your veins froze
a voice from within you spoke:
"The purest love
will come forth from your blood
Your work here is not done
You must go on!"
Background
I have a close friend, who we'll call R, who has struggled with suicidal ideation since she was young. Things were especially grim during high school, when we met. R often told me she couldn't find any reasons to live.
Then, one day, R confided in me about a dream she'd had. In the dream, she held a newborn baby. She felt a vivid, intense love for the baby, a love like she'd never felt in real life. Then she heard a voice tell her that one day she would give birth to a baby boy, and that it was very important that she keep going so that she could feel this love again.
R is not a religious person by any means, and she didn't know what to make of this dream. R said at the time it made her uncomfortable, and even now, she downplays the prophetic significance of the dream. That being said, she does now have children of her own, who she loves more than anything. Make of that what you will.