Name: Symbols
Duration: P00H05M23S
Description: This song and video speaks to our perpetual need to make sense of the symbols and imagery in our lives.

Symbols

by Torn Chorus

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This song and video speaks to our perpetual need to make sense of the symbols and imagery in our lives.

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Symbols of my life, they are fading
Images of life have come and been
I've dwelt upon this earth now for a million years
But the symbols have changed into a dream.

See the people pray to their deities
Can't you feel the fervour of their plight?
They're hoping that there's someone there to ease the pain
The pain that is theirs alone to fight

Symbols, tell the story of this world
Read them, no more be alone
The beauty of innocence is what we seek
And simple peace of mind is all we'll own

There are words which tell us of our history
Words of war, tales of strife and woe
They are symbols etched out in the plaque of time
As witnesses that we have much to grow

Eloquence possessed by nature's learned men
Is not enough to make our knowledge whole
But one day man will reconcile his loneliness
And harmonise the symbols of his soul

Symbols, tell the story of this world
Read them, no more be alone
The beauty of innocence is what we seek
And simple peace of mind is all we'll own

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released August 23, 2019

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Torn Chorus Auckland, New Zealand

Torn Chorus is the performing name of Franklin Davis, a songwriter, musician and photographer, based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Franklin plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar and keyboards and he records and mixes his own music.

Recording and Mixing Software: Cakewalk by Bandlab.

Video Equipment: Sony Handycam and Mavic Air drone.

Video Editing Software: Adobe Premiere Elements. ... more

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