Chronicle (song)

Chronicle is a song from See Through Mirrors (2003-2004) by Eth Eonel. Its original form appeared on the archive release Uncharted Territory: Demos and Rarities 2004-2022. The music for the original was written by the Oslo based band SeeD of the Day, and Eth wrote the lyrics and vocal melody and recorded on top of that, for an audition he did for the band. When finishing the See Through Mirrors record in 2023, Eth rearranged the song entirely, so only the lyrics and lyrical rhythm remained of the original song, making a softer, more jazzy version.

Lyrics
Intolerable it is, I can't admit defeat

The taste of it, so bitter sweet

Slander me, you may, stab a knife in my back

You'll soon learn you have entered a cul-de-sac

The chronicle of my defeat will be

Rewritten, retracing my steps

Red light shining all the way

Into the heart

You know I am ready

Not afraid, let it come, come the wind

Come the cold, come the storm

Come the rain

Fearlessly I let it fall on me

Like a flower overblown

But I keep my head high, and sotto voce

I swear I'll reclaim the throne

Someday, someday

You may think you've won, but I won't admit defeat

Acting like it never happened, you're so fucking 'sweet'

Lightning will strike you, maybe even twice

You may even die, damn! that would be nice

The chronicle of my defeat will be

Rewritten, retracing my steps

Red light shining all the way

Into the heart

You know I am ready

Not afraid, let it come, come the wind

Come the cold, come the storm

Come the rain

Fearlessly I let it fall on me

Like a flower overblown

But I keep my head high, and sotto voce

I swear I'll reclaim the throne

Someday, someday