I Stared into the Eyes of Death

 

“Do not mourn my Death, I did not die

I am the thousand truths against a splendid lie.”

A boy aged 15 and his sister in her 19, both being brought up in broken family, hanged themselves to death last night. Reading the story of the siblings, if we happen to come across it in a rather remote corner of the newspaper the story suits best, Pathos spills out of our heart as we brace for the heart-rending tragedy, which we, from the social and religious perspective, term an act of sin. But looking at things from a different angel I would like to presume that it is the society, which force people into Hamlet’s dilemma of “ to be or not to be,” leaving them with only two choices: to suffer in the seas of sorrows or to put an end….an end of everything only to meet the ultimate beginning.

 

But what forced myself into writing this is the lyrics of “The Departure” by Hypocrisy. The teenager boy, before bidding GOOD BYE, scribbled down the lyrics of the song along the last 6 pages of his notebook. Imagining the state of mind of the brave heart- yes I call it bravery going against those who call it cowardice-and correlating with the hair-raising lines I was just awe-struck finding my mind getting stirred into turbulence of disbelief, despondence, anger, hopelessness, helplessness…..This is how the lyrics go:

 

I came back to life

Naked, tied to the floor

In the corner of my eyes

I saw them coming through the door

 

All is black, all is white

Gotta open my eyes

And faced the airport lights

 

I stared into the eyes of eternity

I've seen what no man's ever seen

I stared into the eyes of eternity

I've been where no man's ever been

 

I cannot move, behind myself is a spark

I pray on myself of who I left behind

 

And as I look around

Then I realize I'm all alone

The dark so wide so wasted

Chills me to the bone

 

Oh, suddenly arising up in the air

My mind was burning

The [Incomprehensible] spare

I said farewell to the bodies, they're stealing

 

All is black, all is white

I open my eyes

And face the airport lights

 

I stared into the eyes of eternity

I've seen what no man's ever seen

I stared into the eyes of eternity

I've been where no man's ever been

 

Always setting us free

I'll fit right back into the dream

But something here just keeps me awake

 

And I'm cut wide open

Maybe they search for my soul

This is more than a human can take

 

And don't tell me I'm dreaming

I know what I saw

I'll feel alive like never before

 

I stared into the eyes of eternity

And I've seen what no man's ever seen

I stared into the eyes of eternity

I've been where no man's ever been

 

I stared into the eyes of eternity

I've seen what no man's ever seen

I stared into the eyes of eternity

I've been where no man's ever been.

 

Do not mourn my Death, I did not die

I am the thousand truths against a splendid lie.

 

I stared into the eyes of Death.