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The song that I associate with "The Tale Of The Comet" is called "Running Hard" by a rock band called Renaissance. My characters do a lot of running around in "The Tale Of The Comet", and there is a strong element of trying to get back "what used to be" at the heart of the story. Most of the characters just want to get back to home and normality, but Kai-Tai wants "what used to be" in a much more darker sense. And for Chen-Soo getting back to "what used to be" only brings a feeling of dread. But no matter how hard they all run, their goal only seems to get further out of reach. And at the end of the story "the dark" certainly is coming down. |
The song was published a number of times, most notably in 1976 on the album "Renaissance Live At Carnegie Hall". I still
have the album on vinyl. These days you can pick up a CD version.
If you decide to buy the CD try this cached Amazon.com search
results page as a reference point (no profit for me though - damn!).
If you want further information on Renaissance, try their homepage
at Northern Lights, or try the usual search engines.
For your delectation the lyrics of "Running Hard" are shown below.
Running hard towards what
used to be
Losing ground in changes sliding
endlessly
Reaching out for mirrors hidden in the
web
Painting lines upon your face inside
instead
Sounds so bad the music's flat on every
line
Songs of blackened lace know you're dying all
the time
Sounds so bad you let the music take your
soul
Slipping through the day
Lose the only way
you know
Running hard towards what used to
be
Losing ground in changes sliding
endlessly
Reaching out for things you want to
see
Find reflections of insane reality
La la
...
Running hard towards what used to
be
Losing ground in changes sliding
endlessly
Reaching out for shadows passing
through
See the dark around is coming down on
you
Song & Lyrics Copyright © Renaissance 1976
If you haven't already done so, read "The Tale Of The Comet" online now.
Visit the Renaissance Homepage.