It’s easy to reach for Chrome or Birds of Relocation when you want to listen to Eric Peters since those albums resonate with a powerful authenticity, but some of his finest material is found on albums like 2003’s Miracle of Forgetting. “The Ending” is the album’s lead track and it’s also our song of the week, a reminder of Eric’s extended history of writing beautiful, honest songs that meet us where we are and remind us of a greater hope. In addition to the album stream below, check out this acoustic version via Under the Radar as well.
“The Ending” by Eric Peters from the album Miracle of Forgetting
today came in earnest
with a smile on its face wry as it was cunning pure as it was base
now my days are numbered like the sands in the sea I held onto hoping as long as hope held onto me
it came with a thunder but it made not a sound it came down like an angel from heaven to the cold, cold ground
don’t say it’s over when the world’s gone mad I’ve seen the ending and it’s not so bad don’t say it’s over when you lose your heart cause the ending is where you start
the world lost its reason the sky laid to waste all that was hopeless is borne on your face
it hurts every moment in the fight for your life keep your chin up hoping it’s the life of the fight
don’t say it’s over when the world’s gone mad I’ve seen the ending and it’s not so bad don’t say it’s over when you lose your heart
I want to know why we fall so hard and why hope for tomorrow can seem so far away
don’t say it’s over when the world’s gone mad I’ve seen the ending and it’s not so bad don’t say it’s over when you lose your heart ’cause the ending is where we start