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Lyrical June 6 - Empty Chairs at Empty Tables

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Marius sings this haunting song after the battle at the Barricades, from Les Miserables.

There's a grief that can't be spoken.
There's a pain goes on and on.
Empty chairs at empty tables
Now my friends are dead and gone.

Here they talked of revolution.
Here it was they lit the flame.
Here they sang about `tomorrow'
And tomorrow never came.

From the table in the corner
They could see a world reborn
And they rose with voices ringing
I can hear them now!
The very words that they had sung
Became their last communion
On the lonely barricade at dawn.

Oh my friends, my friends forgive me
That I live and you are gone.
There's a grief that can't be spoken.
There's a pain goes on and on.

Phantom faces at the window.
Phantom shadows on the floor.
Empty chairs at empty tables
Where my friends will meet no more.

Oh my friends, my friends, don't ask me
What your sacrifice was for
Empty chairs at empty tables
Where my friend will sing no more.

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carol j. phipps06-Jun-2017 23:12
Strong image and poem combination! As a Pastoral Care Counselor, this theme is visited often during Grief counseling. Blessings to you!
larose forest photos06-Jun-2017 15:16
Excellent match of lyrics with image. Very well done. VV
jeanb06-Jun-2017 15:06
Well matched.
Walter Otto Koenig06-Jun-2017 15:02
Nicely composed. I like the tones and ambiance.
laine06-Jun-2017 11:58
I can still hear Eddie Redmayne's voice in the movie version. Well done Chris.
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