Yes, the Ever-lasting contrast. Since existence has known, the 'fight' between good & evil has continued. Obviously, this fight can never end. Good things turn bad, bad things become good. My fav. contrasting symbol, because it is so true & means so much – the battle between good & bad never ends… Here we ponder on the tragedy of Dylan Klebold.
Alive Alone is the haunting final track on The Chemical Brothers’ debut album, Exit Planet Dust. Like most techno, what vocals it does have are sparse, but its chorus – sung by folktronica artist Beth Orton – repeats over and over.
And I’m alive And I’m alone And I’ve never wanted to be either of those
And she shines And she shines for me She shines for me…
As the last song on his favourite band’s first album, Dylan undoubtedly would have heard Alive Alone innumerable times. It’s easy to imagine him up late at night, writing while listening to this refrain and feeling its sentiments hum in his own mind, body and soul.
my mind never stops… music runs 24/7 (xcept for sleep), just songs i hear, not necessarily good or bad, & thinking…– Existences, March 31, ’97
I want to find a room in the great hall & stay there w my love forever. sadness seems infinite & the shell of hapiness shines around. Yet the true despair overcomes in this lifetime. – Existences, October 14, ’97
She is my soulmate, my bliss (?), all the imaginative halcyons & pure existences I have with her (to me) are almost happiness… – Existences, June 8, ’98
i’m here, STILL alone, sill in pain, so is she. – Existences, January 20, ’99
The Everlasting Contrast 