Song
O Satyrus, My Brother
From the release: On the Death of Satyrus
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
O Satyrus, my brother, my heart, my guide
You walked beside me, never behind
When I was lost, you lit the way
And now you’ve gone where I can’t stay
[Verse 2]
You bore my burdens, fought my fears
You lived with honor through the years
You chose the right when none could see
And gave your strength to carry me
[Chorus]
O Satyrus, my brother
No words can hold this ache
But love like yours can never die
It only waits to wake
I’ll see you in the morning
Where joy forgets the night
O Satyrus, my brother
Now walk in glory’s light
[Verse 3]
You would have died in place of me
But now you live eternally
I feel the hollow, still I sing
For you are with the risen King
[Chorus]
O Satyrus, my brother
No words can hold this ache
But love like yours can never die
It only waits to wake
I’ll see you in the morning
Where joy forgets the night
O Satyrus, my brother
Now walk in glory’s light
[Final Verse – fading]
O Satyrus…
My brother…
I’ll see you in the light
Song Meaning
“O Satyrus, My Brother” closes the album as direct address: grief speaking to the beloved by name. Ambrose repeatedly turns toward Satyrus in On the Death of Satyrus, calling him brother, companion, helper, and the one with whom his life had been almost indivisible. He says Satyrus remains with him in affection, appears in memory, and is not severed from him by death or time. Near the end, Ambrose asks Satyrus to prepare a shared dwelling and says that, since Satyrus cannot return, he will go to him. This final song returns to the simplest wound: my brother is gone. Yet the farewell is temporary because Christ has risen. The track gathers the album into one hope: the brother mourned in tears will be met again in light.
Song Inspiration
Saint Ambrose’s On the Death of Satyrus, especially where Ambrose addresses Satyrus directly, mourns their separation, and hopes for reunion beyond death.
From the Source
Supporting passages from the Augustinus Vox Standard Version (AVSV). Select a source to read it in context.
I have not lost the enjoyment of you, but changed it: before, you were inseparable from me in body; now you are indivisible from me in affection.
Now, since you can no longer return, we shall go to you; it is right that we repay the service and assume our turn.
Additional Details
Song Style: atmospheric synths, rock, slow, dynamic tempo shifts, 80s rock ballad, ballad, epic guitar riffs, male vocals
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