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Wisdom Comes Lyrics
He who learns must suffer
And even in our sleep
Pain that cannot forget
Falls drop by drop upon the heart
And in our own despair
Against our will
Comes wisdom to us
By the awful grace of god
Ease your pain
I cannot
With suffering
I don't
He who learns must suffer
And even in our sleep
Pain falls drop by drop
Upon the heart
Ease your pain
I cannot
With suffering
I don't
Against our will
Wisdom comes
And even in our sleep
Pain that cannot forget
Falls drop by drop upon the heart
And in our own despair
Against our will
Comes wisdom to us
By the awful grace of god
Ease your pain
I cannot
With suffering
I don't
He who learns must suffer
And even in our sleep
Pain falls drop by drop
Upon the heart
Ease your pain
I cannot
With suffering
I don't
Against our will
Wisdom comes
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The primary inspiration for the lyrics is Robert Kennedy’s Indianapolis speech on the death of Martin Luther King Jr.
Quoting from memory and without a reference book, Kennedy makes a slight misquote of Aeschylus' Agamemnon that he renders as
Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.
Source: Joe Duplantier discussing his favorite song from each Gojira album
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Studio des Milans, Ondres, France
Release Date
April 18, 2003
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