From the recording Dark Tales
Piano – Elena E
Cello -Jonathan Golove
Vocals– Elena E
Mixing engineer – Jenna Rutowski
Mastering engineer – Fred Betschen
Composed and produced by Elena E.
Abstract Circus Publishing (ASCAP)
This recording is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and New York State Legislature
©℗ 2024 Triple E Records
Lyrics
Olympia
Dear Clara, I am sorry, I'm no longer your betrothed
Old professor's quiet daughter swept my world
Her sweet glance is soft and longing, I'm enraptured by her poise
Soon we're going to get married, I will be forever hers
Olympia, beauty of my soul
Olympia, she will make me whole
My last letter, dearest Claram was a hasty consequence
Of a mind obsessed with a notion of romance
She is not what I';d imagined, she's a phantom of my mind
Old professor carved a monster, hollow husk with human eyes
Olympia, beauty with no soul
Olympia, lifeless stare will swallow you...
Self-winding-up concealed clockwork,
She sneezed more than she yawned
A wooden doll without a soul
Her lover has been warned
The only means of his escape
Was through his troubled mind
He tried in vain through awful pain
And finally fell a victim to
Olympia, beauty with no soul
Olympia, lifeless stare will swallow you whole