The Horla from Proselyte by Proselyte

Carter wrote this song long before Proselyte was ever a full band. It's all about his ex's mother and father, and dealing with the trauma of an ugly breakup, and losing people you love who were otherwise not involved in said break up. It's about relationships caught in the crossfire of other people's decisions, and losing people that you did not deserve to lose.
The Horla is an old short story of a ghost accompanying and befriending the protagonist in his home, and eventually driving him completely insane.

Tracklist

3.	The Horla	4:44

Lyrics

All alone
The condition is worsening every day
I'm lost within the sea of my own misery

The beginning of the end of it all, is at hand
I beseech thee, there, brethren, please take me by my fragile hand
Let me lead you to my nightmare
I've been wandering around these halls without a care in the world
Just a simple headed man, blind to his ignorance
Speak life to me, give me feeling

Here they come, and there they go
What happens in these walls they'll never ever know
Wading in the tears that I wasted crying over them
I crack my teeth, at the thought of losing them
Please don't come and check on me
Don't want you seeing all my grief
Don't want you looking right me
Watch me bleed in misery
Send your messages, so you never see my bandages
God forbid you reach out your hand

The Horla keeps me company
The only feeling that I have is apathy
But I'm much much more than I use to be
This is now my dark reality
Show us all what you have done
You are nothing more than a face to shun
Give me the names of all the people you helped
And then I'll finally ask
"Can she save you from Hell?"

Torn into pieces by the words that you speak
There's nothing left, there's nothing left within me
When I asked for your hand did you even hear me
The only one who stayed was the Horla living inside me

Credits

from Proselyte, released May 10, 2024

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