Mark'Oh feat. John Davies "On the Otherside"
Mark'Oh feat. John Davies "The Evidence"/"Rebirth"
Savage Garden "You Can Still Be Free"

Mark'Oh feat. John Davies "On the Otherside"

Matt after the death of his wife and daughter...

There is no hope what have I here
My body aches with pain and fear
Clouds of darkness impair my sight
How long the days how cold the nights
Was your departure timely planned
Or determined by god's guiding hand
By these rules I now abid
I'll see you on the otherside

We walked the path of life together
In a promise made forever
No goodbye and no confession
Oh who believes in resurrection
My flesh is whole my soul is bleeding
My heart interrupts my breathing
Christ the torment must subside
I'll see you on the otherside

Chorus

The world is full of contradiction
A sea of truth a mass of fiction
A soul that's twisted hurt and burning
Cannot escape the plague of yearning
What my future holds not clear
My destination I've no fear
Then the torment will subside
I'll see you on the otherside

Mark'Oh feat. John Davies "The Evidence"/"Rebirth"

Despite the horrible things that happened to Matt, there is still a fire inside him - only smoldering, but it's still there. It starts to burn brighter again when he finds Caleb to struggle for, and Lucas to fight against. This is his rebirth...

I have found that when
Truth and honesty flow
From within me
I can show strength
Here is the evidence
This is my rebirth

Rebirth - I'm shedding my skin
The blood of a thousand men
Is raining down on my past
Nobody cared and nobody asked

Rebirth - I'm shedding my skin
The words of a thousand men
Are fading into the past
Now I don't care and now I don't ask

I watched the world collapse behind me
As the shadows climbed my back
I let the devil sit beside me
And I've walked the thorny track
I felt the knives of envy stabbing
As I trod the barren earth
Let the crawlers do their grabbing
This is my Rebirth

Chorus

Yes I refused to do the kneeling
And converse with evil tongues
I could feel my backbone healing
No begging had been done
A path of fire so demanding
Every step of which I'm worth
No I expect no understanding
This is my Rebirth

Savage Garden "You Can Still Be Free"

I discovered this song the day before I finished my first American Gothic fan fiction, Out of the Darkness, which features Matt as the "leading man" along with Lucas. I just had to include it there, in the epilogue, since this is sooo very Matt, and it especially matched his situation in my story! (I know this is a shameless plug ;-) but you can find it at the Trinity Shadows' AG Erotica section.)

Cool breeze and autumn leaves
Slow motion daylight
A lone pair of watchful eyes
Oversee the living
Feel the presence all around
A tortured soul
A wound unhealing
No regrets or promises
The past is gone
But you can still be free
If time will set you free

Time to spread your wings
Take to flight
The life endeavour
Aim for the burning sun
You're trapped inside
But you can still be free
If time will set you free
But it's a long way to go

Keep moving way up high
You see the light
It shines forever
Sail through the crimson skies
The purest light
The light that sets you free
If time will set you free

Sail through the wind and rain tonight
You're free to fly tonight
And you can still be free
If time will set you free
And going higher than mountaintops
And go high the wind don't stop
And go high
Free to fly tonight
Free to fly tonight

1. August 2002