"Hush"

Album Art by Bill Scoville.

**"Hush"** is a song by the American rock band Coheed and Cambria. It is the fifteenth and final track on the iTunes Version of their 2010 album *Year of the Black Rainbow*.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Is there something I can do

Given mistakes I put you through?

There's no limit to this; just give us what we need

Should you stagger, should you fall

Remember this and remember them all

You're a wretched design, and this is all your fault

**[Pre-Chorus]**

They're going to press you

To leave now we'll look through

You'll find you're no better when you're left to go

**[Chorus]**

'Cause there's just no one in this world

Like you, my darling dear

Can I go living on this life without you?

Let this be my dying wish

Please give me more than this

It hurts so; please, I paid my price, my penance

Hush, there is no lover

Just enough to murder us

I am your ghost

**[Verse 2]**

Disturbed, you ponder these tainted dreams

No questions unanswered, your future sings

There are limits to love, now learn to feel its sting

You will shatter, you will fall

Rendering helpless, your world dissolves

You can push on these walls, but help won't hear your call

**[Pre-Chorus]**

They're going to press you

To leave now we'll look through

You'll find you're no better when you're left to go

**[Chorus]**

'Cause there's just no one in this world

Like you, my darling dear

Can I go living on this life without you?

Let this be my dying wish

Please give me more than this

It hurts so; please, I paid my price, my penance

Hush, there is no lover

Just enough to murder us

I am your ghost

**[Bridge (Spoken)]**

*No matter what you tell yourself, ladies and gentleman, there is no end of the rainbow; no greater good or purpose that you or I serve on this surface. There is one thing we can look forward to doing certainly, and that's dying. Why waste your time wondering who you are, when there are plenty of things you aren't? Lets give our egos a rest and put our hearts to work, shall we?*

**[Chorus]**

'Cause there's just no one in this world

Like you, my darling dear

Can I go living on this life without you?

Let this be my dying wish

Please give me more than this

It hurts so; please, I paid my price, my penance

'Cause there's just no one in this world

Like you, my darling dear

Can I go living on this life without you?

Let this be my dying wish

Please give me more than this

It hurts so; please, I paid my price, my penance

Hush, there is no lover

Just enough to murder us

I am your ghost

## Story Context

This song seems to be the thoughts of Hohenberger in Chapter 9 of the novel in which he has created the IRO-bots KBI. Throughout their creation, the only thing he can think of is Pearl. What can he give her to make up for his mistake? The lines, "Should you stagger, should you fall / Remember this and remember them all / You're a wretched design, and this is all your fault" seem to be what he perceives Pearl is saying to him. We also get the line, "Can I go living on this life without you?" which may be a foreshadow to how Leonard reacts and the actions he takes after she meets her own end.

## Trivia

* The line, "a wretched design" is the title of Chapter 8.
* The line, "I am your ghost," could be a reference to the title of Chapter 21, "I'll Be Your Ghost."

## References

1. ↑ https://genius.com/Coheed-and-cambria-hush-lyrics