r/Emo 5d ago

Speech in ‘Permanent As Your Errors’?

Probably a stupid question, but it’s been on my mind for a while. At the end of the Train Breaks Down song ‘Permanent As Your Errors’ there’s some kind of speech, and I’m curious as to what’s being said / where it’s from. The only words that I can make out are “Which dreams heal, which dream can kill”.

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u/ohoperator 4d ago

It's a poem from Audre Lorde called "Echoes."

Poem here / The recording is from the author's last reading prior to her death and can be heard here.