[Intro] (Slow, haunting piano melody) (Soft cello joins in) [Verse 1] Night falls fast and the stars grow pale with weary light, The house stands empty, while silence wanders through the walls. Who snatched you away? Who tore you from my sight? In the garden, the flowers wither, weeping for your ghost, And the path that bound us once is buried now in dust. [Chorus] Alas, they have gone, like smoke upon the wind, Only the shadow remains, only the void stays behind. Why did they leave? The Fates offer no reply, And the earth is silent beneath me where I lie. [Verse 2] Time flies on, but my sorrow strikes its roots deep, Like a tree growing strong amidst the crumbling ruins. Words are hollow now, and prayers to the gods are vain; For death is deaf, and the path to the shadows has no return. You were my only light; now the night is never-ending. [Chorus] Alas, they have gone, like smoke upon the wind, Only the shadow remains, only the void stays behind. Why did they leave? The Fates offer no reply, And the earth is silent beneath me where I lie. [Bridge] (Orchestral build-up) (Emotional intensity) Perhaps you dwell among the stars, or in the gentle breeze, But I remain here, caught between the tears and the dust. I hold your memory close, a flame against the storm. [Outro] Until death joins us at last... In everlasting peace. Farewell, my soul... Farewell forevermore. (Final piano notes fade to silence) [End] Music and lyrics by No7D (c)
