[Spoken Narration - Narrator] There was a town at the foot of a mountain. No one there spoke of wonder anymore. They worked. They rested. They endured. But Lyra still believed the mountain kept what the town had lost. And on one cold night, she asked Nathaniel to climb with her. [Verse 1 - Narrator] When the bells forget to ring When the streets go still and gray When the sky looks down like stone On another silent day That is when the mountain stirs That is when it starts to call To the hearts that still believe There is more beyond the wall [Verse 2 - Town Ensemble] We sweep the floor, we bolt the door We keep our longings small We count the hours, we tend the fire We do not dream at all We learned to live with quiet hands We learned to lower our eyes We learned to trade the bright away For something safe and wise [Verse 3 - Lyra] But I hear music in the street And silver in the air I see lanterns in the dark As if someone left them there Something hidden still survives Something beautiful and true If the mountain kept our lost things Then it may have kept yours too [Chorus - Lyra + Ensemble] Something still is shining Somewhere in the night Something still is waiting Just beyond our sight Though the world grows smaller Though the days grow dim I will climb the silent mountain I will bring the music in [Verse 4 - Nathaniel] Lyra, I mend broken clocks I know what time can do Steel is steel and wheels are wheels And gray stays gray-blue Dreams are dust on window glass They glitter, then they fade Do not trust the mountain path Or promises it made [Spoken Interlude - Narrator] Nathaniel had once been full of wonder. But years had made him careful. And careful hearts can forget their own names. [Verse 5 - Lyra] Then come with me and bring your flame Bring your steady hands Bring the part you tucked away The part that still withstands If the mountain kept your lost boy Hidden in the snow Then maybe he is waiting there For you to come and know [Verse 6 - Narrator + Ensemble] So the windows watched them leave And the night held back its breath Two small figures climbing up Through the dark below the crest One with hope inside her hands One with fear he could not name And the mountain opened wide Like it knew why they came [Bridge - Narrator + Hollow Chorus] Every lost and lovely thing Leaves a spark, a thread, a wing Every dream you buried deep Is not dead and does not sleep Every song cut short too soon Waits beyond the darkened moon Softly, softly, hear it call There is more beyond the wall [Final Chorus - Full Company] Something still is shining Somewhere in the night Something still is waiting Just beyond our sight Though the world grows smaller Though the days grow dim We will climb the silent mountain We will bring the music in
