[Intro | piano ensemble with atmospheric synth pad, deep bass octaves, triplet arpeggios in 7/8, no vocals] [Pre-Verse | tender theatrical male vocal, soft and fully sung, pianos and pad hushed beneath] My angel... my all... my very self A few words tonight, written with your pencil There are moments when speech is nothing after all [Verse 1 | intimate male vocal, flowing piano triplets, synth textures, second piano answering each line] Even in bed my thoughts run to you The sheets hold the cold where your warmth should be I reach across the dark and find Only the memory of your skin Joyful... then sad... asking Fate to speak Two nights in Teplitz, and both of them are you [Chorus | theatrical male vocal, full band swell, prominent piano, choir pads rising] Ever thine... ever mine... ever ours What tears, what longing... today, yesterday, always I can live only wholly with you Or not at all... or not at all Be calm... love me... never doubt For this faithful heart is yours Ever thine... ever mine... ever ours [Extended Instrumental Break | pianos and synthesizers conversing in 7/8, progressive drums building, expressive piano runs] [Verse 2 | male lead, soft female harmony entering, pianos interweaving with synth] I press these lines into the paper The way I would press you to me They ride the post on Monday... find your hands on Saturday And I weep for every day between I will wander far, until I fly into your arms And send my soul enveloped in yours [Chorus | male and female duet, building crescendo, driving rhythm, prominent piano] Ever thine... ever mine... ever ours What tears, what longing... today, yesterday, always I can live only wholly with you Or not at all... or not at all Be calm... love me... never doubt For this faithful heart is yours Ever thine... ever mine... ever ours [Bridge | presto agitato, thunderous piano octaves, fast cascading runs, driving progressive drums, raw powerful male vocal, dark male choir swells] Why this sorrow, where necessity speaks? Love demands everything... and rightly so You are not wholly mine... I am not wholly yours Even the road conspired to keep me from you The wheels gave way... the night was black as ink Deep forest... bottomless mud... I pressed on through The thought of you drove me forward Oh God... so near... so far! [Verse 3 | sudden calm, drums drop out, steady grave pianos, resolute male vocal, quiet strength] No other woman can possess this heart Never... never... you know my faithfulness Distance may take the days, the miles, the words But never what is sealed in your name I will arrange my life to live with you alone And one day say with my whole body: I am home [Final Chorus | full band, full piano ensemble, mixed choir, soaring harmonies, maximum intensity] Ever thine... ever mine... ever ours What tears, what longing... today, yesterday, always I can live only wholly with you Or not at all... or not at all Be calm... love me... never doubt For this faithful heart is yours Ever thine... ever mine... ever ours [Outro | band fading, pianos softening to solo, distant choir, last line over solo piano alone] Is not our love a house of heaven Firm as the vault above? What must be for us, shall be Look out into the beauty of the world And know that I am looking too Ever thine... ever mine... ever ours [End]
