The Lot (Ethereal Prog Rock)

[Verse 1 - drum tempo increases, high hat and kick drums lock in tight]
The snow has gathered on the ground,
Not a footprint to be found,
Its luster still so pearly white,
The evergreens bend low tonight,
Weighed down beneath their boughs of snow,
A silent world all still and slow.

[Pre-Chorus emotional emphasis, held final notes]
Hush lies over sleeping pine,
Winter holds its breath in mine.

[Tom rolls, Tom fills]
[Chorus - multi voice cascading chorus, full instrumentation]
White shines in the fallen snow and green shines in the pine tree,
Silver in the icicles that shimmer wild and free,
Gold shines in the Christmas lights that twinkle in the snow,
Blue shines in the winter sky that glistens all aglow.

[Verse 2 drum tempo increases, high hat and kick drums lock in tight]
The wind comes cutting through the lot,
The pine trees shiver at the thought,
A mist of crystals starts to fall,
So small they're barely there at all,
The heavy scent of evergreen,
The coldest air I've ever seen.

[Pre-Chorus emotional emphasis, held final notes]
Softly now the branches sigh,
Whispers drifting through the sky.

[Tom rolls, Tom fills]
[Chorus - multi voice cascading chorus, full instrumentation]
White hums in the fallen snow and green hums in the pine tree,
Silver in the icicles that shimmer wild and free,
Gold hums in the Christmas lights that twinkle in the snow,
Blue hums in the winter sky that glistens all aglow.

[Interlude 1 - 8 bars, 10 seconds, synthesizer and strings call and response]

[Bridge - melody shifts to new theme, key change up a half step, dreamy suspended motion, warm bass and beat continue, vocal delivery becomes reflective and intimate but fully supported, echo delay]
I stand alone among the pines,
Where shadow falls in silver lines,
The snowflakes drift without a care,
Like tiny lanterns in the air,
No other soul for miles around,
Just me and winter's only sound.

[Pre-Chorus emotional emphasis, held final notes]
Still and bright the moonlight gleams,
Winter wrapped in gentle dreams.

[Tom rolls, Tom fills]
[Chorus - multi voice cascading chorus, full instrumentation]
White lives in the fallen snow and green lives in the pine tree,
Silver in the icicles that shimmer wild and free,
Gold lives in the Christmas lights that twinkle in the snow,
Blue lives in the winter sky that glistens all aglow.

[Interlude 2 - 12 bars, 20 seconds, synthesizer and strings call and response]

[Chorus - Vocals fade gradually]
White was in the fallen snow and green was in the pine tree,
Silver in the icicles that shimmered wild and free,
Gold was in the Christmas lights that twinkled in the snow,
Blue was in the winter sky that glistened all aglow.

[outro - emphasis and slow delivery]
And the thick snow crunches
With sorrow -
As man touches the landscape.

[Outro]
[Pads decay slowly to silence]

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[Chorus - multi voice cascading chorus, full instrumentation] White is in the fallen snow and green is in the pine tree, Silver in the icicles that shimmer wild and free, Gold is in the Christmas lights that twinkle in the snow, Blue is in the winter sky that glistens all aglow. [Verse 1 - drum tempo increases, high hat and kick drums lock in tight] The snow has gathered on the ground, Not a footprint to be found, Its luster still so pearly white, The evergreens bend low tonight, Weighed down beneath their boughs of snow, A silent world all still and slow. [Pre-Chorus emotional emphasis, held final notes] Hush lies over sleeping pine, Winter holds its breath in mine. [Tom rolls, Tom fills] [Chorus - multi voice cascading chorus, full instrumentation] White shines in the fallen snow and green shines in the pine tree, Silver in the icicles that shimmer wild and free, Gold shines in the Christmas lights that twinkle in the snow, Blue shines in the winter sky that glistens all aglow. [Verse 2 drum tempo increases, high hat and kick drums lock in tight] The wind comes cutting through the lot, The pine trees shiver at the thought, A mist of crystals starts to fall, So small they're barely there at all, The heavy scent of evergreen, The coldest air I've ever seen. [Pre-Chorus emotional emphasis, held final notes] Softly now the branches sigh, Whispers drifting through the sky. [Tom rolls, Tom fills] [Chorus - multi voice cascading chorus, full instrumentation] White hums in the fallen snow and green hums in the pine tree, Silver in the icicles that shimmer wild and free, Gold hums in the Christmas lights that twinkle in the snow, Blue hums in the winter sky that glistens all aglow. [Interlude 1 - 8 bars, 10 seconds, synthesizer and strings call and response] [Bridge - melody shifts to new theme, key change up a half step, dreamy suspended motion, warm bass and beat continue, vocal delivery becomes reflective and intimate but fully supported, echo delay] I stand alone among the pines, Where shadow falls in silver lines, The snowflakes drift without a care, Like tiny lanterns in the air, No other soul for miles around, Just me and winter's only sound. [Pre-Chorus emotional emphasis, held final notes] Still and bright the moonlight gleams, Winter wrapped in gentle dreams. [Tom rolls, Tom fills] [Chorus - multi voice cascading chorus, full instrumentation] White lives in the fallen snow and green lives in the pine tree, Silver in the icicles that shimmer wild and free, Gold lives in the Christmas lights that twinkle in the snow, Blue lives in the winter sky that glistens all aglow. [Interlude 2 - 12 bars, 20 seconds, synthesizer and strings call and response] [Chorus - Vocals fade gradually] White was in the fallen snow and green was in the pine tree, Silver in the icicles that shimmered wild and free, Gold was in the Christmas lights that twinkled in the snow, Blue was in the winter sky that glistened all aglow. [outro - emphasis and slow delivery] And the thick snow crunches With sorrow - As man touches the landscape. [Outro] [Pads decay slowly to silence]

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