[Intro: Melancholic Fingerpicked Acoustic guitar, Soft brushes, Warm upright tone, arpeggiated, ambient FX, whispered gospel pad: Whispered, hushed, held breath]: Bye bye Li'l Sebastian You lit the sky like a constellation Your tiny hooves made the ground shake Oh The memories you did make [Verse: Upright piano, soft acoustic, brush snare, pedal steel Crying bends: Warm, eulogizing, Upright double bass]: Up in horsey heaven here's the thing You trade your legs for angels' wings And once we've all said goodbye You take a running leap and you learn to fly You weren't just a horse to us You were magic You were stardust A hero in a pint-sized frame A legend with a timeless name [Pre-Chorus: Add soft strings, Hammond organ]: And here's the part that hurts the most Humans cannot ride a ghost Bye bye Li'l Sebastian Miss you in the saddest fashion [Chorus: Full Band Kick-In, Big Gospel Harmonies, full kit with tom rolls]: Bye bye Li'l Sebastian You're five thousand candles in the wind Burning bright where dreams begin And though we all miss you every day We know you're up there eating heaven's hay [Post-Chorus: Breakdown, Child choir softly echoes lead vocal]: We raise a toast To your tiny might A legend lost but still burning bright Run free Run wild Where angels reside Forever our hero Our pony pride Bye bye Li'l Sebastian You're five thousand candles in the wind Oh Come on [Verse]: Oh little Sebastian how you shined so bright A tiny horse but a star in the night With your mane like silk and your trot so true Every step you took The world loved you [Chorus]: Bye bye Li'l Sebastian You're five thousand candles in the wind Burning bright where dreams begin And though we all miss you every day We know you're up there eating heaven's hay And here's the part that hurts the most Humans cannot ride a ghost [Bridge: Warm upright tone, arpeggiated, Gospel Hammond B3 padding, Add snare rolls and string crescendos, – Strings + Choir Slow, Swell + staccato]: Now the fields are quiet The barn feels cold But your spirit's worth its weight in gold We hear your neigh in the rustling trees A whisper carried on the breeze Everybody sing it now Bye bye Li'l Sebastian Miss you in the saddest fashion [Final-Chorus: Full Emotional Blast, – Key Change + Full Choir]: Bye bye Li'l Sebastian You're five thousand candles in the wind Burning bright where dreams begin Again And though we all miss you every day We know you're up there eating heaven's hay And here's the part that hurts the most Humans cannot ride a ghost [Outro: Vocals drop to a hush, acoustic picks up, – Gentle Fade-Out]: Your saddle's empty but your spirit roams Galloping through the clouds to your new home A trail of stardust where your hoofbeats fall In our hearts forever You're ten feet tall Bye bye Li'l Sebastian You're five thousand candles in the wind Five thousand candles in the wind Five thousand candles in the wind Five thousand candles in the wind
