THE CHORUS OF THOSE THAT REMEMBER

Prologue – Chorus] We remember the storm before the rain We remember the mask before the name The marble halls still praise the throne But we remember what was done The mountains heard The rivers knew The sky kept silent So we speak for truth [Verse 1 – Leda] I walked where the reeds bent low and white Silver water, fading light Then came feathers upon the wind A graceful shape with hidden intent The river carried what I could not say The river carries it still today Songs were written of eggs and kings Not of the weight beneath those wings [Chorus] Thunder on Olympus Lightning in the crown Every tale grows larger while the truth is watered down Hear us now together Across the centuries We are more than footnotes in heroic histories [Verse 2 – Europa] He stood so calm upon the shore Gentle eyes, nothing more Children laughed and flowers fell No one heard the warning bell Then came waves and open sea A distant land awaiting me The poets sang of romance bright Not of fear beneath the night [Chorus] Thunder on Olympus Lightning in the crown Every tale grows larger while the truth is watered down Hear us now together Across the centuries We are more than footnotes in heroic histories [Verse 3 – Danaë] Bronze walls locked against the sky No road in and no road by Yet gold came pouring through the stone And found me though I stood alone The bards admired the shining rain The miracle, the wealth, the gain But every prison has a door And mine was not a wall anymore [Verse 4 – Nemesis] Across the mountains, through the grain Across the forests, through the rain I changed my face, I changed my flight Still the shadow matched my stride The world grew small beneath pursuit No branch, no field, no hidden route The stars looked down and said no word Only silence followed every bird [Bridge – Chorus] How many names were carved in stone? How many stories told alone? How many crowns escaped the blame? How many losses changed their names? The eagle circles high above Power calls itself by love The temple bells forever ring For every god and every king [Verse 5 – Alcmene] The door was opened without fear The voice, the face, the one held dear The night wore comfort like a cloak Until the morning and the truth awoke The songs remember mighty deeds The line of kings, the noble seeds But I remember something else A trust mistaken for itself [Final Chorus – All Voices] We remember the swan We remember the bull We remember the gold rain falling through We remember the chase We remember the guise We remember the stories behind the stories told Thunder on Olympus Lightning in the crown The mountains keep their echoes though the statues crumble down Let the poets sing their legends Let the kings defend their fame We are the chorus of remembrance And we will say the names. [Outro] The rivers know The sea recalls The mountains keep What memory holds We remember. We remember. We remember.