daybreak (Oct. 2024)

[Intro: extremely slow, almost weightless, distant Celtic harp harmonics, low drone, faint birdsong] The sky grows pale And the birds begin to sing The stars disappear And the sun slowly shows its face [Verse 1: intimate breathy vocal, sparse harp, distant low whistle] The excitement slowly fades away Sleep begins to fall on me Let's go home Wrapped in the afterglow [Interlude: long instrumental, Celtic harp and soft ambient drone, very distant whistle] [Chorus: restrained, slowly opening, subtle modal Celtic harmony] I was here Standing upon the earth Connected to the sky The sky connected me to the world [Interlude: almost silent, slowly evolving drone, faint fiddle harmonics] [Verse 2: tired and peaceful, minimal instrumentation] The house comes into view A comforting weariness My heartbeat is calm But the afterglow remains [Chorus: slightly fuller, soft Celtic fiddle and harp] I was here Standing upon the earth Connected to the sky The sky connected me to the world [Chorus: very gradual emotional expansion, no percussion] I was here Standing upon the earth Connected to the sky The sky connected me to the world [Outro: fading, whispered vocal, harp harmonics, distant low whistle] The sky blesses us The sky blesses us [Outro: very long instrumental fade, birds gradually becoming clearer]