Ink-Stained Echoes (ver 2) (Sumi’s Lullaby)

[Intro] ([A simple, slow piano melody begins] [faint, rhythmic sound of a pencil sketching] [whispers]: "Hold still... I don't want to forget your voice." [Verse 1] Half in the pink, half in the night Big blue eyes searching for the light Sketchbook open, world on the page A quiet bird in a silver cage Conductive ink flowing like a stream Drawing the ghosts out of a dream Shadows and vapor, beautiful and thin Waiting for the ten minutes to begin. [Chorus] GENTLY NOW, BREATHING IN BLACK Bringing the ones we lost right back Ten minutes of ink, ten minutes of grace Touching the lines of a phantom face It’s temporary art, a liquid soul Making the broken pieces feel whole. [Bridge] [The music swells with a soft, mournful cello] The ink starts to fade, the shadow starts to blur "I remember you," I whisper to her A familiar voice on a shadow-tongue A song for the old, a song for the young. [Verse 2] Dark Shadow listens, silent and still Anchored by memories, anchored by will One side is pastel, one side is deep A secret promise that I’ve had to keep. [Outro] [The piano slows down, note by note, as if the ink is running dry] Inkborn... skin-worn... Don't let the lines be torn... Goodnight, my shadow... Sleep in the ink... [Sound of a sketchbook closing]