The Alchemist of the Hollow Shades (Remastered)

epic, folk storytelling, vocals, Hand Drums, flutes, Harp, female vocals

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[Verse 1 – softly, with rising harp and flute]
In the Hollow Shades, where the fog runs deep,
And secrets stir while the young ones sleep,
A colt was born with a silent horn,
To a dragon-cursed line, weary and worn.

His eyes were gold, but the fire was gone,
No magic danced when the stars shone on.
Yet he learned to brew, to burn, to bind,
What spells denied, he carved with mind.

[Chorus – with drums joining softly]
Oh, Varian Tealcoat, horn unlit,
Walked with shadows, never quit.
Golden turned silver, limb turned ghost,
Still he haunts the Everfree fog.
The alchemist of blood and bloom,
A child of night, a breath of gloom.

[Verse 2 – slower, voice somber]
The Scorpio came in the heat of dusk,
With poison sharp and a hide like husk.
He fought alone, though the clan stood still,
And paid the price in flesh and will.

A hind leg lost, an eye gone dim,
But the moon still stirred inside of him.
With iron breath and splintered bone,
He forged ahead, but not alone.

[Bridge – whispered, over flute and distant owl sound]
They say he bears the lunar sign,
Etched on skin by fate’s design.
Same as she, the forest queen,
Who walks where stars have never been.

[Verse 3 – picking up in hope, with harp flourish]
To MedicineArrow, fierce and free,
He ran through branch and alchemy.
He sought not glory, crown, or praise,
But meaning in the moon’s dark blaze.

He found her deep in twilight’s breath,
The one who danced on edge of death.
And there, beneath the violet pine,
The curse turned root, the root turned vine.

[Final Chorus – full instrumentation, proud but haunting]
Oh, Varian Tealcoat, horn unlit,
Bound by loss, but never split.
Through venom’s fire and silence grim,
The night still sang its song in him.
The alchemist with haunted flame,
Now walks the woods with no more shame.

[Spoken Outro – soft and wistful]
“So if you see a shimmer in the Hollow Shades, a silver eye beneath the moss…
...don’t fear. 
He’s just watching. 
And he never left.”

[Whispered]
Moonlight guide his path—and yours.

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[Spoken Intro, over quiet harp plucks] “Ah, gather close, little sparks of moonlight… I’ll sing you the tale of a unicorn born without magic... ...who carried the night inside him, even when the stars turned away.” [Verse 1 – softly, with rising harp and flute] In the Hollow Shades, where the fog runs deep, And secrets stir while the young ones sleep, A colt was born with a silent horn, To a dragon-cursed line, weary and worn. His eyes were gold, but the fire was gone, No magic danced when the stars shone on. Yet he learned to brew, to burn, to bind, What spells denied, he carved with mind. [Chorus – with drums joining softly] Oh, Varian Tealcoat, horn unlit, Walked with shadows, never quit. Golden turned silver, limb turned ghost, Still he haunts the Everfree fog. The alchemist of blood and bloom, A child of night, a breath of gloom. [Verse 2 – slower, voice somber] The Scorpio came in the heat of dusk, With poison sharp and a hide like husk. He fought alone, though the clan stood still, And paid the price in flesh and will. A hind leg lost, an eye gone dim, But the moon still stirred inside of him. With iron breath and splintered bone, He forged ahead, but not alone. [Bridge – whispered, over flute and distant owl sound] They say he bears the lunar sign, Etched on skin by fate’s design. Same as she, the forest queen, Who walks where stars have never been. [Verse 3 – picking up in hope, with harp flourish] To MedicineArrow, fierce and free, He ran through branch and alchemy. He sought not glory, crown, or praise, But meaning in the moon’s dark blaze. He found her deep in twilight’s breath, The one who danced on edge of death. And there, beneath the violet pine, The curse turned root, the root turned vine. [Final Chorus – full instrumentation, proud but haunting] Oh, Varian Tealcoat, horn unlit, Bound by loss, but never split. Through venom’s fire and silence grim, The night still sang its song in him. The alchemist with haunted flame, Now walks the woods with no more shame. [Spoken Outro – soft and wistful] “So if you see a shimmer in the Hollow Shades, a silver eye beneath the moss… ...don’t fear. He’s just watching. And he never left.” [Whispered] Moonlight guide his path—and yours.

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