[Intro] (soft harp, distant elven choir) [Verse 1 - Male Vocal] (calm, noble, restrained) The Sun, The splendid eye Of all our heavens, Dives from the day, And leaves The dozing sky, Spangled with fireflies, Deepening in gray. [Verse 2 - Female Vocal] (clear, gentle, reflective) Now Sleep, Our oldest friend, Lulls in the trees And calls Us in. The leaves Give off cold fire, They blaze into ash At the end of the year. And birds Coast on the winds, And wheel to the north When autumn ends. [Refrain - Male and Female Duet] (close harmony, soft choir behind) The day grows dark, The seasons bare, But we Await the sun's Green fire upon The trees. [Instrumental Interlude] (harp, bowed strings, distant wooden flute) [Verse 3 - Male Vocal] (deeper, more solemn) The wind Dives through the days. By season, by moon, Great kingdoms arise. The breath Of firefly, of bird, Of trees, of mankind Fades in a word. [Refrain - Female Vocal] (quietly, sorrow beginning to show) Now Sleep, Our oldest friend, Lulls in the trees And calls Us in. [Bridge - Male Vocal] (stripped back, grave and restrained) The Age, The thousand lives Of men and their stories Go to their graves. [Final Verse - Female Vocal] (very soft, holding back emotion) But we, The people long In poem and glory... Fade from the song. [Final Refrain - Male and Female Duet] (close harmony, subdued) Fade from the song... [Choir] (soft elven voices answering) Fade from the song... [Outro - Male and Female Duet] (almost whispered) Now Sleep, Our oldest friend... Calls us in.
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