Verse 1 (Male Voice) Loken’s boots are caked with mud, the fire’s glow is dim, Scar’s old tales of battles lost, they pull us back to him. Valdeara hums a quiet tune, her blade across her knee, Lestat just laughs through weary eyes, says, “Peace is hard to see.” Verse 2 (Female Voice) The two bear cloaks, they sit apart, their shadows long and still, Whispering of wars’ last days, upon some distant hill. We pack the camp at dawn’s first light, the earth still cold and damp, Yet warmth is in the hands we hold, beneath the starlit lamp. Chorus (Duet, Harmonized) By the flickering flame, old friends gather near, Bear cloaks and blades, through the endless year. Wars may rage on, but here we’re sincere, In the quiet, we’re whole, ‘til the dawn draws near. Verse 3 (Male Voice) A scar runs down my weathered cheek, Valdeara points and grins, “Yours tells a tale,” she softly says, “but mine’s where mine begins.” We laugh through pain, the embers glow, the violin’s soft cry, Each note a thread that binds us close, beneath the endless sky. Verse 4 (Female Voice) Lestat carves wood to pass the time, a figure small and worn, He speaks of home, then falls to hush, his heart too bruised, too torn. Unspoken farewells hang in the air, as dawn begins to creep, We dream of peace in silent vows, our secrets firelight keeps. Chorus (Duet, Harmonized) By the flickering flame, old friends gather near, Bear cloaks and blades, through the endless year. Wars may rage on, but here we’re sincere, In the quiet, we’re whole, ‘til the dawn draws near. Bridge (Duet, Conversational) (Male) The road is long, the weight’s the same, (Female) But shared, it feels less heavy. (Male) Your voice, your smile, they hold the flame, (Female) Through chaos, we’re still steady. Verse 5 (Duet, Alternating Lines) (Male) The campfire fades, the stars grow pale, we shoulder packs once more, (Female) The violin’s last trembling note, it lingers at the core. (Male) Loken and Scar, Valdeara’s grace, we march through mud and stone, (Female) But in these rests, we find our place, where hearts are never lone. Chorus (Duet, Harmonized) By the flickering flame, old friends gather near, Bear cloaks and blades, through the endless year. Wars may rage on, but here we’re sincere, In the quiet, we’re whole, ‘til the dawn draws near. Outro (Duet, Soft) So raise a glass to fleeting peace, to stories softly told, To bear cloaks warmed by fire’s embrace, to hearts that never fold.
