THE ENDLESS NIGHTS I have seen the sun rise slowly Over cities lost to time. I have seen kings fall to their knees, And their names fade from the sky. I have walked through a thousand wars, Within the ruins of a thousand ages Yet deep within my heart, I still carry The home that will never return. I remember the day I lost you. My little huntress, light of my eyes. The world has changed a thousand times But I have never changed since that night. I have left behind me The voices that called my name. Bel, Kiarah, dearest Meera— I carry you with me, every day, every night. And I go on, I keep moving, Where the winds may carry me. Through the stars and fallen kingdoms, Through all that comes and all that leaves. I hold a thousand lives in my heart, All the worlds I've wandered through. But if I close my eyes for a moment, I'm still there, at home with you. I've watched mighty empires crumble, Seen their banners fall to dust. I've seen men reach beyond the heavens, And their dreams dissolve to rust. I have heard forgotten tongues, Songs born beside the sea. Watched the world change, But the sorrow remains with me. Sariah, you know my path, and every wound I bear— Is there, beyond the night, Another dawn somewhere? I do not ask for what I’ve lost, Or for the hands of time to stop. I only wish that, for a moment, I could look beyond and find peace. And I go on, I keep moving, Where the winds may carry me. Through the stars and fallen kingdoms, Through all that comes and all that leaves. A thousand lives within my memory, A thousand worlds I've wandered through. But if I close my eyes for a moment, I’m still there, at home with you. Five thousand years have passed, Like leaves upon an autumn wind. Every face, each voice, each farewell Still lives in the silence deep within. And if the world calls me Undying, It does not know the weight I bear. For everything I have loved Lives in the dreams I still share. There's another mountain waiting, Another river I must cross. Another road beneath the moon, Another story I must tell. And perhaps one day, beyond the pain, I'll find a place where I belong. Not to forget those I have loved, But to live through these endless nights.
