[Acoustic intro, 12-string guitar, harpsichord, subtle wind chime ambience] [Verse 1] [Gentle, warm melodic delivery, harpsichord featured with wah pedal] Her cloak is autumn's best Blazing with the heat of summer Reds and oranges, hot summer fire In the great nights smolder [Verse 2] [Bass and drums enter, slow heavy groove] Goddess fire burning She paints the land in color Bringing roots to surface And old tales to tongue [Pre-Chorus] [Swelling organ, rising tension] Her chants are whispered by the leaves That crackle like bones Hardened men wonder at her beauty Yet fear her gentle tone [Chorus] [Full band, powerful soaring vocal] She wrinkles all below her And calls the wind from cold places Her fire a magnet For the icy lands far away [Guitar solo: melodic, warm bluesy sustain] [Verse 3] [Driving rhythm, moody minor chords] She caresses withered bones With arms of twisted brown and grey And laughs when icy white Carves chasms in the lake [Bridge] [Sudden tempo push, heavy fuzz guitar, gritty strained vocal] Her voice is now a screech of ancient women wailing Come to ask for penance For all of summer's vice [Guitar solo: aggressive psychedelic wah-wah] [Outro] [Rhythm slows, warm acoustic returns, uplifting harmony] But once the wailing's done And all the memories sung A lovely beginning will emerge With faces and with strength [Fade out] [End]
