[Intro - Soft acoustic guitar strum in A minor, paired with a distant harmonica wail. A soulful organ hum fades in, as a folk kick joins.]: [Soft acoustic guitar and distant harmonica, a Mississippi delta glows] [A rich, emotive baritone, Faulkner’s tone]: “I decline to accept… the end of man…” [A soulful organ hum fades into a folk beat] [Verse 1 - The Refusal to Fade - Strummed banjo and acoustic guitar pulse over a slow, soulful beat, with deep upright bass. muted violin sighs.]: [Sung, resolute] I decline the end, where doom’s bell clangs, On worthless rock, where no tide hangs. In that red evening, fading, dying, still, Man’s voice will rise, with unyielding will. Not just to endure, but to prevail, we strive, With souls of fire, we keep hope alive. Compassion, sacrifice, our spirit’s core, The poet’s pen shall lift us evermore. [Ad-libs fervent]: “Prevail…” [Pre-Chorus - The Soul’s Glory - Choir swells, beat snaps with a tambourine, and a low cello drone emerges. faint gospel hum]: [Sung, urgent] Immortal not for voice alone, but heart, Courage and honor, where our glories start. Pity and pride, in sacrifice we find, The spark eternal of the human mind. [Chorus - Puny Inexhaustible Voice —Folk-soul-orchestral surge]: [Sung, anthemic] Puny inexhaustible voice, still talking, still strong! Lift the heart, sing the soul, where hope belongs! We shall prevail, with compassion’s embrace, Puny inexhaustible voice, the poet’s grace! Through courage and love, our story’s not done, Puny inexhaustible voice, till the stars are won! [Ad-libs layered chant]: “Hope endures…” [Verse 2 - The Poet’s Duty]: [Sung, impassioned] The poet’s task, to write of man’s great fight, Of hope and honor, in the darkest night. Not just to record, but to prop, to sustain, To lift the weary, through joy and pain. Our past is glory, of sacrifice and care, The writer’s call, to make hearts aware. With every word, we build the soul’s great frame, To carry man forth, in eternity’s flame. [Ad-libs soulful]: “Lift us…” [Bridge - The Eternal Triumph]: [Sung, commanding] I refuse despair, the end’s cold lie, Man’s spirit soars, where the stars comply. With every tale of pity, pride, and grace, We forge the pillars of the human race. No final doom can silence what we are, Our voice, our soul, outshines the farthest star. The poet sings, to help mankind prevail, Inexhaustible, our spirit will not fail! [Layered Texture]: [Distant river flow, soft gospel hum] [Chorus - Puny Inexhaustible Voice]: [Sung, soaring] Puny inexhaustible voice, still talking, still strong! Lift the heart, sing the soul, where hope belongs! We shall prevail, with compassion’s embrace, Puny inexhaustible voice, the poet’s grace! Through courage and love, our story’s not done, Puny inexhaustible voice, till the stars are won! [Outro]: [Fading, hopeful] [Sung, gentle]: Still talking… still rising… mankind’s refrain… Puny inexhaustible voice… forever sustain… [Fades with a soft banjo and fading choir]