[Intro: Warm Lute arpeggios, very slow and hypnotic. A deep cello pulse starts, like a calm heartbeat. Very gentle sound.] [Verse 1: Intimate, pure strechting warm female vocal enters, strechting notes like caressing the sleeping child, whispering close to the mic. Every breath is audible.] Now that it's time for slumber, close your weary eyes, The journey's done, the battles won, beneath familiar skies. For every road your feet have known, the bitter and the sweet, The water from a hundred springs, a life now rendered complete. [Chorus: Voice becomes even softer, a protective and loving melody] Sleep, ancient heart, sleep, soul so wise, Lullaby, lullaby, beneath the quiet skies. [Subtle Chalil flute melody, sounding like a distant memory] [Verse 2: Vocal grows slightly warmer, expressing admiration and peace] The taste of wine, the touch of pain, you've known them all, my friend, The certain steps on wooden floors, to meet the gentle end. The beasts of earth, they gather near, for your pure heart they see, The Adam in his garden now, forever meek and free. [Chorus: Warm harmonies, peaceful and ethereal] Sleep, ancient heart, sleep, soul so wise, Lullaby, lullaby, beneath the quiet skies. [Bridge: Dynamic shift to a very quiet narrative tone. The ticking clock becomes slightly more rhythmic.] The nightmares of the stormy past, let them now fade to grey, Remember springs in vibrant bloom, the dawn of every day. The countless stars that watched above, a canopy of gold, A path of light is calling now, a story to be told. [Outro: Music begins to fade slowly. The ticking stops. Only the lute and a soft humming remain.] Sleep now, my life, sleep now, my dear, No more battles, no more fear. Orpheus calls, the journey's done, Sleep, ancient heart, beyond the sun... [Final acoustic lute note, long reverb tail, silence]
