[INTRO — Haunting Appalachian instrumental] [4/4 | ♩=58 | E minor | sparse, intimate] [q=quarter | e=eighth | h=half | w=whole | ~=ring] [Bars 1–4 — SOLO FIDDLE, pp] | E4 h G4 q B4 q | | A4 h G4 q E4 q | | D4 q E4 q G4 h~ | | G4 h E4 h~ | [Bars 5–8 — BANJO enters] [FIDDLE] | B4 h A4 q G4 q | | E4 q G4 q B4 h~ | | A4 q G4 q E4 q D4 q | | E4 w~ | [BANJO] | E3 h B3 q E4 q | | E3 q B3 e E4 e G3 h | | C3 h G3 q E4 q | | E3 w~ | [Bars 9–12 — rise, mp] [FIDDLE] | E4 q G4 q B4 q D5 q | | C5 h B4 q G4 q | | A4 q B4 q G4 q E4 q | | D4 h E4 h~ | [BANJO] | E3 q B3 e E4 e G3 q B3 q | | C3 q G3 e C4 e E3 h | | A3 q E4 e A4 e G3 q D4 q | | E3 h B3 h~ | [Bars 13–16 — stillness] [FIDDLE] | B4 h (A4)e G4q. | | E4 h D4 q B3 q | | D4 q E4 q G4 h~ | | [E4+B4] w + fermata || [BANJO] | E3 h B3 h | | C3 h G3 h | | E3 h B3 h | | E3 w + fermata || [Let final fifth decay into forest ambience.] [Deep Southern baritone] Round... And round... Everything returns... [Verse 1 — SPRING] Snow pulls back... From the mountain's face... Green pushes through... The cold dead place... Creek runs fat... With melted snow... Dogwood blooms... And the young things grow... Fawn takes legs... On trembling knees... Black bear wakes... And starts to feed... Warm rain falls... But the river climbs... Thunder wakes... Before its time... Flowers open... Floodwaters rise... Spring comes beautiful... [Low baritone] And hungry... For life... [HARD EXTREME-METAL ERUPTION] [Chorus — guttural] TURN!!! TURN!!! THE WHEEL AGAIN!!! BLOOM! BURN! FALL! FREEZE! EVERYTHING ENDS!!! EVERYTHING... BEGINS!!! [INSTANT CUT] [Verse 2 — SUMMER] Sun hangs high... Above the ridge... Heat shimmers... Over the bridge... Cicadas scream... From every tree... Blackberries hang... Wild and sweet... Creek runs clear... Where minnows flash... Fireflies rise... Above the grass... But copperhead... Beneath the stone... Waits where careless... Hands may roam... Storm clouds climb... Through afternoon... Lightning cracks... The heavy blue... Life grows thick... From ground to sky... Summer burns beautiful... [Deep baritone] Hot... And alive... [EXTREME-METAL ERUPTION] [Chorus] TURN!!! TURN!!! THE WHEEL AGAIN!!! BLOOM! BURN! FALL! FREEZE! EVERYTHING ENDS!!! EVERYTHING... BEGINS!!! [HARD CUT] [Verse 3 — AUTUMN] First cold breath... Comes down the hill... Forest changes... Quiet... Still... Maples bleed... Red and gold... Mountain wears... A crown of old... Elk call low... Across the vale... Geese draw lines... Above the trail... Acorns fall... The black bear feeds... Everything takes... What it needs... Leaves let go... Without a fight... Day grows short... And yields to night... Whole woods burn... Without a flame... Autumn dies beautiful... [Deep baritone] And never... Stays the same... [EXTREME-METAL ERUPTION] [Chorus] TURN!!! TURN!!! THE WHEEL AGAIN!!! BLOOM! BURN! FALL! FREEZE! EVERYTHING ENDS!!! EVERYTHING... BEGINS!!! [INSTANT CUT] [Verse 4 — WINTER] Then... Silence... Snow upon... The mountain trail... Bare black limbs... And valleys pale... Creek grows glass... Beneath the moon... Night comes early... Morning too... Deer dig down... Through frozen ground... Fox leaves tracks... But makes no sound... Cold gets deep... Where fire can't reach... One wrong night... Can make you sleep... Still... Snow falls soft... Through ancient pine... Stars burn hard... In winter sky... Nothing dead... Just waiting... Still... Winter rests beautiful... [Whispered baritone] Cold... Dark... Until... [Very faint bird call] Spring... [FINAL EXTREME-METAL ERUPTION] [Final Chorus] TURN!!! TURN!!! THE WHEEL AGAIN!!! BLOOM! BURN! FALL! FREEZE! BIRTH!!! HUNGER!!! DEATH!!! RELEASE!!! EVERYTHING ENDS!!! EVERYTHING... BEGINS!!! ROUND!!! AND ROUND!!! AND ROUND!!! AGAIN!!! [HARD CUT — silence] [Snowmelt, solitary banjo] [Deep Southern baritone] Nothing stays... Nothing leaves... It only... Changes... [Pause] [Whispered] See you... In the spring... [OUTRO — Appalachian instrumental | ♩=58 | Em | pp→ppp] [Bars 1–4] [FIDDLE] | B4 h G4 q E4 q | | D4 h E4 h~ | | G4 q E4 q D4 h | | E4 w~ | [BANJO] | E3 h B3 h | | E3 w~ | | C3 h G3 h | | E3 w~ | [Bars 5–8 — fading] [FIDDLE] | G4 h E4 h | | D4 q E4 q B3 h~ | | E4 h B3 h | | [E4+B4] w + fermata || [BANJO] | E3 h B3 h | | E3 w~ | | E3 h B3 h | | E3 w + fermata || [Let E+B fifth decay into forest ambience.] [No flourish. Silence.] Changes... [Pause] [Whispered] See you... In the spring... [OUTRO — Appalachian instrumental | ♩=58 | Em | pp→ppp] [Bars 1–4] [FIDDLE] | B4 h G4 q E4 q | | D4 h E4 h~ | | G4 q E4 q D4 h | | E4 w~ | [BANJO] | E3 h B3 h | | E3 w~ | | C3 h G3 h | | E3 w~ | [Bars 5–8 — fading] [FIDDLE] | G4 h E4 h | | D4 q E4 q B3 h~ | | E4 h B3 h | | [E4+B4] w + fermata || [BANJO] | E3 h B3 h | | E3 w~ | | E3 h B3 h | | E3 w + fermata || [Let E+B fifth decay into forest ambience.] [No flourish. Silence.]
