The Price of Forever

Weathered Pine

Dr. Lazarus Batsto

Weathered Pine

math metal, gothic, cinematic

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[Intro — Delicate Piano, Seven-Beat Mechanical Pulse]

[Verse 1 — Batsto]
I trust you enjoyed the masquerade.
Such charming company tonight.
A pity that the evening ends
With everyone so impolite.

The eagle's lost his bearings.
The wolfhound's cut off from the rest.
Your sailors have been scattered.
My arrangements worked as guessed.

And as for our dear evergreen,
He's rather safely kept.
A most remarkable specimen.
He hasn't quite accepted it yet.

[Pre-Chorus]
I gave them every opportunity
To leave this matter well alone.
But heroes have a tiresome habit
Of defending what they own.

[Chorus]
What is the price of forever?
What would you give to remain?
A world untouched by sorrow.
A life beyond the pain.

No endings to remember.
No goodbyes to endure.
What is the price of forever?
A moment's choice, and you're secure.

[Verse 2]
My dear Akida, you above all
Should recognize the truth.
You're something quite beyond this world,
Yet bound to fleeting youth.

You've made a home among the dying.
You've learned to love their little days.
But everything that blooms around you
Must eventually decay.

Imagine holding every sunrise
Before its colors disappear.
Imagine never having reason
To surrender what you hold so dear.

[Pre-Chorus]
The years are such a cruel invention.
They take far more than they bestow.
But time is merely one more system
For a clever mind to overthrow.

[Chorus]
What is the price of forever?
What would you give to remain?
A world untouched by sorrow.
A life beyond the pain.

No endings to remember.
No goodbyes to endure.
What is the price of forever?
A moment's choice, and you're secure.

[Bridge — Angular Guitar, Clockwork Percussion]
Of course, there is a small condition.
An understanding we must reach.
Your gift could open certain pathways
That lie beyond my present reach.

I have the means to halt the moment.
You have the means to cross the veil.
Together, we could end the tyranny
Of everything condemned to fail.

[Breakdown — Music Becomes Sparse]

And Piney?

Yes, I thought you'd ask.

He's quite alive, I do assure you.
A fascinating thing, that tree.
It would be such an awful waste
To test his immortality.

[Final Verse — Restrained, Intimate Vocal]
I don't require your admiration.
Nor do I ask you to believe
That men like me are ever guided
By the comforts you perceive.

I simply offer you a future
Where nothing precious slips away.
And all I ask is your assistance
In making time itself obey.

[Final Chorus — Grand, Dark Harmonic Expansion]
What is the price of forever?
What would you give to remain?
No graves beneath the flowers.
No hearts condemned to break.

No final words between you.
No last embrace to fear.
What is the price of forever?
The answer's waiting here.

[Outro — Piano, Hourglass Mechanism]
Take your time, my dear Akida.

An amusing little phrase.

Considering how very little
Your beloved has these days.

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[Intro — Delicate Piano, Seven-Beat Mechanical Pulse] [Verse 1 — Batsto] I trust you enjoyed the masquerade. Such charming company tonight. A pity that the evening ends With everyone so impolite. The eagle's lost his bearings. The wolfhound's cut off from the rest. Your sailors have been scattered. My arrangements worked as guessed. And as for our dear evergreen, He's rather safely kept. A most remarkable specimen. He hasn't quite accepted it yet. [Pre-Chorus] I gave them every opportunity To leave this matter well alone. But heroes have a tiresome habit Of defending what they own. [Chorus] What is the price of forever? What would you give to remain? A world untouched by sorrow. A life beyond the pain. No endings to remember. No goodbyes to endure. What is the price of forever? A moment's choice, and you're secure. [Verse 2] My dear Akida, you above all Should recognize the truth. You're something quite beyond this world, Yet bound to fleeting youth. You've made a home among the dying. You've learned to love their little days. But everything that blooms around you Must eventually decay. Imagine holding every sunrise Before its colors disappear. Imagine never having reason To surrender what you hold so dear. [Pre-Chorus] The years are such a cruel invention. They take far more than they bestow. But time is merely one more system For a clever mind to overthrow. [Chorus] What is the price of forever? What would you give to remain? A world untouched by sorrow. A life beyond the pain. No endings to remember. No goodbyes to endure. What is the price of forever? A moment's choice, and you're secure. [Bridge — Angular Guitar, Clockwork Percussion] Of course, there is a small condition. An understanding we must reach. Your gift could open certain pathways That lie beyond my present reach. I have the means to halt the moment. You have the means to cross the veil. Together, we could end the tyranny Of everything condemned to fail. [Breakdown — Music Becomes Sparse] And Piney? Yes, I thought you'd ask. He's quite alive, I do assure you. A fascinating thing, that tree. It would be such an awful waste To test his immortality. [Final Verse — Restrained, Intimate Vocal] I don't require your admiration. Nor do I ask you to believe That men like me are ever guided By the comforts you perceive. I simply offer you a future Where nothing precious slips away. And all I ask is your assistance In making time itself obey. [Final Chorus — Grand, Dark Harmonic Expansion] What is the price of forever? What would you give to remain? No graves beneath the flowers. No hearts condemned to break. No final words between you. No last embrace to fear. What is the price of forever? The answer's waiting here. [Outro — Piano, Hourglass Mechanism] Take your time, my dear Akida. An amusing little phrase. Considering how very little Your beloved has these days.

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