A Rain of Petals on the Wind (May 30 @ 9:52 PM)

[intro] [baritone female vocals, rubato] Weighted down and hanging low Bountiful clusters of lilacs grow Their lushness too generous for this world [chorus] Arriving without warning Vanishing into the abyss of memory A rain of petals on the wind The countdown begins [Verse 1] A dizzy awakening Apple blossoms A rain of petals on the wind A visitation from the edge of another universe Beauty raised above its senses Earthly, ethereal, unbearably alive You can touch it and bask in its scent Your allergies can testify It's real, undeniable You are the intruder here It crowds you out of the mundane It will drown your senses in excess A prayer for gentle rain Bumblebees' feverish buzzing It is pure joy [chorus] Arriving without warning Vanishing into the abyss of memory A rain of petals on the wind The countdown begins [Bridge] Wings covered in golden pollen, dusted they pray For sun that does not scorch and the hail that stays away Clear blueness of the day The sky does its best to outshine all the stars [verse 2] In the glow of the heavens above, darkness becomes rare No longer the main character in the spaces they usually decorate The stars fade in the bright night As if they've migrated and temporarily have taken flight [chorus] Leaving without warning Vanishing into the abyss of memory A rain of petals on the wind The countdown begins Until they are seen again [verse 3] The peonies finally arrive When almost every other flower has said goodbye And they stay for just a little while And seem to say: "Love is as enduring as we As spring becomes memory We dazzle you for days Then leave you intoxicated and anticipating our promise We will always return" [chorus] Arriving without warning Vanishing into the abyss of memory Petals on the wind A countdown begins [outro] Breathe in all that's overwhelming Let time ask you to take pause To trace the awe and sketch it in the quietest places You've made inside your heart Arriving without warning Vanishing into the abyss of your fondest memories A rain of petals on the wind The countdown begins yet again and again and again Store their beauty, live with these moments with love's warmth Store their beauty deep enough to light the winter nights Until they return