[Intro] [Dark Ritual Piano Solo, Atmospheric 80s Synth Pad, Tape Hiss, Distant Vinyl Crackle] [Verse 1] [Intimate Whispered Male Vocal, Close-Mic, Dry Vocal, Low Grime Sub Pulse] When you step into the forest wild, Tread with care, -- on tiptoe light. The moment you walk beneath the trees, And the first thrush takes off in sudden flight: You must already know by then, The forest has noticed you. If you pause for a single breath, You will hear the gentle breeze, Stealing softly through the leaves. And you will know this tender wind Was shaken loose by an angel's hand, From the folds of his quiet cloak. [Pre-Chorus] [808 Gqom Grind Beats, Syncopated Tribal Drums, Sensual Haunted Saxophone Riff] If you listen close enough, You will hear the elves at work: Scurrying, rustling in the thicket deep. They have so much to do, they must hurry on. And you will see the flowers bloom, And from the heart of every cup, A little fairy watches you. Testing if you bring them harm... For those are the ones they fear!... But you will be a seer of truth, -- And the fairies know it right away. They sit upon the petals soft, And laugh with joy into your eyes. [Piano Solo] [Virtuoso Dark Piano Solo, Fast Arpeggios, Glitch Break FX, Deep Sub Bass, No Harp] [Chorus] [Intimate Whispered Vocal, Layered Harmonies, Supersaw Pad Surge, Full Hybrid Beat] And then you'll hear the stream as well, Telling stories just for you, Wondrous tales the forest knows. You simply wander, quiet, amazed, With no destination set, Until you step out all at once Onto the Angels' Clearing. You won't even know that you have arrived, -- For angels cannot be seen By mortal eyes like yours! You only see, you only feel, How breathtakingly beautiful it is. And you stand still. -- And in that fleeting moment Your heart opens wide, And the angels step beside you unheard, One by one, on tiptoe light, And place their treasures in your heart. The greatest treasures ever made, Created by God for human souls: Goodness, love, and serene peace. [Call and Response Solo] [Melodic Piano Lines Answered by Cascading Harp Arpeggios, Soft Brushed Drums, Sub Pulse] [Verse 2] [Whispered Vocal, Chop-Echo, Minimal Gqom Percussion, Dark Piano Touches] You know nothing of this in that moment. You only hear the wild birds sing So sweet and clear around your head, And the stream as it tells its tale. You only see how fair the forest is. The trees, the flowers, moss, and grass, The endless blue sky up above, And on it, that great shining cloud, Where God Almighty sits at rest, Puffing little puff-clouds from his big blue pipe, Smiling down with gentle grace. [Bridge] [Stutter Glitch FX, Building Riser, Pitch Dive, Deep Sub Growl] Only when you return once more among the crowd, Among the ruin-makers -- and the greedy ones, And though they treat you with their spite, You still repay their malice with goodwill, [Drop 2] [Peak Energy D&B Amen Chops, Gqom Kick Punch, Full Synth Surge, Saxophone Lead] Showing love to everyone around, And even in life’s heaviest hours Serenity and peace rest on your brow: Only then will they see upon your face That you have walked the Angels' Clearing, my love. [Outro] [Solo Harp and Piano Call and Response, Fading Saxophone, Slowing Gqom Rhythm, Final Sub Thud] [End]
