[Intro – ♩=72, gentle rubato. Solo piano introduces the theme, joined by concert harp and a distant solo flute. Warm, intimate atmosphere. Baritone vocal enters delicately.] The branches still bow Though lighter now [Verse 1 – Flowing chamber accompaniment. Fingerpicked acoustic guitar joins piano, cello answers each vocal phrase, soft strings sustain beneath. Calm, reflective vocal with classical diction.] There were shoes beside the doorway Laughter crossing every room Questions blooming with the daylight Small hands reaching toward the moon Every table held a story Every wall a growing line Every season stitched another Little chapter into mine Now the silence has a heartbeat Gentle as the turning year [Refrain – Orchestra gradually opens. French horn and full strings swell beneath the melody. Light mixed choir enters on sustained vowels.] Fly where the wide skies call you Find every path I never followed Carry our songs beyond these hills Into mornings still unseen Every nest was built To become empty Every wing was made To leave the tree My little dreamers... Go farther than me. [Verse 2 – Piano returns to the foreground. English horn and solo violin trade countermelodies. A brief passage shifts into 5/4 before resolving naturally back to 4/4, adding a subtle progressive touch.] The garden keeps your echoes Summer settles on the gate I still pause before your bedrooms Though no one now is running late Every feather that has fallen Marks a place you used to stand Yet the wind keeps pointing outward As if it understands [Bridge – The music briefly becomes more expansive. Timpani rolls quietly, Mellotron and strings create a cathedral-like lift before gently resolving. Choir grows fuller.] If love could close its hands No bird would ever rise If home became a prison The sky would lose its meaning So I'll learn What every parent learns— To wave Instead of holding on. [Final Refrain – Full chamber orchestra. Strings soar, choir broadens, acoustic guitar strums gently beneath. The final lines slow slightly.] Fly where the wide skies call you Find every path I never followed Carry our songs beyond these hills Into mornings still unseen Every nest was built To become empty Every wing was made To trust the wind My little dreamers... You'll always know The way back home. [End]
