The Ballad of the Silver Rose

(Intro) [Soft lute melody, gentle tambourine shakes] Come gather, my friends, and hear what I say, A tale of love, of loss, of fate’s cruel play. (Verse 1) [Mandolin joins, steady drumbeat] She danced in the moonlight, wild and free, A silver rose in the autumn breeze. Her laughter rang like a whispered spell, A heart untamed, where shadows dwell. One night he came, a knight in black, With silver words and a heart so cracked. He swore his love, he made his vow, But the thorned rose would not bow. (Chorus) [Full band swells, fiddle soaring] Oh, silver rose, where do you roam? Did you flee to the stars, did you turn to stone? Bound by petals, cursed by time, Forever lost between love and crime. (Verse 2) [Hurdy-gurdy hums, percussion builds] The knight grew weary, his patience thin, No chains could hold what won’t give in. So in the dark, he sealed their fate, With a jealous kiss, she met the blade. The wind it howled, the ravens cried, The earth did tremble where she died. But roses bloom where sorrow stays, And so she rose in mist and haze. (Chorus) Oh, silver rose, where do you roam? Did you flee to the stars, did you turn to stone? Bound by petals, cursed by time, Forever lost between love and crime. (Bridge) [Music slows, harp plays haunting arpeggios] Now in the halls of the midnight glade, They say she walks, a ghost in shade. A whisper soft, a fleeting sigh, A silver rose that will never die. (Outro) [Fading melody, echoes of the chorus] So heed this tale, oh hearts so bold, For love unchained is worth more than gold. But grasp too tight, and you shall find, A silver rose leaves blood behind.