"Long Years Apart" — Emily Dickinson

[Intro - Soft Piano, Gentle Guitar Fingerpicking] Long years apart... [Verse 1 - Calm, Storytelling Tone] Long years apart — can make no Breach a second cannot fill — The absence of the witch does not Invalidate the spell — [Chorus - Lift Off, Strings Join, Voice Opens Up] The embers of a thousand years Uncovered by the hand That fondled them when they were fire Will kindle all the land! [Verse 2 - Softer, Slightly Melancholic] One day, you'll know, the fire's gone — But embers never cool — And love that once was hot and bright Still burns in solitude. [Bridge - Most Intimate Part, Pause Between Lines] So take my hand... Across the years... Though distance lies between... [Final Chorus - Full Power, Slowing Down, Backing Vocals] The embers of our younger days Are more than they might seem! The embers of a thousand years Will kindle all the land! [Outro - Fading Out, Whisper, Only Piano] Long years apart... [End]