"THE ASH OF THE ROSE"

Lyrics

[Introduction - Mystical Celtic Harp, Drone Sounds, and Ethereal Strings][Spoken Word - Ethereal, Haunting Whispering Female Voice]As Forugh once said, only the voice remains...But my voice is now drowned in your silence.You withered the roses in my secret garden,And scattered their ashes into the cold wind.To forgive you?It is as impossible as demanding the sun to never rise again...[Verse 1 - Mystic Acoustic Guitar, Soft Accordion, Haunting Soprano Vocal]A wounded bird fell from my castle high,My secrets shattered like a mirror in the sky.The night asked for you, I could only sigh,Is it not love that leaves us here to die?The strings are broken on my ancient lyre,You left me freezing by a dying fire.[Verse 2 - Middle Eastern Kanun and Celtic Viola Intertwined]The clay forgets the rain, the river runs dry,An exile I am now, under a foreign sky.Your name is a shadow that refuses to pass by,A bitter poison masked inside a sweet lie.I still hear the ghost of our ancient strain,An endless longing dancing with the pain.[Chorus - Powerful Operatic Belt, High Reverb, Epic and Ethereal]Is it not love that casts us to the deepest hell?Breaking the oldest oak with a silent spell?I won't forgive you, even if the angels pray,This wound is bleeding where the shadows play.I won't forgive you, till the final judgment day...[Instrumental Solo - Epic Celtic Violin, Uilleann Pipes, and Dramatic Kanun Solo][Chorus - Powerful Operatic Belt, High Reverb, Epic and Ethereal]Is it not love that casts us to the deepest hell?Breaking the oldest oak with a silent spell?I won't forgive you, even if the angels pray,This wound is bleeding where the shadows play.[Outro - Fading Harp Arpeggio, Mystical Whispers]The birds have flown, the seasons turned to stone.No words are left for you, I stand alone.The fire is dead, the ash is blown away...(Harp plays one last fading chord, drowning in deep mist)