Elegy for Lenore

Lyrics

[Intro – (Whispered, Latin, fading in)] “Requiescat anima… In tenebris aeternis…” (May her soul rest… In eternal darkness…) --- [Verse I – (Female, soprano)] She wandered through the veil of dusk Barefoot in the fields of musk With eyes that wept the stars away Lenore was lost that mournful day --- [Verse II – (Male, growled)] No bells were rung, no light was spared The wolves howled low, the moon just stared She spoke with ghosts beneath the yew And vanished when the cold winds blew --- [Chorus – (Duet)] 🕯️ Lenore! Lenore! The name I cry… Beneath the black and hollow sky You dance with death, forevermore In shadows deep, my lost Lenore (Latin chant, background choir) “Lenora… Tenebris amamus…” (Lenore… We love the darkness…) --- [Verse III – (Female, airy and sorrowful)] I saw her gown drift through the trees A whisper carried on the breeze She sang in tones the dead once knew Of love undone and skies turned blue --- [Bridge – (Male, guttural)] No grave could bind her shattered soul She walks the dark where none are whole A wraith in lace, a rose in ash Forever bound by death’s cold lash --- [Chorus – (Duet, stronger)] 🕯️ Lenore! Lenore! The name I cry… Beneath the black and hollow sky You dance with death, forevermore In shadows deep, my lost Lenore (Latin chant, intensifying) “In perpetuum… Umbrae regnant… Lenora vocamus… Ad vitam mortuam…” (Forever… Shadows reign… We call Lenore… To the deathless life…) --- [Outro – (Female whispering)] If I should fall where silence lies... May Lenore come… and close my eyes (Last breath – Latin, faded) “Requiem aeternam dona ei…” (Grant her eternal rest…)