[INTRO — Chinese flute + guzheng ~]
Ooh... ~
Ahh... ↗~
[VERSE 1 — delicate ↓]
Under the sky, I buried my tears,
Night held the weight of all my fears.
A time to rise ↑, a time to fall ↓,
Even broken hearts can heal it all ~
The wind knows where the leaves will fly ↑,
But no one knows the tears I hide.
Through the valley, through the blue,
I keep one little light in view ~
[PRE-CHORUS — ↗ gentle]
Tears fall down like rain ~
But rain can't last forever ↑~
[CHORUS — lyrical, Chinese-style phrasing ↑]
After the night comes dawn ↑~
After the cold, flowers grow on.
If the storm steals my voice away ↓,
I'll keep one light... one light ↑~
What is broken breathes again ~
What is lost may rise from rain ↑
Everything has its time beneath the sky,
No night can hide the morning light ↑↑~
[VERSE 2 — soft + nostalgic ↓]
Like a lone boat lost in mist,
I follow roads that don't exist.
Faraway stars still softly shine ↑,
Maybe they'll lead me home in time ~
I don't need gold, I don't need fame,
Just a quiet heart when night calls my name.
What is a world worth in your hands ↑
If your soul gets lost where you stand? ↓~
[INTERLUDE — traditional Chinese]
Erhu answers the vocal melody.
Dizi flute follows with a short pentatonic phrase.
Guzheng softly arpeggiates underneath.
[BRIDGE — fragile ~]
A hidden river cuts through stone,
A sleeping seed grows on its own.
Silence
