Aethelgard

(Intro)

(A dry, clicking percussion, like stones hitting each other, followed by a heavy, pulsing bassline and a rhythmic guitar scratch on the offbeat)

(Verse 1)

Deep in the basin where the dry winds blow

Where the clock moves steady and the pulse is slow

Behind the jagged peaks of ancient stone

Aethelgard sits on a starlight throne

No dust in the breeze, no mist in the air

The sky is a weight that we’re honored to bear

When the sun dips low beneath the dunes

The night begins to hum its silver tunes.

(Chorus)

In Aethelgard, where the stars touch the ground

Where the silence is the only sound

Wading through the glow of a Milky Way sea

Lost in the light, finally free

We’re part of the spark, we’re part of the height

In Aethelgard, we are the light.

(Verse 2)

Julian walked with a heavy mind

Looking for a truth he could never find

But the Archer leaned down from the velvet black

To take the world’s weight right off his back

Old Elara weaves on her balcony high

Stitching the fire straight out of the sky

No need for a candle, no need for a flame

The stars know your soul, they whisper your name.

(Bridge)

(Music slows down, heavy reverb on the vocals, deep dub echoes)

Embrace the dark, the old weaver said

Lay down your fears, rest your weary head

Reach for the dust, the gold, and the blue

The universe is reaching back for you...

(Echo: back for you... for you... for you...)

(Chorus)

In Aethelgard, where the stars touch the ground

Where the silence is the only sound

Wading through the glow of a Milky Way sea

Lost in the light, finally free

We’re part of the spark, we’re part of the height

In Aethelgard, we are the light.

(Outro)

No streetlamps burning, just the heavens above

Wrapped in a blanket of starlight love

So close you can feel it...

So close you can breathe it...

(Bass pulses slowly, fading out into the sound of a desert wind)