Oak And Aspen-Gallowbraid

[01:48.636] I close my eyes and hear the stream as it passes [01:53.295] Moments lost to whims of time [01:57.786] Held close by the embrace of aspens [02:02.234] Wrought through with a sorrow I cannot define [02:07.243] I breathe in the autumn air [02:11.114] And lift my face to the sky [02:15.723] All I hear are echoes of despair [02:20.260] As I watch the seasons wither and die [02:42.805] Do the oaks feel this distant pain? [02:47.290] Can the pines offer me relief? [02:51.672] Have the aspens wept with the rain? [02:56.239] Does the forest know his untouchable grief? [04:26.473] Now I wander on forever [04:34.644] Down these oaken halls of sorrow [04:43.268] Seeking solitude in the autumn months [04:50.901] Through days so long and hollow [04:59.198] Fallen leaves pave the path I walk [05:07.192] Barren branches lead the way [05:15.224] Bringing shelter from the sun [05:22.811] And days so far away [05:29.913] The beauty of this forest sings to me [05:41.108] Through words of wind and verse of falling leaves [05:52.383] Its song is one of sorrow and days long past [06:03.853] The time is gone but the memories always last [08:06.566] For all this time I have been searching [08:13.656] For why the skies are grey [08:17.804] All colour lost to time and sorrow [08:24.893] The sun put out by pain [08:29.124] As autumn leaves keep on dancing [08:36.163] And pay no heed to me [08:40.408] My journey through these wild landscapes [08:47.417] Is all that I have left [09:14.241] I come across a quiet river [09:21.378] That wanders through the trees [09:25.599] I stare into its running waters [09:32.588] And fall onto my knees [09:36.811] In resignation to the forest [09:43.918] That's held me for so long [09:48.191] I close my eyes and drift away [09:54.824] Into nature's evensong