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The Shadow Elf's Lullaby

Story

This was a very early song by me, written in high school as part of a series of character sketches for the cast of a friend's stories. Most did not have lyrics.

Lyrics

Look fast; the shadow elf will soon be gone
His restlessness is on the go
The clouds up in the sky reflect his changing mood
In all of its swings
As he softly sings
Surrounded by a mystic glow

In darkest daydreams of a shadowland
He’ll find his temper’s only throne
Yet from his kingdom will his heart ever wander
To the end of the night
Beyond mortal sight
For nature can’t contain his home

And so he wanders alone out underneath the stars
Far from the people of the world
Seeking a wilderness that’s infinite
Glittering like an emerald

No chain can hold him; he will break all bonds
No person’s love does he crave
Always immortal, spirit flying free above
This life and this plane
He’s always the same
And no-one heeds the name he gave

And still he wanders alone out underneath the stars
Far from the people of the world
Finding his wilderness is infinite
His personality unfurled

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