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Plague Of Butterflies by Swallow the Sun
Plague Of Butterflies
C G C F A D
Tuning: Drop C
Here's the middle part of the "Plague of Butterflies" EP in drop C tuning.
Verse:
("Silent people walking by, they are leaving...")
("Village is empty, dead cold empty...")
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0---------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4--|
C|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--|
(x 2)
Bridge 1 ("Buried a few of them today, the children and the old by the road..."):
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
C|--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--|
G|--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--|
C|--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--| (x 8)
PM . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge 2:
("But they decide to go...")
("But her face I could not find...")
("Maybe I'm the old one sheltered by these woods...")
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------|
C|--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C|--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| (x 4)
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quick lead to next verse:
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|-----------------|
C|--8-7-7----------|
G|--------8-7-7-5--|
C|-----------------|
Bridge 3 ("But when even the trail of dead ended by the road..."):
Second guitar plays bridge 1 at the same time.
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
G|--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
C|--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
(x 8)
Bridge 4:
("Hoping, in this kingdom of my loneliness...")
("Taking me to sleep...")
("When Evael is lost still...")
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------|
C|--1--0--0-0-0-3--2--0--1--0---1--0--0-0-0-3--2--3-----|
G|--1--0--0-0-0-3--2--0--1--0---1--0--0-0-0-3--2--3--4--|
C|--1--0--0-0-0-3--2--0--1--0---1--0--0-0-0-3--2--3--6--| (x 2)
PM . . . . . .
Break ("On this throne of my thoughts..."):
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
C|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--0-0-0--| (x 2 on first time, x 4 other times)
PM . . . . . . . .
Break lead guitar:
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--18--15------|--17--14------|
F|----------14--|----------14--|
C|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|
C|--------------|--------------| (x 2 on first time, x 4 other times)
(x 6) | (x 2)
Interlude (clean sound), this continues playing also in background:
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10------10------10------10------9------9------9--------------|
F|-----10-9----10-9----10-9----10-9---10-9---10-9---10-9-7-9-10--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude, piano transition to guitar (repeated twice):
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------|
F|--7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10----------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--13-13-13-10-10-10-11-11-11-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Distorted guitar slowly rising:
D|-----|
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|--0--|
G|--0--|
C|--0--|
("Hoping for my time to come, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath..."):
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--10-10-10-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|--10-10-10-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C|--10-10-10-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
("The wings, they moved and danced, as a butterfly they kept dancing..."):
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|--7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2--|
G|--7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2--|
C|--7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2--|
("But why are you here when Evael is lost still?"):
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--10-10-10-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|--10-10-10-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C|--10-10-10-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Then bridge 4 (x 2) and break (x 4) again.
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Time 20:56:
Clean melody:
D|----5---------------6--3--|
A|--3----5--3--5-6--6-------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
C|--------------------------| (x 4)
Then break (x 4)....
...and continue with heavy guitars:
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--3-3-3-0----2--3-3--/6--6/2----3-3-3-0----2--3-3--6/1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|--3-3-3-0----2--3-3--/6--6/2----3-3-3-0----2--3-3--6/1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
C|--3-3-3-0----2--3-3--/6--6/2----3-3-3-0----2--3-3--6/1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| (x 4)
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
Growling vocals begin ("The morning came with its cold caress.."):
D|-----|
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|--0--|
G|--0--|
C|--0--|
Starts just before "I curse your light for waking me again...":
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
F|---------------------|
C|--1----0----1--1--0--|
F|--1----0----1--1--0--|
C|--1----0----1--1--0--| (x 2)
("I opened my window painted by thick ice..."):
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|--0---7------------------------------7--|
G|----------8--13---13---13/4------7------|
C|----------------------------------------|
(x 4)
You can now begin playing Evael 10:00 from my other tab (at time 26:26).
I - LOSING THE SUNSETS
Cold was the air that the evening wind
brought, silent and so quiet were the woods
on the eve of that night. Don't know why I
stayed there for so long, so long that I could
hear that voice. The whisper we all avoid.
Sound from within, the quiet truth.
I felt my blood slowly turning cold, turning cold
from waiting. Hours I spent there awaiting,
hoping for someone to come. To silent the voice that
felt like thunder.
Evael is the light, the white light. In the chill of my
world, she is the one. She brings the butterflies, pure light.
When ever she comes by the darkness steps aside.
But I felt my blood turning cold. Hours I spent there awaiting.
Watching the light fading.
WOODS: You're losing the sunsets, you will never get them back.
The days you spend in loneliness are seconds in shades of black.
Winter was cold, but summer is even colder. Nights have been longer,
they have made me much older.
WOODS: Youre losing the sunsets, you will never get them back.
Every night you spend in loneliness are years in shades of black.
Years pass, but has time stopped on me?
Mornign always arises with vaster pain and then it is sunset again.
WOODS: We weep the winds for your loneliness, choir of
broken dreams for the love you had. But now she walks
forever lost in gray and woe. She's not forgiven, she's the one for
winter to own. Not yours, old man, never again...
II -- PLAGUE OF BUTTERFLIES
Silent people walking by. They are leaving, again
someone is leaving. They don't seem to be well,
quiet death on their faces.
Buried a few of them today, the children and the
old by the road. I could give them shelter, but they
decide to go..
Village is empty, dead, cold, empty -- only frozen bodies
greet my arrival. Tortured by the plague, a ghost town.
But her face I could not find. I searched for her in the woods
again and kept a light on my window, for anyone to come.
But when even the trail of dead ended by the road,
I gave up waiting, hoping.
In this kingdom of my loneliness, on this throne of my thoughts.
Maybe I'm the old one, sheltered by these woods.
And when I lay my body to rest I watch the ballet of shadows.
Dancing through the flame of a candle. Taking me to sleep..
But the night trembled my heart, for black wings moved upon me.
Hoping for my time to come, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
But like every night before, death did not come.
The wings, they moved and danced. As a butterfly kept dancing,
dancing around my candle. But why are you here when Evael is lost still?
The morning came with its cold caress. I curse your light for waking me again.
The candle burnt down, and the burnt wings beside. Is this a sign of Evael, I arise.
I opened my window, painted by thick ice, took a deep breath and whispered her name in the air.
The freezing summer burned my lungs again as I walked throught the snow.
Looked deeper in to the woods, and the trees waved their heads in sorrow.
III -- EVAEL 10:00
Cold, oh so cold is this air that the night brought.
Silent, too quiet are the woods in the eve of this night.
Once again I lit the candle on my window and waited for the sleep..
Evael, my dream has been so alive, and this plague has cleansed this world for us.
So please release me now.
DREAM: Sink deeper to your loneliness and you will lead her to your grave. She's lost in gloomy
light still trying to hold her flame. You're losing the sunsets and you will never get them back.
This life you spend in loneliness is forever in shades of black.
Wake up, old man, and let it go, let it go..
Was it a weak sound on my door tha woke me up
or the trees sheltering me from the night?
I kept my eyes closed but still felt the light, and the room was filled by butterflies.
I rose with my heart beating. For the weak hope of the midnight's hour I prayed
and opened my door to the winter night.
And she fell...
she fell to my arms. In tears I carried her and laid her down to sleep.
Her eyes frozen from the thousand nights alone she trembled and whispered:
I was lost in the woods and the trees kept me away from you.
For I brought the plague with them, with the butterflies.
Hush now and let it go. Close your eyes now.
And we drift away, together away from the pain, deep in this sheltering night,
to a forgiving dream. Until one minute past midnight the room was filled.
Filled only with butterflies.
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version 2
C F A# D# G C
Tuning: C tuning
This is the second part of the epic "Plague of Butterflies" 3-part EP.
This tab starts at time 12:18 (since all the 3 songs are as one, nearly 35 minutes long track).
The other songs of the EP, "Losing the Sunsets" and "Evael 10:00" are tabbed on this site as well.
Verse:
("Silent people walking by, they are leaving...")
("Village is empty, dead cold empty...")
C |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|
F |--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|
C |--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0---------------------------------------------------|x2
Bridge 1 ("Buried a few of them today, the children and the old by the road..."):
C |---------------------------|
G |---------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|
A#|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7--|
F |--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7--|
C |--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--| (x 8)
PM . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge 2:
("But they decide to go...")
("But her face I could not find...")
("Maybe I'm the old one sheltered by these woods...")
C |---------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F |--7--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
C |--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| (x 4)
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quick lead to second verse:
C |------------------|
G |------------------|
D#|------------------|
A#|--10-9-9-9--------|
F |-----------9-9-7--|
C |------------------|
Bridge 3:
("But when even the trail of dead ended by the road...")
("Dancing through the flame of a candle...")
Second guitar plays bridge 1 at the same time.
C |-------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------|
A#|--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
F |--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
C |--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--| (x 8)
Bridge 4:
("Hoping, in this kingdom of my loneliness...")
("Taking me to sleep...")
("When Evael is lost still...")
C |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--3--2--2-2-2-5--4--2--3--2---3--2--2-2-2-5--4--/5--1--|
F |--3--2--2-2-2-5--4--2--3--2---3--2--2-2-2-5--4--/5--1--|
C |--1--0--0-0-0-3--2--0--1--0---1--0--0-0-0-3--2--/3-----| (x 2)
PM . . . . . .
Break 1 ("On this throne of my thoughts..."):
C |-----------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------|
A#|--2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
F |--2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
C |--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--0-0-0--| (x 2 on first time, x 4 other times)
PM . . . . . . . .
Interlude (clean sound), this continues playing also in background:
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--12-------12-------12-------12-------11-------11-------11---------------|
D#|-----12-11----12-11----12-11----12-11----12-11----12-11---12-11-9-11-12--|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude, piano transition to guitar (repeated twice):
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13--------------------|
D#|--9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12----------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14--|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--15-15-15-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude ends, distorted guitar slowly rises (use volume control):
C |-----|
G |-----|
D#|-----|
A#|--2--|
F |--2--|
C |--0--|
Bridge 5 ("Hoping for my time to come, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath..."):
C |--------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F |-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
C |-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8--8-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--12-12-12-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F |--12-12-12-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C |--10-10-10-7-7-7--8--8--8-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Bridge 5 ("The wings, they moved and danced, as a butterfly they kept dancing..."):
C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|--2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
F |--2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C |--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|--9-9-9-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4--|
F |--9-9-9-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4--|
C |--7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2--|
Bridge 5 ("But why are you here when Evael is lost still?"):
C |---------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F |--2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
C |--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8--8-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--12-12-12-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F |--12-12-12-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C |--10-10-10-7-7-7--8--8--8-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Then bridge 4 (x 2) and break (x 4) again. And silence.
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Time 20:56:
Clean melody:
C |----7---------------8--5--|
G |--5----7--5--7-8--8-------|
D#|--------------------------|
A#|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
C |--------------------------| (x 4)
Then break 1 (x 4), it also has a new lead now:
C |--------------|--------------|
G |--20--17------|--19--16------|
D#|----------16--|----------16--|
A#|--------------|--------------|
F |--------------|--------------|
C |--------------|--------------| (x 2 on first time, x 4 other times)
(x 6) | (x 2)
Bridge to outro:
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--5-5-5-2----4--5-5--/8--8\4----5-5-5-2----4--5-5--8\3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
F |--5-5-5-2----4--5-5--/8--8\4----5-5-5-2----4--5-5--8\3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C |--3-3-3-0----2--3-3--/6--6\2----3-3-3-0----2--3-3--6\1--1-1-1-1-1-1--| (x 4)
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outro ("The morning came with its cold caress.."):
C |-----|
G |-----|
D#|-----|
A#|--2--|
F |--2--|
C |--0--|
Outro, this starts just before "I curse your light for waking me again...":
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|
D#|---------------------|
A#|--3----2----3--3--2--|
F |--3----2----3--3--2--|
C |--1----0----1--1--0--| (x 2)
Outro ("I opened my window painted by thick ice..."):
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|
A#|------9-------------------------------9--|
F |--7-------10--15---15---15\6------9------|
C |-----------------------------------------| (x 4)
You can now begin playing Evael 10:00 from my other tab (at time 26:26). Cheers!
I - LOSING THE SUNSETS
Cold was the air that the evening wind
brought, silent and so quiet were the woods
on the eve of that night. Don't know why I
stayed there for so long, so long that I could
hear that voice. The whisper we all avoid.
Sound from within, the quiet truth.
I felt my blood slowly turning cold, turning cold
from waiting. Hours I spent there awaiting,
hoping for someone to come. To silent the voice that
felt like thunder.
Evael is the light, the white light. In the chill of my
world, she is the one. She brings the butterflies, pure light.
When ever she comes by the darkness steps aside.
But I felt my blood turning cold. Hours I spent there awaiting.
Watching the light fading.
WOODS: You're losing the sunsets, you will never get them back.
The days you spend in loneliness are seconds in shades of black.
Winter was cold, but summer is even colder. Nights have been longer,
they have made me much older.
WOODS: Youre losing the sunsets, you will never get them back.
Every night you spend in loneliness are years in shades of black.
Years pass, but has time stopped on me?
Mornign always arises with vaster pain and then it is sunset again.
WOODS: We weep the winds for your loneliness, choir of
broken dreams for the love you had. But now she walks
forever lost in gray and woe. She's not forgiven, she's the one for
winter to own. Not yours, old man, never again...
II -- PLAGUE OF BUTTERFLIES
Silent people walking by. They are leaving, again
someone is leaving. They don't seem to be well,
quiet death on their faces.
Buried a few of them today, the children and the
old by the road. I could give them shelter, but they
decide to go..
Village is empty, dead, cold, empty -- only frozen bodies
greet my arrival. Tortured by the plague, a ghost town.
But her face I could not find. I searched for her in the woods
again and kept a light on my window, for anyone to come.
But when even the trail of dead ended by the road,
I gave up waiting, hoping.
In this kingdom of my loneliness, on this throne of my thoughts.
Maybe I'm the old one, sheltered by these woods.
And when I lay my body to rest I watch the ballet of shadows.
Dancing through the flame of a candle. Taking me to sleep..
But the night trembled my heart, for black wings moved upon me.
Hoping for my time to come, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
But like every night before, death did not come.
The wings, they moved and danced. As a butterfly kept dancing,
dancing around my candle. But why are you here when Evael is lost still?
The morning came with its cold caress. I curse your light for waking me again.
The candle burnt down, and the burnt wings beside. Is this a sign of Evael, I arise.
I opened my window, painted by thick ice, took a deep breath and whispered her name in the air.
The freezing summer burned my lungs again as I walked throught the snow.
Looked deeper in to the woods, and the trees waved their heads in sorrow.
III -- EVAEL 10:00
Cold, oh so cold is this air that the night brought.
Silent, too quiet are the woods in the eve of this night.
Once again I lit the candle on my window and waited for the sleep..
Evael, my dream has been so alive, and this plague has cleansed this world for us.
So please release me now.
DREAM: Sink deeper to your loneliness and you will lead her to your grave. She's lost in gloomy
light still trying to hold her flame. You're losing the sunsets and you will never get them back.
This life you spend in loneliness is forever in shades of black.
Wake up, old man, and let it go, let it go..
Was it a weak sound on my door tha woke me up
or the trees sheltering me from the night?
I kept my eyes closed but still felt the light, and the room was filled by butterflies.
I rose with my heart beating. For the weak hope of the midnight's hour I prayed
and opened my door to the winter night.
And she fell...
she fell to my arms. In tears I carried her and laid her down to sleep.
Her eyes frozen from the thousand nights alone she trembled and whispered:
I was lost in the woods and the trees kept me away from you.
For I brought the plague with them, with the butterflies.
Hush now and let it go. Close your eyes now.
And we drift away, together away from the pain, deep in this sheltering night,
to a forgiving dream. Until one minute past midnight the room was filled.
Filled only with butterflies.
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I - LOSING THE SUNSETS
Cold was the air that the evening wind
brought, silent and so quiet were the woods
on the eve of that night. Don't know why I
stayed there for so long, so long that I could
hear that voice. The whisper we all avoid.
Sound from within, the quiet truth.
I felt my blood slowly turning cold, turning cold
from waiting. Hours I spent there awaiting,
hoping for someone to come. To silent the voice that
felt like thunder.
Evael is the light, the white light. In the chill of my
world, she is the one. She brings the butterflies, pure light.
When ever she comes by the darkness steps aside.
But I felt my blood turning cold. Hours I spent there awaiting.
Watching the light fading.
WOODS: You're losing the sunsets, you will never get them back.
The days you spend in loneliness are seconds in shades of black.
Winter was cold, but summer is even colder. Nights have been longer,
they have made me much older.
WOODS: Youre losing the sunsets, you will never get them back.
Every night you spend in loneliness are years in shades of black.
Years pass, but has time stopped on me?
Mornign always arises with vaster pain and then it is sunset again.
WOODS: We weep the winds for your loneliness, choir of
broken dreams for the love you had. But now she walks
forever lost in gray and woe. She's not forgiven, she's the one for
winter to own. Not yours, old man, never again...
II -- PLAGUE OF BUTTERFLIES
Silent people walking by. They are leaving, again
someone is leaving. They don't seem to be well,
quiet death on their faces.
Buried a few of them today, the children and the
old by the road. I could give them shelter, but they
decide to go..
Village is empty, dead, cold, empty -- only frozen bodies
greet my arrival. Tortured by the plague, a ghost town.
But her face I could not find. I searched for her in the woods
again and kept a light on my window, for anyone to come.
But when even the trail of dead ended by the road,
I gave up waiting, hoping.
In this kingdom of my loneliness, on this throne of my thoughts.
Maybe I'm the old one, sheltered by these woods.
And when I lay my body to rest I watch the ballet of shadows.
Dancing through the flame of a candle. Taking me to sleep..
But the night trembled my heart, for black wings moved upon me.
Hoping for my time to come, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
But like every night before, death did not come.
The wings, they moved and danced. As a butterfly kept dancing,
dancing around my candle. But why are you here when Evael is lost still?
The morning came with its cold caress. I curse your light for waking me again.
The candle burnt down, and the burnt wings beside. Is this a sign of Evael, I arise.
I opened my window, painted by thick ice, took a deep breath and whispered her name in the air.
The freezing summer burned my lungs again as I walked throught the snow.
Looked deeper in to the woods, and the trees waved their heads in sorrow.
III -- EVAEL 10:00
Cold, oh so cold is this air that the night brought.
Silent, too quiet are the woods in the eve of this night.
Once again I lit the candle on my window and waited for the sleep..
Evael, my dream has been so alive, and this plague has cleansed this world for us.
So please release me now.
DREAM: Sink deeper to your loneliness and you will lead her to your grave. She's lost in gloomy
light still trying to hold her flame. You're losing the sunsets and you will never get them back.
This life you spend in loneliness is forever in shades of black.
Wake up, old man, and let it go, let it go..
Was it a weak sound on my door tha woke me up
or the trees sheltering me from the night?
I kept my eyes closed but still felt the light, and the room was filled by butterflies.
I rose with my heart beating. For the weak hope of the midnight's hour I prayed
and opened my door to the winter night.
And she fell...
she fell to my arms. In tears I carried her and laid her down to sleep.
Her eyes frozen from the thousand nights alone she trembled and whispered:
I was lost in the woods and the trees kept me away from you.
For I brought the plague with them, with the butterflies.
Hush now and let it go. Close your eyes now.
And we drift away, together away from the pain, deep in this sheltering night,
to a forgiving dream. Until one minute past midnight the room was filled.
Filled only with butterflies.
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