Stone Sentinel

[Chorus] Silver mist begins to creep Across the stones where secrets sleep A silent shroud, the world grows deep No footsteps echo, promises to keep [Verse] My granite gaze, unblinking, worn Since ancient ages, I was born To guard this gate from dusk till morn Through countless seasons, storms and scorn. Cold moss clings to my stony mane I feel the chill, the coming rain. [Pre-Chorus] Then through the haze, a shadow glides A cloaked figure, where no one hides A single bloom, it gently slides Towards my paw, where time subsides. [Chorus] Silver mist begins to creep Across the stones where secrets sleep A silent shroud, the world grows deep No footsteps echo, promises to keep. [Bridge] This unfamiliar, velvet bloom Dispels the ancient, lonely gloom Its scent of earth, a sweet perfume Crushed petals whisper from the tomb. Is this a friend, or harbinger of fate? A silent question at the gate. [Verse] I cannot move, I can but wait And watch the moon ascend the height. This fragile gift, a strange new light Illuminates the fading night. My granite heart, a slow, soft beat A hesitant pulse, bittersweet. [Chorus] Silver mist begins to creep Across the stones where secrets sleep A silent shroud, the world grows deep No footsteps echo, promises to keep. [Outro] The bloom has fallen, the mist is gone Yet in my chest, a quiet dawn. A promise kept, though none may know A seed of life in stone of snow.