Of Isildur and the White Tree

Flower of the night...
Darkened cloak will hide a sword
No words.
(The wind has laid a leaf down to my feet)
And no way back - except by
Creeping swiftly through the dark
To find a way to royal park,
To pass the gates - the keeper waits,
Sleepless, weeps. Less than a yard
Divides you from the line
The water in your veins will turn to wine.
Shadows rise along the way,
And who can say,
The breath of daylight
Will it touch the living tree?

Lord of Moon, you've got to run
One step ahead of the rising sun.
You story's just begun
So run, the chosen one
Across a silent, sleeping court -
Down to the garden of you lord.
Let the road wind -
His words still echo in your mind:

Recall the forging of the Rings,
His trick to be a king
Above the nine kings,
And break the bound wings.
He's standing calm before the throne,
And smiles to hide a soul of stone...
He's perfect in this role:
The king will fall.

The fallen leaves hide in the grass -
Stone is here to trust.
But will the light betray? A ray
Has laid upon the path,
The night won't last too long
From now on. Wrong
Or right
To fight?
A branch of the Tree -
You could have touched your bride this way.

Lord of Moon, you've got to run
One step ahead of the rising sun.
Your story's just begun
So run, the chosen one.
You kneel before a dying grace,
Yet you will meet him face to face...
Sorrow makes you blind,
But words still echo in your mind:

Recall the forging of the Rings,
His trick to be a king
Above the nine kings,
And break the bound wings.
He's standing calm before the throne,
And smiles to hide a soul of stone...
He's perfect in this role:
The king will fall.

Believe me, I know
Where the stars still may glow,
Although you are blind,
I won't leave you behind.
I am scared of the night - and the day...
But it's you I love and it's you I obey.
The fate calls some
To be men before time comes.
What do you say?
I stay, father.

Recall the forging of the Rings,
His trick to be a king
Above the nine kings,
And break the bound wings.
He's standing calm before the throne,
And smiles to hide a soul of stone...
He's perfect in this role:
The king will fall.

What I've been told, turning to gold,
Lingers beside me.
Cast it aside - meanings do bind.
Banner within is scarlet -
who can oppose the Royal Guard?
Still is the heart,
I've played my part in a game.
Autumn came - but will the spring come?

Lord of Moon, you've got to run
One step ahead of the rising sun.
You story's just begun
So run, the chosen one
Two steps behind a-fading night,
The hope you bear will keep the light.
Leave the blood behind!
His words still echo in your mind:

Recall the forging of the Rings,
His trick to be a king
Above the nine kings,
And break the bound wings.
He's standing calm before the throne,
And smiles to hide a soul of stone...
He's perfect in this role:
The king will fall.