Arafel's Lament

Misty Lackey Heather Alexander

from an Album called, "Freedom, Flight & Fantasy"

The sorrow of the elves is they live beyond their time

(The Tree of Swords and Jewels waits for me)

Until the world forgets them save in tales and ryme

When shall I hang my own upon the tree?

 

The sorrow of the elves is that all they love must die

(The Tree of Swords and Jewels waits for me)

Time whithers all about them yet the elves it passes by

When shall I hang my own upon the tree?

 

The sorrow of the elves is they dare not touch a friend

(The Tree of Swords and Jewels waits for me)

For touching brings a change that magic cannot mend

When shall I hang my own upon the tree?

 

The sorrow of the elves made them seek another place

(The Tree of Swords and Jewels waits for me)

and I alone remain the last of my lost race

When shall I hang my own upon the tree?

 

Now I alone remain to mourn and count the cost

(The Tree of Swords and Jewels waits for me)

Of every leaf that fades and every flower lost

When shall I hang my own upon the tree?

 

Yes, I alone remain to hold the land that magic made

(The Tree of Swords and Jewels waits for me)

I canold back the dark and daily see it fade

When shall I hang my own upon the tree?

 

The sorrow now is mine who harms what I would heel

(The Tree of Swords and Jewels waits for me)

And how long must I bare the stand of sorrow's seal

When shall I hang my own upon the tree?