The Best of Life Is Yet to Be

[Intro – quiet, melancholic, distant | slow] harp, soft pad Soft drones drift through frozen air A single voice begins a prayer [Verse 1 – slow, melancholic, intimate] harp, light strings I walk alone through falling white Where shadows fade into the night Old footprints buried in the snow Of roads I walked so long ago [Verse 2 – slow, gentle sorrow] harp, warm strings I’ve paid the price of borrowed flame I’ve carried loss, I’ve carried blame Yet in the cold, a fragile sound Still breathes where hope was never found [Pre-Chorus – slightly rising, fragile hope] strings slowly lifting Lay down your arms, your weary soul The dark won’t claim what it can’t hold [Chorus 1 – warm, emotional, hopeful] full strings, soft female choir What’s torn apart may still be mended When all the battles have been ended Beyond the fear, beyond the scars We’re more than what the past has carved [Interlude – instrumental, calm] solo violin, harp [Verse 3 – quiet, reflective] harp, low strings If we are shaped by what we choose Then let me choose a truth to lose That pain is all we’re meant to be That fate has closed its doors on me [Pre-Chorus 2 – gentle lift, growing resolve] strings slowly building I feel the dawn beneath the snow A silent strength begins to grow [Final Chorus – calm, hopeful, slightly stronger] full strings, soft choir So rest your soul, the storm is gone The endless night gives way to dawn Hold on, my friend, and you will see The best of life is yet to be [Outro – fading, peaceful] harp only A single note, a fading hum At last… the long journey’s done