Morten Lauridsen - Prayer
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Echo of the clocktower, footstep
In the alleyway, sweep
Of the wind sifting the leaves
Jeweller of the spiderweb, connoisseur
Of autumn's opulence, blade of lightning
Harvesting the sky
Keeper of the small gate, choreographer
Of entrances and exits, midnight
Whisper traveling the wires
Seducer, healer, deity or thief
I will see you soon enough—
In the shadow of the rainfall
In the brief violet darkening a sunset—
But until then I pray watch over him
As a mountain guards its covert ore
And the harsh falcon its flightless young
In the alleyway, sweep
Of the wind sifting the leaves
Jeweller of the spiderweb, connoisseur
Of autumn's opulence, blade of lightning
Harvesting the sky
Keeper of the small gate, choreographer
Of entrances and exits, midnight
Whisper traveling the wires
Seducer, healer, deity or thief
I will see you soon enough—
In the shadow of the rainfall
In the brief violet darkening a sunset—
But until then I pray watch over him
As a mountain guards its covert ore
And the harsh falcon its flightless young
