A World Made Quiet (10)

​[Verse 1]
[Her voice is calm, clear, and filled with a peaceful melancholy]
The waves are calling, the wind is so sweet,
The grass is so cool underneath my feet.
He sent me here, to the edge of the blue,
To a world that feels honest, and steady, and true.
He said he’d be coming, he said he’d be late,
But I feel his presence at the garden gate.
The city is distant, a ghost in the haze,
I’m finally out of the wintery maze.

​[Verse 2]
The letters he wrote me, they’re filled with the sun,
He says that his labor is finally done.
I don’t know the battles, I don’t know the scars,
But I know that he reached for the highest of stars.
He fought for this silence, he bled for this grace,
I can feel all his love in this beautiful place.

​[Chorus]
[The orchestra begins to swell, warm and golden]
For the world has gone quiet, the storm has passed by,
There’s nothing but peace in the wide open sky.
He was the mountain, he was the shield,
Now he is resting in a sun-covered field.
The lion is sleeping, the cage is undone,
And I am the morning that rose with the sun.
A world made quiet... a soul set free.

​[Bridge]
[The ensemble/choir joins in from off-stage, their voices sounding like an angelic echo]
[Ensemble]
The weight is gone, the crown is on the floor,
The Lion of the City... he fights no more.
He paid the ransom, he settled the debt,
A legacy blooming that we won’t forget.

[Maria - hitting a powerful, emotional high note]
GO GENTLE, PAPA! GO INTO THE LIGHT!
YOU’VE FINISHED THE VIGIL! YOU’VE FINISHED THE NIGHT!

​[Final Chorus - Full Company & Maria]
[A majestic, sweeping Broadway finale]
Yes, the world has gone quiet, the storm has passed by!
There’s nothing but peace in the wide open sky!
The lion is sleeping, the cage is undone,
And I am the morning that rose with the sun!
A world made quiet!
A WORLD MADE FREE!

​[Outro]
[The music thins out to a single, pulsing violin note, mimicking a heartbeat that finally stops]

[Maria - whispering]
I’m safe, Papa.
I’m home.

female, Ethereal Broadway resolution, soft orchestral, choral finish, soaring flute, peaceful, 70bpm, angelic