(Verse 1)
The silence now is heavy, a shroud upon the years,
A calendar of shadows, a generation of tears.
We remember the first whispers, the fever and the fright,
When the unseen, hungry monster first swallowed all the light.
It moved among the dreamers, the brave, the bright, the bold,
A terrible equation, a story left untold.
(Chorus)
Oh, the echoes of the giants, they resonate and sigh,
The cost of that dark trespass, beneath a weeping sky.
We carry now their memory, a burden and a vow,
They walked in truth and beauty, where are their footsteps now?
They stood so very proud, before the battle turned,
For every flicker stolen, a thousand lessons learned.
(Verse 2)
We saw the bodies weaken, the spirit still shine through,
The fierce, defiant laughter, in everything they'd do.
The monster wore a thousand masks, it moved from door to door,
And took the poets, dancers, the loves we'd waited for.
But even as the world shrank, they taught us how to stand,
With hands clasped tight together, across a barren land.
(Chorus)
Oh, the echoes of the giants, they resonate and sigh,
The cost of that dark trespass, beneath a weeping sky.
We carry now their memory, a burden and a vow,
They walked in truth and beauty, where are their footsteps now?
They stood so very proud, before the battle turned,
For every flicker stolen, a thousand lessons learned.
(Bridge)
They were the bedrock, they were the fire, they were the gentle rain,
And we grew strong in witnessing their unimaginable pain.
Though the darkness took their futures, it could not take their grace,
They left their mark of fire on every empty space.
We light the vigil candles for the ones we cannot hold,
Their stories stitched in starlight, more precious than fine gold.
(Outro)
Sleep now, my generation of stars, beneath the earth,
We curse the name of the monster, and celebrate your worth.
Your light is not extinguished, it burns inside the fight,
Rest in power, rest in beauty, rest in everlasting light.
The giants sleep.
The giants sleep.
GiraDoux
