Lyrics
[Intro]
He used to race the thunder down the hill
Now every step
Is careful
Slow and still
[Verse 1]
Gray on his muzzle
Snow on his chin
He guards the hallway
Like he’s always been
One ear listening
For my key in the door
Tail barely lifting
But it still hits the floor
[Pre-Chorus]
I see the years in his eyes
Gold turning glass
Every breath a little battle
Every hour made to last
[Chorus]
Augustus
Old friend
Lie your head down here beside me
You don’t have to stand guard anymore
Augustus
My king
If this is the last night you find me
I’ll be right here
On the kitchen floor
Till you need me
Never leaving you
Augustus
Old friend
[Verse 2]
Stairs like a mountain
Bowl like a sea
He stares a moment
Then he looks at me
I lift him gently
Like I did day one
Heavy with living
Heart beating slow as a drum
[Pre-Chorus]
I see the boy that I was
In the games that we played
In every chewed-up shoe
In every muddy day
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Remember the snow?
You dove in first
Mouth full of winter
Shaking off the hurt
You dragged my heart back
From darker storms
You were the warmth
Inside the war
[low vocal register]
If you go before the dawn
Go knowing you were more
More than “just a dog”
You were the home I was searching for
[crescendo]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
[whispered vocals]
He used to race the thunder down the hill
Now as the morning
Creeps under the door
He closes his eyes
I’m still on the floor
Augustus
Old friend
Rest
Good boy
Forever more
Style
big theatrical piano ballad in the queen tradition: grand piano and stacked choirstimpani swellsand a soaring guitar solo. starts soft with close-mic male vocalsthen blooms into an operaticmulti-part chorus. middle section modulates upward with dramatic drums and choir hits before dropping back to intimate vocal and piano for the final lines.
Prompt
Create a new ballade in the style of Queen!. This ballade will be about a dog name Augustus and he is old and tired. Soon to die dog.
Credits
Prompt byVintageSample105
GeneratedDec 25, 2025
ModelAria v5
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