Sorrow

Eryael's soft-fingered touch stirred the poetic soul of the Minstrel Tanager Skydancing CorFine to compose this song. Its haunting melody is full of desperate longing, a common emotion among those touched by the Pain Lord.

Roses are all I remember.
That soft scent is all I remember.
Roses are all I remember,
Dark roses, and you.

When we venture into hostile shadows,
Then we wear our hearts bright as lit brands,
Keep our valor and honor about us--
We will not be whipped with commands.

With our spells woven strong, sharp blades gleaming,
We bring waiting death in our hands--
But there's one in the depths of the shadows
Who laughs, for the dark understands....

Roses are all I remember.
That soft laugh is all I remember.
Roses are all I remember,
Dark roses, and you.

I raged down to the Shrine of the Jackal,
Vengeance honed, poised to call storm and fire--
I summoned inferno about me.
'Let all Darkstone become Your cursed pyre--'

But the shadows held secrets, not madness,
And a youth with soft words to inspire
Thirty thousand lost dreams, with the memory,
Sixty thousand cruel dreams of desire....

Roses are all I remember.
That soft smile is all I remember.
Roses are all I remember,
Dark roses, and you.

So he watched from the shadows, admiring,
As I cast my strength ragged and torn--
His compassion put balm to my fresh wounds
When I trembled from heartbreak and scorn.

And I bear only hate for the Serpent,
And my fight with the Jackal, I've sworn--
But the Sorrower came bearing kindness
When I stood there, alone and forlorn.

Roses are all I remember.
That soft touch is all I remember.
Roses are all I remember,
Dark roses, and you.

Lord Morvaneus, my daggered words tore thee.
Where those barbed complaints' fell,
I regret that I lashed you so cruelly--
For I, too, have heard this battle's knell.

Forgive what I assumed unknowing--
For now I have been led there as well,
And I now know the depths of our weakness,
And there's souls that a kind word can sell--

Roses are all I remember.
Those soft words are all I remember.
Roses are all I remember,
Dark roses, and you.

I set off the Sorrower's token
Lest my wistful heart hold it too near--
There is more in a rose than its briars,
And it isn't the rose-barb I fear.

If you fight for Liabo, this battle,
Hold your friendships and family dear--
Lest the Painlord's caress fill your senses
And your path falter, no longer clear.

Roses are all I remember.
That soft scent is all I remember.
Roses are all I remember...

...Eryael...

...and you.