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Intro

The leaves they fall

 upon the day that makes a memory

those pleading eyes,

 echoing, silently in me

the final nights

 I guard her sleep, I can do without

the fear's down deep

 There's nothing good in this morning...

Oh, and I know...

 invested feelings in the one I would outlast

My little friend is getting tired, fading fast...

Intro

Did not want to see the signs of the dimming flame

I need to have more time

(No, I don't want to let you go)

Tonight I fear I'll say goodbye to my little friend

Don't want to let you go...

the warmest heart I've found

I lower into the ground

my tears, forever with you

resting under your tree

you have always liked this place

it now belongs to you...

I need to set you free

and go on alone

one day in my feeble timeline

 ( / )?

You gave me your heart and stole mine

( / )?

tomorrows came too fast for me

 to hear your slow, silent goodbye...

(Silence)

(Band enters)

the kindest heart I've found

I lowered into the ground

your smile kept me alive

back when the skies were still

you always liked this place

now sleep under the tree

I planted here the day

when you were born

I should've been ready, seen the nearing end

my little old friend, a child.

That day I had to say goodbye and turn the bend

but I'll never let go