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The Lament of Celeborn

from SOB II: The Red Squirrel by Sons of Birches

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It was in First Age, when everything was new
I walked hills of green, fresh with the very first dew
And as I strode beside a bubbling mountain stream
I beheld a vision like out of a dream

She was taller than our tallest, taller even than me
She shone with an inner light for everyone to see
She caught me in her halo as together we did sing
I never knew the trouble this girlfriend would bring

All will love her and despair
This relationship just isn’t fair
All are transfixed by her beauty
But what about me

Always standing just behind her as she holds court
Strategizing with great minds in the heights of our tree fort
She says Celly dear, why don’t you frolick in the flowers
Council with Mithrandir could take many hours

All will love her and despair
This eternal love just isn’t fair
Seeing her is like a dream, yes
But what about me

Now she tells me she’s setting sail for heaven in the west
Covered herself in glory and she passed the test
Now I must decide whether to stay by her side
I could never be her equal, no matter how I tried

All will love her and despair
Being her consort just wasn’t fair
Off you go, love, back to Valinor
And I’ll go back to being me

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from SOB II: The Red Squirrel, released January 17, 2022

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This is the place to meet the psychedelic, progressive, ambient, and folk/rock music of Allister Thompson released under his own name and as The Gateless Gate, Sons of Birches, Twilight Fields, and Khan Tengri.

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