Lyrics: TIRION
Music: TIRION
[Verse 1]
In the Song Dynasty rain,
the courtyard turns to silk.
A mossy step, a jade cup,
and sleeves like quiet milk.
I watch the willows bend,
each leaf a lowered brow,
my heart, a folded fan,
at peace with here and now.
[Pre-Chorus]
Mist on the eaves,
soft as a sigh.
Ink in the sky,
and I drift by.
[Chorus]
Misty rain, hold me near
Misty rain, keep me clear
Leisure in the falling veil
Peace that does not fade or fail
Misty rain, slow my pulse
Misty rain, my gentle world
[Verse 2]
A lamp behind thin paper
glows like a distant moon.
Tea cools in a porcelain bowl,
the hour moves so soon.
I trace the river hush
in every hanging bead,
a lady in old calm,
with nothing left to need.
[Pre-Chorus]
Clouds lean low,
and the courtyard blooms.
Step by step,
I enter the bloom.
[Chorus]
Misty rain, hold me near
Misty rain, keep me clear
Leisure in the falling veil
Peace that does not fade or fail
Misty rain, slow my pulse
Misty rain, my gentle world
[Bridge]
Let the world pass lightly,
like a sleeve through water.
Let my name be smaller
than the plum and the lotus.
No need to hurry,
no need to prove.
I am a quiet moon
learning how to move.
[Final Chorus]
Misty rain, hold me near
Misty rain, keep me clear
Leisure in the falling veil
Peace that does not fade or fail
Misty rain, slow my pulse
Misty rain, my gentle world
[Outro]
In the hush of old eaves,
I bloom without sound.