Lyrics: TIRION
Music: TIRION
[Verse 1]
I step through carved red gates
Into a thousand years
The willow leans to greet me
And the wind turns soft with years
Stone paths glow under moonfall
Like silk beneath my feet
Chang'an, you wear your old gold
So quietly, so sweet
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the sleeves of history
Brush past the jade and rain
Every blossom in the garden
Calls my name again
[Chorus]
Dream me back to Chang'an
Dream me back again
Lotus Garden, hold me
In your silver rain
Dream me back to Chang'an
Where the old songs breathe
Tang beauty in the morning
And forever in the trees
[Verse 2]
Her brow is like a painted dawn
Her smile, a folding fan
Pearls tremble at her collar
As she passes through the span
She does not speak of power
Yet the whole court turns to see
A grace that bends the willow
And leaves the heart to grieve
[Pre-Chorus]
Gold steps, quiet glances
Jasmine on her sleeve
I close my eyes and follow
Where the lantern shadows weave
[Chorus]
Dream me back to Chang'an
Dream me back again
Lotus Garden, hold me
In your silver rain
Dream me back to Chang'an
Where the old songs breathe
Tang beauty in the morning
And forever in the trees
[Bridge]
Oh, for the splendor
Of that rising dawn
Pearl towers, painted arches
And the crane wings drawn
I taste the realm of poets
In the fragrance of the bloom
A thousand lamps of glory
In one garden room
[Chorus]
Dream me back to Chang'an
Dream me back again
Lotus Garden, hold me
In your silver rain
Dream me back to Chang'an
Where the old songs breathe
Tang beauty in the morning
And forever in the trees
[Outro]
If I wake, let me remember
The gold in every leaf
Chang'an lives inside me
Soft, majestic, deep
Dream me back to Chang'an
Dream me back home