Slow gothic requiem lullaby, 64 BPM, minor key. Mature female contralto/low mezzo lead, warm, motherly, intimate and deeply grief-stricken, sung gently in a comfortable low-to-mid register. No siren vocals, no high soprano, no vocal acrobatics. Sparse piano, mournful cello, low orchestral strings, subtle pipe organ, antique music box and occasional distant funeral bell. Very soft female requiem choir appears only during emotional swells, singing sustained wordless low harmonies behind the lead—never competing with her. Verses should feel intimate and almost whispered, like a mother singing alone in an empty room. Chorus becomes fuller but remains slow, restrained and sorrowful, with “come home” serving as the memorable melodic refrain. Bridge strips nearly everything away before gradually rebuilding into the final chorus. Ancient, gothic, maternal, exhausted and hauntingly beautiful. End quietly with piano, cello and the lead voice fading into silence. No metal, no rock, no epic traile
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Slow gothic requiem lullaby, 64 BPM, minor key. Mature female contralto/low mezzo lead, warm, motherly, intimate and deeply grief-stricken, sung gently in a comfortable low-to-mid register. No siren vocals, no high soprano, no vocal acrobatics. Sparse piano, mournful cello, low orchestral strings, subtle pipe organ, antique music box and occasional distant funeral bell. Very soft female requiem choir appears only during emotional swells, singing sustained wordless low harmonies behind the lead—never competing with her. Verses should feel intimate and almost whispered, like a mother singing alone in an empty room. Chorus becomes fuller but remains slow, restrained and sorrowful, with “come home” serving as the memorable melodic refrain. Bridge strips nearly everything away before gradually rebuilding into the final chorus. Ancient, gothic, maternal, exhausted and hauntingly beautiful. End quietly with piano, cello and the lead voice fading into silence. No metal, no rock, no epic traile
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# **STILL, I CALL** [Verse 1] Another winter comes and goes, Another summer fades. The years have gathered at my door And carried you away. But I still feel you next to me When evening starts to fall. Three hundred years have come and gone— And still I call. [Chorus] Come home, come home, Come home to me. I'm still where you remember me. Come home, come home, If only in my dreams. Lie beside me, darling, And bring my boy to me. I've kept your names Through all these years. I've kept your memory warm. Come home, come home... I've waited far too long. [Verse 2] I sing the songs I used to sing When little eyes grew tired. I hold the words upon my tongue Like embers from a fire. And somewhere underneath this moon One light is wandering still. I send her name into the dark— And always will. [Chorus] Come home, come home, Come home to me. I'm still where you remember me. Come home, come home, If only in my dreams. Lie beside me, darling, And bring my boy to me. I've kept your names Through all these years. I've kept your memory warm. Come home, come home... I've waited far too long. [Bridge — very soft] If I could sleep And wake with you... If I could hear His laughter too... If I could hold What time has torn... I'd never ask For anything more. But somewhere still, A cradle cries. Somewhere beneath These endless skies. So I remain. So I remain. So I remain... [Final Chorus] Come home, come home, Come home to me. I'm still where you remember me. Come home, come home, And wait for me. Keep our little boy beside you Until I finally sleep. I've kept your names Through all these years. I've carried love this long. Come home, come home... Or someday— Let me come home. [Outro] Another winter. Another fall. Another year... And still I call.