We always knew this would happen, but we didn't talk about it much. I'm a half-elf,
with a half-elf's lifespan, and Marisse was human.
Nothing lasts forever, I know that this is true.
But I never knew how true it was till I was losing you.
Or maybe I'm a dreamer, or maybe I'm a fool.
But I never thought that life could be this careless or this cruel.
You wrestle with the reasons, but the reasons never rhyme,
Or comfort when the heart is in decline.
And it doesn't really matter if it's chance or it's design.
It's gonna take some time.
The days stretch on forever and the nights are so unkind,
And endless when the heart is in decline.
And it doesn't really matter if it's chance or it's design.
It's gonna take some time.
The children are grown, and I've still got a few good years left. It's time to stop
puttering around this empty castle.
| May 27, 1999 | Winter, Berolyn town |
Halifirien Wedge
(lyric by Dan Fogelberg)