Pineheart

Lyrics

[LANI] At the foot of a hill Near Ivorytown There sat a modest farm The house was of stone And ivy-clad And there lived the lad Known as Pineheart [LANI, spoken] Pineheart was well taught in the mysteries of the harvest And he worked the farm with his brother, Varus [LANI] Now, Varus was pure But weak of limb And Pineheart strove To care for him For both were orphaned long ago And Varus had no One but Pineheart [LANI, spoken] Pineheart was of good cheer, and performed his duties well But secretly, he longed for things beyond this realm He said [LANI & PINEHEART] Oh, to see the sun And the light of gold a-shining To behold the face of God For once, to gaze on beauty past defining [PINEHEART] There's a way No doubt And today I aim To find out Or my name Isn't Pineheart [LANI, spoken] Pineheart pondered, and dreamed, and pondered some more And then, suddenly one morning, the solution was clear [PINEHEART] You must care for yourself now Brother I must be on my way Do not complain For your arm Is grown stronger And I cannot remain On the farm Any longer For I have conceived Of a glorious thing A flying machine Like a bird On the wing [LANI, spoken] With a faraway look in his eye Pineheart told his brother of his invention What it was called, how it was fueled And how it would carry him through the haze above Into the hidden sky [VARUS & LANI] Pineheart [VARUS] Invention is heresy [VARUS & LANI] Pineheart Listen! [LANI] Said Varus [VARUS & LANI] Enough misfortune has Come to us [VARUS] Must you seek more? [LANI] He said [VARUS & LANI] Don't go Don't go [PINEHEART, VARUS & LANI] Oh, to see the sun (Don't go!) And the light of gold a-shining [PINEHEART & LANI, VARUS] To behold the face of God (Don't go!) For once, to gaze on beauty Past defining [PINEHEART] There was only the dark And then—bang!— The glow Of a spark That will grow To a flame When I blow Which I will Or my name isn't Pineheart [PINEHEART, spoken] Farewell, brother [LANI, spoken] And with that, Pineheart headed into the hills To work in secret, far from the city walls Until Altarday, Pineheart toiled without resting On that day, knowing that all the town would be feasting and drinking Far too busy to notice the sky He finished his invention, and made ready to fly [Just as PINEHEART is about to fly, he is blinded by a brilliant light, revealing the BELOVED.] [PINEHEART] Do I know you? [BELOVED] No, you have longed to know me [PINEHEART] Who are you? [BELOVED] I am your Beloved I bring you light From the hidden sky That you might See through the darkness Wrapped around your heart Don't start Don't fly Don't go searching the sky My love No machine can bring you to God No invention you devise You will but burn Great holes in your eyes [BELOVED, VARUS & LANI] Your lovely eyes (No man dares the wrath of the sun) Your lovely eyes (Foolish, he who interferes) [BELOVED, VARUS & LANI] You will not live To tell what you've done Or dry my tears [BELOVED] Tend your brother Be my love And then the sun may shine upon you [LANI, spoken] With that, the radiant image began to fade Pineheart cried [PINEHEART] I am yours, yours Yours beyond forever I will stray no more from you No, never, never [PINEHEART & LANI] Oh, my lovely one We will live in love and laughter If you stay and light my way I swear I shall be steadfast ever after [BELOVED, spoken] Be steadfast, and I will return to you, I swear [LANI] To show what she dreamed Tomorrow would bring Her vow she swore And she gave him a ring Which he wore All the days Of his life