The Bard's Tale

[Verse] In an old stone tavern Shadows whisper low Where the bodhrán's beat carries the tale's glow A bard sings softly of days long gone With a voice like the wind Both ancient and strong [Verse 2] Candles flicker Casting dreams in the night Barrels of ale Under dim lantern light A woman in the corner Eyes closed Sways Lost in a memory of forgotten ways [Chorus] Oh Hear the tale of lands far away Where the mountains stand tall Against the gray The past lives here in every note played In every soft word Frayed and decayed [Verse 3] The scent of wet earth and pine in the air The tavern's warmth is a simple prayer Wooden beams creak as the winds outside sigh A melody of ages A timeless lullaby [Verse 4] Distant battles Heroes lost in the fray Their deeds sung nightly in this hidden way Bronze shields and glory Now only a song But in music’s embrace They forever belong [Bridge] Strings weep And the bodhrán hums low Tales of sorrow and joy meld and flow Each heart in the room beats as one Under the spell of the music that's spun