One Whispered Wish

𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒊𝒔𝒉 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Lyrics © 2026 Maris S. “In fear lest she should fail him, and impatient of the longing of his eyes, he turned and looked; and straightway she was gone.” — Ovid, Metamorphoses, “Orpheus and Eurydice” In shadows clad, where lost souls dwell He walks the road that love has built No star above, no echoed sounds Only the dark, and it's afraid The world above has lost all light A hollow space he'd not foreseen Engulfed in grief, he's lost all sight Of what once was and could have been No choice, but to press on below For love forbids him lettin' go From hands a tune imparts Enchantin' hostile hearts It soothes the rage, the scorn, the pride Succeeds where spoken words have failed And breathes where there is no more breath It reaches out when love's defied To bring her back, at last unveiled A song that conquers even death He lifts his face to distant light Behind him neither breath nor sigh Each step he takes feels wrong, feels right He cannot tell the reason why If only once her face were known What if he walks this road alone He marches on apace And dares not turn his gaze It soothed the rage, the scorn, the pride Prevailed where spoken words had failed And breathed where there is no more breath Reached out when love was once defied To bring her back, at last unveiled A song that conquered even death The silence presses like a stone A weight he can no longer bear He walks this passage all alone She is not there, she is not there He never got his prize Must see with his own eyes He turns an' sees — Her face in tears She fades back into hell One whispered wish — farewell He walks alone through wood an' stone No longer singin' songs of love He wanders on an' bitter moans And mourns the love and all thereof The world grows still to hear this song Of him and grief becoming one He stumbles on through endless night His music all that's left of light The lyre plays alone — A tune without a home The world grows still to hear this song Of him and grief becoming one