Tales of the Brave, by A.I.R. (2024)

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(Instrumental)With a cardboard sword in handWild beasts, treasures foundOn the carpet or the groundTheir realm expands, developingWith the stories that they bring(tales)Adventure calls, no bars(tales)Carousel of dreams spins fastIn this moment, legends castOn gallant quests that ever last(tales of the brave)Menace screaming "Take Enjuk!"In every corner, shadows lookLegends whisper in the playroom's lightMagic brews, out of sight(tales of the brave)Worlds of wonder just a page awayMystic creatures in a grand displayWith a wave of a small handMonsters fierce, dragons flyIn the fabric of the skyOur hero's journey beginsWith the dreams that spin(tales of the brave)(Instrumental)Bright and complexIn tales untoldThese visions grandIn minds so boldIs all they craftTales of the braveWondrous realms in their youthful gazeHeroes rise from their story mazeMountains high where dragons breatheAnd wooden swords that knightly sheatheIn every laugh (every verse of joy)A universe they deftly toyRealms of light (worlds to see)Ageless tales of mysteryCastles tall and spaceships gleamCourage sewn in every seamThrough time they sail (youth unfurled)Adventurers in their own little worldGalaxies spun (galaxies spun)(worlds in their eyes)Dreamers weave the fabric of skiesMajestic flights (where dreams take wing)Entwined in the chronicles that children sing(Tales of the bold)Mystic seas with compasses spun (Instrumental)

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[Narrator]In his laughter, joy does shine[Child]Adventures grand, forever mineIn play I weave my stalwart fatesChasing destiny, no delays[Narrator]Paints the colors of his life youngIn night's wings he colors of my livesLittle hero, sighs he's weaved[Child]Look! A castle, high and steepKnights and maidens, tales to plyDefeating darkness, my battle cryIn story's weave, I find reprieve[Narrator]In stories weave, he finds reprieve)(Instrumental)[Narrator]Pages turn in golden light[Child]In my stories, heroes fightWith a twinkle in my eyeAgainst the odds, I touch the skyBraving storms that life has lined[Narrator]He's braving storms that life has lined(Instrumental)[Narrator]See the boy with dreams so bright[Child]All my tales, a pure delightIn my world I soar and flyEven as health says goodbyeI'm scripting joy within my mind[Narrator]Scripting joy(every chapter, every line)[Child]In these pages, I find my spineWith the strength of written wordI rise above what's untowardLife's a quest that I've defined[Narrator]He's made a quest that he's defined

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Gentle frowns on furrowed browsTicking clocks, the moment's nowA child's gaze, pure and trueBraving a storm they must pass throughFear, fear, fear, amidst the loveFear, fear, flies the doveA question, a question, a questionThrough corridors where echoes speak in dreadA tale unfolds that's writ on hearts, unsaidThe innocence that paints the child’s bright viewHolds, holds, holds, life anewHolds, holds, holds, in morning dewA question, a question, a questionA question, a question, a questionHolds, holds, holds, life anewHolds, holds, holds, in morning dew (Instrumental)[Child]Below, breathe, breathe and then see[Narrator]Looks exchanged, a silent pleaA veil of courage, then they seeThis small hand seeks theirs to layA question forms, on lips it may[Child]Breathe, breathe, breathe, don't go astrayBreathe, breathe, breathe, in disarray[Narrator]A question, a question, a questionEyes search the eyes, what tears they bearAs shadows loom, so grim and sheerA child's heart knows not yet fear[Child]Pray, pray, pray, hope you'd stayPray, pray, pray, hope you'd stay[Narrator]Whisper, whisper, secrets in their tonesA frown so deep in lights of homePromises made, but faces greyA question lingers, but words they fray[Child]Breathe, breathe, breathe, please just stayBreathe, breathe, breathe, steal away(Instrumental)

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In corners dim, where shadows swellTwisted shapes, they toll the knellMonsters creep from beneath the bedIn the labyrinth of a child's dreadWhispers crawl across the wallFingers stretch, they rise and fallEchoed fears, the silent screamsThrough the weave of fractured dreamsEyes wide open, yet nothing seenIn the theater of the night, the mind's own sceneClock hands tick, mocking timeEach minute's chime, a haunting rhymeBreaths are shallow, under moonlit theftMind a carnival, of what’s real and what’s leftClose the door, close the eyes, close the heartAs the night tears reality apartLost in echoes of the witching hour’s callSpinning down, in the spiral's enthrallIn fever's grip where nightmares bloomThrough mazes woven in the sickroom's gloomPhantoms whisper of an endless nightIn the shattered mind of endless plightDance of shadows, spectral flightWhere the child's hope must duel the blight

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[i. Fractured Dreams]Though the curtain falls on my youthful playsI'll blaze like stars and their endless arraysIn the theatre of time, where I took my standWith unwritten scripts and an unseen bandFaint heartbeats echo a cosmic danceMy spirit's waltz, given one last chanceEvery step I take, a destiny unfoldsNew chapters written in courage boldI stand as captain of my waning daysA ship adrift on time's relentless baysBridging fantasy and the life I knowA dreamer caught in the evening's glowI painted futures in vibrant shades of hopeInfinite roads, a vast kaleidoscopeAnd as time ticks, the image starts to dimA wayward child at the universe's whimBut in this silence, I hear a distant drumThrough all the strumThe paths untraveled, the dreams I'll never chaseA life unraveled, and gone without a trace(Instrumental)A childhood promise, in the mirror's gazeVisions of grandeur, through life's unsteady hazeMoments I've treasured, all the roles I've playedDreams unmeasured, futures swept awayCould I have soared? Chased the untamed sun?Or marched to drums that call to some?(no mistakes...)Could I have soared, chased the untamed sun?...or marched to drums that call to some?In whispered tones, I dare conferA tale unwritten, a life that never wereYet with your strength, my spirit soarsDefying fate, unlocking doors[ii. Cornerstone]So here now (here now)I stand before the hands that raisedA life you've sculpted strong and clearIn gratitude, through all these yearsYou are my rock, my cornerstoneAnd now I soar (I soar)Above the trails and trials we've facedWith every lesson that you've gracedYour wisdom echoes, fierce and nearIn every storm, your light I've wornAnd now I soar (I soar)Above the trails and trials we've facedWith every lesson that you've gracedYour wisdom, earned, fierce and nearThrough time and tide, the constant guideThese wings you gave, it's how I thrive(Instrumental)Beside you'd feel better free(No)From whispers low, to tempests flown (tempests flown)Your steady hand, the drumbeat of my homeI charted worlds with your tales spunIn every chapter, your spirit wonYou're the spark, the architect of dreamsAs echoes rise (they rise)In halls of mind, where your words dwellYou've cast the runes, my paths unveiledKeys of life, in your eyes gleamA guide through worlds yet unseenIn your stride (your stride)The fires fought, the victories wornYou led the charge, with love rebornI walk now tall, your strength my loreWith every step, the cadence you've set (you've set)I find my heart in journeys metUpon the peaks and valleys vast (valleys vast)The echoes of your teachings castThe map you drew has shown the wayThrough uncharted skies, I make my playIn your embrace, I've come to soarAbove the noise, the evermore[iii. Twilight's Embrace]Whispers of wonder, in the airMagic stirs, in the painter's lairWe dance at the edge of the world, so freeMystic visions come alive,Childhood's fantasy will thriveMystic visions come alive,Childhood's fantasy will thriveIn waking dreams, we dare to flyWhere echoes dance and spirits sighIn realms of endless skyAbove the world, we're soaring highBefore the break of dawnA realm where myths are drawnIn waking dreams, we dare to flyWhere echoes dance and spirits sighIn realms of endless skyAbove the world, we're soaring highWe're roaring highCry out to morning's flameIn twilight's embraceWorlds unknown reveal their faceIn twilight's embraceWe flyVeiled nightA realm unfurledStarlightA dreamworld's pearlTouching skiesBefore the dayFades awayIn whispers theyCall outTo twilight's fray(Instrumental)[iv. Dusk](dusk)At duskA world awakes thereSo brightA canvas streamingAt duskWe soarThrough starsA mind's vast cosmosUnboundGalaxies dreamingWe flyOn wings of wonderThrough twilight's hueA boundless journeySo pureThe heart unfurlingAs nightWhispers secrets(Instrumental)

In a world where stars fall too soon,
There blooms a child, beneath the moon.
Amidst the confines of his bed,
Dreams dance wild within his head.

Though body frail, spirit is strong,
His laughter sings a joyful song.
In worlds of wonder, he is king,
With his last tale, the brave takes wing.

-Tales of the Brave-

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