Where the Winter Light is Bound

Intro
(Solitary resonant frame drum beat, soft atmospheric lyre strumming)
​[Verse 1]
From the Great Above to the Great Below,
The Queen of Heaven turns her face.
She lays aside her crown of lapis blue,
And steps into the silent space.
At the first dark gate, she bows her head,
And leaves her golden robes behind,
Descending through the seven depths
To seek the peace she came to find.
​[Chorus]
Inanna walks through the shadows deep,
Where the winter light is bound.
Though the Earth lies still in sacred sleep,
The lost shall yet be found.
O Queen of Heaven, hold the flame,
Until the morning calls your name.
​[Verse 2]
No jewels remain upon her breast,
No golden rings upon her hands.
In solemn stillness she surrenders all
To rest within the quiet lands.
The world above holds silent breath,
The fields lie bare beneath the sky,
Waiting for the holy maid
To let the passing darkness die.
​[Chorus]
Inanna walks through the shadows deep,
Where the winter light is bound.
Though the Earth lies still in sacred sleep,
The lost shall yet be found.
O Queen of Heaven, hold the flame,
Until the morning calls your name.
​[Bridge]
(Frame drum rhythm slows to a steady, reverent pulse, lyre swells)
Seven gates opened, seven gates closed,
The secret seed in darkness grows.
Rise again, O light of spring,
And hear the song your people sing.
​[Chorus]
Inanna walks through the shadows deep,
Where the winter light is bound.
Though the Earth lies still in sacred sleep,
The lost shall yet be found.
O Queen of Heaven, hold the flame,
Until the morning calls your name.
​[Outro]
(Soft lyre fading gently into silence)
Return to the light...
Return to the light...
Queen of Heaven...