Last Rose of Summer
Symphonic metal with Irish folk influences. Tenor male vocals with operatic delivery. Instrumentation includes a solo cello, acoustic guitar, violin, and a full metal ensemble with distorted electric guitars, synth pads, and a drum kit. The track features a prominent banjo riff and a recurring violin melody. The tempo is 120 BPM in 4/4 time. The arrangement transitions from a sparse acoustic introduction to a high-energy metal section with double-kick drumming and power chords.
Last Rose of Summer
Symphonic metal with Irish folk influences. Tenor male vocals with operatic delivery. Instrumentation includes a solo cello, acoustic guitar, violin, and a full metal ensemble with distorted electric guitars, synth pads, and a drum kit. The track features a prominent banjo riff and a recurring violin melody. The tempo is 120 BPM in 4/4 time. The arrangement transitions from a sparse acoustic introduction to a high-energy metal section with double-kick drumming and power chords.
Lyrics
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;
No flower of her kindred,
No rose-bud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes
Or give sigh for sigh!
I’ll not leave thee, thou lone one,
To pine on the stem;
Since the lovely are sleeping,
Go sleep thou with them.
Thus kindly I scatter
Thy leaves o’er the bed
Where thy mates of the garden
Lie scentless and dead.
So soon may I follow,
When friendships decay,
And from Love’s shining circle
The gems drop away!
When true hearts lie withered,
And fond ones are flown,
Oh! who would inhabit
This bleak world alone?
Tis The Last!!! Rose!!! Of Summer!!!
Faded away...
[bagpipe instrumental solo leading to fade out]
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