Autumn My Palette

[Verse]
[Key: A minor]
[Clean guitar arpeggios with harpsichord]
My palette fades to autumn's barren hue
No green remains, no warmth of summer light
The colors dulled before their time was due
Just ashen tones of cold and endless night

[Pre-Chorus]
This weary evening turns without a sound
Into a silence frozen out of time
Warmed only by illusion's gentle chime
To hear the world that's wandering around

[Drums Break]

[Chorus - Female Trio Harmony]
[Key: A Major]
[Heavy power chords, crushing drums]
I'll steal the blue right from the sky above
And boldly stuff it deep inside my coat
Despite the icy mists that seem to float
Toward their nightly rendezvous of love

[Drums Break]

[Verse 2]
[Key: A minor]
The raindrops rule like masters of the ball
Mad dancing week by week without an end
The fallen leaves on dirty beds depend
On blankets white to cover one and all

[Pre-Chorus 2]
The careless wind spins pirouettes so free
Accompanied by heaven's symphony
While autumn creeps between what's real and dream
Dressed in designer clothes for all to see

[Guitar Solo]
[Heavy, melodic guitar - mournful, dramatic]
[Crescendo]

[Verse 3]
She walks on high heels through the muddy street
This fourth between-season has arrived
No one can make her listen or be wise
Not calendar nor stars can her entreat

[Pre-Chorus 3]
Sick November burns with fever's rage
And frightens worlds with nighttime's blazing heat
While autumn swallows medicine so bitter sweet
And washes it down quickly on her stage

[Bridge - Female Duet]
It's time for nature to lay down and rest
Breathing anesthesia of winter's chill
But morning puddles come alive and still
Break through the ice with hands that never rest

[Final Chorus]
[Key: B Major]
I'll run to meet December's frozen call
With all his frost and blankets made of white
Not noticing the slush beneath my sight
Despite forecasts and calendar's enthrall

[Outro]
[Harpsichord and lute melody - melancholic]
[Clean guitar arpeggios join]
[Slow fade with distant drums]
[End]