Farewell Requiem

Release: Royal Fish

Genres: Folk Rock

Run Time: 3:39

Credits:
Emily Moore

"Farewell Requiem" is the ninth track on Royal Fish. It features exclusively Emily, playing a classical guitar and singing. The lyrics may represent the speaker recognizing that a relationship or life stage is approaching its natural conclusion, with which the speaker is coming to terms.

Lyrics

Kiss me quickly if you can
For the fire that yet burns not often lingers
Share a taste of summer wine
That sends a warmth traveling through the fingers

Do you see the clouds above
The way in which they’re moving
Can you feel the coming chill
That calls for autumn’s proving

That you’ll stay with me another night
For the fire that I need to keep me breathing
Has fallen to an ember’s light
And I sense will soon be gone with summer’s leaving

The shadows that were cast
When the flame was brought forth
Now twist and shape until
Their darkness fills the room

Kiss me quickly, if you can
To be honest, though, it seems that I’m still breathing
Even though you’re nearly gone
I’ll find a way to keep myself from freezing

I see another amber glow
That calls me
I feel that I must go,
And I am ready