The Craftsman's Lament Lyrics

In a workshop by the forest where the tall pines stood

He carved out his dreams where his forge once glowed so good

With hands once steady and eyes full of fire

He shaped the world with iron and desire

But time's cruel hand took its toll

Now his body shakes and he can't control

The tools he once held with pride

Now lie silent by his side

He crafted chairs and tables and the frames of sturdy doors

Built the beams of houses and the hearts of wooden floors

But now his fingers tremble his strength starts to fade

The craftsman's soul is lost in a twilight cascade

But time's cruel hand took its toll

Now his body shakes and he can't control

The tools he once held with pride

Now lie silent by his side

In the quiet of his workshop he sits alone

Surrounded by the echoes of the life he's known

His heart aches for the rhythm of the hammer's beat

But he's trapped in a dance with his own defeat

His eyes wander to the tools now covered in dust

Memories of creation of metal and rust

He dreams of the fires that once roared bright

Now he's left in the shadows away from the light

But time's cruel hand took its toll

Now his body shakes and he can't control

The tools he once held with pride

Now lie silent by his side

So he sits by the forest where the tall pines hum

A craftsman bound by a fate he can't outrun

In his heart the fire still quietly burns

But to the world the craftsman never returns