the spanish steps (original song) 

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An ode to John Keats 🪻
~lyrics~
Down by the cypress trees
A young man's resting place
His name is written not in flames
But in the tranquil waves
Your soul like a vessel
In the ocean passing by
Said you were the brightest star
To ever cross the sky
Down by the Spanish steps
A young man lay in wait
For the gentle siren
Who would take his breath away
Was she sweet and easeful
When you fell into her arms?
Promised you she'd numb the pain
And keep you safe from harm
Fled is the light
Far out of sight
Let it fade away
Don't mourn the embers of the day
In the elysian fields
A nightingale takes flight
Pouring forth his elegy
Into the tender night
His eternal music
Echoes softly in the breeze
Carried from the heavens
To an orchard evergreen
Down by the cypress trees
A young man's resting place
His name is written not in flames
But in the tranquil waves
Your soul like a vessel
In the ocean passing by
Said you were the brightest star
To ever cross the sky