[Intro]
(Acoustic guitar picking, soft pad ambient glow)
[Verse 1]
Stained steel resting down in the green
Quiet as a memory, clear and serene
No more heavy armor, no more bitter fight
Just the afternoon shadow folding into night
He laid his heavy sword in the tangled weed
Finished every duty, answered every need
Red petals fall where the iron used to shine
Leaving all the battles on a broken line
[Chorus]
Sleep soft in the roses, let the armor fall
You don't have to answer to the battle call
Sun goes down over silent ground
Resting in the wild where the peace is found
Soft light fading on a golden crest
The long road is over, lay it all to rest
[Verse 2]
Rusted iron plates soaking in the dew
Wind through the meadow carries something new
No drums calling out from the castle wall
Just the gentle rhythm of the rain in the fall
Shield carved in oak, now covered in the moss
Counting up the beauty, letting go the loss
He gave all his years to the crown and the shield
Now he sleeps forever in a rosebud field
[Chorus]
Sleep soft in the roses, let the armor fall
You don't have to answer to the battle call
Sun goes down over silent ground
Resting in the wild where the peace is found
Soft light fading on a golden crest
The long road is over, lay it all to rest
[Outro]
(Soft male vocal harmonies fading into ambient acoustic guitar)
Lay it down...
In the field of red...
Rest easy now...
(Silence)