[Verse 1]
“Let’s find the door,” she said
The chickens scattered
Then came back
Nobody called them back
(they were here before she was)
(Aldric noted this on day one)
(he also noted the egg)
(origin: unknown)
(he catalogued everything)
(he always does)
[Pre-Chorus]
The maps had been dark for four days
Four days of nothing
Then Elara’s star burned from the north
Pandora’s star burned from the south
The twin stars found their girl
And the maps started showing
[Chorus]
Solstice
Two stars found us in a chicken field
Solstice
Polaris from the north, Sigma from the south
Solstice
The twin stars found the girl who carries them both
In a chicken field
In Fold 7
On day four
The maps are gold
The hold is gone
Let’s find the door
[Verse 2]
Then Aldric looked up from the maps
“I remember,” he said
[Void:] Is that good
“Everything,” he said
[Void:] Is that good
“Yes”
He looked at his notes
The darkness brought him back
He declined
They removed the memory
They left the knowledge
They placed him on the board
She found him
She did not know why
That is why it worked
He looked at the notes again
“Day one,” he said
“I noted a golden egg in this field”
“Origin: unknown”
“I now know the origin”
[Void:] Is that the door
“Yes”
[Void:] You have known about the egg since day one
“I did not know what it was”
[Void:] And now you do
“Yes”
(the chickens looked at the egg)
(the egg had been there the whole time)
(of course it had)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Every path — allowed
Every level — permitted
Every nothing the map showed — placed
The darkness built the cage
From the maps of a man
Who did not know he was carrying a cage
He did not know
He never knew
And still
He said no
[Chorus]
Solstice
The darkness planned every level
Solstice
They moved every piece on the board
Solstice
But Aldric said no
And they kept the knowledge
And they left the egg
Noted on day one
Solstice
Let’s find the door
[Bridge]
[Solara:] They had everything
[Aldric:] Yes
[Solara:] They planned the cage from the beginning
[Aldric:] Yes
[Solara:] And we are still here
[Aldric:] Yes
And the egg is still here
I have the notes
(something more interesting was happening in Fold 7)
(Lorn said this in training camp)
(nobody asked what it was)
(it was the chickens)
(it was always the chickens)
[Final Chorus — key lifts, major, full anthem]
Solstice
Polaris came from the north
Sigma burned from the south
Solstice
The twin stars found their girl
Solstice
Elara’s star said: I know the way home
Pandora’s star said: you already have everything
The maps are gold
The hold is gone
The egg is in the notes
The darkness had everything
Solstice
We are still here
Let’s find the door
[Outro]
[Solara:] Move the chickens
[Void:] Is that a command
[Solara:] Yes
[Void:] Is it urgent
[Solara:] The egg is under a chicken Void
[Void:] Which chicken
[Aldric:] I have notes on that as well
[Aldric:] This way
(the chickens followed)
(of course they did)
(they had been waiting too)