A Letter Amid the Fires of War

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Grass slowly grows from cracks in the old city

The flowers bloom yet leave my eyes more unsettled

Every birdsong seems to ask when I will return

And home still lies beyond the ceaseless wind and dust

[Pre-Chorus]

I touch my temples, grown a little whiter still

Wishing to send word into the heart of the one I miss most

[Chorus]

Spring, please send this letter home for me

Tell those waiting that I still remember the way home

One sentence more precious than any gold or jade

Simply that you and I are safe and well tonight, as before

Spring, please send this letter home for me

May every family torn apart by wind and rain have someone to protect them

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

The smoke outside the city has not yet fully cleared

I write those few short lines and begin again

I don't want those far away to bear all my hardships

Nor do I want lingering silence to make the heart ache more

[Pre-Chorus]

I touch my temples, grown a little whiter still

Wishing to send word into the heart of the one I miss most

[Chorus]

Spring, please send this letter home for me

Tell those waiting that I still remember the way home

One sentence more precious than any gold or jade

Simply that you and I are safe and well tonight, as before

Spring, please send this letter home for me

May every family torn apart by wind and rain have someone to protect them

[Bridge]

A country is more than a pretty outline on paper

It means the people within can all live their lives well

May the sound of flowers opening no longer stir sorrow

May every lamp shine on someone returning home whole

[Final Chorus]

Spring, please send this letter home for me

Tell those waiting that I still remember the way home

One sentence more precious than any gold or jade

Simply that you and I are safe and well tonight, as before

Spring, please send this letter home for me

May every family torn apart by wind and rain have someone to protect them

[Outro]

I gently entrust my letter to the departing wind

Please carry it across the pathless night sky