Faint Light at Changxin Palace

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Leaves beside the well fall and fall again

The long corridor holds footsteps until they become loneliness

The light beyond the wall clearly burned all night

Yet not one beam truly shone toward me

[Pre-Chorus]

I cradle the warming basket's lingering heat in my arms

Unwilling to let the cold claim me first

[Chorus]

Even deep within the palace, there should be a dawn of one's own

Life is more than being seen by someone

Even if this curtain has not been rolled up for a long time

Within my heart there is still a sky that will grow bright

Even deep within the palace, there should be a dawn of one's own

May those who are silent be heard clearly again

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Flowers from days gone by are still painted on the round fan

Needle and thread keep me company as I count the grains of sand outside the window

I too once gazed with eyes at their youngest

I entrusted every tomorrow to a single answer

[Pre-Chorus]

I cradle the warming basket's lingering heat in my arms

Unwilling to let the cold claim me first

[Chorus]

Even deep within the palace, there should be a dawn of one's own

Life is more than being seen by someone

Even if this curtain has not been rolled up for a long time

Within my heart there is still a sky that will grow bright

Even deep within the palace, there should be a dawn of one's own

May those who are silent be heard clearly again

[Bridge]

I will not let waiting erase my name

Refusing to take loss as my only fate

If a song can pass through these many gates

Please remember there are still real people inside

[Final Chorus]

Even deep within the palace, there should be a dawn of one's own

Life is more than being seen by someone

Even if this curtain has not been rolled up for a long time

Within my heart there is still a sky that will grow bright

Even deep within the palace, there should be a dawn of one's own

May those who are silent be heard clearly again

[Outro]

At last the night-watch calls reach the whitening sky

I light a new lamp for myself