The Belle and the Ruin
Emma Langford
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There was a bell in a tower
She'd toll on the hour each day
And would call on the people to come and to listen
Below on the earth stood a ruin
So old that the sun knew the stones
And she saw through his doorways and windows it glistened
And so she'd look down and she'd ring
Like a bell every syllable
Rang out to tell him her feeling
And he gazed around so amazed
As she fell at each toll sweet and strong
And their love went on pealing
Daily he'd wish for a window of hope
She would throw down a rope
And their love would ignite
His roots were strong in the ground
Still he longed to be where he belonged
In the clouds by her side
She heard his pleas and her eyes longed to see
For the first that the whispers of lovers held truth
So the heavens they heard and were moved to answer
To the cries and desires of the bell and the ruin
The crowd gathered round and a deep stricken hush fell
No hourly song would ring out any longer
The music was silenced the storm it had crept
In the black of the night and the lightning it struck
Like a sword in the stone of the tower
And violently it cut her down
And ever ringing she fell every syllable
Rang out to tell him her feeling
And he gazed around so amazed
As she fell at each toll sweet and strong
And their love went on pealing
Their love went on pealing
Their love goes on pealing
She's but a shell now she lies in the dirt
No song's passed her lips
Since the night that the lightning came stole her away
But the holy men heard of the love between the two
So they cut out her silver tongue
Buried her soul in his clay
And so she lies down and she rings
Like a bell every syllable
Rings out to tell him her feeling
And he gazes round so amazed
As she fell at each toll sweet and strong
And their love goes on pealing
Their love goes on pealing
Their love goes on pealing
There was a girl in a tower
She'd meet with the birds of the air
And the clouds that would skitter past
Hoping she'd see him
There was a boy on the earth at her feet
Who would talk to the air
And the ground he would pray
Would rise up so she'd see him