Friend at my Shoulder

by Nubial Sheep

A song about Dumbledore confiding his troubles and regrets to his familiar, Fawkes.

Friend at my Shoulder

Summary: A song about Dumbledore confiding his troubles and regrets to his familiar, Fawkes.

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Firebird,

dies as I watch him.

Burns down to gray soot,

crumbling away.

Phoenix,

Wish I could learn from you

to shed away all of the remnants

of my own decay

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Firebird,

I've seen so much death,

and I find that I alone

am left here to mourn.

Phoenix,

I am so old now and

I would give up all my wisdom

just to be reborn.

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All of my life,

I've worked to do the greatest good.

And I've done my best,

to save everyone that I could

hope to save.

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But still I doubt and I fear,

and still I hope and I pray

that I might find forgiveness,

some day.

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Firebird,

friend at my shoulder,

pity this old man and

his foolish mistakes.

Phoenix,

I've played this game so long

that I forgot that I gamble

with lives as the stakes.

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Firebird,

I've caused so much pain,

and I feel I've failed all those

I swore to protect.

Phoenix,

Help me to look ahead,

lest I become lost in the mire

Of my own regret.

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All of my life,

I've worked to do the greatest good.

And I've done my best

to save everyone that I could

hope to save

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But still I doubt and I fear,

and still I hope and I pray

that I might find redemption

for my failures,

and forgiveness for all my mistakes,

some day.

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