Been wanting to do this for more than half a year. Finally came round to it.
This is probably going to be the weirdest piece of writing you've ever read before. Lyrics to the background music of Minar Forest. Its official title is "Minar's Dream".
I made up a short legend to go with this: Long ago, Leafre (the region, not the city) was all barren rock, like the western half. Then a person named Minar had a dream that Leafre was full of trees. He broke the rock in a section of the eastern half of Leafre, and planted a tree. Others followed in his example and began growing trees there. And that's how Minar Forest came into existence.
About the song lyrics now. You should play the music in the background while reading; makes it easier. You can get it here: www. thejasoneffect. net/music/MapleStory/MemoriesoftheUnknown/RIPREYFIELD1. mp3. Delete the spaces.
The alignment changes every time the instrument changes. The italicised parts are descriptions of the dream, and the un-italicised parts are Minar's words. Bracketed parts are undertones, and do not go with the main melody.
Sorry for the long A/N, shall get on with the song now.
/ Minar's Dream /
ah! can it be?
a forest growing on the rock?
it's beautiful!
oh!
how I wish this were true, this were real!
well, it can be done…
i must try
hold on to my wish!
(Is this just a dream?)
leaves by a stream
so real does it seem
a heaven in Leafre, our home
a glorious sight
dancing in a dream!
(A dream of life and beauty…)
-x-
I know the ground is stone and all the mountains burn
I know the sun brims with fire, with every turn
But then our bare, barren home is a gem uncut,
Can't you see?
Our home's a gift
With true potential to set free!
I dreamt of life, of an endless perpetual sky,
And a forest beneath its reach
I dreamt our land had been freed from this drought
And it shone
In the sun!
And I know
It can happen someday
Rock can be shattered, the dust blown away,
Once someone dares
Dares to believe,
Such great things
Can be done!
(Just dream)
I'm sure that Leafre's treasures will someday unfold
It won't forever be wasteland, its gifts untold
Someday, our homeland will change for a bluer sky
Life will grow
If someone dares
To dream, to wish, to hope, to try.
(Hold my hand and touch the dream)