Afterwards
(a song in three parts)
Harry:
My window is wide
open to the sultry, summer air
Owls fly freely in
and out, but I can't really care
The sun is setting
in the west
Your star rises in
the east
Again I'm left
here, all alone,
The one thing I
need least.
Harry's Chorus:
Tell my mum I
remember her
Tell Dad I know
his voice
Tell them I don't
cause much trouble
Unless I have no
choice.
Tell them that I
miss them
Despite how hard I
try
And tell them that
I miss you, too --
Why did you have
to die?
Dumbledore:
My heart has
been torn open, I know myself a fool
To put one boy
above a world, a nation and a school
And now his
grief is on my head
A death is on my
hands
One more bright
soul has slipped away
To undiscovered
lands.
Dumbledore's
Chorus:
Tell them that
he's serious
Tell them that
he can laugh
Tell them he has
good friendships
And he's
well-liked by the staff.
Tell them that
we miss them
We're forever in
their debt
And tell them
that I miss you, too --
And never shall
forget.
Lupin:
I always was the
cautious one, the one who played it safe
I always knew
restrictions, they didn't make me chafe
But you were like
a comet
That blazes bright
and free
Trailing flame and
glory before
Plunging to the
sea.
Lupin's Chorus:
Tell Lily that we
love him
Tell James how
well he flies
Tell Lily how he
looks like James
Except he has her
eyes.
Tell them that we
miss them
In this time of
fear and dread
And tell them that
I miss you, too --
Damn you, for
being dead.
Harry:
I want the shining
dreams I had a scarce 2 years before
A world of grief
and loneliness with a crumb of hope for more
But now my dreams
have turned to ash
And none can tell
me why
This prophecy fell
upon me:
To murder or to
die.
Harry's Chorus:
Tell my mum I
remember her
Tell Dad I know
his voice
Tell them I don't
cause much trouble
Unless I have no
choice.
Tell them that I
miss them
Despite how hard I
try
And tell them that
I miss you, too --
Why did you have
to die?
Dumbledore:
In trying to
protect one boy, I made him stand alone
To undertake the
burdens meant for a man full-grown.
In trying to
save one man's life
I put him back
in jail
And in one boy's
raging tears
I see how much I
failed.
Dumbledore's
Chorus:
Tell them that
he's serious
Tell them that
he can laugh
Tell them he has
good friendships
And he's
well-liked by the staff.
Tell them that
we miss them
We're forever in
their debt
And tell them
that I miss you, too --
And never shall
forget.
Lupin:
I see the Dog Star
overhead and it sparkles bright and cold
When did I get so
weary; when did I get so old?
My hopes and
dreams have vanished
Pushed beyond the
pale
But shall I see
you once again
When I pass
through the veil?
Lupin's Chorus:
Tell Lily that we
love him
Tell James how
well he flies
Tell Lily how he
looks like James
Except he has her
eyes.
Tell them that we
miss them
In this time of
fear and dread
And tell them that
I miss you, too --
Damn you, for
being dead.
Together,
round fashion: Harry's
Chorus/ Dumbledore's
Chorus/ Lupin's Chorus
