My Dear Sam

[Skyla Artha]

Oh Sam, my dear Sam
How much longer must we go on?
For so tired, I am
The weight of the Ring
Grows heavier then ever
Every breath is labored
Every step, a challange
Could this be the end, my dear Sam?

Oh Sam, my dear Sam
How bright his eye doth burn
how dark the shadow above us lies.
You say that this Shadow is only in passing
Yet it feels as if it is to stay.
What I wouldn't give for one shaft of light
One spark of hope from the West.
Such a dark place this is, my dear Sam

Oh Sam, my dear Sam
How the mountain looms ahead
Fire is spouting from its top
Like a great dragon of old
How I wish that I was like Bilbo
So strong and brave through his adventure
But on we must go
To the the end we go, my dear Sam

Oh Sam, my dear Sam
The wind I feel not against my face
No more do I remember the taste of food
The Shire, I scarce remember
My life is full of shadows
The great fiery eye is in mine sight always
'Tis not far now
The end is near, my dear Sam

Oh Sam, my dear Sam
Here we are at the end
I know what to do
I know what must be done
Yet I do not wish for it to be done
I have carried the burden this far...
Why shouldn't I keep it?
Farewell, my dear Sam

Oh Sam, my dear Sam
Now I feel the breeze across my face
The heat from the mount stings my eyes
The blood from my hand drips onto the bare rock
I want to go back home
The journey is done
I am glad that you are with me
Here at the end of all things, my dear Sam