Echoes of the Empty Mine

[Intro] A hollow wind blows through the caverns deep, Where once the sound of mining swept, Now silence reigns in the abandoned keep, Under the mountain where shadows wept. [Verse 1] Once the heart of the mountain beat, With the clang of iron and miners' feet. Gems and gold lit the miner’s eyes, Underneath the stone-cold skies. But now, the veins have all run dry, No sparkles left to catch the eye. Empty carts on silent tracks, Echoes fade, no turning back. [Chorus] Gone are the days of thundering sound, The pickaxes rest, no longer pound. The mine stands empty, a hollow shell, A tale of plenty now none can tell. [Verse 2] Lanterns hang, unlit, untouched, In dusty air where hope was clutched. The laughter's gone, the songs have died, In the dark, where we once took pride. Bones of the earth, stripped and bare, Bereft of the bounty once cradled there. Old beards whisper of better times, Lost in the endless mountain chimes. [Bridge] Ghosts of miners, their songs now fade, Through tunnels empty, where dreams were made. The heart of the mountain, now beats slow, In the quiet emptiness, where dreams go. [Verse 3] What tales they'd tell, if the walls could speak, Of dwarven strength, of fortunes seek. But now they stand, silent and still, In the depths of the mountain, where time stands chill. [Outro] In the silence of the mountain, a sorrow deep, Where once there was laughter, now only weep. For the dwarven mine, once proud and bold, Now echoes with emptiness, a story untold.