Departure
Rain Delay Lyrics

Time is irrelevant when the weather is changing,
No matter how much I try to keep track of time, the change in the weather takes precedence over everything and renders time meaningless.

As my erst beloveth tears this soft and blackened haze.
As my former love sheds tears amidst this soft and darkened atmosphere.

My olde swan waits, circling on his runway,
My old swan patiently waits, circling around the runway to mark its territory before flying away.

Loch is reflecting my tear and his readiness for flight.
The loch reflects my tear and my swan's eagerness to take off into the skies.

Come, embrace me, and give me a last kiss.
Come hold me in your arms, kiss me for the last time, let me feel your warmth one last time before I leave.

Forever remain here, I shalt never forget thee.
You will always occupy a special place in my heart, though I leave now, I will never forget you.

As the first snow is falling, I bewail our first acquanitance.
As the first snow falls, I lament how we first met and how it has led us to this moment.

Thus thy eyes art so tearful of care my fears art still there.
Your eyes are filled with concern and tears, but my fears still linger as I prepare to leave.

As the first snow is falling, we art hiding each other's tears.
As the first snow falls, we try to console each other and hide our tears from one another.

Those tears art reflected no more,
Our tears are no longer reflected in the loch as its surface freezes over and turns white.

The loch is now painted in white.
The loch's blackness is now replaced by a white layer of snow and ice.

My empress, I was thy raven
My queen, I was your devoted raven who would do anything for you.

Above the chateau, under thy own burthen.
I flew above the chateau, carrying the burden of your worries and troubles.

Under thy burthen of insignificance I flee.
I flee from carrying the burden of your insignificance as it weighs me down.

I flew, and I carried it away.
I flew away, carrying your burden and leaving it all behind.

I might be late for the wake. I might be late for the burial as well.
I may not make it in time for the wake, and I may also fail to attend the burial.

Come, embrace my desire to depart.
Please understand and accept my longing to leave, and embrace me one last time.

Oh beloveth, wither thy forecast.
Oh my love, what is your prediction for our future together?

Morning, hearken to my dirge. Yester eve was mournful enow.
Morning, listen to my mournful song, yesterday evening was filled with enough sadness.

Bon soir tristesse, je me suis rtourne. La silense, la nuit.
Good evening sadness, I turned myself away. The silence, the night.

Un jeun artyr, un belle fille et le seraphin de desire
A young martyr, a beautiful girl, and the angel of desire.

Attendent la permission pour voyage.
Waiting for permission to embark on a journey.

Scorn breaks through tears and sorrow.
Disdain shatters through the midst of tears and sorrow.

Spleen in me takes bitterness through the storm,
My soul is consumed by melancholy, and the bitterness is only amplified by the storm around me.

Into the waves of cold bitterness,
I am now engulfed in the frigid, bitter waves of my emotions.

Into the northern fields of winter.
I am now heading towards the wintry fields of the north.

Cold swarm is flying over mountains.
A swarm of birds is braving the cold and flying over the mountains.

Towards north I depart, swarming with birds.
I am flying northward, accompanied by a swarm of birds.

The weather is changing.
The one constant in my life is change, and even the weather is not immune to it.