Song of Persephone / Eo’s Song / Song of the Reaper (Red Rising)

I love the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown and took a shot at adding a melody and orchestra to his lyrics! If you haven’t read these books- they’re amazing, check them out! Listen, listen Remember the wane Of son’s Fury and waving grain We fell and fell And danced along To croon a knell Of rights and wrongs And My son, my son Remember the burn When leaves with fire and seasons turned We fell and fell And sang a song To weave a Cell All autumn long And Down in the vale Hear the reaper swing, the reaper swing The reaper swing Down in the vale Hear the reaper sing A tale of winter long My girl, my girl Remember the chill When rains froze and snows did kill We fell and fell And danced along Through icy hell To their winter song My love, my love Remember the cries When winter died for spring skies They roared and roared But we grabbed our seed And sowed a song Against th