Ave Ilyusha

[Verse]
Ave Ilyusha where did you go
Through fields of ash through ice and snow
Your shadow lingers your name it hums
In the whispers of the drums

[Chorus]
Ave Ilyusha a name we sing
A broken sword a feathered wing
Ave Ilyusha lost but near
The echoes rise for all to hear

[Verse 2]
The stars are fading the dawn won't break
A hollow wind a quiet ache
You walked where fire kissed the skies
Left your story in the cries

[Prechorus]
And oh the trees they bow they weep
The rivers hold your secrets deep

[Chorus]
Ave Ilyusha a name we sing
A broken sword a feathered wing
Ave Ilyusha lost but near
The echoes rise for all to hear

[Bridge]
Was it courage or despair
To vanish in the midnight air
We search the night we search the day
But shadows keep you far away