I'll sing of a city, fairest of all, that treats Beauty and Truth as divine A floating jewel whose spires stand tall Where Science and Art intertwine. Oh Hallifax, by Harmony blessed Where logic and reason do reign Collectivist peace brought to those distressed While our culture puts others to shame I'll sing of the pair whose dreams were made whole Despite the doom looming above Their promise kept by the shards of Their souls Proof of Their undying love Of Trillillial, the Painter of Skies Who flew to the edge of the Dawn With colour created a feast for the eyes Inspiring Her kin to fight on Through loss and sorrow She grieved with grace And did Her duty fulfill She held Her love in one final embrace Before She at last became trill Of Her lover Xyl, emotions restrained The Elder who studied the Truth Who sought to define the laws that constrained The layers of the world in its youth Fates-bidden He built the Portal of Fate Salvation for soul-filled life Sire of lucidian no more did wait Ent'ring the realm of mortal strife Praise Their great labour, and Their Sacrifice Praise Their shards, who strove long and hard And built, at last, an earthly paradise that survived taint and war unmarred Sing of the shards that broke Hallifax free Returning to the stream of time Restoring its glory for all eyes to see Defeating false paradigm I'll sing of the first of our pantheon: Lord Elostian did arise. The mysterious God of Two made One Peerless, discerning and wise. The Twilight Enigma guided the city With questions designed to provoke Artists to show off their ability While hungering minds He awoke. To question, to seek, the mind to expand With complacency ne'er satisfied To grow, ever learning, was His command And to save our fair Beacon He died. I'll sing of Lord Zvoltz, the First among Firsts Architect of Grandest Design Who structured the Elders, in order immersed And thus brought peace to the Divine Freed from the Dreaming by Sibling and Foe He woke to a Basin at war Wasting no time in profitless woe, He sought to bring Order once more. To Hallifax did the Architect turn Upon His Foundations to build. Lightning for those who did Harmony spurn While Law He enforced with His will I'll sing of Isune, the Lady Aesthete, The Wings of Compassion once called. Known for saving the world from defeat She once gave Her life for us all Rescued at long last from Kethuru's hate She bore many trials with poise To Beauty She turned, compelled to create Defying those who destroy Drawn from the Dreaming by Lord Zvoltz's voice She joined Her soul-sister's city There to encourage the noblest choice Emotions that sought harmony Of Lady Jadice, the Queen of the Frost Mediator and Judge most wise Icily led to prevent greatest loss To combat the Soulless's rise Merciless Judge of the Traitors was She Unswayed by Their subtlest wiles Displaying Her equanimity She ended Their secret smiles Considering patterns within and without She of the Ice Plains ponders Constancy signals the truly devout of the weaver of ice and aethers Sing of Their service, sing of Their trials Praise Them for what They have wrought Let Their teachings inspire Collectivist style And let none of Their deeds be forgot.