The Orange Gate of the Great Auk's Return (Extended Mix)

Woke up inside my frozen dome

Was I still dreaming or back at home?

He stared at me with tilted grace

A time-torn bird in a strange place

He turned around, ran through the frost

His little feet danced, knowing the cost

We reached a gate, glowing orange bright

A dial above, twisting time and light

The orange gate of the Great Auk's return

His eyes said"Please, let our world burn

Not into ashes, but light anew

A sky reborn, a sea in bloom."

Through frozen winds of ages past

The sea was black, the danger vast

I saw the hunters raise their spears

And felt the weight of vanished years

I gathered feathers, white and thin

Scattered them wide upon the wind

The hunters chased the drifting lies

While hidden safe, the real ones cried

But some remained with steel and spear

Their eyes still burning cold and clear

But I remembered his hopeful face

That silent call from a distant place

I clenched my fists, I found my voice

To mend the past, I made my choice

I stood before them, heart ablaze

No armor worn, no shield to raise

「My voice is small, but fierce and free

Without these souls, what are we?」

The orange gate of the Great Auk's return

His eyes said"Please, let our world burn

Not into ashes, but light anew

A sky reborn, a sea in bloom."

He stood beside me, bold and small

As if he'd known I'd break their fall

He brushed my hand, our fates were set

In orange light, we'd not forget

Returned again to shining lands

No longer empty, no longer banned

The Great Auks circled all around

Their silent wings beating without sound

I knelt and held one close to my chest

A fragile hope in my hands caressed

In that embrace, my vow confessed

To guard their dreams forever blessed

The orange gate of the Great Auk's return

No more silence, feel the oceans churn

Their songs now rise from sea to shore

Extinction's ghost will haunt no more

In every breeze their laughter flies

On land and sea beneath wide skies

With arms around my dearest friend

Together we rise, beyond the end

And in this frozen northern glow

I live with friends I'll never let go

A world once lost, now bright and free

Thanks to the Great Auk... and me!

Thanks to the Great Auk

...and me!