April Lament
Dreamfall · April Ryan
The story in the song
This original tribute song honors April Ryan, the unwilling hero of The Longest Journey—a girl caught between Stark and Arcadia, burdened with sacrifice, loss, and a destiny that never gave her peace. Her journey was one of courage, heartbreak, and eternal loneliness, remembered as both a savior and a ghost.
For those who walked with April through The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, this song is both a lament and a remembrance of the most tragic of dreamers.
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Lyrics
She walked between worlds, with dreams and a sigh,
April Ryan alone, beneath fragmented sky.
Two worlds on her shoulders, yet no place to rest,
A hero unwilling, burdened and blessed.
Between Stark and Arcadia, her spirit was torn,
Sacrifice and sorrow, destiny sworn.
Abandoned, forgotten, no peace in her name,
April’s endless journey, a hero’s cruel game.
She fought battles unseen, faced darkness alone,
Friends turned away, hearts turned to stone.
Abandoned by fate, a mother unkind,
Left drowning in silence, lost in her mind.
A fall from the pier, a final embrace,
The river consumed her, leaving no trace.
Yet death gave no solace, her journey remained,
Lady Alvane, with sadness ingrained.
Saga wandering timeless, with family apart,
Mother’s farewell a knife through her heart.
Watching through windows, never part of the scene,
A ghost in her story, a girl unseen.
Between Stark and Arcadia, her spirit was torn,
Sacrifice and sorrow, destiny-born.
She gave herself freely, but never found peace,
Lady Alvane, whose pain won't cease.
Now in the House, where stories are spun,
She whispers her tale, of battles unwon.
Forever abandoned, forever alone,
April's journey continues, in worlds unknown.