Galadriel to Sam

[bnewman]

What Galadriel might have said to Sam when she tested the hearts of the Fellowship.

lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

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Wouldn't you rather give up on your quest

And go home to your garden away in the West?

Once I too had a garden, and I too had to choose

What I wanted to keep, what I was willing to lose

 

Once I lived in the West, and I planted a tree

And its leaves shone like gold by the shore of the Sea

But I went on a journey, and I left it behind

And, just like your garden, it weighs on my mind

 

Then a day came it seemed the darkness was past

And my Lady said I could go home if I asked

And her eyes were so bright, but I spoke without fear

I said, "I'm not going home, I have work to do here!"

 

Well, that was what you'd call two Ages ago

But I know how you feel, Sam, believe me, I know

Today I'm the Lady, and it's you must choose

What you want to hold onto, what you're willing to lose

 

You've chosen the hard road, but when you get home

To your Western garden, as I to my own

Plant the seed that I give you, and tend it with care

And think of the passion that you and I share

 

And in your small garden someday there may shine

A golden-leafed tree, just a little like mine