Sharpen your ears, folks!

I've been wracking my cute floppy ears over this for the past couple of days. What EXACTLY are the lyrics to Pippin's Song in ROTK? The lyrics I've scrounged up so far sound right except for some stuff:

Home is behind,
The world ahead
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadow,
To the edge of night
Until the stars are all alight
Mist and shadow,

Cloud and shape shade
(I think "shade" is the right word. Makes more sense than "shape.")

Hope shall fail?

(I thought it was "All shall fade" and then, repeating the line once more. I think it makes more sense, since my sense of the song is meant to convey "hope." And Pippin claims NOT to know any songs "fit for grand halls." So why would he sing about hope failing, neh?)

All shall fade,
All shall... fade"

So, do my ears fail me or do you guys hear something else?

Yes, I'll be singing this for the next couple of weeks. Mweh.

Hit me with some LOTR recs

I'd just like to know, are there any unfinished tales/backstories written by Tolkien himself about Gondor's most dysfunctional family - Denethor, Boromir and Faramir?

Or if there aren't any, can anyone rec me some good fanfics about the three guys? No incest please (eeeeurgh, no, not my bag). I'm talking good, damn-close-to-canon stories. Or a damn good AU. Or even a kick-arse "what if it was Faramir who ended up going to Rivendell and joining the Fellowship?"

Even better, has anyone written stories about Denethor and "Thorongil" a.k.a. Aragorn? And I'm not talking slash either (er, no, slash is not my bag in LOTR). Aragorn, in disguise, once served as a captain under Denethor's father, Ecthelion. Unfortunately, Ecthelion played favorites, favoring Aragorn above Denethor and so did a lot of folk in Gondor. It's very much like the Boromir-Faramir situation, except that Denethor LOATHED Thorongil.

The thing was, Thorongil and Denethor usually agreed on policy and military tactics for Gondor and the only time they clashed was on the Gandalf issue. Thorongil trusted Gandalf; Denethor didn't. Plus, the truly annoying thing was that Thorongil didn't put on airs or grabbed the glory or whatnot. He was just a good guy doing a good job. And I think that must've pissed off Denethor even more. Add the fact that Denethor suspected Thorongil's real identity...and damn, there's a whole lot of fodder for a fic.

So is there anyone out there who wrote something along those lines? I'm sure that beneath the pile of mindless Legolas-worship (I love the elf but finding good fic about him is rare) and countless Mary Sues, there's gotta be some good fic about the Stewards and Thorongil somewhere....

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!

My head hurts. Conspiracy theories. Agh.

Okay, for everyone who suspects Ron IS Dumbledore, you NEED to read this. Gacked this off a friend's page - my apologies. Just, go, read. Even if you don't subscribe to the theory (I don't myself but after reading....oy!), you'll find yourself humming the X-files theme every time you open the Harry Potter books.