Original Submissions by Grog
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Cold Black Walls
Added on May 1, 2005Love song, lamenting a love within the cold black walls.
No love for cold black walls
Rats in prison, laws on men's mind.
Fat merchants rob their brother blind,
While templar' boots grind little souls.
My love is here, now water flows.
She never ran moon-kissed skies
Never felt wind on a still day
Nor danced with sand 'tween her toes,
Her breath in tune to her heartbeat
Set in obsidian walls
Pale white skin, and a head of flame,
With sapphire knifes did part a cord
That stole away all doubt and shame.
Sandstorm of lust and life's discord.
She never ran from dusk till dawn
Never felt the storm's sandy kiss
Nor danced at edge of sharp teeth
Her breath in tune to her heartbeat
Inside krath-touched walls
Saw the cities sharp edged joy
In love's pale arms, her wooden toy.
Life here sings a different song,
My love is there, where she belongs
She never ran moon-kissed skies
Never felt wind on a still day
Nor danced with sand 'tween her toes,
Her breath in tune to her heartbeat
I had never ran a maze of stone
Never felt the crowds hold me close
Nor danced on the rooftop road
My breath in tune to her heartbeat.
Inside those cold black walls
No love for cold black wallsRats in prison, laws on men's mind.
Fat merchants rob their brother blind,
While templar' boots grind little souls.
My love is here, now water flows.
She never ran moon-kissed skies
Never felt wind on a still day
Nor danced with sand 'tween her toes,
Her breath in...
Continue Reading...Dwarven Lullaby, A
Added on Feb 2, 2005Lullaby sung to dwarves when they are children.
The burning sun may blind my sight
But its burning light shall never cross your eyes
For you rest under the cloak of your Mother.
The burning sands may sear my flesh
But your flesh it shall never touch
For you are carried in the hands of your Mother.
Harsh desert winds may scour my skin
But the desert winds shall never touch your skin
For you rest in the arms of your Mother.
Warm brackish water may pass my lips
But only sweet milk shall ever grace your lips
For you rest against the breast of your Mother.
Night's embrace may chill my bones
But your bones shall never grow cold
For you are warmed by the body of your Mother.
The burning sun may blind my sightBut its burning light shall never cross your eyes
For you rest under the cloak of your Mother.
The burning sands may sear my flesh
But your flesh it shall never touch
For you are carried in the hands of your Mother.
Harsh desert winds may scour my skin
But...
Continue Reading...Elven Running Song
Added on Feb 2, 2005Many different versions exist as runners make up their own verses during the run.
Light as wind across the sand
We run, we run, we run.
Faster then night falling across the land
We run, we run, we run.
Longer then the cities thrive
We run, we run, we run.
Stronger then the strength of five
We run, we run, we run.
Over desert sands that burn
We run, we run, we run.
Over the scattered roads that turn
We run, we run, we run.
Past the merchant on his wagon
We run, we run, we run
Past the Templar and their Dragon
We run, we run, we run.
Through the night and through the day
We run, we run, we run.
Through the sandstorm, without delay
We run, we run, we run.
Light as wind across the sandWe run, we run, we run.
Faster then night falling across the land
We run, we run, we run.
Longer then the cities thrive
We run, we run, we run.
Stronger then the strength of five
We run, we run, we run.
Over desert sands that burn
We run, we run, we run.
Over the...
Continue Reading...Life
Added on Feb 2, 2005Song about life in Zalanthas.
Eyes open into blinding light,
From warm and comforting night.
The only thing that is exists is fright
All for another's pain, for their delight.
Your hands crack and bleed,
Driving you to some ignoble deed.
In the end, serving someone's greed.
But afterwards your life does proceed.
Pleasure is found in a smile.
Your heart won by voice's guile.
Nothing lasts longer then awhile.
Because even love can turn hostile.
The smell of blood invades,
A life taken by another's blades.
The light weakens and slowly fades,
In the cold echo of a darkness's shades.
Eyes open into blinding light,From warm and comforting night.
The only thing that is exists is fright
All for another's pain, for their delight.
Your hands crack and bleed,
Driving you to some ignoble deed.
In the end, serving someone's greed.
But afterwards your life does proceed.
Pleasure...
Continue Reading...Darkness
Added on Feb 2, 2005Written by an unknown servent of Drov.
As a child I walked my path without a guiding light,
Never realizing that beside the road lay night.
A night that searched for any soul that it could reach.
For Darkness always claims its own.
As a young man I did whatever was needed to survive.
I never cared who I might hurt and thus I did thrive.
Though sometimes I felt as if I was dying inside.
For Darkness always claims its own.
As an adult I briefly found a love that challenged my belief,
But it vanished into a sun-lit sky, leaving me with only grief.
A grief that drove me to embrace what I had lost,
For Darkness always claims its own.
As an old man I was cold to everything but my faith
Nothing left inside but the cruel remains of my wrath.
This was all I was till at last I saw my life illuminated in truth
Just before the Darkness came to claim its own.
As a child I walked my path without a guiding light,Never realizing that beside the road lay night.
A night that searched for any soul that it could reach.
For Darkness always claims its own.
As a young man I did whatever was needed to survive.
I never cared who I might hurt and thus I did...
Continue Reading...Another Step
Added on Feb 2, 2005A song that made its way around the slave pits for a while. Rumor says the song's originator killed all his opponents and then just lay down on the sand and died. Just another legend that may or may nor have happened.
I was born to wealth and privilege, atop a lofty hill.
Given anything I could need, the life of my desires.
Changing in an instant when the soldiers came to kill.
Luck and wit kept me alive through the hostile fires.
So I take another step,
Each step harder then the one that came before.
So I take another step,
Leaving behind everything I know and adore.
I fought in many wars, for many different men
Never really caring whose blood would wet my blade
Then I saved a single child, why I cannot ken.
Everything was lost again, my employer I betrayed.
So I take another step,
Always looking back at what I had lost
So I take another step,
Trying not to brood over what it cost.
I raised a daughter in this world, giving all that I had.
Protecting her from violence, for I had no other task.
Until she caught a templar's eye and I went a little mad
I saw her die before my eyes and my face became a mask.
So I take another step,
Each step harder then the last
So I take another step,
No longer looking into the past.
I killed many types of men, many wounds I did sustain.
Friends and enemies alike did fall and die, I didn't care.
His face laughs in my dreams, feeding on my pain.
After years I was finally granted my only prayer.
So I take another step,
Stepping over what is in my way
So I take another step,
Living my life just like any day.
I was sold to a young lady, my scars she did admire.
Once more I lived a life of ease, and memory did fade
Even though she owned me, love she did inspire.
She trusted me too much, for my pain she has paid.
So I take another step,
Each step it falters more and more
So I take another step,
Each step another fight in my war.
I sing for one last time, relaxing before one last fight.
They think that my spirit's broken and my bodies old.
But they do not know that they face a warrior's might.
Using every trick I learned, it will be a sight to behold.
So I take another step,
This will be my final journey
So I take my final step,
Into the pit for one last tourney.
I was born to wealth and privilege, atop a lofty hill.Given anything I could need, the life of my desires.
Changing in an instant when the soldiers came to kill.
Luck and wit kept me alive through the hostile fires.
So I take another step,
Each step harder then the one that came before.
So I...
Continue Reading...Betrayal, The
Added on Feb 2, 2005Translated from the original Mirrukim. This song was sung only by a single tribe, and each dwarf heard it but once.
Sit down and listen to my words,
As I tell you of sacrifice and betrayal.
As I tell you of a hero and a fool.
He gave his life for the people
So always will he be reviled.
A name that we won't remember
A face we must forget
Less the memory of what he did
Taint those who continue on..
He betrayed his life
>From birth his was a single path
A path all the people walk
Never speak words untrue, his way..
Will was stronger then the stones
He was followed by all.
A name that we won't remember
A face we must forget
Less the memory of what he did
Taint those who continue on..
He betrayed his duty
One day a sandstorm fell across the land
Scouring the people from the world
Men marched to its song
Killing those that fled.
One stood in its path.
A name that we won't remember
A face we must forget
Less the memory of what he did
Taint those who continue on..
He betrayed his soul
To save his people was not his task,
Only to say the truth to what was asked.
But no other people remained alive
His will broke and to the storm he lied
We people lived, to our shame.
A name that we won't remember
A face we must forget
Less the memory of what he did
Taint those who continue on..
He betrayed his people.
Still his screams of pain are heard
By those who are tempted
>From the path they have choosen.
When you have chosen a way
You must never ever stray,
A name that we won't remember
A face we must forget
Less the memory of what he did
Taint those that must remain.
He betrayed his truth.
Sit down and listen to my words,As I tell you of sacrifice and betrayal.
As I tell you of a hero and a fool.
He gave his life for the people
So always will he be reviled.
A name that we won't remember
A face we must forget
Less the memory of what he did
Taint those who continue on..
He...
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