(Tune is The Mary Ellen Carter by Stan Rogers)
Apparently what I do in times of political and social turmoil is stress-write stubborn Star Wars hope songs, so here’s another one that I threw together with unusual speed and am now releasing into the world for catharsis. Because why not make all the songs about ships about spaceships instead?
Also, even though I don’t have another in-universe write-up prepared, this song is still a spiritual successor to my other Rebellion filk that I wrote a few years ago, so definitely imagine a similar narrative for this one – a song that emerged in the hangars and halls of Rebel Alliance amongst the pilots and other freedom fighters that called them home, becoming cultural tradition and a rallying cry all wrapped into one.
Lyrics under the cut:
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Flatten the Curve – The Longest Johns
A delightful piece of topical found filk, to the tune of the traditional “Fathom the Bowl”.
Stay safe, everybody.
Ijav D’Al (Remember) – Ariel Cinii
Great sadness: the New York filk community has lost a brilliant creator and a beloved friend, Ariel Cinii, also called I Abra Cinii, most frequently Abby to those who knew her personally. She will be terribly missed.
Of all the wonderful songs Abby wrote – some uplifting, some angry, some hilarious – this one seemed to me the most appropriate for this post. We’ll always remember you, dear friend.
Remember the times we had
Remember the good and bad
Remember the days and the nights and the years
Joys and fears we remember
Through the eyes of a soul
And a soul is a song
That goes on
For all time
The Color of Trust – The Chamber Pots
But trust is the color of a dark seed growing.
Trust is the color of a heart’s blood flowing.
Trust is the color of a soul’s last breath.
Trust is the color of death.
“The Color of Trust” by The Chamber Pots, a song for Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. Lyrics available on Bandcamp.
Giant Spider Mountain – Reesha Dyer
I ……. have also been listening to this on loop for the last week
I’ve looted all the corpses of my long forgotten friends
and now I think it’s time that my adventuring should end
so take me back to
Giant Spider Mountain
Drop in the Ocean – Michael Kelly
I am a drop in the ocean
I am a wave on the storm-tossed sea
I am but one out of many
With many I share victory
“Drop in the Ocean,” by Michael Kelly, a war song about teamwork! Full lyrics and chords are available on the YouTube page.
Fairest of Them All – Dr. Mary Crowell
Apples, jealousy, and sleep,
Roses, mirrors, and secrets deep.
When I dream, I dream and weep.
I dream I’m the Fairest of them all.
“Fairest of Them All” by Dr. Mary Crowell. Lyrics available on Bandcamp.
The Price Of Command – Larry Warner
The Price Of Command
Lyrics by Mercedes Lackey. Sung by Larry Warner (I think – correct me if I’m wrong).
Big Mandalorian Iron – Funk Turkey
he Mandalorian season 1 in four minutes, by wayof Marty Robbins.
Unbroken – Michael Kelly
Though I’ve been laid low
And my lifeblood spilled
Though my body be shattered, undaunted I rise
My will unbroken
“Unbroken,” song for an injured knight, by Michael Kelly. Sort of like “The Mary Ellen Carter,” but with more jousting. Full lyrics and chords are on the his YouTube page!