A Gravity Falls filk that’s kind of a late birthday present for @thesnadger. You like pain, right?
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I\'ll Remember – Phil Mills
Once upon a time in this land of imagining
You righted every wrong
You lived for battle song
You stood tall and strong
And I could still the wind or call the rain
“I’ll Remember,” by Phil Mills. I can’t tell you what this is about, you just have to listen to it. Saddest song I’ve heard in a long time.
Chords and sheet music available here
Bridge-Guard in the Karroo – Leslie Fish
(Few, forgotten and lonely,
Where the empty metals shine—
No, not combatants—only
Details guarding the line.)
“Bridge-Guard in the Karroo” by Rudyard Kipling, set to music and sung by Leslie Fish. The poem is said (by Wikipedia) to evoke “the loneliness experienced by blockhouse soldiers at Ketting station on the Dwyka River while guarding the Karoo railway track, a lifeline during the South African War.” Thank god for Wikipedia, because I know nothing about the South African War.
Four Stars – Mark Horning
The news has been full of reports lately that 80% of North Americans can no longer see the Milky Way due to light pollution. Can. not. even. SEE. the. MILKY. WAY! So, while this is a couple years old, it’s still depressingly on topic:
She grew up in the city. It’s the only life she knows,
Surrounded by glass buildings, and the neon city’s glow.
And the only stars she’s ever seen were on the picture show…
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Beyond the Shire – Rowan and the Tudor Rose
As you leave these gates behind, carry forth the love and laughter
Be the vessels of the light we share, the keepers of the fire
Let our stories entertwine, be our happy ever after
Let your queen and country live beyond the shire.
I got this song via a submission, but then I had to be an ass and go find a version with a bit less ambient noise and a closer mic. Also there’s some children singing along at the end, it’s adorable. The submitted recording is this one (worth checking out, if only for the costumes, and there’s nothing wrong with the performance, just a lot of wind).
A sweet and moving song about Renaissance faires, “Beyond The Shire,” by Rowan and the Tudor Rose, to the tune of Stan Rogers’ “Northwest Passage.”
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Patriot – Beth Kinderman
Oh no, I can’t believe the things I’m hearing in my voice
As it turns out, if you want power you have to give up every choice
Once I could have kept myself safe on the floor
But my shoes are too tight and I don’t dance anymore
Guess my one chance now is to turn away
And hope you can forgive me someday
This is about Londo Mollari, but I recommend it even if you haven’t watched Babylon 5, because it definitely fits a number of characters. “Patriot,” by Beth Kinderman. Download here.
LAST – Mark Horning
I have always thought that it must be a terrible burden to be Eugene Cernan. Who wants to be known as the LAST man on the moon?
Armstrong and Aldrin, heroes of yore,
Doing something never been done before.
But I would honor,
Cernan and Schmitt,
The very last people to journey that trip.
Neil Armstrong – Cat Faber
On the scale of the sky even species must die;
Mortality’s all that is sure.
Generations have gazed up the path that he blazed
Where his footprints beyond us endure.
“Neil Armstrong,” by Cat Faber – written they day after she found out Neil Armstrong had died.
Still Alive – Leslie Fish
Running from the future
Running from the past
Running from the mirror
How long can you last?
A song for compassion reborn from deperation, “Still Alive,” by Leslie Fish. Pretty much the opposite of Johnathan Coulton’s “Still Alive,” now I think about it.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Beyond the Rim – Beth Kinderman
I’m clinging to your memory, when the light has gotten dim
So not things shall pass beyond the Rim
“Beyond the Rim,” by Beth Kinderman, “a tribute to the many people involved with Babylon 5 who have passed away long before their time.”