Navarr

This is a song for the Profound Decisions' live-roleplay system Empire.

It was recorded on my digital dictaphone in my front room in one take, so it is very rough. And I was improvising the guitar for the most part.

Lyrics:

Miaren, Miaren,
Will we meet again,
At journey's end,
Miaren?

Oh dream, oh jewel,
Of Terunael,
Do tell me when,
Miaren.

How I recall,
Your towers of yore,
That once filled the blue skies,
Now ruined and worn.

But then, Miaren,
We'll see you again,
In new Seren,   
Miaren.


Oh new, Seren,
Our only haven.
From you we will,
Rebuild.

Our dream, our jewel,
Of Terunael,
Begins anew,
with you.

But oh... the road,
Calls ever to roam,
And walking the long trods,
I long for my home.

But then, Seren,
I'll see you again.
At Journey's end
Miaren

 
But the road, but the road,
Calls ever to roam.
And walking the long trods,
I long for my home.


But then, Seren,
I'll see you again,
When journey's end,
Miaren.

When journey's end,
Miaren.

Miaren

This is a song for the Profound Decisions' live-roleplay system Empire.

It was recorded in my home using Audacity.  It is done to a click track.  The vocals are a little buzz and I'll fix that at some point.  It is also a track that needs percussion.  But this version is a definite improvement.

Lyrics:

Chorus (Slow)
Down in the rugged glen,
From olden days that are for-gotten
Over the hills and then,
Across the water.

Verse 1
Until the time,
When ways we have trod converge into one,
Full of grace,
And gathering where we dance in the sun.

Chorus
Down in the rugged glen,
From olden days that are for-gotten
Over the hills and then,
Across the water.

Chorus (Double time)
Down in the rugged glen,
From olden days that are for-gotten
Over the hills and then,
Across the water.

Verse 1
Until the time,
When ways we have trod converge into one,
Full of grace,
And gathering where we dance in the sun.

Chorus
Down in the rugged glen,
From olden days that are for-gotten
Over the hills and then,
Across the water.

Verse 2
And when the day turns dark,
The fires will burn and brighten the night.
Take my hand,
And dance with me 'til the dawn's first light.

Chorus
Down in the rugged glen,
From olden days that are for-gotten
Over the hills and then,
Across the water.

Coda
Down in the rugged glen,
From olden days that are for-gotten
Over the hills and then...

(Slow) …Across the water.

Down In The Rugged Glen

This is a song for the Profound Decisions' live-roleplay system Empire.

It was recorded in my front room in one take, so it is very rough.  Thanks to Jez Lawrence for recording equipment and expertise.

Redhound

This is a song for the Profound Decisions' live-roleplay system Empire.

It was a recorded, engineered and mixed at home on my somewhat rudimentary studio equipment. 

Lyrics:

Verse 1
How can you pretend to know of violence,
Sitting, reading fairy tales of war?
Tell me what's the worst that you can fear! A papercut?
My Dawnish friend, our wounds are deeper still.

Chorus
Ai! Ai-ee-eh! Ai-ee-eh!
Ai! Ai-ee-eh! Ai-ee-eh!

Verse 2
The borders of The Empire are too fragile,
To let an enemy get half-a-chance.
Kill them where you can,
Use everything you have to hand.
Noble grace will send you to your grave.

Chorus

Verse 3 with bridge.
The Striding walks the trod to save our homeland.
The Steading guards the wood 'till they return.
You would blindly wander in alone?
You cannot see.
You cannot hear.
There in the deep...
The Vallorn lie....
They never sleep...
They're waiting...

Chorus (x2)

Verse 4
On the road, the paths we tread are endless.
The weariness will wear you to the bone.
The enemy will wait for you to stumble.
With vigilance, your only coat of steel.

Chorus (x2)



Caution For The Dawnish Youth

This is a song for the Profound Decisions' live-roleplay system Empire.  It is meant as a duet for a male and female singer, so this recording is a placeholder until I can record a duet version.

This Version 2 recorded in 2020 at my home using Reaper.  It is a placeholder until I get a proper duet version with another singer.

Verse 1 (Navarr)
Into the eve'ning,
My lover, we're leaving.
No time left for grieving.
Our oaths we fulfil.

Our lives we will offer.
A step to here-after.
A future made better,
For Terunael

Chorus (Thorn)
Aye, my lover. 
A sudden farewell.
Aye, my lover. 
A sudden farewell.

Verse 2 (Thorn)
Long we've provided,
Our people we guidance,
Without us, their stridings,
Will travel a far.

Our future decided,  
Before we're divided,
Let's lie here united,
As Thorn and Navarr.

Chorus (Navarr)

Bridge (Thorn)
Hear me x4

Verse 3 (Navarr)
We should be preparing,
And what you're suggesting,
Would use, though its tempting, 
What time we have ill.
 
Soon, when we're long gone,
Our people embark on,
An exodus begun,
For Terunael.


Chorus (Thorn)

Bridge x2 (Navarr then Thorn)

Verse 4 (Thorn)
Your hard dedication,
Is all to your credit,
But we've done all we can,
and we have to let go.

Let's show we have no doubt,
For soon we will bow out.
But the dance will continue
With other heroes.

Verse 5 (Navarr)
Then let us make our rest,
And lie in the forest,
And let us show our trust,
In those who follow.

Let this be a lesson,
To trust in your brethren,
As our fore-bearers once did,
For Terunael.

Coda (both)
Aye, my lover,
For Terunael
 (Repeat to end)

A Sudden Farewell

This is a song for the Profound Decisions' live-roleplay system Empire.

This was recorded at my home.  The percussion and guitar were meant to be guide tracks only, but I liked the sound of the track with them included, so I left them in this version.

I also had a lot of fun with the backing vocals for this song and Navarr Running Song.  I even created characters in my head for the four singers  with very different voices, because... you know... roleplayer.  I think doing this helped to keep the sound ugly and brutal.

Call
As Thorn. As Thorn. Navarri fight as Thorn.

Response 1 (repeated after each line)
As Thorn. As Thorn. Navarri fight as Thorn.

Calls
As Thorn. As Thorn. Navarri fight as Thorn.

In the day or in the night we take our victory.
In the dark or in the light we're running through the trees.

Sure and swift, our arrows fly.
Upon our spears, all will die.

Know no mercy, heed no plea.
You cannot betray your enemy.

The blood will flow!

Response 2 (repeated after each line)
The blood will flow!

Calls
The blood will flow!

From the wounds of our foes!
From the wounds of our foes!

Their guts we'll spill!
With every kill!

KILL! KILL! KILL!
KILL! KILL! KILL!

As Thorn. As Thorn. Navarri fight as Thorn.

Response 1 (repeated after each line)
As Thorn. As Thorn. Navarri fight as Thorn.

Calls
As Thorn. As Thorn. Navarri fight as Thorn.

Know no mercy, heed no plea.
You cannot betray your enemy.

As Thorn. As Thorn. Navarri fight as Thorn.
As Thorn. As Thorn. Navarri fight as Thorn.

Thorn Battle Cadence

This is a song for the Profound Decisions' live-roleplay system Empire.

This is a pretty rough version.  It is too slow and goes off the click.  It is my first go at using Pro Tools First in place of audacity and there some improvements in terms of post-production.

I will re-record at some point, but my doing a recording of Ode to Shadowglyn Distillery was long overdue, so this will suffice for now.

Lyrics:

Verse 1
Well, I've travelled the land,
While I held in my hand.
A dram of the finest whisky.

For I'd purchased a cask,
As my striding went past,
the Shadowglyn Distillery

In all of the empire, 
There's nothing compares,
No Astolat brandy, 
Nor Freeborn liquor,
To a single malt served neat.
To this connoisseur,

The greatest of whiskies is found...

Chorus
In Shadowglyn,
All your friends will be there,
In Shadowglyn,
Drinking amber nectar.
In Shadowglyn.
When you sip it,
You'll lighten your spirit.
And sing while you're getting them in,
In Shadowglyn.

Verse 2
All my wandering days,
On the trods far away,
'twas a tipple of whisky my prize.

When I emptied my stock,
I returned, but with shock!
For the heavenly taste was denied!

For my friends were enslaved,
And many were dead.
The buildings burnt down.
The grain pulled from their beds.
But worse, the damn orcs had shat in the kegs! 

No whisky at all could be found...

Chorus

Bridge
For long lonely years,
I drank deep of my tears,
And all shots were like ash in my mouth.

'till the day I did learn,
That a man they call Wern,
Was the saviour – yes the saviour – of my malt...

Verse 3
So I'm leaving today,
And I'm planning to stay,
In a hall where I'll never be barred.

Be sure, I'll defend her,
And never surrender,
My bottle, my dear uisge beatha.

For some walk the trods,
And some ward vallorn,
Some fight Drujan orcs,
And others Jotun,
But my dance led me here,
And I've got a home,

Where whisky shall always be found...
And downed!

Chorus

Coda
All your friends will be there,
In Shadowglyn,
Drinking amber nectar.
In Shadowglyn.
When you sip it,
You'll lighten your spirit.
And sing while you're getting them in,
In Shadowglyn.

Ode To Shadowglyn Distillery

A re-mix. Drums have been removed (for now). Levels changes and some backing vocals nudged to make lyrics clearer.

Lyrics:

Blood of the Empire

Verse 1 - Am
When the world was young our home,
Was an empire called Terunael.

Through youthful folly it did fall,
That then set us on this road so long.

Bridge 1 – F Em
On and on the road we strode.
Like blood without the heart.
Like blood without a heart.


Verse 2 – Am F G Em Am x2
The heart of all Navarr's the throne.
Since the Empress came and made us whole.
We're the blood of the Empire's roads
And the blood of the Empire flows,
From the Throne.

In life we move through the great dance.
In death we walk the labyrinth,
We're the blood of the Empire's roads
And the blood of the Empire flows,
From the Throne.


Bridge 2 – F G
From the sacrifice of Thorn and Navarr
(From the sacrifice of Thorn and Navarr)
To the sacrifice of Merryn and Carr
(To the sacrifice of Merryn and Carr)


Verse 3 – Am F G Em Am x2
The heart of all Navarr's the throne.
(The heart of all Navarr)
Since the Empress came and made us whole.
(Since the Empress made us whole)
We're the blood of the Empire's roads
And the blood of the Empire flows,
From the Throne.

In life we move through the great dance.
(In life we move through the great dance)
In death we walk the labyrinth,
(In death alive in virtue)
We're the blood of the Empire's roads
And the blood of the Empire flows,
From the Throne.

Coda - F G F G Am
We're the blood of the Empire's roads
And the blood of the Empire flows,
We're the blood of the Empire's roads
And the blood of the Empire flows,
From the Throne.

Navarr

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