for Chris and Eric..
love
esoteric
acoustic
melodic
lofi
psychedelic
hate
silly
avant garde
warm
electric
true
organic
jingle
honest
psychotropic
homemade
dxm
earthy
primal
jangly
indifference
glowing
altered states of consciousn
unformed
formless
hypnogogic
arbitrary
Story behind the song
Eric Jefferies(Karmabend) room mate Chris wanted me to write a song about a goblin and call it "The Strongest Goblin that Ever Was".. he also wanted the goblin to defeat a swamp fox, train an Ankheg, and survive a game of the ogres boulder toss.. and soo the goblin did, and the song was named as it is. as for what an Ankheg is.. well, i just googled it.. oh those D&D folk.
there are real incidents and places mentioned in this song..like the solway firth spaceman; the goblin hills in Mold & flintshire wales; gap of the goeblin in mortain france; goblin hall in yester castle, east lothian scotland; the legend of billy blind; goethe's alder king.. it all gives it a sense of reality. and who's to say i didnt go to goblin hall to have a word with billy blind about the strongest goblin that ever was?
Lyrics
Billy Blind, The Alder King, of Yester Castle in East Lothian,
has been known to tell, through clicking claws, of the strongest goblin that ever was.
according to Billy it was just a redcap imp that trained an Ankheg how to dig
and tear the gap in old Mortain,
and mould the Flintshire hills of fame.
the strongest goblin aye ever was
the strongest goblin that ever was
he sailed the Ant king through the earth
to become the spaceman of solway firth.
the strongest goblin that ever was
the strongest goblin that ever was
and he gave his goblin fire to man..
but they just dropped it on japan.
the strongest goblin that ever was
the strongest goblin that ever was
he visited the hidden folk
who gave him plenty of weed to smoke.
then packed his bags and traveled on,
a puff of smoke and he was gone.
the strongest goblin that ever was escaped the swamp foxes jaws
the strongest goblin that ever was dodged the ogres boulder toss
the strongest goblin that ever was taught the Ankheg who was boss!
the strongest goblin that ever was!
(funny thing....)
but a milling, Kobold, warring Sprite?
no.. he never raised a hand to fight.
(what?...)
He wooed the Ankheg with his song
and befriended the fox with laughter long.
and played their games with such delight
that it made the ogres laugh all night!
he is, I say with no hims and no haws,
the strongest goblin that ever was.
he learned to love and live this life
in harmony, as song is to fife...
he is, i say, with no hims and no haws,
the strongest goblin that ever was.
this goblin has no name nor face..
this goblin could be any in this place.
for he who learns to live and love..
will forever be.. the strongest goblin that ever was.
the strongest goblin that ever was escaped the swamp foxes jaws
the strongest goblin that ever was dodged the ogres boulder toss
the strongest goblin that ever was taught the ankheg who was boss
the strongest goblin that ever was never raised a hand or claw towards any of us!
and me, billy blind, the alder king, of yester castle in east lothian..
have been known to tell, through clicking claws, of the strongest goblin that ever was.