Folky minor tune about a guy who conquers fate. Reminds me vaguely of the music at the beginning of Kill Bill... Really neat effect on the guitar, i love my pod!
pop
rock
acoustic
blues
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moody
Story behind the song
This one came right out of left field, but somehow it managed to come together quite nicely. It started out with the chord progression, and then the melody for the verse. And then with "high atop the battlement" it became thematic, and i created a little story around it. Over the next few hours it evolved rather organically and turned into a pretty neat song.
Lyrics
high atop the battlement, he gazed
high atop the battlement, i say
when from the west on a wind of death she came
to high atop the battlement laid claim
on a midsummer morning
with no cover and no warning
what was he to do?
he stood tall and bravely
'gainst the coming of the banshee
preordained to lose
calling on the strength of gods, he feigned
calling on the strength of gods, i say
as in her eyes the fire of triumph blazed
calling on the strength of gods, he raged
in a clash swift and searing
a hundred feet o'er the plain
appearing for an instant, a brilliant ray
and the diamond light blinded
the wild eyes of his opponent
their fire, waning, staid
from high atop the battlement she strayed
high atop the battlement, i say
down to hell from the sky, she fell that day
he high atop the battlement remained
and he looked to the horizon
saw the new sun rising
and cast his doubts away
ever after that morning
with no cover and no warning
the master of his fate