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The Bricklayer's Song
04:34
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Esteban
02:42
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I was asked to write a song, if I can
About a very special man
I don't know the facts, although I can
Make many rhymes with Esteban
CHORUS:
Esteban! Esteban!
Can he kick it? Yes he can!
He's got a face like a frying pan
Has hit it, he's called Esteban
Some say he's a mouse who thinks he's man
Who is he? He is Esteban
He's not a member of Duran Duran
(Or is he?) The enigma Esteban
His pants are rumoured to smell of jam
Could this be true of Esteban?
Some say he dresses like his gran
Or his mummy (get it? mummy? Jackals, Aegyptus? Oh, never mind) Esteban!
Even though my lyrics might not always quite scan
Let's all make fun of Esteban
Looks great in a kilt of any clan
(He's good good legs, has Esteban)
He has a hamster who is called Suzanne
He's an animal lover, our Esteban
He'll give you an almighty tan
Behold, the Sun-God Esteban!
He's probably not my biggest fan
This song's too weak for Esteban
He'll rapidly cut short my life-span
If he hears this, Esteban
I guess it's time I turned and ran
Lest I be killed by Esteban
CHORUS (repeat until murdered)
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Die Alone
08:24
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In the misty lands of Albion there’s a group that everybody knows
If you’re strong in faith and firepower, maybe you can even join the Crows
Worshippers and demon wranglers, the finest ritual team you’ve ever known
They’ve boasted many heroes but sadly most of them have died alone
CHORUS
Sail the Ars Moriendi to the isle of Lindisfarne
Where Ma Crow will do her best to keep you safe from harm
Wield the Iron of Flaming Glory! Pray your death is not too gory!
Albion’s our home, we’ll give our lives; defend the throne
Join the Crows! (Join the crows!)
See the world! (See the world!)
And die alone! (Die alone!)
Die alone! (Die alone!)
Join the Crows! (Join the crows!)
See the world! (See the world!)
And die alone! (Die alone!)
Die alone! (Die alone!)
die alone!
Jackamo Cassandra was a hero and the founder of the Crows
But in York the foul unliving made poor Jackamo lie down and decompose
Merlon was the Sheriff, sworn always to Albion defend
He got poisoned on the battlefield, and found that he had met a sticky end
CHORUS
Into a ritual circle stepped a beastkin and an umbral and an elf
But unbeknownst to them it was to prove to be a hazard to their health
Sathareal, Osuna and Taryn earned respect and admiration
But the vapour poison proved that a ritual seal provides no ventilation
CHORUS
Burdock loved himself, and when he was around you had to watch your back
Until some zombies came, pulled out his entrails and had a ghoulish snack
Shio was an angry one who wanted to do Harm to Xatabai
But the demon tore his kidneys out and made herself a steak and Shio pie
CHORUS
Cap’n was a ritualist, well known and well respected to his men
He got tanked up at a party, went out to pee and was never seen again
Orthorian loved knowledge, he was curious and thirsted for the facts
But his brains sprayed on the walls whilst he was playing games inside the tesseract
CHORUS
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Marry Me Mina
04:51
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Mina, you're wonderful, 'cos you set my world on fire
The light in your eyes reminds me of a funeral pyre
I don't want to come on too strong, don't want to unnerve
But I can't help but fall for a girl who is so well preserved.
I gave you my heart, it was to show you just how I feel
(Well I didn't need it, it was starting to smell and congeal)
So now in return I'd like to ask you for your hand
(I mean as in marriage, not as in "wrapped round my gland")
CHORUS
I'm sorry I find it hard to be romantic
The rules have all changed now that we're necromantic
I'm asking you now - could you ever marry a fool?
I kind of thought that if we were together
We could murder and raise all the living forever
I don't know 'bout you, but I think that would be cool
I think I might love you, and what you represent
Thought that might just be a build-up of gases which I need to vent
When I was alive it was always the hot girls I craved
But now there's nothing hotter than a woman who's cold as the grave
Imagine a marriage between House Von Beck and Kaiserstein
We could exert political power over these swine
I like that you work at the bank, and handle my... cash
You could handle my other things too, once I've cleared up the rash
CHORUS
Are you impressed by guys who have fortune and fame?
I have some of both, despite critics saying I'm lame
I may have this stupid hat constantly stuck on my head
But unlike your previous husband, I'm already undead
You should visit my forest, it's a great place to go for a data
You can meet my mum too - if you want to help me excavate
Ignore all the rumours that I'm secretly a transvest-ite
I can only assure you that I'll Be All Wight On The Night
CHORUS
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He's A Dwarf
04:10
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Who's that warrior, with the hammer and the shield?
Will of iron, encased in burnished steel?
Forearms, like his aroma, are both equally strong
Beard down to his ankles, which admittedly is not that long
CHORUS
Facial hair, manners of a bear
Four foot stature and a thousand yard stare
But when he's fighting at your shoulder (Hip!)
You just don't care, 'cause he's a dwarf
He's a dwarf, (he's a dwarf, he's a dwarf, he's a dwarf)
He's a dwarf (he's a dwarf, he's a very dwarfy dwarf)
He's a dwarf (he's a dwarf, he's a dwarf, he's a dwarf)
He's a dwarf (he's a dwarf, he's a very dwarfy dwarf)
He's a brute! he's hirsute!
He's a gold divining, silver mining
mountain-hewing, master-brewing dwarf
Raised in the echoes of majestic mountain halls
Stories of his forefathers in runes upon the walls
Takes the precious bounty from the belly of the earth
Shapes it into artefacts of vast power and great worth
CHORUS
Piles his plate with comestibles and eats just like a horse
Drinks like a Caledonian and sings just like the Norse
Quaffs horns of honey mead, then downs a yard of ale
Compared to a human that's a yard and half to scale
CHORUS
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The Mountain & The Man
04:46
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The old man kissed his daughter, and his grandson in her arms
And prayed that their passage would be swift and safe from harm
She set off on her journey down the rocky mountain road
Carrying her baby to the fertile lands below
CHORUS
The mountain shakes and shudders from its roots up to its crown
with a roar like mighty thunder the avalanche rolls down
the frost bites like steel and the winds grow fierce and wild
A babe wrapped in a blanket of snow, theMountain made this child
The old man saw the storm clouds swelling, thick and fast
And rushed to find his daughter in the lonely mountain pass
He searched up there for hours, battered by the howling gale
He found her body like a statue, cold and hard and pale
In her arms she held her baby, so small and frail and still
Embraced in icy fingers of the mountain’s deathly chill
The old man cried out in anguish, loud enough to split the sky
When the echoes had subsided, he heard the baby cry
CHORUS
He carried back the baby to the safety of his keep
He prayed the boy would live and would awaken from his sleep
An avalanche roared down on the distant mountainside
And as if the mountain called to him, the boy opened his eyes
They named him Wyndrake Winterheart, he grew tall and strong and broad
Master of the hunting knife, the songbook and the sword
On the shores of Wintermere, the boy became a man
He learned the paths of the Dragonspine, of its people and its clans
CHORUS
One day he went wandering on the highest windswept fells
A snowstorm drove him to a cave and sealed it like a cell
Two weeks the mountain held him, whispered secrets bold and strange
When it finally released him, he was forever changed
With Pendragon in his blood and Excalibur in his hand
The mountain in his heart and a love for his homeland
A true child of the Dragonspine, from Wintermere he came
The mountain shaped the boy and the man that he became
CHORUS
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