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(Created page with "Forgotten Bones, written by Banner Targonian and first performed at "Zoluren Arts: A Concert Showcase, hosted by the White Gladiolus Society." == Song Log == You say, "Boasts are bright, but brittle." You say, "They hide what really happened, what songs leave out." You say, "Just like our cheers in the middle of the song might have made it hard for some of us to hear the tune." You say, "For every impossible victory claimed, there are debts no chorus ever sings." Yo...")
 
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== Song Log ==
== Song Log ==
You say, "Boasts are bright, but brittle."
You say, "We take a darker turn here."


You say, "They hide what really happened, what songs leave out."
You say, "The shadows whisper of debts unpaid."


You ask, "But what of those whose names were never spoken at all?"
You say, "Just like our cheers in the middle of the song might have made it hard for some of us to hear the tune."


You say, "For every impossible victory claimed, there are debts no chorus ever sings."
You say, "No boast, no song, no shadow even to carry them."


You say, "The shadow remembers what the song forgets."
You say, "Their bones lie in silence, forgotten - and yet their debt remains."


You ask, "Let's revisit those stories told, shall we?"
You say, "This song is called 'Forgotten Bones'."

You say, "This next song is called 'The Shadow's Tale'."


You sing in a tenor voice:
You sing in a tenor voice:


    "They sang of giants brought to their knees,
    "The hills where the giants fell,


     Of mountains bowed and the storm at ease.
     No songs remain their tale to tell.


     But the giants fell and their children wept,
     The ground is quiet, the stones are bare,


     In the shadowed graves where their stories slept."
     No boast, no verse, no memory there."


You sing in a tenor voice:
You sing in a tenor voice:


    "Forgotten bones, forgotten breath,
    "The shadow remembers what the song forgets,


     Every debt unpaid, every sun that sets.
     Silent beneath the weight of death.


     The louder the triumph, the darker the trail,
     No banner raised, no story known,


     For the hero's song hides the shadow's tale."
     Their battles ended, their names undone."


You sing in a tenor voice:
You sing in a tenor voice:


    "They sang of ships by a hero drawn,
    "The waves still break where the sailors sank,


     Ten sails ripped through the breaking dawn.
     Their cries long lost as the waters drank.


     But the sea still keeps what the waves concealed,
     No minstrel came, no story stayed,


     And the names of the drowned are the wounds unhealed."
     Just hollow tides where their price was paid."


You sing in a tenor voice:
You sing in a tenor voice:


    "Forgotten bones, forgotten breath,
    "The shadow remembers what the song forgets,


     Every debt unpaid, every sun that sets.
     Silent beneath the weight of death.


     The louder the triumph, the darker the trail,
     No banner raised, no story known,


     For the hero's song hides the shadow's tale."
     Their battles ended, their names undone."


You sing in a tenor voice:
You sing in a tenor voice:


    "They sang of ravens caught by song,
    "The fields are still where the feathers fell,


     Of storms made still and the hero strong.
     The wind remembers, the silence tells.


     But the carrion feeds where the bodies lay,
     And those who stood where the shadows spread,


     And the wings still circle to mark the grave."
     Are whispers now, and their songs are dead."


You sing in a tenor voice:
You sing in a tenor voice:


    "Forgotten bones, forgotten breath,
    "The shadow remembers what the song forgets,


     Every debt unpaid, every sun that sets.
     Silent beneath the weight of death.


     The louder the triumph, the darker the trail,
     No banner raised, no story known,


     For the hero's song hides the shadow's tale."
     Their battles ended, their names undone."


You sing in a tenor voice:
You sing in a tenor voice:


    "So sing if you must of the crowns and cheers,
    "So here we stand with a song to give,


     But let's walk the road of forgotten years.
     To name the lost so their names still live.


     For every boast there's a nameless grave,
     The debt is vast, but the song can pay,


     And a shadowed debt no song can save."
     A little more with each word we say."


You sing in a tenor voice:
You sing in a tenor voice:


    "Forgotten bones, forgotten breath,
    "The shadow remembers what the song forgets,


     Every debt unpaid, every sun that sets.
     Silent beneath the weight of death.


     The louder the triumph, the darker the trail,
     But if we sing, their silence breaks   


     So remember the truth in the shadow's tale."
     A debt remembered that song remakes."

Revision as of 17:48, 15 March 2026

Forgotten Bones, written by Banner Targonian and first performed at "Zoluren Arts: A Concert Showcase, hosted by the White Gladiolus Society."

Song Log

You say, "We take a darker turn here."

You say, "The shadows whisper of debts unpaid."

You ask, "But what of those whose names were never spoken at all?"

You say, "No boast, no song, no shadow even to carry them."

You say, "Their bones lie in silence, forgotten - and yet their debt remains."

You say, "This song is called 'Forgotten Bones'."

You sing in a tenor voice:

    "The hills where the giants fell,

     No songs remain their tale to tell.

     The ground is quiet, the stones are bare,

     No boast, no verse, no memory there."

You sing in a tenor voice:

    "Forgotten bones, forgotten breath,

     Silent beneath the weight of death.

     No banner raised, no story known,

     Their battles ended, their names undone."

You sing in a tenor voice:

    "The waves still break where the sailors sank,

     Their cries long lost as the waters drank.

     No minstrel came, no story stayed,

     Just hollow tides where their price was paid."

You sing in a tenor voice:

    "Forgotten bones, forgotten breath,

     Silent beneath the weight of death.

     No banner raised, no story known,

     Their battles ended, their names undone."

You sing in a tenor voice:

    "The fields are still where the feathers fell,

     The wind remembers, the silence tells.

     And those who stood where the shadows spread,

     Are whispers now, and their songs are dead."

You sing in a tenor voice:

    "Forgotten bones, forgotten breath,

     Silent beneath the weight of death.

     No banner raised, no story known,

     Their battles ended, their names undone."

You sing in a tenor voice:

    "So here we stand with a song to give,

     To name the lost so their names still live.

     The debt is vast, but the song can pay,

     A little more with each word we say."

You sing in a tenor voice:

    "Forgotten bones, forgotten breath,

     Silent beneath the weight of death.

     But if we sing, their silence breaks   

     A debt remembered that song remakes."

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