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Tales from the Tabletop

by Seb Woodland

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1.
Black Stone 01:29
Body aching in the desert sun Heart breaking as the world’s undone Staring straight down the barrel of a gun Oh are you gonna run? Temptation’s gonna kill your pride Don’t say sorry, I know that you tried I hear tell that your hope has died So tell me what you find on the other side Old family’s gettin' under your skin Shakin' hands behind a lying grin Trust nothing but the fire within And your strongest ties to your next of kin Hold on, Hold onto anything Hold onto anything Black stone and a dragon’s scale A masked hunter on a dusty trail Blood and steel will make strongest mail Only one shot, so you better not fail
2.
No frenzied beast could stop her, Her aim is deadly true With spear and whip and dagger, She’s watching over you Her eyes a piercing amethyst Imbued with spirit’s light She has the power to resist The pull of evil’s might (Chorus): She is the silent champion of the peoples of the sand And though her home is distant she will fight for any land With the dissenter and the dreamer she will stand She is the silent champion of the peoples of the sand In desert sands, the Dreamer had met her in a dream With him was the Dissenter They formed a fearsome team Friendship bound, they traveled And fought a dragon great With mysteries unraveled She chose a different fate (Chorus) The Dreamer had to leave them, And on an island stay And though she chose to seek him (the) Dissenter went away But with (the) Dissenter gone now She held her in her soul And with the Dreamer, searched for The truth of demons whole (Chorus) They found a darker darkness Than ever they would guess A spear with vibrant starkness To vanquish evilness The dreamer’s fate was dire Within a demon’s clasp But the spear was full of fire Within her hopeful grasp (Chorus) And with the Dreamer’s daring And with a final thrust The demon’s mask was tearing At once it did combust The dreamer’s curse was broken, Protected was the land But soon “goodbye” was spoken And she returned to sand
3.
Tempest 02:48
Who are you? And what are you doing here Have you come To learn from the storm? What are you To think you are worth our time? What a fool Our gates will stay closed 3 days left in the storm Holding onto something warm A vengeance never known A vagrant all alone With fire in his eyes Air gasping from inside Water streaming down his face Vengeance is a storm’s birthplace There you are The one from the day before No one has The answers you seek Still, you wait Impressive to some, I know Not to us Stop wasting our time 2 days left in the storm Holding onto something warm A vengeance never known A vagrant all alone With fire in his eyes Air gasping from inside Water streaming down his face Vengeance is a storm’s birthplace Silently We watch you from up above In our halls We’re sheltered from rain You should know We conjured the storm ourselves Testing you To see what you are 1 day left in the storm Holding onto something warm A vengeance never known A vagrant all alone With fire in his eyes Air gasping from inside Water streaming down his face Vengeance is a storm’s birthplace Warrior? Is that what you think you are? Come inside And let yourself die Now, reborn Just focus and you will see Hear my words And live by our creed: “Live your life as the storm Life is cold and death is warm Your vengeance will be known You’ll always be alone Air bursting as it cries Fire blasting from the skies Water pouring all the same Tempest is your only name”
4.
Vela's Song 05:09
Just a whisper of wind In the shadow of the night With an ancient forged blade From which dimly shines a light Clad in tightly worn garb Made of cloth and armoured hide She’s a vixen black furred With a certain, quiet stride From a country at war Where her people are enslaved As a child she fled Till the day her home is saved Now she travels the land Maybe searching for a home With an uncertain path Till she finds it she will roam Vela what do you long to whisper into the night? Do you dream of adventure and a home now out of sight? While you rest in these halls, you know destiny calls Keep that flame in your heart burning bright For a good while she stayed In a inn’s room she had claimed But her stay was cut short For a murder she was framed Though she sometimes did steal And she sometimes busted locks She was not one to kill, Just a weary lonesome fox She ran far from the town But despite all of the pain She continued to laugh She would make things right again She would help those she could While she searched the countryside For the murderer’s trace She would hunt him far and wide Vela what do you long to whisper into the night? Do you dream of adventure and a home now out of sight? While you rest in these halls, you know destiny calls With the sword at your side you can fight When a centaur she met Who she spoke with to confide He had owned a small bar And he welcomed her inside “I am sorry” he said “Let me see what I can do” Food and water he gave, And their friendship quickly grew When at last he appeared The assassin clad in black Vela wasted no time As she charged for her attack But she needed more help Since the murderer had fled So the centaur she asked This is what the centaur said: “Vela I used to long to journey into the night I have lived the adventure but I don’t know what is right While I rest in this hall to stay safe from it all Promise me that you’ll please be alright” “I am sorry” he said “That is more than I can do” “Though I carry this shield” “It is suited more to you” “Though I may appear strong” “I am not a fighting man” “And I wish you the best” “You should chase him while you can” So she said her farewell To the only friend she knew And her paws hit the road As she disappeared from view She ran far from the town But despite all of the pain She continued to laugh She would make things right again Vela what do you long to whisper into the night? Do you dream of adventure and a home now out of sight? While you rest in these halls, you know destiny calls With the light deep inside, make things right
5.
Flames 04:08
There was a time when roses bloomed And no thorns of theirs could touch me There was a time when roses bloomed And people laughed and sang their fears away But no more No more sky No more (Hmm) There was a time when you were here Ablaze like the flames of the sun And just like the willow and the wind Invisible, like air, I'd keep you burning But no more No more flames No king Just a boy again (Instrumental) Invisible, like air, I'd keep you burning But no more, no more No more flames No king, no prince Just a boy again No more No more sky No more (Hmm)
6.
You, a demon by a thousand names Who cuts as blades and burns as flames, You, have hunted me for all this time And haunted every dream of mine You, by fearful nights and broken skies Have splintered bonds and shaken ties You, who’ve brandished bodies, blood and knives, Who’ve eaten souls and taken lives You, through ancient magics of the crown Did bring my crumbling family down You, through ancient laws enslaved my friend And wish to stir my kingdom’s end You, whose twisted spirit strangled me And stalked me ‘cross the earth and sea Now, before me manifested here You stand, a shriveled husk of fear I, who’ve lost so many things to you I’ve lost my friends and my family too But I, I haven’t lost And I will never lose to you And I know that your power comes from fear And you, you cannot win And you can tear me limb from limb But I will never lose because of them, my friends Yes they are gone Yet they are with me every day Yes they are with me now, and here I am
7.
A cave that hides a secret pow’r A Loci of the earth A whirl of stones beneath the tow’r Where rat swarms now are birthed A monster rat of equine size With fur as white as snow Was hidden from the heroes’ eyes Within the halls below (Chorus): Glory! Glory! Sing the heroes’ story! The slayers of the Rat King draw near Akalai and Howler Siobhan with magic power Songspinner and Gaidon are here The orcen host were hiding deep Within old Ertha’s land The freeland treasures they would keep With treachery they planned A writhing sea of stinking fur A mass of teeth and paws A thousand thousand vermin were Within the cavern’s maw (Chorus) A pair of doors of carven stone That stood a dozen feet Where only torchlight dimly shone The orcs made their retreat Boldly strode the heroes and Across engrav-ed tiles Where walls of granite charged and rammed To guard the Rat King vile (Chorus) When Howler howled and charged the orcs And rats the size of boars And five to one they came in force He knocked them to the floor And when the Rat King tried to run Through rats that fell like rain He ran into the howling one The fiendish foe was slain
8.
Rise companions, with the rising sun Rise good strangers to the gleaming dawn Rise from this nightmare, at last the night’s done Rise, rise, for the night curse is gone Let your tears fall, and let them be felt Raise your fist high if you fought for what’s right Let your hope kindle, and let the ice melt Raise your voice high with the Heralds of Light With the Heralds of Light (x4) Rest in the warmth of the morning’s sweet light Rest while the snow melts, upon a warm bed Next to your fellows who joined in the fight Rest living spirits, and those who are dead Let your tears fall, and let them be felt Raise your fist high if you fought for what’s right Let your hope kindle, and let the ice melt Raise your voice high with the Heralds of Light With the Heralds of Light (x4) Reach for the bricks that will form the foundation Reach for the scabbard to comfort your sword Reach for each other and brim with elation Reach for the beauty of nature restored Let your tears fall, and let them be felt Raise your fist high if you fought for what’s right Let your hope kindle, and let the ice melt Raise your voice high with the Heralds of Light With the Heralds of Light (x4) We're the Heralds of Light (x4) The Heralds of Light

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This album is a collection of songs inspired by various roleplaying game stories I've either written or played in.

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released July 5, 2018

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Seb Woodland Victoria, British Columbia

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My name's Seb Woodland.

I'm a singer/songwriter who follows wherever my heart leads.

If you are interested in commissioning me to compose music for a project, send me an email at seb.woodland @gmail.com
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