Ashes, from Cures What Ails Ya by The Longest Johns
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There is a saying in german that goes like “Tradition is not the worshipping of the ashes but passing on the fire“ (bad translation, sorry) and thats what the song reminds me of.
How would the frase be in german? It's really nice
@@erick-gmz Tradition ist nicht die Anbetung der Asche, sondern die Weitergabe des Feuers.
Isn't that a quote from Jean Jaurès? Or am I mistaken?
The only issue with the translation is one of grammar.
It'd be more proper to phrase it as "tradition is not the worshipping of the ashes but THE passing on OF the fire."
Other than that, you could idiomatically correct that to say "the passing on of the torch", which would be a much more common phrase in English.
Other than that, your English is better than my german! all I know in german is flugabwehrkanone and panzerkampfwagen. oh and sonderkraftfahrzeug... and gewehr. but that's mostly it.
@@thombrick I don't know to be honest :) I just know it as a saying, so you might be right with that origin
Time to listen to this until ive memorized it so i can sing it while playing sea of theives
Be careful, you might start singing it all the time and lose your voice as a result
@@ninjacell2999 i sung it a work while i was justing some machinery. My coworkers are like "why the fuck is he singing shanties while working"
Adjusting
That is something I can admire
Never related to a comment more
Watch that old fire as it flickers and dies,
That once blessed the household and lit up our lives.
It shone for the friends and the clinking of glasses.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
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Capture the wild things and bring them in line
And own what was never your right to confine.
The lives and the loves and the songs are what matters.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
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Do you feel heavy? Your eyes drop with grief.
Your spirit is wild and your suffering is brief.
So never you buckle and bend to the masses.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
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Get round the fire with a glass of strong ale
And tell us a story from beyond the pale.
Bury some seeds and expect some strong branches.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
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Now show me a man that can meet all his needs,
For what we need most now is unity's seed:
A common old song for all creeds and all classes.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
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I'll tend to the flame...
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What will we do when the world it is ending,
And time it is halted for friend and for foe?
Try to hold on to the time as it passes.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
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I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
(let me know if i got anything wrong. I just got this from their website.)
Thanks for writing the lyrics out, been enjoying singing along to this one. I think it might be " A common old song for all creeds and all classes" in the 5th verse.
@@SuttieMusic thanks! I think you are right!
I think it is beynd the vale not pale?
If you got it from their website, I doubt you got any of it wrong
@@chosenone2048 yeah I was gonna say
The first time I heard this song, it came up randomly in a sea shanty mix while I was blacksmithing. It cut through all the noise like a knife, and brought me to a standstill while I listened. I was surprised to find myself with a lump in my throat, thinking of all the things that have become lost to us, but might have been worth keeping.
I'll never forge a knife with the speed, precision, or quality that the machinery in a factory could produce. If I need a knife, I could just BUY one, right? I could just BUY all the things I make.
Am I just worshipping the ashes?
Or is there something worthwhile in learning the thousand-year-old techniques? Practicing the skill my great, great grandfather did. With fire, steel, and my hands. Making my nephew his first knife for his 13'th birthday.
Maybe I tend a flame that is worth tending.
I feel a profound amount of respect for you rn
The techniques are worth passing on. Even though factories are abundant now things can go down the metaphorical drain quickly.
Blacksmithing is worth keeping. It may not be profitable now a days for majority of countries but it's a good hobby to have and can help build character and patience. It's not stagnant in the traditional sense either.
Do you enjoy the mere act of creation? Can you cherish the process?
It's not a waste of time if it's an art, and it's art if you're creating something for the sake of creating something. You're an artist of steel and flame, and that's a tradition worth keeping up.
More power to you brother. :)
To wield the skill of your forefathers is of importance great enough to truly call oneself a man
This one reminds me of Scarborough Fair, and it is amazing! Well Done!
Aitor Scarborough Fair was around much longer than Simon and Garfunkel lol. They took that melody from Martin Carthy's version of the song.
YES! That is exactly what I was looking for! I knew it sounded so familiar, but I couldn't remember why. Thank you! Lol
Came looking for this exact comment, glad I found it.
They’re both in the Dorian mode which has the characteristics of minor but has a natural (♮) 6th degree
Definitely, that’s what I was just thinking of
Idk why, but this song feels ancient in a sense. Like certain lyrics just make me think about time and whatever was lost to the past. The line "I'll tend to the flame, you can worship the ashes" makes me think of someone moving on, while someone close to them dwells on the past.
Or I could be reading too much into this. That's just the vibe I feel from this song.
It makes me think of ancient tribes, desperately tending to their fires in the wilderness.
In Ancient Greece, the temples to the Gods were built housing Great Fires that were meant to burn for eternity, never dying. The priests and followers had entire holidays dedicated to feeding the fire, and animals sacrificed to the Gods were cooked in its flames.
As the history student, this song feels like its about that. Others move on while i dwell in the past. They tend the current flames while i worship whats left of the past lights
It seems to be speaking of the listener's awe of the speaker's life. Like he made the fire, and now the listener sees its ashes, all that remain of the glories of old.
It's been explained that the song is a protest against those who believe shanties should only be preserved, not added upon. People who weren't even the original writers were copyrighting shanties "Capture the wild things and bring them in line, And own what was never your right to confine."
so no, you're absolutely reading into it perfectly. To hell with those wanting shanties to be a thing of the past, we'll tend to the flame, they can worship the ashes.
@@Taeschno_Flo underrated comment. We need people like you that worship the ashes of history
I'm going to be using this song in my DnD campaign as a last song the city and the heroes sing around a campfire the night before heading into their final battle that they may not return from.
I already used it in my campaign for the funeral of a rebel leader
I use it as the theme for one of my characters (who was a pirate before I even found Longest Johns, I swear). It rules for this type of thing
Same idea here friend, im using it to transfer from curse if strahd to eberron in a cold victory way
I based part of my backstory off of this, and I'll be damned if I don't get to sing it in campaign sometime.
"DnD" is the weirdest concept I've repeatedly encountered in the last few years.
So… any Sojourn fans here?
If so... fair winds, ya'll :)
Fair winds
This song, it tells a story.
One where a friend cannot move on from the past.
One where they see the world moving on without them.
Even so much as having a friend beg them to "be careful, don't stay for long.
I'll keep my eyes on the future. You can dwell on what was."
You can take it out on folks that don't deserve it.
A need to control what has no right to be owned.
Remember your life, you loves, your loss.
I'll keep my eyes on the future. You can dwell on what was.
You seem so sad, you cannot move on.
So focused on the past, come join us, friend.
Don't let the naysayers dog you down. But if you insist,
I'll keep my eyes on the future. You can dwell on what was.
Come join us, companion; grab a drink.
Tell us what ails you.
We can move on together, plant seeds for the future.
I'll keep my eyes on the future. You still dwell on what was.
Nobody has their things together, everything in line.
But if we band together, we can thrive as one.
A common cause for old, young, man, woman, whomever.
I'll keep my eyes on the future. You dwell on what was.
Come join us at the fire.
At the end of all things, when chaos takes root
All the anger is free, unbent, unbridled.
Remember who you are, who you love.
I'll keep my eyes on the future. You still dwell on what was.
I have to go. Don't stay for too long, old friend.
Damn...
Damn, I really like this, but It's not the reading I got from it.
I suppose that's what makes art, art huh?
I thought this song was about moving on from traditions that have held us back, and have damaged society and the world as a whole. There's room for camaraderie and merit in remembering what was, but holding on "worshipping the ashes" is dragging people down.
I suppose the real lesson here is we are all slaves to our biases
Power to you tho, for your powerful words
nah
Thank you for telling the story of the song.
My interpretation basically verbatim, Bro.
[Verse 1]
Watch that old fire as it flickers and dies,
That once blessed the household and lit up our lives.
It shone for the friends and the clinking of glasses.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
[Verse 2]
Capture the wild things and bring them in line
And own what was never your right to confine.
The lives and the loves and the songs are what matters.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
[Verse 3]
Do you feel heavy? Your eyes drop with grief.
Your spirit is wild and your suffering is brief.
So never you buckle and bend to the masses.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
[Verse 4]
Get round the fire with a glass of strong ale
And tell us a story from beyond the pale.
Bury some seeds and expect some strong branches.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
[Verse 5]
Now show me a man that can meet all his needs,
For what we need most now is unity's seed:
A common old song for all creeds and all classes.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
I'll tend to the flame...
[Verse 6]
What will we do when the world it is ending,
And time it is halted for friend and for foe?
Try to hold on to the time as it passes.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
[Verse 7]
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
This song is dark souls in a nutshell.
Wrote out the chords for this one, capo on fourth fret to play along with the video. The D shape that is used is x5403x, to get the nice add4 sound from the video
Am G Am
Watch that old fire as it flickers and dies,
C D
That once blessed the household and lit up our lives.
C D Am G
It shone for the friends and the clinking of glasses.
Am G Am
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
The rest of the verses are the same, and the little section after the fifth verse goes
Fmaj7 E
I'll tend to the flame...
Happy playing!
PRAISE
@@joshpatterson9844 Hah, cheers mate!
cheers
Thank you so much, you're the best!
THANKS
Who else came here because of the sojourn?
"Now show me a man that can meet all his needs,
For what we need most now is unity's seed:
A common old song for all creeds and all classes."
This is a song that I don't think anyone can dislike...
i think it's a common old song not covered old song
@@schrottproductions8782 It's a Longest Johns original written by Robbie.
So far, you are 100% correct. :)
8 people did, that's for sure.
And yet those 20 people who are jealous that they didn't write it first.
Edit: 10 sorry
I lost my father last tuesday.
You have no idea how much this song hurts.
You have no idea how much this song helps.
Oh dear, I am so sorry for your loss...I hope itll be ok in the end. Like the song says, your suffering is brief, so I'm glad you find some happiness in this song. May your father rest in peace, friend.
I am sorry for your loss. My condolences.
I know the feeling. September of 2019 my world stopped turning. I was off at University. I had been texting him the night before. I spent a year waking up crying. It's honestly unbelievable it's been so long now. Time slips by and my mind has stopped watching. I'll forever ache wanting to hug my father one last time.
The song sends a powerful message. Don't dwell on your dad's death.
Pass the fire so it will never snuff out
my condolances
Did i just accidentally find a song that I will listen too a million times in my life?
Of course yes, me too.
The same thing happened to me just the other night during a car ride with an old friend.
i heard this at the end of The Sojourn audio book, god did it put an amazing final note on season 1
:Desire to know more intensifies:
@@DJTourniquet expanse style scifi audio drama, written by the guys who run space dock, on spotify for free if you have premo, very good
Fair Winds!
I do love this song, If the interview I read is true then (paraphrased from the Wiki) this song hits all the notes it was supposed to.
"About the inspiration of the song, paraphrasing Robbie:
Ashes is about how sometimes people expect folk music to have a certain role, and the fact that rather than trying to keep a phenomena (like folk music) alive, they would rather worship the ashes of it until it's dead and gone."
Listening in after wrapping up 'The Sojourn' Season One.
This has a Dark souls vibe, just the whole tending to flame and worshipping of ashes, it really just makes me think of Dark Souls
Thought the same thing
"When the Ashes are two, a Flame alighteth."
"Thou art Ash, and Fire befits thee, o'course."
My thoughts as well! Very dark souls 3ish especially.
I dont even really play dark souls and I'm getting the dark souls vibe from it
@@WarMonger_the-One-and-Only long may the sun shine upon these lords of cinders
This song is absolutely amazing! It's giving me major goosebumps. Andy's voice withe those lyrics and the instruments perfectly supporting them.... just brilliant!
Fair winds, _Avalon._ Fair winds, _Shabayev._ o7
Fair Winds
Fair winds
Came back for this song because of the Sojourn audio drama
Fair winds!
Fair winds
Another sent here from the ending of The Sojourn. Fair winds!
Hearing this at the end of The Sojourn vol. 4 just hits like a sack of bricks.
“Cass, I’ve got nothing. No other contacts on scopes. I think it’s just us.”
Glad someone listened to there audio drama
The phrase “I’ll tend to the flame you can worship the ashes” has so much power and meanings it’s making my head spin. Like what could that mean?
To me, it represents one moving on from a moment of grief, guilt, or loss. Some people can focus on the now, the living. Others can't move on, haven't stopped mourning. They worship the ashes of flames past burnt, while others tend to the living flames.
From the Longest Song wiki, paraphrasing Robbie: "Ashes is about how sometimes people expect folk music to have a certain role, and the fact that rather than trying to keep a phenomena (like folk music) alive, they would rather worship the ashes of it until it's dead and gone."
To me it is a rejection of Nietzsche's death of god
Or if you're a gamer, it means to link the First Flame and become the Lord of Cinder
From the context, I think it’s talking about either nature or the world or something like that. Essentially, saying, “I’ll be here, tending to the earth, and you can go embrace the modern world/capitalism, but ultimately, the thing you are figuratively or literally worshiping is cold and lifeless, without the heat and spark that defined it’s components. You can build a cathedral from wood and stone, but it is cold and empty, made of dead things.
How is there no Dark Souls music video of this?
This song is going to be the 2020 ending credits.
I didn’t see them
Can confirm, it totally fits
Yup that checked out
no I think 2021
I have a world ending credits playlist if you are interested. I just added this song.
ruclips.net/p/PL07xM39JX8Gtxyl-BLOXSTuMLAgM6DufM
I think I might have found my new favorite song for this year
This song to me conjure up the image of the dying of western civilization. As we’ve built and advanced from the bronze ages statues, to mythical heroes, to the degeneracy of the modern age, where Marshall men and means are dying out and being replaced by the bug like existence of the eastern cultures. Worshipping the ashes of those that came before, but a small few must tend to the flame of the west, while the majority worships the ashes
The start reminds me of The Snow It Melts The Soonest. In this one Andy's voice was also hauntingly beautiful. Fantastic song, congrasts to Robbie for writing this. You have made a masterpiece here :)
This song brought me and my freinds together so, so, long ago. I come back to it in my time of need, i know it will not bring back those we lost and those that left, but still i hope. As we grew some of us stayed, but there is fewer of us then there was. Im 19 now, soon to be 20, now part of the military as an e3. On the nights after work i remember the agreement to always stay in touch. I remember the agreements to keep living no mater how tough life gets, as we will allways stand stronger together. There was 17 of us, now we are four, we lost some to depression, and other's to disease's that cant be cured. Some left for college or work and never returned for various reasons. I know life has been harsh on me and my group in or still breathing lives, but i also know that life has been gracious in our short time on this planet as well. I have yet to spread the metiphorical ashes of my fallen and lost friends. But just now that if any of you see this that i wish you all the best and when next we meet, drinks are on me, same place, same time
"I'll tend to the flame you can worship the ashes" is such a powerful phrase and pulls this whole piece together
As I'm typing this comment I'm holding back tears my life is completely screwed up right now I need more money than I have to get ready for this move but it seems at every turn I'm haulted by something I feel bad cause I can't even provide for my loved ones cause everyone around constantly either steals from me or the cops are knocking at my door idk what to do but I must press forward and carry on
just dropping in to say that this song affected me so much that i'm now 40k+ words into a fic with the refrain as the title. no regrets. even after 9 months of writing, it still fits.
There's something chilling about the seemingly deliberate avoidance of perfect rhymes for 'ashes,' as if things will never be quite how they once were, or as if the part of an idea you cling to is never a perfect representation of its entirety
Man coming back to this song after losing both my parents recently really gives me an new view on this song. I've been the flame all this time which my mother and father were tending and making memories with to so I can grow strong and unbreakable with nothing stopping me to be who I want to be, while the ashes are now my parents that I "worship" with my life for as long as I keep living. Most likely not how this song is looked on but for me it still brings me comfort to listen to this song.
That’s utterly beautiful, I’m so sorry for your loss - I think your interpretation of this song is perfect.
I just thought, this song reminds me of roll Northumbria, its got that slow but hard hitting tune
Love that song
the song is unreal, like, every time I listen to it it gives me shivers. You guys are so incredibly talented and I hope we have many more years of music. :)
So uh I was inspired to write something. Sorry that its long and not very good. Anyway enjoy.
It's late at night. The war has been finally won but its cost was too high. I could only stand by and watch, acting out my role as dictated. Tending the last fire, soon to be put out. The end has come for them. I never had the intention to kill anyone, all I wanted them to do was to enjoy the world I had built. And they had! Laughter and love flowing throughout their adventure, tears shed like a cicadas shell early summers eve and friendships that grew no matter the circumstance. Their garden flourished and they had made it that way without help, planting their seed in the very soil I created for them! I remember when they all were children, stumbling and rolling low, cheering loudly when they defeated an enemy I had deemed deadly only to ask for more. I was so proud of them, like a father watching his son fish or a mother watching her daughter dance. These adventurers were my most precious objects, I held so much love and care for them in my heart that it began to hurt. I watched these favored adventurers closely, gifting them presents and other companions so their world felt more alive. There is no amount of words I could string together that could express my love and admiration for these adventurers! I did everything for them, let them run freely, and cared for them when they needed it. Unfortunately, I could only watch from afar, only joining when it seemed appropriate and experiencing things by secondhand but I didn't mind for they loved this world I had built. They have fought valiantly and I could never be prouder but this world only exists in brief periods. A fire only burns for a short while. When they had won, I was so happy. All their hard work finally paid off but what next? The BBEG had been defeated, the kingdom freed, friends saved and lovers died. Was this enough for them? Had I created a world that would stay with them for the rest of their lives? Will they stay by my side and enjoy my fire again? Alas its never enough, they want more. I tried to satisfy the hungry beasts but it is never enough, their hunger too great to satiate. I have tried to change my fire, introducing bright colors and enticing effects but alas they grew used to it. They have tasted what I had to offer, drank my ale, and basked in the warmth of my fire but it's not enough.
Most have left now in order to search for other exciting fire, and in this search, they have abandoned my fire, never to return. Some take the ashes with them, in order to remember my company and others have spit on the very ashes they have created. It always hurts to see them leave but I have hope that they return to my fire. This fire that I have tended to for years, cultivated and protected no matter what happened. The very same fire that they have tossed away, whether it be of frustration or just plain boredom. I've tried tending to their garden, fertilizing the soil and harvesting the fruit but the plants have contracted a rot, overgrowing with weeds and festering with diseased riddled bugs. The garden has been abandoned, it is too late to try to save it. I have slaved over this garden, tended the pyre, done everything for these adventurers but it is never enough. These adventurers...no...these players who have gathered in my home, drank from my goblet, enjoyed my world and relaxed in my fire have disowned me, leaving me behind as they search for another fire. Such is the vicious cycle of life and so I await in my cabin, tending my whittling fire in hopes another will join me, to worship the ashes that have grown. I harbor no hatred towards the ones that leave, smiling softly as they leave my fire, holding hope that they may come back. I harbor only grief at the memories that remain in my ashes. God if only I may hear the laughter filling the silence again, to have my fire rise once again in a great spectacle as the goblets never dry. I may be the god of this world but I am at their mercy.
That was beautiful
Very well written thank you for putting your time into it 💕
maybe its best to split up the text a little in reading blocks. Right now its just one big block of words and it doesnt read well..
The story of the dungeon master
I came here for the shanties and didn't expect my heart to shed a tear of ice, melted by timeless wisdom. Thank you for tending the flame and spreading it's warmth. This song would be so powerful as a community project, just saying... ;)
Truly animation worthy songs
The amount of animatics I’ve seen with Health to the Company and Ashes is immaculate
Truly beautiful songs
Praise be to Advar
Praise be to Advar!
When they say this song is about "people worshiping the ashes of folk music," what do they mean by that
Folk isn't written or sang much anymore. And sure people still listen to them, but if no one writes more or sings along is it truly a flame, or just the remaining ashes? And maybe by what the longest Johns are doing, whether that be writing or just singing the song, they keeping it alive in the way that others who like folk songs aren't. That's my take on it anyway.
@@FelicityUwU Thankfully groups like this, Irish Rovers, Fisherman's Friends and Blackmore's Night exist; each of THEM helps keep folk music alive.
Besides, folk feels so much more enriching than today's bubblegum pop fodder...with all the autotuned lyrics, lack of emotion and stale themes
In a brief recap of what this song is about, the lead singer of the longest Johns said the song is about how people would rather let folk music and other genres die rather than revive it, but they are trying to keep it going, henceforth “I’ll tend to the flames, you can worship the ashes.”
Where did you hear that? Did they have an interview with someone?
@@l_ndonmusic Indeed they did
today this song took on a whole new meaning for me. I've listened to this song many times since you boys posted it but it is only since the reality of losing both my grandfather to cancer and my brother possibly developing an extremely deadly, painful and insanely rare disease (got the news yesterday) has the meaning of the lyrics changed. Thank you TLJ for posting this as I believe this will help me during my time of mourning.
Update (6/3/23): Well I'm back again. This time with a double whammy. My great grandmother died a few hours ago on the same day my other beloved grandfather got diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. I'll likely also listen to this when he passes away within the next year (we don't know how long he likely has left). Thank you again TLJ for this song. Just like the rest of your music, it's the only thing currently helping me through these difficult times. Maybe one day this song, alongside a few others I listen to of yours, will be the last music to accompany me to the grave (if allowed to of course). Thank you.
Man. I’d love an official interpretation of this, but the sheer diversity in interpretations is so cool. My own interpretation is that this is about a man who keeps a safe place for me those who need it, like a bar. He tends to the flame, the source of comfort, while those who warm themselves by it carry the memory of it with them in the ashes of their own fire, forgetting the man who lit it and kept it burning. But he does not mind, he merely lights it anew when the next weary traveler comes to seek shelter. A simple man, who only seeks to warm the lives of others even if his own life will be forgotten.
This song to me means more of the dying of western civilization. As we’ve built and advanced from the bronze ages statues, to mythical heroes, to the degeneracy of the modern age, where Marshall men and means are dying out and being replaced by the bug like existence of the eastern cultures. Worshipping the ashes of those that came before, but a small few must tend to the flame of the west, while the majority worships the ashes
I think hes a bouty hunter and hes being hunted
this band has really gotten me through quarantine, idk their music just makes me so happy
Listening to this album on shuffle is such a mood whiplash. I went from Hoist Up the Things to Fire and Flame to Got No Beard to this.
theres a playlist that i listen to that has "bones in the ocean" immediately followed by "retirement song" so OOF i feel you here.
The album itself is structured Happy-Melancholy-Happy etc. It's honestly the best structured album of all time (in my opinion, of course)
Please sing this if you play a tall tale in sea of thieves
Every time i listen to this song i cant help but want to play Dark Souls 3 once again.
I love this medieval fantasy vibe I get. I wish the Longest Johns had more songs like this one.
This sounds like it could be from LOTR or something. It's great.
I played a Half-Elven bard from Ardeep Forest (Forgotten Realms) in my last D&D campaign. It's the kind of place that looks at half-elves as humans, and as humans as only slightly better than vermin. He joined up with a Sun Elven ranger who had come to hate the decadence and superiority of her folk (despite being high-born herself), a Druid who truly took up the mantle of "the purity of the wilds comes before all else" and a red-scaled dragonborn with a passion for firestorms. The big bad: the resurrecting god Bane (yes, that Bane) and Szass Tam (yes that Szass Tam). Together. Our greatest ally? The now-dead Khelben Arunsun (yes, that Khelben Arunsun); the final-battle point-of-no-return was a day of time stop as a final gift before the last shard of Khelben's clinging soul faded from the world.
If I didn't know for a fact that noone in the group but I had ever heard this song before, I'd have sworn it was intentional. Instead, my bard "composed" this song as a nod to the "gods among men a humble bard was lucky enough to count as friends."
This is a song for Thorin Oakenshield.
I always hear "and expect some strong friendships" D: anyway love this song
How does this one not have the most views? It transcends shanty. it's just an amazing song.
When I listen I imagine anything between medieval/fantasy settings and even post apocalyptic.
Truly timeless.
I get mad dark souls vibes from this, but I'm just a fanboy of your beautiful voices and dark souls
Yep that’s what I was thinking… 🤔
Except, I loved them until it sounded possibly evil to me. Such a shame. Beautiful voices and I love the shanty theme. It’s always so interesting to me how the evil beings portray to be so “innocent.” Well the Light will shine ✨ eventually to highlight such Truths. Enjoy it while you can!! 🍻
Basically Everyone in music or drama (actors/actresses) have sold their soul and had to “pay a price” to become popular. Enjoy the money while you can!! Hope it was worth it for you!! 😑
New adventure let's go thunk welcome to dark souls bitch
What the fuck are you cooking@@AdeanaSlater
Who else is here after finishing The Sojourn?
Because Fair Winds Explorers be ye Union, Assembly, Freehold, or Advari.
This is my favorite campfire song, it puts everyone into an ancient or primal mood, I'm not sure how to describe it.
But… it’s not a campfire song… it’s a sea shanty…like to sing on boats
@@Wormz-nc8pu Any song can be a campfire song, you just need to sing it around a campfire.
I'm definitely guilty of putting this song on loop for hours on end
This makes me dream of a world where dragons and fae and all things mystical exist; where I can dance among them in their faerie rings and their halls of majesty. Or sitting around a bonfire with my companions, resting from our long journey home. Staring up at the sky, into that dark abyss glittered with drops of silver. Dreaming of magic and wonder. Tending to the flame of our lives and our purpose.
1300+ likes and ZERO dislikes. Unusual, but so is the rendition! A beautiful song!
Now it has one dislike :(
Now it has three
yo why do i get a hardcore pippin vibe from lotr when he was singing to the "king" of gondor from this song
please keep it spoiler free for those who never played it, but it really reminds me of Dark Souls
Don't you dare go hollow.
Fair Winds
Fair winds!
Fair winds
Play this at my funeral
Fast becoming one of my favourites.
I listened to this and was brought to mind of the native fire keepers maintaining the traditions and lore, a living, growing lore, of stewardship and life in harmony with the planet. While other cultures strip the planet, turning it to ashes and then worshiping the dead things they had managed to hoard. I enjoyed later finding out the songwriter's intent as well. But a song's first impression is usually the one that stays with you.
The masculine urge to sit around a fire with your lads and sing this is real
I sung this song while playing a guy in project zomboid it just such a great song for the " end of the world "
My uncle died when I was eight, and this song reminds me of him every single time I hear it. Thank you.
References, I think, the Enclosure Act 1773. When Land owners took away the right to access to common land. Could be wrong! Wouldn't be the first time lol.
Would love to see them singing this around a campfire
I really love all the different interpretations of these lyrics flying around in the comments.
To me, it's a song about religiosity a lot more directly. (Christianity specifically, because I view things from that angle, but probably it transfers to other traditions as well.) I think it works really well as an anti-orthodoxy song, about how we've missed the original point of the wild, untamed idea of faith, and the stories that was supposed to enliven the soul have become legal texts.
Some how geting dark souls vibs from this song. Love it Great work
I just thought about how good this might sound on the harp
Please do this! I think we'd all love to hear it!
You might not have meant it this way, but this is a perfect refutation against fascism to those who are tempted towards it because they mourn some genuine good from the past that the world has lost. You can't nurture a tradition for the future by worshipping a dead past.
I discovered this song from a dream smp fan video and fell in love with the intensity of this song
Beautiful.
Ordered the album and a tankard to get the full experience.
Many many thanks :)
I keep finding this song at the bottom of a bottle of scotch.
I tried my best to translate this into Finnish with small changes to fit with the rhythm:
Katso vanhaa tulta, kun se lepattaa ja kuolee
Se kerran siunasi huushollia ja valaisi elämäämme
Se loisti ystäville ja lasien kolinalle
Minä kaitsin liekkiä, te voitte palvoa sen tuhkia
Vangitse villit asiat ja tuo ne riviin
Ja omista se, mitä sinulla ei koskaan ollut oikeutta vangita
Henki, rakkaudet ja laulut ovat arvokkaimmat
Minä kaitsin liekkiä, te voitte palvoa sen tuhkia
Tuntuuko sinusta raskaalta? Antaudut murheeseen
Henkesi on villi ja kärsimyksesi on lyhyt
Älä siis koskaan luhistu tai taivu massoille
Minä kaitsin liekkiä, te voitte palvoa sen tuhkia
Päästä tulen ympärille lasillisen vahvaa olutta
Ja kerro meille tarina kalpeuden takaa
Hautaa siemenet ja odota vahvoja oksia
Minä kaitsin liekkiä, te voitte palvoa sen tuhkia
Näytä nyt minulle mies, joka voi täyttää kaikki hänen tarpeensa
Sillä se, mitä me nyt eniten tarvitsemme, on yhtenäisyyden siemen
Yhteinen vanha laulu kaikille uskontunnuksille ja luokille
Minä kaitsin liekkiä, te voitte palvoa sen tuhkia
Minä kaitsin liekkiä
Mitä teemme, kun maailmanloppu tulee
Ja aika se pysähtyy ystävälle ja viholliselle?
Yritä pitää kiinni ajasta sen kuluessa
Minä kaitsin liekkiä, te voitte palvoa sen tuhkia
Minä kaitsin liekkiä, te voitte palvoa sen tuhkia
Minä kaitsin liekkiä, te voitte palvoa sen tuhkia
Imo, needs more changes to fit perfectly
I don't know Finnish, but this looks really clean! Extremely underrated, ty for this
@@aao_music don't worry man, I get replies from far older stuff lol
Instantly my favorite song of theirs. Lyrics fantastic, melody fantastic, just chill inducing. Great work!
Finally found you again, looking for sea shanties only brings up countless versions of Wellerman.
How did this never go in my playlist, strange.
This song is about culture for me, wholly metaphorical. Reminds me of something a certain wise Canadian man taught me.
Did it have to do with lobsters and cleaning your room?
@@DrewskiTheLegend :)
I´m not a native speaker and just realised what this song is about.
WOW! This song is so powerfull and I can only thank you for letting me hear this masterpiece of Art.
Please keep up the good work that I and your other fans love.
I listen to this when I’m sad
I’m having a pretty bad morning today so I’m here
This is absolutely haunting and I love it.
Oh man, that was beautiful. New to your music, and even this genre, but I'm definitely a fan!
Welcome! :)
@@thelongestjohns Thank you! 😊 Excited to keep enjoying your music!
Holy cow, this song is amazing. The lyrics give me goosebumps every time and it's one of my favourites. But that bass line on this track is phenomenal - how low does JD go there??
For some reason, I can only think of Dark Souls during this song
What will we do when the world it is ending,
And time it is halted for friend and for foe?
Try to hold on to the time as it passes.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
This verse is really Dark Souls
Is there a sheet or PDF of the guitar riff for this song or do I have to go to the website and go to the lyrics from there?
hey did u found the tabs or the music sheet?
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This song fits Ashes of Creation super well, and could legitimately be used as a trailer for the game to show what it is.
The start of the song, when it's rather quite and melancholy, would start with a slow zoom out of a recently destroyed Node. We get some pan shots of the different destroyed buildings, including the tavern, with some people poking about the rubble.
When they sing "capture the wild things and bring them in line", we would see a few members of the already-low numbered city going out and taming/hunting animals for node progression and gold. This goes back and forth between the city and PvE content; we get to see the different quests with slowly increasing members doing increasingly difficult tasks, and get to watch how the city grows the more work they do.
Right before the song gets quiet again, and the song hits it's loudest and most invigorating point, is when we see the city being roused to go get revenge on the node that destroyed them (which could be hidden in the background of some scenes, as a reminder of their motivation). They march off with banners raised, and when night falls with the node on fire/destroyed, the song gets quiet and we see a different character in the tavern. He's singing the song, and notices our main characters celebrating their victory. He folds his game, walks up to the main character, and before the song ends, we see the enemy's insignia somewhere on his person, and cut to black, leaving the audience wondering why it ended there.
I work as a volunteer at a rennaissance festival and would love to sing this song for patrons if that's alright with you! My troupe isn't allowed to accept tips so i would not recieve any monetary gain from it nor would i claim the lyrics as my own!
I'm here after rewatching Coco multiple times. The line "The lives and the loves and the songs are what matters" says it all.
Just figured out how to play this on pennywhistle by ear. Feeling kinda proud of myself.
welp found my funeral song
I just read oathbringer and this song feels so disturbingly fitting, though that may just be me
Is this an original song? Or a trad?
This ones original, Robbie wrote it.
I have the feeling to have heard certain parts or the melody itself but shifted tone wise in another song... I am going slowly mad since I search for 2 days now... But if it truly is original... Congrats for composing something... From my dreams I guess
@@kialandy6866 heard people say that it sounds like the snow it melts the soonest.
I was wondering this too. I swear I've heard the chorus before but now I know that it's an original I'm blown away.
@@kialandy6866 sounds a bit like Scarborough fair to me