Inspired by an all-night drumming session on the sacred mountain Wy'East (Mt. Hood). Deep thanks to the pacific chorus frogs of Wy'East and the mountain Itself for the profound and magical inspiration.
Also, for any music nerds who care, this song alternates between 5/4 and 6/4; the middle section (which sounds uneven and lilting) is in 17/4 (5/4 + 6/4 + 6/4).
lyrics
We sit my brother,
atop the sacred hill,
on derelict ruins of modernity,
I see the cougars prowl,
By the light of a thousand, thousand stars.
Five!, the beat we pound on timeworn drums,
FIve!, the voice of pond frogs echoes back,
Five!, the laughter we share beneath a blanket of fog,
Five!, the fawn prances in the thick breath of night,
Five!
Drum, my brother, drum, as if you've never drummed before,
Drum for the splendid silver gloom of midsummer,
Drum for the glory of Wy'East!
Drum for the glory of Wy'East!
credits
from Laughter on the Wind (2012 Demo),
released November 5, 2012
Ashina Bluemane: Flute, Deep Troll Vocals
Walks-With-the-Wind: Drums, Guitar, Scratchy Goblin Vocals
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