Desert of the Damned

3 hours ago by @dr_griff

Desert of the Damned

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Liner Notes

#folk #filk #faerie

Saw a meme that said a lot of classic folk songs are actually talking about the realms of the Fae. Can you guess which classic folk song's underlying story I'm singing about here? (It finally broke my block!)

Lyrics

(Capo 3)

V1
Am
I walk across the sandy roads
G
Beneath a starry sky
F E E7
A desert breeze behind me here and gone
Am
I’m stumbling and I’m sand blind
G
The days have worn me through
F G Am
I’m dreaming of a bed to slumber on

V2
Shining in the distance
I see a quiet light
I see a door awaits me near a stone
I stumble through its gateway
I’m stunned by what I find
It’s empty, yet I am not alone

CHORUS
F G Am
Welcome to the place where you will never die
F G E E7
Welcome to the place you’ll always be
F G Am
Welcome to the place that’s waited all your life
F G Am
Welcome, we will never set you free

V3
Laden down with jewels
Sparkling with gems
They drift out of the walls and draw me near
Calling me by names I had
When I was just a boy
They pull me through the doors and see my fear

V4
Ceilings full of mirrors
Rooms so full of knives
Everyone in fairy-deckled chains
All of them are smiling
The smiles are full of lies
I cannot find a way back to the plains

BRIDGE
F G Am
You will never leave again
F G Am
Once here, you always will remain
F G Am
You will never leave again
F E E7
Not even if you’re slain

V5
I run through every corridor
All the doors stand wide
Staring into rooms I cannot see
Visions chase me everywhere
I cannot close my eyes
I do not know what will become of me

They ply me with their spirits
They serve me with a meal
Still I stand here wondering where I am
When I beg, they tell me
I’ll never leave again
In walking through the door, I joined the damned

CHORUS

OUTTRO
F G Am
You will never leave again
You will never leave again
You will never leave again
F G Am
We will never set you free

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