old world chants

Solo male voice, single lute, spoken word over soft fingerpicking, intimate tavern atmosphere, lo-fi recording, distant microphone, no reverb, no choir, no orchestra, warm and ceremonial, the voice of a man calling a room to silence

triumphant and warm, the only truly joyful song of the album, the voice of a man singing of the day everything began, bright and proud, the sunrise of a civilization Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory defiant and proud, the world still breathing, the last songs of free peoples [Intro: slow steady lute, like a heartbeat before battle, dry room, no reverb]

desert lute, middle-eastern folk scales, vast and ancient, the weight of kingdoms older than memory Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

warm with memory, a father's voice telling his children of a world they will never see Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

the stillness before a world ends, each word a stone placed on a grave Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

the voice of a traumatized witness, halting and haunted, the horror of a man who cannot unsee what he saw Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

elegy for a drowned civilization, vast and heartbreaking, the voice of someone singing of something too beautiful and too gone Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

the grief of the last moment, sung for those who will never be remembered by anyone else Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

defiant and heartbreaking, the voice of every man who ever held a line knowing it would not hold, slow burning pride, the dignity of ordinary people doing impossible things Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

slow and monumental, the voice of a man singing of the last great mortal hero, building from quiet dignity to devastating awe, the weight of an empire on a single pair of shoulders Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

tragic and furious, grief that has curdled into cold vengeance, the voice of a man who witnessed the unthinkable and has not forgiven and will never forgive, slow and devastating Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

the end of everything, voice of the last witness, each verse another light going out Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

vast and ancient, the voice of a man singing of something beyond human comprehension, slow and reverent, cosmic and intimate at once Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

the awe of a mortal witnessing the birth of a new age, wonder and grief intertwined Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

a war prayer, sparse and inevitable, the voice of a man who has seen her and survived to warn others Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

bitter love, the grief of a man who lost his brother to something called salvation Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

the last song, humble and grateful, a mortal man's offering to the light that remains Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

slow and mournful, the voice of a man recounting a pattern no one saw until it was too late, quiet devastation Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

dark and conspiratorial, the voice of a man who has finally understood a trick that was played on the whole world, slow and inevitable, the horror of realisation Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

a sacred canticle, slow and devotional, the voice of a man who believes every word he sings, warm and vast, the story of a god who was once a man Solo male voice, single lute, ancient medieval ballad, sacred storytelling, evocative and expansive, lo-fi tavern recording, distant microphone, no choir, no orchestra, no reverb, no harmonies, Skyrim bard style, intimate and ceremonial, a requiem sung from memory

Solo male voice, no lute, no instruments, spoken word only, intimate tavern atmosphere, lo-fi recording, distant microphone, no reverb, the voice of a man who has finished singing and is simply speaking, warm and exhausted and grateful