[Lore / Background]: "Like the wingless laborers that toil away beneath the harsh surface of Earia-20, the Baoksredark (Beastriders) are also consisting entirely of those who had been punished either for cowardice, treason or blasphemy against the Silent Brood and the ancestors of the Avarians, with the punishment being the removal of their wings and immediate exile from their tribes. These pariahs either become wandering mechanics & engineers or they train to tame and ride upon the backs of the monsters that dwell the deserts and mesas. One of the most desirable mounts is the Vorreurkboma, a sleek, yet strong creature whose airborne agility and killer instincts make it perfect for battle scenarios. The Baoksredark are primarily hired as mercenaries for scouting, pillaging poorly defended settlements or for attacking fatigued enemy squads." [Intro] ...AER BAOKSK!! [Verse] In a land of sand and sun Where our kin were known to fly Our people watched with eager eyes To see their men take to the skies And though they spread their wings and tried Their legs were made of iron and lead So one by one They fell instead A bitter seed to sow They buried them below And I was the only one Who stayed behind and held my ground So I was the only one Who lived to see the dawn And for my lack of valor For my failure to be devoured For the others They were flowers [Pre-Chorus] In a war that we could never win I am sentenced to a fate A life of self-disdain For the shame of having stayed When all the others fell as one [Chorus] But riding on the back Of a Vorreurkboma One day I will return Yes Riding on the back Of a Vorreurkboma I'll right these wrongs [Verse] And you branded me For cowardice For shame The punishment You know Was death (bound to the earth forever) But a second chance (A second chance) They knew they never came easy Oh How my family wept and cried As the beast let out a knowing groan But in the years that followed after Our people met with certain disaster And when the great and fearsome enemy returned The fires of hope They started to burn [Chorus] But riding on the back Of a Vorreurkboma One day I will return Yes Riding on the back Of a Vorreurkboma I'll right these wrongs [Breakdown] And though I longed to fly again... They refused to give me back my wings... And though I longed to fly again... They refused to give me back my wings... Open up the gate Set me free You don't know how long I've waited for this Let me ride the back of the beast And I will find redemption!! [Chorus] But riding on the back Of a Vorreurkboma One day I will return Yes Riding on the back Of a Vorreurkboma I'll right these wrongs
