Ballad of the Lich Mage (A Morrowind Tale)

folk, ballad, medieval instruments, medieval, adventure, soft, no shimmer, ballad vocals, spoken word, male ballad, do not change the lyrics, no chorus, classic folk, medieval ballad

V3.5

I locked the door at eighty five, I set an awful trap
I left many ways for adventurers to have a fatal mishap,
Daedric guards surround me, vampires bar the doors,
Clanfears roam about and spiders creep the floors.

I have many spells and scrolls, I have vanquished many foes.
I never look for trouble, but I never tell it “no”. 
The bodies of my victims lay scattered to and fro,
But bad dreams and visions haunt me, and my day will come I know.

One day I heard the cries of my creatures, their moaning wail, 
As my magic traps were probed and the door opened I paled,
I watched a lone adventurer, an elven warlock leveled high, 
To my Daedric guards laid ruin, and my vampires did slay.

She stole their hearts and ashes, and all that she could see,
And then despite my chameleon, she laid her eyes on me. 
A war broke out between us, I gave it all I had,
I was strong but she was stronger, my health was waning bad.

Fire ball after fire ball I tried to throw her way
I summoned scamps and skeletons, but she brushed them away
As soon as I'd pull my weapon, I'd feel her short blade's bite
The enchanted blade paralyzed me, no longer could I fight.

I felt helpless as she struck me, I knew my time had come,
A worthy opponent at last had come to raid my Dwemer home. 
As I felt my life force fading, a gray cloud surrounded me,
My body died but my soul was trapped for all eternity.

She caught me in Azura's Star, she used me to enchant
A Daedric wakizashi, none can hear my silent lament
As forevermore I'm bound to watch her slaughter all she finds
Friend and foe, they fall before her, their souls trapped like mine. 
Their souls trapped like mine.

She has many spells and scrolls, she has vanquished many foes.
She often looks for trouble, and she never tells it “no”. 
The bodies of her victims lay scattered to and fro,
But bad dreams and visions haunt her, and her day will come I know.
Bad dreams and visions haunt her, and her day will come I know.

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I was a mighty lich mage in the land of Morrowind Dwelling in a Dwemer Ruin up where the air was thin. I paid no heed to others, I kept unto myself, In my own private chambers, surrounded by my wealth. I locked the door at eighty five, I set an awful trap I left many ways for adventurers to have a fatal mishap, Daedric guards surround me, vampires bar the doors, Clanfears roam about and spiders creep the floors. I have many spells and scrolls, I have vanquished many foes. I never look for trouble, but I never tell it “no”. The bodies of my victims lay scattered to and fro, But bad dreams and visions haunt me, and my day will come I know. One day I heard the cries of my creatures, their moaning wail, As my magic traps were probed and the door opened I paled, I watched a lone adventurer, an elven warlock leveled high, To my Daedric guards laid ruin, and my vampires did slay. She stole their hearts and ashes, and all that she could see, And then despite my chameleon, she laid her eyes on me. A war broke out between us, I gave it all I had, I was strong but she was stronger, my health was waning bad. Fire ball after fire ball I tried to throw her way I summoned scamps and skeletons, but she brushed them away As soon as I'd pull my weapon, I'd feel her short blade's bite The enchanted blade paralyzed me, no longer could I fight. I felt helpless as she struck me, I knew my time had come, A worthy opponent at last had come to raid my Dwemer home. As I felt my life force fading, a gray cloud surrounded me, My body died but my soul was trapped for all eternity. She caught me in Azura's Star, she used me to enchant A Daedric wakizashi, none can hear my silent lament As forevermore I'm bound to watch her slaughter all she finds Friend and foe, they fall before her, their souls trapped like mine. Their souls trapped like mine. She has many spells and scrolls, she has vanquished many foes. She often looks for trouble, and she never tells it “no”. The bodies of her victims lay scattered to and fro, But bad dreams and visions haunt her, and her day will come I know. Bad dreams and visions haunt her, and her day will come I know.

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