TITLE: Shadow Steps ALBUM: Unofficial D&D 5e Class Songs, Vol 1 CLASS: Rogue (D&D 5e 2024) DURATION: ~5:17 BPM: 114 IrresistibleMaestro9611 [email protected] [ ] [ INTRO ] A slow pulse rises under dim stone arches, boots on dust where old runes sleep. Some weeks I walk with strangers, some weeks I slip alone between torchlight flickers. A rogue keeps moving, and only stops for the ones who earn it. [ VERSE 1 ] Sneak Attack comes early, in the gap between two breaths, Thieves’ Tools whisper softly as they tease the locks from death. Cunning Action sending me through corridors unseen, slipping past the dungeon jaws where rusted hinges lean. A sellsword watches passageways, a mage prepares the flame, we run a job together, but we do not share a name. Bandits in the tunnels, thugs who guard a dying light, I outthink them in the silence and decide the perfect fight. [ PRE-CHORUS ] Every echo tells a story, every footstep draws a line, I choose where danger meets me, I choose the moment’s sign. [ CHORUS ] I move in the shadows, where you never feel me near, my Sneak Attack finds openings when the moment’s sharp and clear. I stand in the silence, choosing how the night reveals, and if you think you’ve caught me, I’m the shadow at your heel. [ VERSE 2 ] The work grows sharper, deeper halls beneath the stone, Uncanny Dodge turns chaos into something I can own. Evasion keeps the fire from the traps that guard the way, Steady Aim makes every strike a truth I never say. A veteran blocks the stairwell, a cultist guards the door, a rival rogue steps forward thinking they can settle score. Reliable Talent rising like a calm within the storm, I guide a party through the dark, then peel back to my norm. [ PRE-CHORUS ] I walk between the lanterns, never leaning on a side, trust arrives in inches, loyalty in tide. [ CHORUS ] I move in the shadows, where you never feel me near, my Sneak Attack finds openings when the moment’s sharp and clear. I stand in the silence, choosing how the night reveals, and if you think you’ve caught me, I’m the shadow at your heel. [ BRIDGE ] Blindsense wakes in silence where the deeper tunnels bow, feeling shapes around me in a way I never knew till now. Slippery Mind keeps steady when confusion claws the air, Elusive in the footprints where the hunters wouldn’t dare. A mimic in the corner shifts before my blade can gleam, a gargoyle from the rafters drops into the torch’s seam. I have run with many crews, some I think of even still, but only few felt close enough to break a rogue’s own will. [ VERSE 3 ] Now Stroke of Luck waits ready in the tension of the night, at levels few have wandered through, I shape the final fight. I stand beside the ones I trust, the rarest kind of crew, the ones you never steal from, the ones you’d bleed to pull through. Dungeon floors or city stones, the rule remains the same: I guard the ones who guard me back, I keep the shadow’s name. Chaotic Good in every step, in every line I trace, a rogue who walks with purpose through the dark in measured pace. [ FINAL CHORUS ] I move in the shadows, where you never feel me near, my Sneak Attack finds openings when the moment’s sharp and clear. I stand in the silence, choosing how the night reveals, and if you think you’ve caught me, I’m the shadow at your heel. [ OUTRO ] Some nights I walk alone again, some nights I stand with friends, but family is the treasure every true rogue defends. Torchlight fades behind us as the midnight pathways bend, I walk beside the worthy till the story meets its end.
