[Open community project] * This song was written for @Gibeligob, for “The Tavern” (#TheTavern) * The project is open to everyone, so if you’d like to contribute a song about a character at the tavern, feel free to comment at Gibe’s page here: https://suno.com/song/0805eaf2-6855-47ff-9d7c-fa41dcc13f47?show_comments=true This song was created in collaboration with: Zonne-straal: https://suno.com/@zonnestraal IrateDreadCarp: https://suno.com/@iratedreadcarp Xak Stahl: https://suno.com/@proxak OutdatedFiction: https://suno.com/@outdatedfiction Check out their profiles too. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Tinkertune Tavern shines every night, a beacon calling with its warm, golden light. Step inside, where mugs clink and laughter rings, a melody of joy that the evening brings. Not just any Tavern, but a haven of cheer, where dear friends unite, year after year. Here, tales unfold and new memories are spun, amid the rustic charm, forever welcoming everyone. One night, the Sunshine Lady stepped in bright and bold, With a smile like the sunrise and stories yet untold. Her eyes sparkled with a warmth that never waned, In the heart of the tavern, where old friends remained. Laughter echoed softly as old tales were revived, In the Tinkertune Tavern, where memories thrived. The embrace of dear friends, a heartwarming delight, On this special evening, beneath the Tavern's light. But far above, in towers veiled by sky, The Watchers stirred with a hush and sigh. Her voice, like dawnlight, pierced their long-held dark, A song so pure it left a burning mark. Eyes once blind to mortal cheer, Now shimmered with an ancient tear. From the ramparts high, they cast their gaze, Past storms and shadows, past endless days. And there among them, cloaked in rose and flame, One rose—he whom none would name. He had not moved in countless years, But now he stepped through time and tears. The Tinkertune Tavern shines every night, a beacon calling with its warm, golden light. Step inside, where mugs clink and laughter rings, a melody of joy that the evening brings. Not just any Tavern, but a haven of cheer, where dear friends unite, year after year. Here, tales unfold and new memories are spun, amid the rustic charm, forever welcoming everyone. A hush fell heavy, laced in silver mist, The melody shifted—something was missed. From shadowed corners, I felt the tone bend, A harmony foreign, a note that won’t mend. Not rage, not joy, but sorrow's refrain, It thrummed through the floorboards, whispered in pain. Then he appeared—eyes like an eclipse— And every tale stilled on trembling lips. The strings grow tense, the rhythm unsure, Is he a healer… or something obscure? Even I, who echo each soul and song, Cannot place the key where he belongs. Sunshine flickers in shadow’s wake— What truth stirs now? What vow might break? The Tavern listens, holding its breath... As old songs shift and hint at death. With unease in his heart. He quietly leaned in. To tell the tavern of all of his sins. The chair screeched and cast him afar. As the beer ran stale, looking back, in his jar. The lady of the night stroke his hand. As to subtly let him understand. That all in all though darkness lingered in his eyes. The tavern was there to guide him in life. The Tinkertune Tavern shines... a beacon calling... a melody of joy... Forever welcoming . © Zonne-straal, IrateDreadCarp, Xak Stahl, OutdatedFiction.