The Official Eilistraeen Music Thread
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:12 am
While our High Priestess and Mistress of Music is off dancing somewhere [I'm sure she is having fun ] I thought that we should have a dedicated thread that hosts songs and music that has a defiante Eilistraeen theme to it.
Please add your contributions if you really think they are in the right theme for Eilistraee.
Shir'le was inspired by Regina Spektors song, "The Call" and wrote out this lovely interpretation:
[quote:1l6udap8]
[i:1l6udap8]It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word[/i:1l6udap8]
It started with a feeling of desiring for redemption and then this feeling, this desire, turned into a hope. But the hope was still too fragile to voice and thus remained a thought at first. Until, perhaps by those with the same thought finding each other or by a certain degree of bravery, this thought was whispered and passed on.
[i:1l6udap8]And then that word grew louder and louder
Til it was a battle cry[/i:1l6udap8]
And thus Eilistraee’s faith secretly, but steadily, grew and spread. Until it turned into a religion to battle the evil of the drow and fight for redemption of our kind. This is how our religion came to be; from a fleeting feeling steadily and quietly growing into a song.
[i:1l6udap8]I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye[/i:1l6udap8]
So it was and so it will be again. It might seem that “I” (Eilistraee) is gone, but she will be always here for you to call her back. Don’t say goodbye, as she is still here, waiting for you.
[i:1l6udap8]Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never
Been this way before[/i:1l6udap8]
The world might seem different now and it might feel like things will never be the same again. But it has been like this before; Eilistraee wasn’t always around and it was this feeling growing into a hope, growing into a thought, growing into a word and finally a song that gave rise to her. We are at that place again, in between the beats of the song. Things always come around again.
[i:1l6udap8]All you can do is try to know
Who your friends are
As you head off to the war[/i:1l6udap8]
Don’t stop the fight, don’t stop the dance. Stay with your friends who share in your feelings, who share in your dreams and hopes and stand to fight together. Stand to keep the hope alive together.
[i:1l6udap8]Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light[/i:1l6udap8]
Even if there might be no moonlight to guide you then there are always the stars. Don’t despair and see only the darkness, but notice the little points of light on the horizon and follow those.
[i:1l6udap8]You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye[/i:1l6udap8]
(x2)
When you found the light in the darkness, you will be back to share it with the rest. So don’t worry about wandering off in your search; you know that there is always a place for you here to return to. No need to say goodbye as we’ll always be here for you.
[i:1l6udap8]Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget[/i:1l6udap8]
We are back at the beginning, back when Eilistraee’s faith wasn’t well known and wasn’t that strong. Back when people didn’t really understand the feeling of redemption. But simply because they don’t understand it yet, simply because they don’t feel Eilistraee in their hearts yet, doesn’t mean that you should let go. Keep Eilistraee always in your heart and she will always survive.
[i:1l6udap8]Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
Til they're before your eyes[/i:1l6udap8]
Remember, foster your feelings, let them grow and thrive within you. That way you will automatically carry them out and they will become more than you. Hold Eilistraee within you and nourish those feelings.
[i:1l6udap8]You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye[/i:1l6udap8]
(x2)
Hold her within you and sooner or later they will realize and re-discover her. And at that time they will call you back to guide them, to show them Eilistraee’s light.
So hold on to hope, find comfort and strength in your friends, and know that she will always be there. [/size:1l6udap8][/quote:1l6udap8]
[youtube:1l6udap8]-hQMPclXx_Q[/youtube:1l6udap8]
Please add your contributions if you really think they are in the right theme for Eilistraee.
Shir'le was inspired by Regina Spektors song, "The Call" and wrote out this lovely interpretation:
[quote:1l6udap8]
[i:1l6udap8]It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word[/i:1l6udap8]
It started with a feeling of desiring for redemption and then this feeling, this desire, turned into a hope. But the hope was still too fragile to voice and thus remained a thought at first. Until, perhaps by those with the same thought finding each other or by a certain degree of bravery, this thought was whispered and passed on.
[i:1l6udap8]And then that word grew louder and louder
Til it was a battle cry[/i:1l6udap8]
And thus Eilistraee’s faith secretly, but steadily, grew and spread. Until it turned into a religion to battle the evil of the drow and fight for redemption of our kind. This is how our religion came to be; from a fleeting feeling steadily and quietly growing into a song.
[i:1l6udap8]I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye[/i:1l6udap8]
So it was and so it will be again. It might seem that “I” (Eilistraee) is gone, but she will be always here for you to call her back. Don’t say goodbye, as she is still here, waiting for you.
[i:1l6udap8]Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never
Been this way before[/i:1l6udap8]
The world might seem different now and it might feel like things will never be the same again. But it has been like this before; Eilistraee wasn’t always around and it was this feeling growing into a hope, growing into a thought, growing into a word and finally a song that gave rise to her. We are at that place again, in between the beats of the song. Things always come around again.
[i:1l6udap8]All you can do is try to know
Who your friends are
As you head off to the war[/i:1l6udap8]
Don’t stop the fight, don’t stop the dance. Stay with your friends who share in your feelings, who share in your dreams and hopes and stand to fight together. Stand to keep the hope alive together.
[i:1l6udap8]Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light[/i:1l6udap8]
Even if there might be no moonlight to guide you then there are always the stars. Don’t despair and see only the darkness, but notice the little points of light on the horizon and follow those.
[i:1l6udap8]You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye[/i:1l6udap8]
(x2)
When you found the light in the darkness, you will be back to share it with the rest. So don’t worry about wandering off in your search; you know that there is always a place for you here to return to. No need to say goodbye as we’ll always be here for you.
[i:1l6udap8]Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget[/i:1l6udap8]
We are back at the beginning, back when Eilistraee’s faith wasn’t well known and wasn’t that strong. Back when people didn’t really understand the feeling of redemption. But simply because they don’t understand it yet, simply because they don’t feel Eilistraee in their hearts yet, doesn’t mean that you should let go. Keep Eilistraee always in your heart and she will always survive.
[i:1l6udap8]Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
Til they're before your eyes[/i:1l6udap8]
Remember, foster your feelings, let them grow and thrive within you. That way you will automatically carry them out and they will become more than you. Hold Eilistraee within you and nourish those feelings.
[i:1l6udap8]You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye[/i:1l6udap8]
(x2)
Hold her within you and sooner or later they will realize and re-discover her. And at that time they will call you back to guide them, to show them Eilistraee’s light.
So hold on to hope, find comfort and strength in your friends, and know that she will always be there. [/size:1l6udap8][/quote:1l6udap8]
[youtube:1l6udap8]-hQMPclXx_Q[/youtube:1l6udap8]