The Song Alliance

A filk by Staccatto Toccata.

Composer's Note

This is a filk of Simon and Garfunkle's The Sound of Silence, and a my small tribute to the fighting prowess of the Hydras.

I usually use these chords when I play: http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.willamette.edu/~jbanks/tab/sg/sounds_of_silence.pro

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Hello Hydra, my old friend

The time for war has come again

Evil armies have come creeping

To usurp a righteous king.

But it was peasants who endured the brunt of the pain,

so the call came

And the cry, was for Alliance.

A single runner trekked alone

Down narrow roads of cobblestone

The bitter air was cold and damp

As he entered the quiet camp

When his eyes saw a banner bathed in light

All green and white

And he knew he'd found Alliance.

And it was there that he saw

heroes led by lords of war.

The runner pleaded for his king

and the innocents who were dying:

He said, “The armies of evil are will slay us without a care,

and no ones dares,

To stand and fight, but Alliance.”

We took the field calm and slow.

The evil army made their show.

Their feet were slow and our stabs reached through.

They routed as our swords struck true.

And our blows, like a thundering torrent fell.

And echoed, the name, Alliance.

And their army bowed and prayed

Their armor torn, their banners frayed.

And as they broke and fled, turning

The mighty hydra issued its warning

And it said, “the stories of this battle will echo in the tavern halls

And on Facebook walls,

For all do know, the name Alliance.”