Hibernal 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲- 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲

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Hibernal 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲- 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲


It's a song about the climb to the summit cross, the marker at the top of a mountain that shows you've made it to the peak—and turning at the last moment, stuck in all the memories and hardships that brought you there.

“And again, after endless waiting, just leave,
Turn one step before the summit cross,
Almost touching us and yet not seeing us,
And then just keep counting the moments.”

But there's more in the journey:

“Don't simply stop and give up;
to breathe, one only needs
two lungs, no reason.”

Those words pushed me through the hardest of times in my life, putting one foot in front of the other to reach the top, to count the moments, the hardships, to find peace in them.

“Never close your eyes and accept tiredness—
A smile is usually enough to keep you from giving up.”

And finally, to know you're not alone, and to take responsibility for being a good person in a scary world:

“Open arms the most powerful protest we have;
I want to say it before anyone else falls:
Please take care of each other in this shitty world.”
 

I fell for someone I shouldn’t have.
I have continued to struggle with those feelings and what they mean and how to manage them.
The best way so far has been to pretend a lot of things don’t exist. A lot of emotions. People.
I come back to this song occasionally to remind myself that tomorrow and every day after can be better than yesterday and today.

I’ve found a lot of this band’s songs to be pretty relevant.

Sometimes it helps.
 
Is it time for the bonus round yet? Because I had my one ready to go as soon as I saw it!

Kalaboks said:
Probobly won't be for everyones taste. It's a folk metal song about cristianity comming into pagan Latvia. Calls the inquisitor "Gods dog" and the song is about him hunting witches and werewolfs just to be turned in one at the end.

But the song makes me proud to be Latvian the whole band does. It celebrates our rich culture in it's own unique way and also I showed this song to FireFly when I started out on this site so I also brings some associations to Inner Sanctum now.

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Dieva Suns by Skyforger
Cornbox introduced me to Skyforger a while back with this very song, and I fell in love with it! As you could probably tell from my post, I love folk music in general, and combined with metal is just 🔥 I wish someone would make a metal cover of Camino de Llamas...

Anyway,
Dieva Suns translates to "Hound of God", and a bit of background about the song (and Kala can correct me if I've misinterpreted) is that it's based on actual events that happened in Latvia over 300 years ago. During a trial for robbery, an elderly man is called forward as a witness and - in a wild turn of events - confesses to having been a WEREWOLF this whole time.

RIGHT!?

Instead of being bad guys, however, werewolves in this setting were actually weapons of God himself, helping humanity by retrieving their stolen goods from the gates of hell three times a year. The "curse" was passed on from human to human by drinking from a magic cup. I encourage you to learn more about the story, you can read about Thiess of Kaltenbrun (the werewolf man) here and here. It's a really cool story!

So, onto my prompt:

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In a rural village in the dead of night, a ceremony is taking place; the cup passes from hand to hand, the sacred draught within offered to each warrior in turn by the village priest. A new Hound of God/The Gods will rise amongst the strongest of them. Not a man; something else, something more. A beast. A werewolf.

Nobody knows how the cup knows which to bestow the blessing upon, but when it does, they will rise, a warrior of man no longer, but a warrior of the Gods instead.

Their village starving, their people on the brink of ruination, the Hound breaks through the gates of hell at the turn of each season to take back what was stolen from them by the evil forces that plague the earth.

This prompt is free to use, even though I'll admit it even got my creative juices going a little bit (ew, sorry) but NO I shall not start a story on a whim, especially given my um -cough- present status.

Enjoy!
 
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Here goes a song that recently popped up on the YouTube as something I may be interested in. (I was already familiar with The Red Clay Strays.)

The algorithm was, in fact, correct and I am a fan of the song. The band overall, esp some of their other music, has this sort of raspy, old-timey feel to it that I really vibe with.

Fav line(s): “Maybe we should try to mind our business, maybe we should turn the other cheek. The only way for us to ever end this, is loving unconditionally.”

Add’l pros: fun instrumentals ~2:15.

 
I may as well join in on this... I have two that I deeply enjoy and can't pick between them.


This is one that I resonate with more than anything else. I prefer to get lost in my mind than deal with my reality because things there are a tiny bit kinder. Not by much, but it's better than dealing with reality at times. I can also manage my expectations there and not be disappointed by the things in there compared to the real world.


I cry every time I listen to this one. It makes me miss my grandmother entirely too much. And as she says in the song, everything that was hers meant to be left for me was taken from me by horrible people. I now have nothing but a small clip of her voice to help me get through, which is enough. I know she's here with me, but I miss her every day.

But yeah, here's my contribution :purpleheart:
 

Okay, a bit of a nerdy moment but I remember watching my brother play Kingdom hearts on his game cube (I know 2 wasn't on there) and fell in love with the game that way until I was able to play it on the PlayStation 3. With every upgraded system I buy, I always make sure that's one of the games I have installed because, much like The Last of Us, I will go back and replay it over and over again. It's the nostalgia of being young and whenever I hear it, I'm suddenly that little kid again, sitting at my grandma's watching my brother play.
 
I tried really, really hard to cap myself at two songs. I failed. I considered not posting, but I figure if it's too many, y'ain't gotta listen. Music is my primary tool for sensory regulation, so some of these come with a physical or visual sensation that I want to describe.

I discovered this one in 2016, and it instantly became one of my most played songs because of the instrumentals. They feel heavy and expansive, like the way a thundercloud or weighted blanket presses down on your bones. The lyrics are really poetic and describe accepting mistreatment out of desperation for tenderness and love. ("Desperate minds hold the counterfeit so tight, hoping high they will be kind to you.") The final minute is just the expansive thunderstorm of instruments, and a deep, mournful chorale, and the storm demanding to wreak its havoc. When the instrumental landscape softens, it's like an auditory metaphor for the storm's dissolution as the singer tenderly urges, "Run, run, run, run."

I don't really have an artistic analysis for why I love this. The sound of the bass and guitar feel good in my head, like LEGO bricks clicking together, the rhythm is confident and fluid, and I've been listening to it constantly since last Christmas. (Thanks again, @chap .) It's a song I want to cover once I start performing, and I already have visions for the choreo and costume design.

An instrumental one. It's an entire sensory experience and actually has gotten me through meltdowns with the way it's structured. The intro is slow and soft and otherwordly, and it washes away rage or sadness in its first 2 minutes, and I feel cool water on the inside of my skin. Then the melody builds into something grand and all encompassing, like water and wind swirling around your body, raising you up into the air, before it gradually slows back down into that soothing and ethereal sound, returning to a state of calm. It's the only song that I've ever described as "providing aftercare."

It has the energy of a battle song, but the battle is against depression and self sabotage.
For me to ever close my eyes in fear again, after all the love and trust I've found, I could never live it down.
May each word I speak be backed by each of my teeth. I claim this as a pact, these words a ceremony.


This song actually comes with a secret command and it's "Have fun."

Edit: Forgot to add that I was going to include a Kingdom Hearts song, but @Wintersprings beat me to it in spectacular fashion with the best intro.
 
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I am in great company. I have a few myself that are stuck on repeat right now.

First, League and Runeterra somehow have impeccable taste in music and musicians. Except that ONE, if you've followed the news. I loved the entire ARCANE soundtracks and extended soundtracks with different song mixes. I cried when Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots belted out "I can see the light shine on my faaaace" at The Game Awards. From the first time I heard the song, I could feel the warmth of sun on my face. Breath as a subtle impact on me. It's like a gentle reminder to just breathe. Take it in, blow it out, breathe through the problems. Keep moving through the pain, stress, fear, success. It's such a comforting song despite the war-torn world of Runeterra as depicted in the Launch video posted. Especially with how intense my job has been, this is just the song I need at the moment of my life that it's needed. It reminds me to have stillness in the madness and breathe.




I just need this feeling again, which is why I paired the song specifically with a video of the scene that repopularized the song. I need that deeply human, let go feeling while dancing hoping the night never ends.
 

I just love everything about this song. The lyrics are sometimes biting and sarcastic ("They pose in Christmas cards with guns as big as all their children") and sometimes so earnest it's painful ("I'm the one who still loves your ghost / I reanimate your bones / With my belief")
 
Okay, some of you already know about it but this! After being stuck in a rut for a few years mentally and finally getting out of it, this song just, well, sang to me. I managed to find this after everything was sorted out and it immediately reminded me of the relief I felt getting everything off my shoulders. Even though what he’s singing about has no implication, it’s the emotions he’s feeling wishing to be happy like everyone else he sees that got this song on my top played for a couple months now.

 
I had a hard time deciding what one song to pick, but I couldn’t get this one out of my head.


Besides being quite catchy (and I say this as someone who isn’t big on rap or hip hop), the story behind this song is what really captivates me—I learned about it in a documentary a year or two ago. Emmanuel Jal grew up in South Sudan during a time of civil war, and was a child soldier. I distinctly recall seeing a video of him holding a rifle at age nine or ten. The song here was named after Emma McCue, a foreign aid worker who smuggled Emmanuel into Kenya, away from the war in his home country. It was her effort that allowed him to get some education, but sadly she died in a car crash while Emmanuel was still young.

This song serves as both an antiwar protest and a piece to honor Emma’s memory and efforts. Knowing the story behind the work made it ten times as powerful to me.
 
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