"Death of a Hero vol2" genre: Medieval
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	Second version of the song -- be sure to check it out!
	Credits: (c) Johannes Meskouris
	Story Behind the Song of the guild's name-giving (freely invented by myself), and was originally intended to feature Efram Grey on the trumpet. The "legend" is told by a minstrel; the dead hero's spirit-voice juts in some things in between. Enjoy! Lyrics [Minstrel] With sunrise they came And it was many who came With blood lust and death in their eyes The dew-sprinkled grass They turned into mud And their fires turned crimson the skies So the call went out For the heroes of the land To fight for the desperate cause And drive from the gates Of elfdom and man The host of pillaging foes Many perished Butchered and slain On Hibernia's rolling hills And hope seemed lost Till a champion of man Stood his ground and refused to yield //On his cloak was emblazoned a white star //His great sword shone with a holy light //On a narrow bridge he stood alone //Facing them all //Knowing that day he would die (x2) [The hero's spirit-voice] "What is it like to die...? I shall find out today, if fate wills it so. I leave behind my lovely wife and child; have left behind all thought of them as well--replaced hope with dire certainty. May the Light guide my blade, that I may save what I hold dearest." [Minstrel] For hours he fought Valiant and brave Till the old sun stood high in the sky And when midday had passed A shot from behind Pierced his heart and ended his life //The dark blood made of his white star a black star //His fiery blade dimmed with the light in his eyes //On the bridge he fell with a smile on his face //And to this day //No foe dares pass where he lies //They honor the place where he died... [spirit-voice] "What is it like to die? It's the final release from the stage of life to the realms beyond; it is laughter and pain as I finally yield to the arrow in my chest... and in a hundred pairs of eyes can read love and awe with mine breaking own. I look past the sunset at different shores... a whispered farewell, a final smile, a gentle fall--may the Light welcome me home."

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