I read his narrative and when I read "blanket of bones" I thought of telling him to write a song with that. But I had a selfish moment and wanted to do it myself. Hope you like this one. I'm pretty darn pleased with it. Metal, too! whoo-hoo!

"Blanket of Bones"

A painter's brush could not portray
The sinister vision before his eyes
A nightmare in reality's unbelieveable vision
Squinting almost shadowless in the radiant light
Half blinded by the cloudless sky
Focus sharpened to view the surrounding grassland
Standing where chaos ruled not long ago
Beneath his feet he sees the bones of horse and man
The stench of armor's rust and putrid, rotting flesh
Startled as he realizes that's all that he can see

(Chorus)
A blanket of bones is his carpet
That stretches to the horizon
A blanket of bones beneath his feet
As he surveys his world
No other breathing creature
Not another heartbeat to be found
A blanket of bones
Covers his ground

Feeble smile crosses his lips
Eyes darting from side to side in wicked awe
Misanthropy his greatest virtue
Even as he stands among the non-existent
Fear, despair, and doubt still haunts his mind
Mesmerized by the horizon all around him
Turning slowly, repeatedly to absorb the scene
Blanket of bones in visual circumference
Last reflections of bruised armor piercing the brilliant skies
Narrowing in his eyes as the smile leaves his face
Sinking in his thoughts, what has taken place

(Chorus)
A blanket of bones is his carpet
That stretches to the horizon
A blanket of bones beneath his feet
As he surveys his world
No other breathing creature
Not another heartbeat to be found
A blanket of bones
Covers his ground

(Break)
He never knew that war could be this way
The completeness of murder and destruction
Uneasy in his realization as it's unveiled before him now
Insecurity of mind grows to extremes
And its nothing like he could have ever dreamed
Staring into the neverending scene


(Chorus)
A blanket of bones is his carpet
That stretches to the horizon
A blanket of bones beneath his feet
As he surveys his world
No other breathing creature
Not another heartbeat to be found
A blanket of bones
Covers his ground

Blanket of bones going on forever (repeat however many times fits the music)

BJH

8/14/2005



That was so much fun to write, too!! If you haven't read his piece at http://metaltabs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23484 please do so you can compare see where I'm coming from.

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Superb!! You interpreted the text almost exactly as I imagined it before my eyes as well.

It's like an improved and poetic version of the narrative; very doomish.

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I'm glad you liked it. It was really fun to do.

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