In Deep and Wooded Forests of My Youth

from Of Erthe and Axen: Act I (2017) by Xanthochroid

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Thanos awakes to a nervous Vera pacing about their room.

Vera: Where have you been? I waited well into the night for you.

Thanos: Sindr and I were up all night reminiscing… he told me the most wondrous things; of the Great Stone City, the wonders of ancient Erthe, he's seen it all Vera! We even spoke of that day… Thanos holding back tears… He told me he is sorry, Vera.

Vera: I'm glad to hear it Thanos, but that will not be enough for my father and my people, they've been watching Sindr ever since he returned, they don't trust him Thanos…

Thanos: Well, they will! They must! He means to bring light unto the world, and we could help him! There are so many in the world who could use the healing powers of the Fen… It's our responsibility to help them!

Vera: Listen, Thanos… come with me into the deep, we must speak with my father… Thanos follows Vera as she moves swiftly through the trees in typical Fen fashion. She sings:

I know the place
Where Memory sleeps
And secrets hide

It is not far
Or hard to find
Or too ancient to recall

They arrive at the Fen encampment, where Vera’s father Ask greets her warmly. He then leads Thanos through the Fen village, and attempts to impress the importance of the woods upon Thanos. He sings:

A sighing stream
This endless forest's dream
Are you still too blind to see it?

The force that feeds
Our endless need
This deep and wooded dream that is my heart

But night will fall
And trees once tall
Will bend to his will

That scorching Raven’s smile
Writhing, putrid, vile
His sharpened tongue
A spear to kill

Thanos: “Surely you don’t think my brother intends to destroy the Fen and the forest? He only wants to share the magic of these woods with the rest of the world!”

Ask: “Thanos, it is an honorable thing to love one’s brother, I know you trust that Sindr is only doing what’s best for the world. But my people have been watching these men of his; there have been whispers around the world of their exploits, and of Sindr’s methods. They come with fire, with hungry machines that devour the Erthe, leaving nothing but destruction behind them. He and Vera sing:

A song of soil
The vine’s exquisite coil
All but faded footprints of my past

But night will fall
And while the midnight
Forest breathes
I will not leave my home

My deep and wooded home

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I know the place
Where Memory sleeps
And secrets hide

It is not far
Or hard to find
Or too ancient to recall

A sighing stream
This endless forest's dream
Are you still too blind to see it?

The force that feeds
Our endless need
This deep and wooded dream that is my heart

But night will fall
And trees once tall
Will bend to his will

That scorching Raven’s smile
Writhing, putrid, vile
His sharpened tongue
A spear to kill

A song of soil
The vine’s exquisite coil
All but faded footprints of my past

But night will fall
And while the midnight
Forest breathes
I will not leave my home

My deep and wooded home

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from Of Erthe and Axen: Act I (2017), released September 12, 2017
Composed by Sam Meador and Matthew Carl Earl. Featuring Ali Meador

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Woven throughout the intricate and vast soundscapes of Xanthochroid's music are tales of another world, strange names and foreign lands are characters and places in the world of Etymos. The story of two brothers; Thanos and Sindr (better known as Ereptor) forms the cornerstone upon which Xanthochroid builds their cinematic metal universe. ... more

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