The Tyrant - Original Song by Ben Engel

One of my original songs. (C) Ben Engel 2007. If you like it or if you don't, please comment!! I wanna know what you guys think!

Una de mis canciones originales. (C) Ben Engel 2007. Que os guste o no, por favor, dejad comentarios. Quiero saber lo que opinais.

Para una traducción de la letra (que aparece en inglés abajo) mandame un mensaje.

Une de mes chansons originales. (C) Ben Engel 2007. Si ca vous plait ou non, veuillez laisser commentaires. Je veux savoir ce que vous opinez.

Pour une traduction des paroles (qui apparaissent en anglais dessus) envoyez-moi un message.

Lyrics:

It was so long ago now that the memory's fading fast
But on a wild and stormy night the wind speaks of the past
Of battles won but lost to time, of evil and of good
And of the still-enduring footprints where a little girl once stood.

Oh-oh-oh-oh (x4)

A wraif was caught inside the court though she fought with nails and teeth
She wore naught but rags and bore a shining blade beneath

The King commanded that the girl be brought before the throne
And there the young assassin stood, now totally alone.
The monarch looked into her eyes and was reminded of his sin
Then fury overcame the heart of the cruel, despotic King.

Oh-oh-oh-oh (x4)

The bloodthirsty brute had made short work of her family of five;
This single witness to the crime could not be left alive.
And from his hip he drew his sword, the blade was long and bright,
He struck her down right where she stood in the freezing winter night.

Oh-oh-oh-oh (x4)

It's true she would have killed the King, that cannot be denied,
But not even that can justify the murder of a child.
The people would not stand for this, they rose and took his head,
And carved in stone the last footfall of the child so lately dead!

Oh-oh-oh-oh (x4)

Oh-oh-oh-oh (x4)

Category:

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• uvrockgod
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• Tyrant
• Original
• Guitar
• Acoustic

[guntarg91]

Hey man this is great how are you not signed up by simon c i dont know this is brill changed my life man amazing mate..........................­....................NATT im joking this bollocks really bad OH OH A OH OH hah thats rediculus like youre song writing and voice quit and get to your corner shop thell give you a job

[uvrockgod]

True... Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh isn't the strongest lyric around... (although widely used by many professional songwriters) and I'm aware my voice might not be to everyone's taste.... (although I prefer to think of it as original and unique, rather than the auto-tuned, generic stuff Simon C pumps out). Fair enough, can't win 'em all. Feel free to make suggestions on a replacement chorus. Not sure you needed to be quite that rude about it, but I appreciate you having the stones to comment.

All the best.

[miminniewow]

tw, your other song 'depth of desire' is quite good, the quick and frenzied chorus just express your anxiety for the loved very well! though the ending could have been slower, lentando you know, to express you being exhausted from such deep desire but still cant help longing for her....but anyway great job and cheerio! and sorry if some of my suggestions are offensive to you, i dont know much about music and those are just my shallow intuition.

[uvrockgod]

Tranquila, te agradezco mucho las sugerencias, no me ofende para nada! Un músico tiene que escuchar a su público, no, tanto como ellos a él? Voy pensando en lo que has dicho.

Por otro lado, lo que no entiendo del todo es por qué pusiste este comentario tres veces!! Jeje. ;-)

Anda, un saludo muy fuerte.

B

[miminniewow]

this one is really good. especially from 2:20 to 3:00 and 3:20-3:40, which makes the rhythm more dramatic. the last 20 seconds solo is a brilliant end of story, and also triggers infinite aftertaste. how about using more throatiness in the refrain 'ah..ah' part? anyway, this piece is really cool. The only pity is that the lyrics seem interesting but i couldnt catch every words clearly....

[uvrockgod]

Again, thanks for commenting. Really, really appreciate these thumbs-up bits and the constructive criticism as well.

In fact, this is quite an old version.... if you go to my MySpace (uvrock) there's a far superior recording on there.... This was done using YouTube's Quick Capture.... the sacrifice in terms of video and sound quality is a great one, so I don't use QC any more! lol.

The lyrics, by the way, are in the video description, if you're interested.

:-)

B

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[RoastieFella]

I actually didn't mean all of that last comment mate, the dying cat sounds much better!!

[RoastieFella]

Ben Engel you changed my life Sir this is simply Hofftastic!! Unbelievable lyrics, a great voice, perfect melody, you my friend are the next big thing. You sing like a pop star, you look like a pop star, you are a pop star!! LOL JK this is fucking awful mate I've heard better melodies coming out of a dying cat, give it up son save yourself the embarressment, save some pride. Mother fucker you are not fit to lace my shoes!! OH OH OHHHHH OHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! What the fuck is that really!?

[RoastieFella]

Ben Engel you changed my life Sir this is simply Hofftastic!! Unbelievable lyrics, a great voice, perfect melody, you my friend are the next big thing. You sing like a pop star, you look like a pop star, you are a pop star!! LOL JK this is fucking awful mate I've heard better melodies coming out of a dying cat, give it up son save yourself the embarressment, save some pride. Mother fucker you are not fit to lace my shoes!! OH OH OHHHHH OHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! What the fuck is that really?

[guntarg91]

LOL watchin you again 1 year later still bollocks OH OH A OH OH lol thats a brill lyric mate id love to meet you so i could laugh at you and you could look at me when ive got your mom bent over some boxes smashin her back doors in