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Redtail
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I was born to this cave
Spawn of the oppressive shade
And in the dark, I made a home
So high above the town below
And when the great disasters come
I try to tell them
Herald of all your misfortunes
My tail turns red just to warn you
I am an omen of accidents that will befall you
Herald of all your misfortunes
My tail turns red just to warn you
I am an omen of accidents that will befall you
Redtail, Redtail, by himself
Lonely, only wants to help
And though I’ve lived for centuries
I know that I am so naive
And though I try to keep them safe
They always make the same mistakes
They never learn
Herald of all your misfortunes
My tail turns red just to warn you
I am an omen of accidents that will befall you
Redtail, Redtail, still so young
You could fly away, free as a bird
Redtail, Redtail, you will learn
And is my cave just a safe nest?
And is my cave just what is best for me?
I don’t feel free at all
Into the night, they gaze in fear
‘What is that hideous beast on the hill?”
Each time I try, try to warn them of all the danger near
All they do is blame it here
Though I may try to keep them safe
They place the blame all onto me
Just for my horns, they shift the blame
All onto me
What do I do if they come for my head?
What do I do if they all want me dead?
Why was I born here and not born as them?
Am I the bringer of evil?
Or just a saviour unheeded?
I am the omen that summoned my own execution
Crawling like large arachnids, up to the mouth of my cave
I watch my armed assassins search for the demon that only tried to keep them safe
I only tried to keep them safe
As they set his home on fire
Redtail watches, from the sky
Proud of their cruel furnace, the villagers leave to sleep in peace
No longer afraid of me
Oh, but now for the first time, there is so much to be feared
Fearing me
No more mercy, not for them
Redtail, Redtail seeks revenge
I glide down from my mountain, bringing with me all my pain
I have no more time for being kind, I’ll burn you all
Writhing fleshless war-babies, they all melt into one
The tears in my eyes, fall for the dead
I lose my mind, I lose myself
The tears in my eyes, fall for the dead
And as I fly, I think to myself
What have I done? What have I become?
Maybe after all, I was the one
The beast on the hill, the freak in the cave
Gentle and young, when did I change?
Just a baby, born in a cave all alone
With the face of a boy and the horns of goat
With the tongue of a snake and the wings of a bird
Prophecy is a gift that nobody wants
Won’t you fly away, wings of a bird?
Now that I know there’s a price on my head
50 gold pieces for a tail of red
No-one can reach me up here, in the stormy clouds
Above the town
But I think my feet should stay back on the ground
This time
Just a baby, born in a cave, all alone
With the face of a boy, horns of a goat
The tears in my eyes, fall for the dead
I lose my mind, I lose myself
The tears in my eyes, fall for the dead
And as I fly, I think to myself
What have I done? What have I become?
Maybe after all, I was the one
The beast on the hill, the freak in the cave
Gentle and young, when did I change?
Still no-one recognises young Redtail
Ever since the slaughter of the town, he hasn’t shown
Did he fly away, how far away could he have flown?
Redtail, Redtail, free as a bird
(Though he’s still so young and)
Still so lonely, never learns
Redtail, Redtail, wings of a bird
The tears in my eyes, fall for the dead
I lose my mind, I lose myself
The tears in my eyes, fall for the dead
And as I fly, I think to myself
What have I done? What have I become?
Maybe after all, I was the one
The beast on the hill, the freak in the cave
Gentle and young, when did I change?
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