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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The tally man walks with his black book in hand
Through bramble and briar
O'er frost-bitten land
His shadow falls long
Like a hawk on the heath
And the wind whispers secrets
Carried in grief
[Chorus]
The tally man waits for no-one
No-one
His reckoning's carved where the rivers run
A name in his ledger
A debt to the sun—
The tally man waits for no-one
[Verse 2]
Sheep in the meadow
They scatter like chaff
A murmured lament in the shepherd's laugh
A bell tolls at dusk
And the gate creaks wide
The tally man’s coming
No place to hide
[Prechorus]
Candles flicker
The air turns cold
What’s borrowed
He’ll take
What’s young turns old
[Chorus]
The tally man waits for no-one
No-one
His reckoning's carved where the rivers run
A name in his ledger
A debt to the sun—
The tally man waits for no-one
[Bridge]
Through hollowed oak
Through nettle and thorn
He’s walked this path since the world was born
No gold
No silver
Can buy you reprieve
The tally man knows what your heart believes
Details
GeneratedDec 5, 2025
Duration3:25
LanguageSV
Style
acoustic, olde folk, female vocals; sparse instrumentation with fingerpicked lute or guitar, uk folk, light fiddle harmonies, and an earthy, folk, haunting vocal delivery
Credits
Prompt by
Android72
Android72ModelAria v5
Prompt
The tally man waits for no-one, uk folk, olde folk, female
