

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] For months the watchfires burned at night Along the broken walls They said the eastern banners marched To answer desperate calls Mothers prayed and soldiers swore The dawn would end the war For somewhere past the desert winds Rode armies by the score [Chorus] But the day the east came riding Something felt all wrong The horns were cracked and hollow Like a broken battle song We waited for salvation But dread was what we saw On the day the east came wrong In the shadow of the Gnar [Verse 2] A thousand shapes upon the ridge Through smoke and morning haze But banners hung like ragged ghosts And eyes burned in their gaze They staggered down like wounded men Yet none cried out in pain For worms had burrowed deep inside And twisted heart and brain [Chorus] Yes the day the east came riding Something felt all wrong The horns were cracked and hollow Like a broken battle song We waited for salvation But dread was what we saw On the day the east came wrong In the rising of the Gnar [Verse 3] The gates held fast, the cannons roared As terror filled the air For friends we prayed would save the world Were monsters standing there Yet through the smoke the young ones stood Where braver men might flee The blood of Strongcastle in their veins Still fighting to be free [Bridge] Richard lit the thunder’s roar From Donna’s stolen flame Zach leapt high in Jack’s old boots And cursed the Gnar by name And Amanda’s rose-tinted eyes saw truth Where lies had gone too far She aimed where worms lay hidden deep And struck the heart of Gnar [Final Chorus] Yes the day the east came riding Hope nearly fell apart But a few still held the line that day With iron will and heart For kingdoms fall and armies break And darkness travels far But courage lived in stubborn souls Against the rise of the Gnar [Outro] So the old ones tell the children now Where watchfires burn like scars Of the day the east came wrong to us In the shadow of the Gnar
Tags
Dark cinematic fantasy folk, haunting female vocal, acoustic guitar, fiddle, slow epic war ballad, tragic tone
4:35
No
3/18/2026