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PIPER


(The first SCA song Avatar ever wrote. It was also the entry for the first bardic contest he ever won-- same event! With the SCA still firmly rooted in the counter-culture, Avatar was quick to pick up that SCAers were very forgiving of bad poetry when set to mediocre music.)



The Piper played his music and someone asked him why
He played of worlds none could ever find
But the Piper kept on playing and the crowd just walked away
While Piper danced the world within his mind

Piper, play your songs for me
Show me a world that’s fair
Of courts and Kings and dragon’s wings
And castles in the air

The Piper played his music then and magic filled the air
Some began to dream of far away
Of knights in shining armor and mountains made of gold
Of worlds in worlds, with children at play

Piper, do I understand
What your message means?
That countess worlds of light and love
Are but the “stuff of dreams”?

The Piper played his music then but some did not believe
They didn’t think a dream could ever be
So the put away the Piper, tried to let him know
The only world was one that they could see

Piper, won’t you play again
If only for awhile?
They have took your pipes away
Can you explain your smile?

The Piper’s piping ended, but the music never died
Echoes in the streets still linger on
To this day a few will hear and dream of far away
They understand the Piper’s lonely song

Piper, now I understand
What your message means
That your music never dies
As long as there are dreams

Piper, oh Piper
Won’t you play a song
For me?

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