The Ghost in the Graveyard
by @nwhosings
Liner Notes
Nyxie: So much thanks to @orinthebard for these cards. I wanted to do their Storytelling Card Challenge the moment I saw the cards. I got The Watchful Warrior, The Werewolf and The Ghost in the Graveyard. From the title, you know who stole my heart. I heard bits and pieces of this song just looking at the cards, and then when I sat down to write, the idea of a graveyard that kills people was too hard to ignore. The Warrior and Werewolf are bit players. The ghost is the one to watch out for. This is her space. Be careful and stay out of her reach.
The Ghost: I see you. I see you crouched there, just out of my reach. I saw the moment you figured out what I was doing. And now I hear your insufferable waltzing piano helping you sing about it. At least you make it sound pretty. At least you used the right words to describe what has happened here. Watch yourself, little Violet. If you tell my stories falsely, my reach lengthens. #storytellingcardchallenge #personwithpiano #operetta #opera #classical #story #acousticonetake #fun #filk #3cardstory
Lyrics
The ghost in the graveyard sees all The wind in the shadows moans The stories you thought you had buried The ghost in the graveyard knows
Ann was a scholarly maiden So drawn and so prim in her prime Faithfully studying headstones Claimed by the frost's deadly rime
Claire was free in her thirties Having shed the gold weight from her hand Her heart never stuttered at howls So she paid the were's bloody demand
The ghost in the graveyard sees all The wind in the shadows moans The stories you thought you had buried The ghost in the graveyard knows
The warrior watches the pathway Stalwart and still in their might They know the price on the headstones No one survives a whole night
The ghost in the graveyard sees all The wind in the shadows moans The stories you thought you had buried The ghost in the graveyard knows
Meg was a lover of flora Petals and stamens and trees She bent her head close to examine Where she drowned in a tangle of leaves
Vi adored all things macabre She watched from just outside the gate Discovered the steep cost of entrance Now this song she has dared to create
The ghost in the graveyard sees all The wind in the shadows moans The stories you thought you had buried The ghost in the graveyard knows
Comments
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I like the melody and vocal delivery. "prim in her prime" is a great phrase.
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I love all these stories, and the soaring vocal line is great - I could see this in a creepy musical. My favorite lyric is "Having shed the gold weight from her hand."
I kinda want there to be a musical now... 😜
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Very cool and operatic way to create a great story out of the cards, even the minor ones. Also beautifully composed and performed.
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Ooooh, delightfully haunting! This is a great take on the prompt, it's a really compelling story!
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Demo's be demo's, but I don't know that I've ever heard a song on FAWM I so absolutely wanted a better recording of. I love this arrangement, heck, I think I love every choice you made here. That opening descending pattern drew me in right from the start and the vocal performance compliments the piano so well. A well-balanced blend of macabre and whimsy that suit the lyrics perfectly. Really nice work.