“Walls” – Song from the World of El Tor

The song recorded in this article remains of unknown origin, sparking much scholarly debate as to the exact time period it was written. A popular assumption that has been accepted as fact by the laymen of our time is that the song was, indeed, written by a man whose wife was outside of the walls of the Holy City when the Fall began.

While indeed that is a romantic notion, recent research has noted that the phrasing and the styling of the song hint at a much later original penning. No known texts reference the song prior to year 314 of the current age, when it is recorded that King Alberto IV of Penderona had the song played every night upon the sudden loss of his wife, the queen.

Nevertheless, the song remains popular to this day throughout Caelon (both in Torian and Warathi culture) and eastward to the far reaches of man. Perhaps it’s because the words to the song have applicability to a wider array of life’s goings on, that it has remained a staple of the bards of the land.

“Walls”

Sunlight so bright
Piercing me through
O, what a beautiful sight

Sun now at height
Wonder so new
Bringing the whole world alight

Then came the night
Treacherous news
Suddenly killing my light

In spite of that bite
I search for you
Feet swiftly taking their flight

Try as I might
As I reach for you
The walls keep you out of my sight

Now in my fright
I’m broken anew
By walls so high and so white
The walls keep you out of my sight

Author unknown

If only we could know for certain when this song was written, and by whom, we might be able to finally resolve the conflict between the two major schools of historical thought – did the Fall happen gradually or all at once? One can only hope that one day we may finally know the truth of it.