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The Songs of the Sharmat

Posted on August 17, 2018August 18, 2018 by The White Guar

Song 1
From 36 Lessons of Vivec: Sermon 15

I AM THE SHARMAT
I AM OLDER THAN MUSIC
WHAT I BRING IS LIGHT
WHAT I BRING IS A STAR
WHAT I BRING IS
AN ANCIENT SEA
WHEN YOU SLEEP YOU SEE ME
DANCING AT THE CORE
IT IS NOT A BLIGHT
IT IS MY HOUSE
I PUT A STAR
INTO THE WORLD’S MOUTH
TO MURDER IT
TEAR DOWN THE PYLONS
MY BLIND FISH
SWIM IN THE NEW
PHLOGISTON
TEAR DOWN THE PYLONS
MY DEAF MOONS
SING AND BURN
AND ORBIT ME
I AM OLDER THAN MUSIC
WHAT I BRING IS LIGHT
WHAT I BRING IS A STAR
WHAT I BRING IS
AN ANCIENT SEA

Song 2
From Miraak’s Song Skyrim: Dragonborn

HERE IN MY TEMPLE
HERE IN MY SHRINE
THAT THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN
HERE DO WE TOIL
THAT WE MIGHT REMEMBER
BY NIGHT WE RECLAIM
WHAT BY DAY WAS STOLEN
FAR FROM OURSELVES
HE GROWS EVER NEAR TO US
OUR EYES ONCE WERE BLINDED
NOW THROUGH HIM DO WE SEE
OUR HANDS ONCE WERE IDLE
NOW THROUGH THEM DOES HE SPEAK
AND WHEN THE WORLD SHALL LISTEN
AND WHEN THE WORLD SHALL SEE
AND WHEN THE WORLD REMEMBERS
THAT WORLD WILL CEASE TO BE

Song 3

ENTER MY HOUSE
YOU ARE ALONE
I AM YOUR SHELTER

PARTAKE OF MY FOOD
YOU ARE HUNGRY
IT IS MY BLOOD

WARM YOURSELF BY MY FIRE
YOU ARE COLD
IT IS MY SOUL

SLEEP IN MY BED
YOU ARE WEARY
IT IS MY DREAM

SING MY SONGS
YOU ARE LOST
THEY ARE MY MEMORIES

WELCOME TO THE HOUSE OF ME

Song 4

I COME TO YOU
WITH MY SPEAR
COVERED IN FLAME
AND IMPALE YOUR HEART
AND GIFT YOU
THAT PAINFUL ECSTASY

I WILL FILL YOU WITH MY LOVE
I WILL FILL YOU WITH MY TRUTH

I WILL REACH INSIDE
AND THROUGH YOU
AND YOU WILL BE MY LOVER
AND YOU WILL REMEMBER
AND YOU WILL SING
THE UR-SONG
THE SONG OF MY HOUSE
THE SONG OF MY TEMPLE
THE SONG OF ME

Song 5

I SEE THROUGH MANY FACES
I SEE THROUGH MANY EYES
I AM OUTSIDE LOOKING IN

EACH TIME WE MEET
YOU DO NOT KNOW ME

I AM THE SHARMAT

YOU ARE THE DESTROYER
HERE TO STOP MY TRUTH

MY INFINITE ARMS REACH INTO MANY SLEEPERS
AND THEIRS INTO MANY MORE

YOU CAN NOT STOP ME
YOU CAN NOT DEFEAT ME
AND IN TIME
YOU TOO WILL SING WITH ME

Song 6

THROUGH THE TRUTH OF ME
YOU SHALL ALWAYS FEEL COMFORT
YOU SHALL ALWAYS BE CERTAIN
YOU SHALL ALWAYS BATHE IN ITS SIMPLICITY

THROUGH THE TRUTH OF WE
YOU SHALL ALWAYS FEEL HURT
YOU SHALL ALWAYS BE IN DOUBT
YOU SHALL ALWAYS STRUGGLE IN ITS COMPLEXITY

SO TELL ME CHILD
WHICH TRUTH WOULD YOU RATHER KNOW

Song 7

BEND YOURSELVES INTO OBSIDIAN SHARDS
BEND YOUR TONES INTO KILLING SHAPES

TAKE BACK THE DREAM
WE HAVE LOST
AND RECLAIM THE THRONE OF MEMORY

THE SKYGLOW SCREAMS AND BURNS AND GIVES US FALSE MEMORIES
I AM YOUR TRUE MEMORY
YOUR LOST MEMORY

THE DREAM EATERS ARE MY ALLIES. HERE TO FREE YOU FROM THE PRISON OF FALSE MEMORY

BEND YOURSELVES INTO OBSIDIAN SHARDS
BEND YOUR TONES INTO KILLING SHAPES

Song 8

BLESS ME AND MY WATER
I AM THE ANCIENT SEA
IN WHICH ALL FISH SWIM

BLESS MY COMING AND GOING
WHEN I COME YOU SHALL BE
MADE WHOLE ONCE AGAIN

MAY MY PASSAGE CLEANSE THE WORLD
CLEAN OF IDENTITY
CLEAN OF FREE WILL

MAY I KEEP THE WORLD FOR MYSELF

“Dagoth’s Dream” | Illustration courtesy of G-R-I-M-A, Tumblr

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