Sing The Gathering To Me
by Aislynn
Okay, people, basically this is filk. It is what will happen if you listen to your favorite Sisters Of Mercy CD once to often while dreaming about Highlander. What can I say? I know I am crazy, but I enjoy it!...
Summary: This is a Song of an anonymous Immortal about the Game and the Gathering, sung to the melody of "This Corrosion" by the Sisters of Mercy (1993). If you haven't heard that, go check it out, it is great! The song should be performed in the way of the original, with a lead voice and background chorus.
Rating: none. This is Gen, until you rate for Heavy Metal.
Disclaimer: I do not own Highlander and the concept of Immortality and he game or the Gathering. They belong to Panzer/Davies. The lyrics and music of "This Corrosion" belong to Andrew Eldritch of the Sisters Of Mercy, and to Warner Music UK LTD. Both are used here without permission and just for fun. I don't make money with this and will give them back when I'm finished!
Sing The Gathering To Me
Gimme that sword, battle starts soon
There's someone whom I missed
Gimme the sword!
My heart is cold, and inside my head
Gimme the sword!
All the screams of those I killed
And now it starts again!
Gimme the sword!
Forgive me, my friend,
And do you feel the call?
Gimme the sword!
I'm alone, and all this murder...
Still in the Game
Gimme the sword!
Say, my friend,
Sing!
Do you too feel the call?
Sing!
Sing!
Hey, now, hey, now, now, sing of the Gathering to me!
Hey, now, hey, now, now, sing of the Gathering to me!
Hey, now, hey, now, now, sing of the Gathering to me!
Hey, now, hey, now, now...
Sing!
Sing!
Gimme some sense, friend, oh, do you hear me?
Gimme some sense, friend, oh, do you hear my call?
Sing, friend, of right and wrong
Give me something to hold on
Gimme some sense, friend, oh, do you hear my call?
Sing!
Sing!
Hey, now, hey, now, now, sing of the Gathering to me!
Hey, now, hey, now, now, sing of the Gathering to me!
Hey, now, hey, now, now, sing of the Gathering to me!
Hey, now, hey, now, now...
On days like this
In times like these
I feel grief swell deep inside
All the dead I left behind
Living on and I'm so tired
Somebody send me release
Ongoing war, and the next battle calls
Clashing swords, heads that fall
We're caught in this deadly dance
Well, friend, what do you say?
Have you found some reasons for this on your way?
Can you rescue me?
Sing!
Sing!
Hey, now, hey, now, now, sing of the Gathering to me!
Hey, now, hey, now, now, sing of the Gathering to me!
Hey, now, hey, now, now, sing of the Gathering to me!
Hey, now, hey, now, now...
There
can be only One
Until I win the prize and there is nobody left,
I will have no peace, I will find no rest,
I don't need no one to understand
Why the power feels cold
Within my hand
This prize
Power like God
Burns cold with the dead of all
I loved
Burns
Cold
Burn
There can be only
Sing of the gathering to me!
One
Hey, now, hey, now, now,
Sing of the Gathering to me
There can be only
One
Hey, now, hey, now, now,
Sing of the Gathering to me
There can be only
One
Hey, now, hey, now, now,
Sing of the Gathering to me
There can be only
One
Hey, now, hey, now, now,
Sing of the Gathering to me
Burn
The Gathering...
The Gathering...
There can be only
One
Authors notes: Okay, done! Forgive my madness. I tried to stay exactly with the performance of the original... I wished this whole thing could be sung by Eldritch's voice, too. Hope it did not only made sense to me. So. What do you think? Reviews are always welcome! :-)
- Aislynn