Laudna’s Lullaby - a Critical Role Folk Song @rmorganslade

rmorganslade Marisha Ray's C3 character Laudna is one of my favorites this season and her outlook is so fascinating to me. I hope you enjoy my tribute to her character "Laudna's Lullaby." It's odd and dark and uplifting and it's one I'm really proud to share. Is it Thursday yet? :)

LAUDNA'S LULLABY IS OUT NOW ON SPOTIFY/YOUTUBE MUSIC/STREAMING!!!
open.spotify.com/album/7l1ibaNU4y5VKhbpwIm46w?si=Sb2uy9WRThObZHAKkkvrmQ

I've got lots more music up on Spotify please go check it out and add them to your playlists it really helps me out! - open.spotify.com/artist/74WbyYgseX08vBeGWNI7DS?si=76ruNij-S9muz8sHTli6Fg

Love and thanks to the crew and cast of Critical Role, I’m not affiliated with them I’m just a fan who writes ttrpg inspired music have an awesome day

LYRICS:

Dining with royals has sharpened my ears to the whispers of darkness and dread
When the worst comes to pass well then what's there to fear
I'll wake you from your nightmares instead

Darling wake up
It's not quite morning
Dear you're alright
I watched you snoring

(pause to stare at a snorer just enough to be concerned but also a bit creepy let's be honest)

Dining with royals has stolen my fears that I'll live a life full of regret
It's conniving how thriving reviving can be
I'm as lively as dying can get

Darling wake up
Boredom is boring
Dear you're alright
Was your mind storming

(light wafty oooohs)

Dear you've got to wriggle out
I'll be there to break your fall
Get your feet back on the ground
You are no-one's dress-up doll

(uke strumming intensifies)

Dining with royals has bound my veneer in a tragic and woeful demise
If you listen my heart beats occasionally
And the silence is where you reside

Darling wake up
I'll break your fever
Dear you're alright
I don't mind hanging here all night

(Thanks for listening!)

updated 2 years ago

Laudna’s Lullaby - a Critical Role Folk Song

rmorganslade 2022-05-09 | Marisha Ray's C3 character Laudna is one of my favorites this season and her outlook is so fascinating to me. I hope you enjoy my tribute to her character "Laudna's Lullaby." It's odd and dark and uplifting and it's one I'm really proud to share. Is it Thursday yet? :)

LAUDNA'S LULLABY IS OUT NOW ON SPOTIFY/YOUTUBE MUSIC/STREAMING!!!
open.spotify.com/album/7l1ibaNU4y5VKhbpwIm46w?si=Sb2uy9WRThObZHAKkkvrmQ

I've got lots more music up on Spotify please go check it out and add them to your playlists it really helps me out! - open.spotify.com/artist/74WbyYgseX08vBeGWNI7DS?si=76ruNij-S9muz8sHTli6Fg

Love and thanks to the crew and cast of Critical Role, I’m not affiliated with them I’m just a fan who writes ttrpg inspired music have an awesome day

LYRICS:

Dining with royals has sharpened my ears to the whispers of darkness and dread
When the worst comes to pass well then what's there to fear
I'll wake you from your nightmares instead

Darling wake up
It's not quite morning
Dear you're alright
I watched you snoring

(pause to stare at a snorer just enough to be concerned but also a bit creepy let's be honest)

Dining with royals has stolen my fears that I'll live a life full of regret
It's conniving how thriving reviving can be
I'm as lively as dying can get

Darling wake up
Boredom is boring
Dear you're alright
Was your mind storming

(light wafty oooohs)

Dear you've got to wriggle out
I'll be there to break your fall
Get your feet back on the ground
You are no-one's dress-up doll

(uke strumming intensifies)

Dining with royals has bound my veneer in a tragic and woeful demise
If you listen my heart beats occasionally
And the silence is where you reside

Darling wake up
I'll break your fever
Dear you're alright
I don't mind hanging here all night

(Thanks for listening!)

Everything Begins With The Blue - A @dimension20show Burrows End Tribute Song

rmorganslade 2023-10-21 | MILD Spoilers for Episode 1 of Dimension 20's "Burrow's End" campaign
LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/album/1cqiC1O6dGmeHEbhZBYSx9?si=rffIWbbOTqKhQ33xyl5fxA

This is my way of thanking everyone who works at Dimension 20 for their hard work crafting amazing tales for us to enjoy -- sending so much love and thanks to the entire Burrow's End cast & crew for another incredible story!

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Go subscribe to Dropout and watch all their shows and tell them they're cool cuz they deserve it

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LYRICS:

Get into bed and I'll tell you the story you've heard
A thousand time slips by too soon
My dear you're too young to know why can't stop the moon
From claiming it's place in the sky will see you through

Everything begins with the blue
oooooh ooooooh
Everything begins with the blue
ooooooh oooooooh
Everything begins with the--

Climb for your life and I'll tell you the story you've heard
A thousand time steals might and youth
My dear you're too young to know why can't tell the truth
And answer you're innocent why will see you through

Everything begins with the blue
oooooh ooooooh
Everything begins with the blue
ooooooh oooooooh
Everything begins with the--

run on ahead and remember the story you've heard
A thousand time spins right on cue
My dear you're too young to know why'm prepared to bruise
Surviving means keeping a lie will see you through

Everything begins with the blue
oooooh ooooooh
Everything begins with the blue
ooooooh oooooooh
Everything begins with the--

Tuck in your kits and regale them with stories you've heard
A thousand time slows when you do
My dear you're too young to know why wove deja vu
To fight back the tide for a why will see you through

Everything begins with the blue
oooooh ooooooh
Everything begins with the blue
ooooooh oooooooh
Everything begins with the blue
oooooh ooooooh
Everything begins with the blue
ooooooh oooooooh
Everything begins with the--

Get into bed and I'll tell you the story you've heard
A thousand times

Tough Cookie EPIC TURN 1 PLAY || Magic: The Gathering #mtgambassador

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Gold-Forged Thopteryx || A Magic: The Gathering Music Video || || #MTGAmbassador

rmorganslade 2023-07-31 | Full song on my channel!
youtu.be/fBKqSFnIYBQ
Hope this brightened up your day 😁

Gold-Forged Thopteryx A Magic: The Gathering Inspired Song || #MTGAmbassador

rmorganslade 2023-07-29 | I cracked a pack of March of the Machine: Aftermath and used every card inside to write a song. The result was a 90's saturday morning cartoon style send-up of everyone's favorite dinosaur thopter -- can you guess which cards were in the pack? #MTGAmbassador
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Every Magic: The Gathering Player Has Felt This 😂

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Magic players have all been there 😂

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I Wrote A Song With A Set Booster Pack Of March of the Machine || Two Historians

rmorganslade 2023-05-26 | Can you crack a pack of March of the Machine and write a song inspired by the cards inside?

Yes. Yes you can. Enjoy!

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THE CARDS IN THIS PACK:

Hoarding Broodlord (Art card)
Blightreaper Thallid / Blightsower Thallid
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
Invasion of Vryn / Overload Mage-Ring
Endoskeleton
Plains
Cragsmasher Yeti
Render Inert
Phyrexian Pegasus
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Storm the Seedcore
Zimone and Dina
War Historian
Trailblazing Historian

LYRICS:

Two historians are kin but like kindling quick to ember
For one scoffs at thoughts of sacrifice
While the other still remembers
Former storms gave seed to hope despite their trials and tribulations
We must prepare, my brother, for the air reeks of invasion

Oh dear, war has rendered you inert and trampled healthy fear
It's plain to me you'd rather keep your armour on all year
By all means hoard your worries, overload your troubled mind
then you'll reap what you sow, dear brother, and I will harvest mine

I Wrote A Song Using A Pack Of Magic The Gathering Cards || Wilson, Refined Grizzly

rmorganslade 2023-05-21 | Can inspiration come from a random Commander Legends Dungeons & Dragons Battle For Baldur's Gate set booster pack?

Yes. Yes it can.

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THE CARDS IN THE PACK:

Wilson, Refined Grizzly
Ellyn Harbreeze, Busybody
Duke Ulder Ravengard
Marching Duodrone
Hammers of Moradin
Far Traveler
Atrocious Experiment
Taunting Kobold
Viconia, Drow Apostate
Dream Fracture
Island
Renoir, Merchant of Marvels (Art Card)
Slaughter the Strong
Goggles of Night
Githzerai Monk
Boar Token
Command Tower

LYRICS:

Wilson's hunger pines with a nose refined
For fresh baking in the breeze
But the Duke declared he'd chase out the bear
And deny him his pastry treats

Marching to and fro
Marching duos drone
Hammers travelling far and wide
An atrocious lot thought they'd goad and taunt
Our poor grizzly they could not find

Oh the bear would drown in fractured dreams
On an island all his own
Soon the merchants bought Duke had slaughtered Wilson

Not one would suspect they'd swapped places yet
Like a prince and paw-per do

In the dead of night did the Duke take flight
To live happily as a bore
And our grizzly friend built a noble den
In command of the town's food stores

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Weve all had days like these

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Nothing To Be Afraid Of - A @dimension20show Neverafter Tribute Feat. @MoMoOBrien (Spoilers Ep1)

rmorganslade 2023-03-06 | When Sleeping Beauty (played by Siobhan Thompson) tried to calm the vines and briars in her tower with one quick improvised song lyric, I knew I needed to know what that moment might've been like if it became an entire Disney-esque musical number. But I needed help, so together with Mo Mo O'Brien, we've brought that musical moment to life. Enjoy!

Love and thanks to the cast and crew of Dimension 20's Neverafter campaign. This fan song is unaffiliated with Dimension 20 and made with gratitude and appreciation for all the work and stories you share with us.

Lyrics & Vocals by @rmorganslade
Production & Vocals by @MoMoOBrien

Watch Mo Mo O'Brien's extended behind the scenes video: youtu.be/OBFiX_Plrb0

Add this song to your playlists on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/1s6dyGDcWjzywBnd1p2c5A?si=7598faa8f23c4b5b

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Lyrics:

We live to serve you, your majesty
Comfort and coddled you fast asleep
Let us surround you protectively
Guarding your slumber for centuries

Nothing to be afraid of but talking vines
Hellbent on burying me alive
Twisting this storybook curse of mine
Into something I no longer recognize

We tend the gardens, your majesty
Heavy's the head tangled in my weeds
You're weak, your muscles have atrophied
Don't lift a finger, you know where that leads

Nothing to be afraid of but love denied
While the briars continue their regicide
Was my true love felled by thorns and spikes
Or waiting beyond for me to arrive

Stay in your tower, your majesty
Nothing can harm you in Reverie
No suitors, intruders can breach my leaves
We will protect you from love's disease

Nothing to be afraid of but sleep
Deprived of my fairytale ending that satisfies
Am I nothing more than what's been prophesized
The brambles below
Won't soften the blow
But a lifetime alone I will not survive

We must insist now, your majesty
We can't allow you to up and leave
One prick, the spindle will heed your plea
All will be well in the land of dreams

Nothing to be afraid of
You're terrified that without me your nettles will calcify
Leaving you hungry and petrified
I'll make my escape
My true love awaits
Leaving you and my tower and fear behind

New @dimension20show Tribute Song - “Nothing To Be Afraid Of” feat. Mo Mo O’Brien!

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Fearne’s Lament - A Critical Role Inspired Folk Song

rmorganslade 2023-01-27 | Fearne's such a great character, I wanted to write a song that explored what it must be like for Fearne to get away with stealing everything you own with a smile on her face. Hope you enjoy - full song's up on my channel: youtube.com/watch?v=MvUcxBHTOqU

Fearnes Lament - A Critical Role Inspired Folk Song

rmorganslade 2023-01-27 | Here's a tribute to everyone's favorite kleptomaniac Fearne which contains so little in the way of spoilers you'd think the entire song was a lie ;)

I've got lots more music up on Spotify please go check it out and add them to your playlists it really helps me out thanks you're the bestest:

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Love and thanks to the crew and cast of Critical Role for their ever flowing bag of inspiration dice - I’m not affiliated with them I’m just a fan who writes ttrpg inspired music and I just think they're super neat ok

LYRICS:

Would you believe that your necklace got caught in my hair
But to think it were stolen love, I wouldn't dare
To imply that it's something I'd like to borrow
Although
Since you're not using it surely it would be alright
Let's be honest no harm in it gone for the night
Or a day or a week or a month or a year
Oh dear
Look at me rambling you must think I'm insincere
Well that's rude of you frankly since I'm such a dear
I'm embarrassed there's nothing you'd say I'd forgive
A gift, oh
Thank you so much oh how generous you are too kind
What a selfless spontaneous unplanned design
I will cherish this always no merchant could touch
How much?
Listen this heirloom is priceless how dare we discuss
That no less than a fortune would cure my disgust
That you'd even insinuate I'll do the trade
An get paid
(ooohs)
Would you believe that your necklace was stolen by thieves
I was sleeping so soundly I ne'er heard a peep
I was lucky they spared me 'cause I could've died
No lie
There was a fire the smoke billowed two stories high
I escaped with my life but your necklace I tried
To go back but by then all the flames were too much
Don't you trust me
Where did this happen? A desolate village nearby
I'll show you on the map - goodness look at the time
Can't be late for my something well I've got to go
You know
Would you perhaps have a horse and a carriage to spare
I've a long road ahead and not one thing to wear
My provisions are low and I cannot be late
How quaint
Not my first choices but I suppose they'll have to do
I'll return them unharmed in a fortnight or two
You're my savior, your praises I'll sell far and wide
Now goodbye
(parting oooohs)

“Do Not Go Far From Me” - A Critical Role folk song

rmorganslade 2022-11-08 | Have you heard my Critical Role inspired folk tune Do Not Go Far From Me yet? I've got a bunch more CR folk songs up on my channel - Is It Thursday Yet?

FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/l73v4ethF3c

Laudnas Lullaby - A folk song inspired by Critical Role

rmorganslade 2022-11-07 | Have you heard Laudna’s Lullaby yet? Full song's up on my channel for all you Critters and is it Thursday yet? FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/MpC8EBWQHzA

Do Not Go Far From Me - A Critical Role Folk Song (spoilers for Critical Role C1 & S2 of LVM)

rmorganslade 2022-01-24 | LISTEN NOW ON SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/album/3IiLXqtmHURfPQ6gaMSFvp?si=KfV65uUyQx-YeNu2kY4PhQ

In excitement for the upcoming Legends of Vox Machina animated series I wanted to honour my favourite pair of twins Vex and Vax with a folk song about their kindred friendship. Spoilers for the Vox Machina campaign and for S2 of The Legend Of Vox Machina. I hope you enjoy :)

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Love and thanks to the crew and cast of Critical Role, I’m not affiliated with them I’m just a fan who writes ttrpg inspired music have an awesome day

LYRICS:

i used to worry
'bout the pebbles and stones in your path
and i thought if i'd hurried
you'd give chase through the maze and stay safe like i planned
but like always you're too damn brazen for me to trust you to follow my lead
so if only but to appease dear sister my sanity
do not go far from me

i made a promise
so she'd spare you and trade you for me
you may think that was thoughtless
you're just jealous we're both fit for queens
but like always you're too damn brave for me to expect you to look 'fore you leap
so until she collects on the deal dear sister i plead
do not go far from me

I loathe to leave you
you need not for my sheltering wings
I've nothing more to teach you
don't you give me that look don't you start don't you grieve
but like always you're too damn brilliant for me to keep up my stoic deceit
so although i won't be here to tease dear sister in dreams
do not go far from me

love your children like kismet
teach them archery science and sing
give them baubles and Trinket
tell them feathers are letters from me
but like always they're too damn like their mother for you to leave consequence free
so remind them to heed your words dear sister repeat
do not go far from me
do not go far from me
do not go far from me

Four Frank N Frittatas Radio Jingles (40s/50s/80s/90s)

rmorganslade 2022-01-17 | My character Frank in the ttrpg actual play The Yearbook Club worked at a fictional mall amusement centre called Frank N' Frittatas as their mascot and as a surprise for my fellow castmates I imagined what kind of radio jingles Frank N' Frittatas might've aired over the decades they've been open for business. Enjoy!

00:00 "Where Your Dreams Come True"
01:07 "Put a Smile on Your Child"
02:56 "Saturday Night"
04:28 "You're the Candy in My Omelette"

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I had so much fun making these, hope you get a kick out of them too :)

The Kingsley Thing To Do - A Critical Role Lyric Video (Spoilers C2 Finale)

rmorganslade 2021-12-29 | A raucous Critical Role shanty to close out the year (with spoilers for the Campaign 2 finale). In fact, there's a spoiler in the song title and if that spoiled you I feel a little down about that honestly but I'm just as equally excited for you to experience the end of Campaign 2 for yourself and gain a whole bunch of intriguing context! Enjoy!

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Love and thanks to the Cast & Crew of Critical Role for the inspiration die :)

Winter Veils - A Critical Role Winters Crest Carol

rmorganslade 2021-12-19 | Kelli Butler (@KelliTheOperaGeek ) and I got to sing a little Winter's Crest carol I wrote for @TheCantata's Critical Concert II: Winter's Crest! Enjoy and make sure to check out the entire 3 night event over at @TheCantata!

Kelli Butler (The Opera Geek):
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Website: kellibutler.com

R. Morgan Slade:
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Love and thanks to the Cast & Crew of Critical Role for the inspiration die :)

Strumming Smuggled Strings (A Critical Role Nautilus Ark Inspired Filk Song)

rmorganslade 2021-09-15 | After watching Ashley Johnson crush it as storyteller for the Nautilus Ark horror one-shot on Critical Role I bought a ukulele specifically to write some kind of space shanty inspired by their session. Through writing this song I discovered a whole sub-genre of music called Filk which apparently is sci-fi folk music! So now I have a whole new rabbit hole to venture down and you've got a new filk song to enjoy about the crew member assigned to live their lifetime on a ship surrounded by cryotubes filled with the last of humanity, and what that lonely worker might sing to pass the time :)

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Remembered In Embers - An Exandria Unlimited Folk Song - Lyric Video (Spoilers Critical Role C1&EXU)

rmorganslade 2021-08-12 | ▼ CLICK SHOW MORE ▼
*SPOILERS FOR CAMPAIGN 1 of CRITICAL ROLE and Exandria Unlimited*
'Remembered In Embers' is a love letter and farewell to the Cast & Crew of Exandria Unlimited and a celebration of life after terrible loss. 30 years after the Chroma Conclave devastated the City of Emon, the people rebuild and shape the city anew with loves lost in their hearts fuelling their fire once more.

I'm incredibly proud of the final piece and so grateful to have been able to work with Hunter Rogerson, Ginny Di, Mo Mo O'Brien, and Kelli Butler (The Opera Geek) to make this folk song the best it could be. I hope you enjoy!

~ Love and Gratitude to the entire Cast & Crew of Exandria Unlimited and Critical Role~

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▼ CHECK OUT THESE INCREDIBLE CREATORS ▼

► HUNTER ROGERSON:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rogersonmusic
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCn4WJ4YbE53gg0SJrQchsHg

► GINNY DI:
Twitter: twitter.com/itsginnydi
YouTube: youtube.com/GinnyDi

► MO MO O'BRIEN:
Twitter: twitter.com/momo_obrien
YouTube: youtube.com/momoobrien

► KELLI BUTLER (THE OPERA GEEK):
Twitter: twitter.com/TheOperaGeek
Website: kellibutler.com

► FIND ME ONLINE:
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► LYRICS:
Defying our sown seeds of rubble and woe
From the ashes of Thordak’s destruction we grow
Remembered in embers we stoke and build high
With loves lost in our thoughts our fire ignites

Defying our sown seeds of heartache and strife
From the scar of the Cinder King’s terror we thrive
Remembered in embers we stoke and build high
With loves lost in our thoughts our fire ignites

Defying our sown seeds of doom and demise
From the depths of a smouldering crater we rise
Remembered in embers we stoke and build high
With loves lost in our thoughts our fire ignites

The Sorcerer Glorious
Grizzly and Grand Mistress
Stern Man of Science
The Raging Goliath
The Voice of the Tempest
Divine Intervention
The Bard’s Silver Tongue
And the Raven Queen’s Champion

Defying our sown seeds of fear and of fright
In the wake of a world-rending conclave we fight
And arise heroes ready when danger arrives
With loves lost in our thoughts our fire—

Defying our sown seeds of rubble and woe
From the ashes of Thordak’s destruction we grow
Remembered in embers we stoke and build high
With loves lost in our thoughts our fire ignites

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'Remembered In Embers' is based on characters & events from Critical Role and Exandria Unlimited

I Really Wanna Bite You - A Carly Rae Jepsen Parody (Lyric Video)

rmorganslade 2020-11-04 | Just pretend we're in the Jeremy Bearimy and it's still Halloween, okay? :)

A parody of Canadian national treasure Carly Rae Jepsen's "I Really Like You"

Lyrics & Vocals by R. Morgan Slade
Twitter: twitter.com/rmorganslade
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/6JaYb7AjWNeALKb0pEyPFR?si=zLPp-fUYQwGJbjTVoQuUtw

Music and Production by Kent Rock
Website: clockmethodproductions.com

Lyrics:
I really wanna stop but I just got the taste for it
I know I shouldn’t lie about hiding my wound
I should cut off my hand before I become one of them
I feel like I could die before the night is through, oh yeah
The late night watch think they’re on mission protecting innocent civilians
It spread too soon, I know this isn’t blood (lust) but I need to tell you somethin’

I really really really really really wanna bite you
But I won’t though, do you trust me, we should check the news
I really really really really really wanna bite you
But I won’t though, do you trust me, we should check the news
OH Is it sane to trust there’s a cure ahead, are we out of luck
I really really really really really wanna bite you
But I won’t though, do you trust me, we should check the news

It’s like every single day there’s a new devasta-a-tion
All I wanna do is get into your head
Yeah we could fake their moans, make our way to that gas station
Skip apocalyptic dawn of the dead, maybe
The late night watch think they’re on mission protecting innocent civilians
It spread too soon, I know this isn’t blood (lust) but I need to tell you somethin’

I really really really really really wanna bite you
But I won’t though, do you trust me, we should check the news
I really really really really really wanna bite you
But I won’t though, do you trust me, we should check the news
OH it’s insane to trust there’s a cure ahead, are we out of luck
I really really really really really wanna bite you
But I won’t though, do you trust me, we should check the news

Who gave you eyes like that, I’d love to eat them
I don’t know why I said that or if you should believe me
I’m running out of time, cravin’ to taste your mind
I need to tell you somethin’, I’m a zombie. Sorry, what? JUST KIDDING, WAIIIIT!

I really really really really really wanna bite you
But I won't though, do you trust me, we should check the news
I really really really really really wanna bite you
Just a bit though, just a nibble, if you’re in the mood
OH I want brains for lunch, I might be undead, can I eat your guts
I really really really really really wanna bite you
But I won’t though, do you trust me, we should check the news
I really really really really really wanna bite you
Just a bit though, just a nibble, if you’re in the mood
I really really really really really wanna bite you
And I want to, cuz I’m hungry, and you smell like BRAINS

The Biscotto Family Motto - A Dimension 20 Inspired Sea Shanty

rmorganslade 2020-09-30 | A sea shanty inspired by Sunny Biscotto (played by Marisha Ray) and the story of Dimension 20's Pirates of Leviathan campaign DM'd by Brennan Lee Mulligan. Enjoy!

Written and Performed by R. Morgan Slade
Twitter: twitter.com/rmorganslade
More Shanties on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/74WbyYgseX08vBeGWNI7DS?si=PFGzVWq0SAOhQ0tIkzr8HQ

Accompaniment and Final Mix by Hunter Rogerson
Twitter: twitter.com/rogersonmusic?s=09
Hunter’s music on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6OiXcMv9NnuBdhKsKqWzte?si=dJ1y4JbDSSC0yei0XYe9Ag

Love and Thanks for the Inspiration Die to the cast and crew of Pirates of Leviathan

LYRICS:
OH if anyone asks we're missionaries for the good of Sol
We're spreading word like faithful birds not venturing emboldened by the
Call of greater deeds, if the Biscotto family enquires
We're totally not a bunch of awesome pirates

Cuz we begin each day with joyful hearts, the day ends well that joyful starts
We're totally not a bunch of awesome pirates

OH if anyone asks we're ordinary sailor-minding folk and we were
Slightly delayed recruiting wayward sailors near the Gold Gardens
they welcomed Sol's embrace and then we prayed and prayed and prayed because
We're totally not a bunch of awesome pirates

Cuz we begin each day with joyful hearts, the day ends well that joyful starts
We're totally not a bunch of awesome pirates

OH if anyone asks we're extra boring normal scrappy souls
We're better safe than Sol-ry, yes we love and respect Sol so much
We'd rather stay inside than go adventure all the time because
We're totally not a bunch of awesome pirates

And we begin each day with joyful hearts, the day ends well that joyful starts
We're totally not a bunch of awesome pirates ;)

Konami Code - Nerdcore Rap Lyric Video

rmorganslade 2020-07-10 | GET THE SONG: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/rmorganslade/konami-code

Sometimes you’ve got things to say that don’t fit nicely in a sea shanty round, so you write a nerdcore rap instead :D

Written and Performed by R. Morgan Slade
Twitter: twitter.com/rmorganslade

Final Mix by Autumn Orange
Twitter: twitter.com/sonicvaughn

Video footage by Stas Knop via Pexels

LYRICS:

KONAMI CODE

If you're not 100% ready for a
NERDCORE RAP then I HIGHLY SUGGEST
you click away NOW before your MOM
comes into the room and asks you
WHAT THE HELL you're listening to
because I've got...

(CHORUS)
No idea how it's gonna go down
but I've never been one to shy from the crowd
I got decades of the fundamentals in my brain
those pixels coursing through my veins but
what I'll never know is how I'll try to explain
to my kids how their grandfather's era of games
paved the way for today's empty cliches
generations of mainstream triple-As

Built on the backs of the ones that came before
back in the day when my choice was BULBASAUR
my friends weren't impressed with his lack of CHARM
AND DURability's a riSK WORD TILL leech seed's armed
but I put 'em all to sleep and then I beat defeat
never gonna overcome my meta strategies
you're gonna throw your controller resorting to cheese
please SCVs accompany your marines
accuse me of fighting like a dairy farmer
with an antique old-school pick for starters
while you reject the udders and you cling to now
how appropriate you fight like a cow
cuz I'm the insult sword fight record holder
I'm the road worn savior of Corley Motors
and if Kirby would eat me no doubt in my mind
he'd be full up on beats and destroying with rhymes

(CHORUS)

It's my responsibility to teach 'em fine leather jackets
are the perfect way to keep a zombie pirate distracted
when they question the logic and the sense that made
I'll regale them with tales of the Last Crusade
and with a little UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT
they'll Be enAbled to STARTdelighting
in the worlds where I used to lose my days and
we'll revel in the levels of my favorite games

In the chaos of speeding through the Emerald Hill Zone
hoping to amass a full assortment of gemstones
grabbing hold of every golden ring you see but
keeping one will save you more than chasing fifty
under stars of the tropic's southern cross you
gotta search the islands gotta find the doc
and as the letter's getting wetter from my
uncle Steve 747 Nav-Com Sub-C

When you're running from a monster be they necromorphs
or they're zombies maybe nurses even dinosaurs
and you're cornered and you're scared and you're fighting for life
take a moment to remember that it's all contrived

There's a window? Zombie climbing over
Fence up? Dinosaur enclosure
Nurses? You better kill your flashlight
Save point? There's gonna be a BOSS FIGHT

(CHORUS)

It's my responsibility to teach 'em fine leather jackets
are the perfect way to keep a zombie pirate distracted
when they question the logic and the sense that made
I'll regale them with tales of the Last Crusade
and with a little UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT
they'll Be enAbled to STARTdelighting
in the worlds where I used to lose my days and
we'll revel in the levels of my favorite games

Be there right beside them with a captive eye
while a disconnect controller keeps them occupied
while they figure out that Magus is a likeable guy
while they learn to snipe a banshee pilot out of his ride

As they grow into their own and their birthdays arrive
I'll be cracking all my jokes and they'll be rolling their eyes
as I hold an empty plate and say the cake is a lie
as they grown call me lame I'll be dying inside
and confide in my wife that a clash of pride
overwhelming my heart where my feels reside
cuz I'm deep in the grief at the growing divide
between me and the He-They-She-Non-B
I achieved a naive kind of forced design
where they'd see that the key to a life resides
in relieving the need to defeat the grind
interweaving belief that a nine to five
would protect like a vest to the chest would lie
to the grace in the face of a child of mine
when I choke on the joke of my own advice
Would I heed a decree to put my dreams aside
for the sake of insecurity that comes with aging
and the question of which world here is most worth saving
when all I want to know is that they're gonna be fine
but I need to release the conceit

That while it's my responsibility to teach 'em fine leather jackets
are the perfect way to keep a zombie pirate distracted
when they question the logic and the sense that made
I'll regale them with tales of the Last Crusade
And if they ever UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT

Help 'em think with portals till their cores ignite
we can't always be there to remind them to save
we just have to be brave

(END CHORUS)

The Ruby of the Sea is the Best Lay Ever - A Critical Role Animatic

rmorganslade 2020-06-20 | ▼GET THE SONG!▼
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/5FFzUtLnvPMHgPGg4LDXMQ?si=tL7Ho9cFSnmj6xEVCbzGIQ
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/ruby-sea-is-best-lay-ever-critical-role-inspired-sea/1476498696
Amazon Music: amazon.com/Ruby-Best-Critical-Inspired-Shanty/dp/B07WHR82DL
Google Play: play.google.com/music/preview/To7avu3bcc4e5w32l23rd7av75u?play=1
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/pixelrecall/the-ruby-of-the-sea-is-the-best-lay-ever-a-critical-role-inspired-sea-shanty

'The Ruby of the Sea is the Best Lay Ever' is a sea shanty inspired by an improvised song lyric by Laura Bailey during S02E08, and marks the first of a series of CR inspired shanties.

Love and Gratitude to the Cast and Crew of Critical Role

Megan Barry is the incredible illustrator and artist responsible for this wonderful animatic, make sure to check out her work on instagram and twitter @megolas_art!!

Animated by @megolas_art
instagram.com/megolas_art
twitter.com/megolas_art

Written and Performed by @rmorganslade
rmorganslade.ca
twitter.com/rmorganslade

Music, Editing and Mix by @redheartbreaker
redheartbreaker.com
twitter.com/redheartbreaker

LYRICS:

Oh I've weathered deadly storms
Sailing on the Ozmit Seas
I've battled mighty waves
And I've felt the ocean breeze
The fondest of me mem'ries
Will always be of thee
Oh the Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever

Oh her hooves are tough as nails
And her horns are smooth as ice
Her tongue is like a feather
And her tail grips you tight
Lucky be the one who can afford her pricey fee
Cause the Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever
The Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever

Oh I paid her and I loved her
Till I near forgot my name
She took my gold
And closed her robe
And promised me she came
She took more than me manhood
I'll never be the same
Cause the Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever
The Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever
Cause the Ruby of the Sea is the best lay ever

Port Damali - A Critical Role Inspired Sea Shanty (Lyric Video)

rmorganslade 2020-03-22 | ▼ CLICK SHOW MORE ▼
'Port Damali' - Music, Lyrics, and Vocals by R. Morgan Slade

Thumbnail art by Jessica Nguyen
twitter.com/jessketchin

'Port Damali' is the 4th sea shanty I've written inspired by Critical Role. Thank you so much for embracing my way of giving back to the cast and crew of a show that has inspired me beyond words over the past 5 years, for which I'll be forever grateful.

~ Love and Gratitude to the entire Cast&Crew of Critical Role ~

► GET THE SONG:

BANDCAMP: rmorganslade.bandcamp.com/track/port-damali
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/track/53zQdtNyCIuCEcptNdPBv8?si=rhfvYf7wRtujM__qt7RPUg
GOOGLE PLAY: play.google.com/store/music/album/R_Morgan_Slade_Port_Damali_A_Critical_Role_Inspire?id=Bz6ses3p4ptpa2sigo44fdalzbe
ITUNES: music.apple.com/ca/album/port-damali-a-critical-role-inspired-sea-shanty-single/1504285264

GRAB THE FREE SHEET MUSIC: dropbox.com/s/964veesyfuhpvmw/Port%20Damali%20Sheet%20Music.pdf?dl=0

► LYRICS:
Every sailor leaves hopeful and cocky
Every lover sleeps cold and afraid
That our spyglass will roam
Or we'll never come home
As we sail away from Port Damali

And we sing yo we ain't here for your soul
We're just after the gold in your hold and we'll leave you alone
Hand over the keys to your chest
And we'll handle the rest
No regrets Port Damali

Every Sailor trades comfort for glory
Every lover trades hope for betrayal
Cause our captain affords no distractions aboard
As we sail away from Port Damali

And we sing yo we ain't here for your soul
We're just after the gold in your hold and we'll leave you alone
Hand over the keys to your chest
And we'll handle the rest
No regrets Port Damali

Every sailor's a map with no legend
Every lover's an ex we've dismayed
Cause we court death en route t'ward our fountain of youth
As we sail away from Port Damali

And we sing yo we ain't here for your soul
We're just after the gold in your hold and we'll leave you alone
Hand over the keys to your chest
And we'll handle the rest
No regrets Port Damali

Every sailor's heart drowns in their galleys
Every lover weeps over their graves
Cause the treasure we chase is our widow's embrace
As we sail away from Port Damali

And we sing yo we ain't here for your soul
We're just after the gold in your hold and we'll leave you alone
Hand over the keys to your chest
And we'll handle the rest
No regrets Port Damali

Every sailor leaves hopeful and cocky
Every lover sleeps cold and afraid
That our spyglass will roam
Or we'll never come home
As we sail away from Port Damali

- - -

► FIND ME ONLINE:
twitter.com/rmorganslade
instagram.com/rmorganslade

► 'Port Damali' is based on characters, places & events from Critical Role
youtube.com/criticalrole

► Video footage via pexels.com with special thanks to Engin Akyurt, Pixabay, Peter Fowler, Why Steve, Ruvim Miksanskiy, Vimeo and Paata Gogua

Alfields Kin - A Critical Role Inspired Sea Shanty - Lyric Video (MINOR Spoilers 2x05)

rmorganslade 2020-01-26 | ▼ CLICK SHOW MORE ▼
*MINOR SPOILERS FOR CAMPAIGN 2 EPISODE 05 of CRITICAL ROLE*
"The Open Road" - Critical Role 2x05 - youtu.be/m3vPWbJoBrQ

SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/album/74qiVfnWBxZZdeOXhGd9LM?si=i0BR7u1GS8SuIZ9ofporIA

ITUNES/APPLE MUSIC: Alfield's Kin (A Critical Role Inspired Sea Shanty) - Single by R. Morgan Slade music.apple.com/ca/album/alfields-kin-a-critical-role-inspired-sea-shanty-single/1496714389

GOOGLE PLAY: play.google.com/store/music/album/R_Morgan_Slade_Alfield_s_Kin_A_Critical_Role_Inspi?id=Bnruxvtrxv7tpq7fazdrt7jwjq4&tid=song-Txula4r4zfgmznkftrsfrlte7ay

Lyrics and Vocals by R. Morgan Slade
twitter.com/rmorganslade
Artwork by Jessica Nguyen
twitter.com/jessketchin
Love and gratitude to the cast and crew of Critical Role

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting, streaming, and sharing my music, which directly supports my future creative works. For that I'm forever grateful.

'Alfield's Kin' Lyrics:

When our blazing home's done caving in
And our families reunite
In the eyes of Alfield's grateful kin
May we dine and dance and cry

Keep the heroes fed and their tea leaves read
Bring their victories to light
Cause we're better having known you dear
And your tab's on us tonight

Let the Candleglow ignite
Let the meat and mead run dry
We've got everything we need right here
And your tab's on us tonight

When they've taken more than we forgive
And they've stolen our goodbyes
In the eyes of Alfield's grateful kin
May we dine and dance and cry

Keep the heroes fed and their tea leaves read
Bring their victories to light
Cause we're better having known you dear
And your tab's on us tonight

Let the Candleglow ignite
Let the meat and mead run dry
We've got everything we need right here
And your tab's on us tonight

When our blazing home's done caving in
And our families reunite
In the eyes of Alfield's grateful kin
May we dine and dance and cry

Keep the heroes fed and their tea leaves read
Bring their victories to light
Cause we're better having known you dear
And your tab's on us tonight

Let the Candleglow ignite
Let the meat and mead run dry
We've got everything we need right here
And your tab's on us tonight

In The Undertow - A Critical Role Inspired Sea Shanty (SPOILERS C2E42)

rmorganslade 2019-07-26 | ▼ CLICK SHOW MORE ▼
*SPOILERS FOR CAMPAIGN 2 EPISODE 42 of CRITICAL ROLE*
I wrote 'In the Undertow' knowing I wouldn't be able to bring it to life alone, and with the enthusiastic help of some of incredible critters (Ginny Di, Jesse Phillips, Madeline Lee & Danny Dourado, and the incredible animatic art of Dan Yoon!) we were able to make something beyond my wildest hopes and dreams. This was an incredible labor of love and I'm overjoyed with how it turned out!

~ Love and Gratitude to the entire Cast&Crew of Critical Role ~

► GET THE SONG:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/1RTgEabeiYxExxywiH32EU
iTunes: music.apple.com/us/album/in-undertow-feat-ginny-di-jesse-phillips-madeline-lee/1474272322?
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/in-undertow-feat-ginny-di-jesse-phillips-madeline-lee/1474272322?uo=4&app=apple+music
Amazon Music: amazon.com/dp/B07VNP622Q/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_qObpDb7WHV2EE
Google Play: play.google.com/store/music/album/R_Morgan_Slade_In_the_Undertow_feat_Ginny_Di_Jesse?id=Bs5j2g4hkcfdw4fpuaxrep2qdje
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/pixelrecall/in-the-undertow-featuring-ginny-di-jesse-phillips-madeline-lee-danny-dourado

▼ CHECK OUT THESE INCREDIBLE CREATORS ▼

► DAN YOON (Animatic Artist):
twitter.com/doodldan
youtu.be/jYM5OR4tg08

► GINNY DI (Voice of Jester):
http://twitter.com/itsginnydi
http://instagram.com/itsginnydi

► JESSE of JESSOLAURUS REX (Voice of Fjord):
twitter.com/JessoLaurus
facebook.com/JessoLaurusRex

► MADELINE LEE (Voice of Beau):
twitter.com/PartyChickencos
instagram.com/partychickencosplay

► DANNY DOURADO (Voice of Nott/Caduceus):
twitter.com/rapping_bard

► JOE KUSKY (Music, Editing & Mix):
instagram.com/joe.kusky.music

- - -

► LYRICS:
With a Yo-Ho-Ho
And an Uk'oto
Avantika will lead us
Will lead us
To a treasure trove
When our Uk'otoa drowns our foes
In the undertow

If you see our flag then you best beware
'Cause her patron ain't be the salty air
A leviathan of your worst nightmare's
Gonna drag your tub to the depths we swear

With a Yo-Ho-Ho
And an Uk'oto
Avantika will lead us
Will lead us
To a treasure trove
When our Uk'otoa drowns our foes
In the undertow

If you cross our path then your end is near
'Less our captain thinks ye a buccaneer
If ya serve with us, then ya serve in fear
But we'll stave it off with a keg of beer

And a Yo-Ho-Ho
And an Uk'oto
Avantika will lead us
Will lead us
To a treasure trove
When our Uk'otoa drowns our foes
In the undertow

We're the Mighty Nein, we'll make loyal crew
Blessings of the Traveller to all of you
I'm sorry, I am not singing right now, are we serious
Was that the signal? I'll kill you, I'll kill all of you
Don't mind her, just keep your back to a wall and you'll be fine
Everybody! With a Yo-Ho-Ho and an Uk'otoa
Caleb, what's wrong
Oh. Oh we're gonna fight now, huh

- - -

► FIND ME ONLINE:
twitter.com/rmorganslade

► 'In the Undertow' is based on characters & events from Critical Role