'Mal's Song' lyrics by WildHeavenFarm

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'Mal's Song' lyrics

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UPDATED: Thursday, August 4, 2005 19:05
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Monday, July 4, 2005 3:37 AM

I hope Vixy et al don't mind, but I took the libery of transcibing the best filk I've ever heard and just can't stop listening to. Sure as not, it's probably got an error or two, but here goes:

Mal’s Song
By Escape Key
(transcribed by wildheavenfarm)

When the stars shine bright through the engine’s trail,
And the dust of another world drops behind,
When my ship is free in the open sky,
It’s a damn good day to my way of mind

There’s a barren planet you never can leave,
There’s a rocky valley where we lost a war
There’s a cross once hung ‘round a soldier’s neck
There a man’s faith died on Serenity’s floor.

But I stood my ground and I’ll fly once more,
It’s the last oath that I ever swore.

(theme song as chorus)

When you see a man and he’s standing alone,
Well you might just take him for an easy mark.
And there’s many a man as tried his hand,
And there’s worse than wolves in the borderland dark.

From the savage men to the government hounds
Try to take what’s yours and tear your through.
Ah, but them that run with me’s got my back.
It’s a fool don’t know that his family’s his crew.

Don’t you tell me what I cannot do.
Don’t you think I’ve got to run from you?

(chorus)

When you’ve walked my road and you’ve seen what I’ve seen,
Well you won’t go talking ‘bout righteous men.
You’ll know damn well why I wanna keep to my sky,
Never cry ‘neath nobody’s heel again.

I’ve seen torment raked across innocent souls,
Seen sane men mad and good men die.
I’ve been hounded, hated, married and tricked,
I’ve been tortured, cheated, shot and died.

Won’t see no tears when I say goodbye.
Still got my family and my Firefly!

(chorus)

Is there any chance of us getting the tab for this? I'd glady cut my pretty pink nails off and break out that sad old guitar of mine just to try to play it. OT, funny thing about guitar tab, it deprogrammed my ability to read sheet music.

Good on ya, Escape Key!

Mary
Always a beast, never a burden.

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Monday, July 4, 2005 9:26 AM

STANDP

Yeah, if the composer’s willing, I'd love guitar tabs for this amazing song!

Now we're finishing this deal, and then maybe we'll come back for those morons who got themselves caught. You can't change that by getting all... bendy...

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Monday, July 4, 2005 9:41 AM

FIGHTINGCROUTON

Quote:
Originally posted by standp:
Yeah, if the composer’s willing, I'd love guitar tabs for this amazing song!

Ask and you shall receive:

http://www.cyphertext.net/escapekey/Mal.txt

"That's it, you're out. And he's out. I don't even know if I'm in. No Gang!"

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Monday, July 4, 2005 1:15 PM

NWUKSTEVE

Quote:
Originally posted by WildHeavenFarm:
I hope Vixy et al don't mind, but I took the libery of transcibing the best filk I've ever heard and just can't stop listening to.

Coulda (shoulda, woulda) saved yourself some time if you'd just checked out Escape Keys's website ( http://www.cyphertext.net/escapekey/songs.html then (as quoted above) http://www.cyphertext.net/escapekey/Mal.txt) first. Though I gotta agree that listening to the song over and over is not exactly an ordeal.

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Thursday, August 4, 2005 7:05 PM

MANOSBDH

It's pretty much my favorite song right now, and make sure you check out the rest of Escape Key's stuff. They may just be my new favorite group/singer. Not exactly mainstream, but it's all about the music.

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