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Track 07: The Ballad of Braelyn Bridge
Genre: Upbeat Bluegrass
Duration: 01:36.0 Lore Source: "Bridge Construction Report" (Journal) In-Game Author: Cade Hawthorn Wiki Link: Click Here to Read Lore A surprising pivot to Upbeat Bluegrass. It’s a "Comedic Folk" track about Cade Hawthorn’s pride in his masonry, unaware that his bridge leads to nowhere. The banjo work is fast and frantic, mimicking the "busy hands working" on a doomed structure. |
~*~ Song Lyrics ~*~
Ahem!
To all who set their eyes upon my wondrous—
No, allow me to begin again.
To all the travelers who roam! I conquered this terrain, I made this home!
With my greatness and my might!
No... I'm afraid that's not right, either.
But the bridge is finished, the stone is laid!
Look at the spectacular progress made!
I’ll name her for the loud one, the one I can’t confront!
I’ll name her after Braelyn! My dearly departed Fifth Aunt!
We had a bountiful mine so close at hand
To build the finest crossing in the Springlands!
I cannot find the words to tell my joy!
Confound it, man! I’m happy as a boy!
Now, Auntie Braelyn wasn't soft or sweet
She’d yell at you from across the street!
She was sturdy, she was stony, she was rash!
And just like this bridge... she was brash!
Now, a carpenter leaves a mark, you see.
A little secret 'twixt the stone and me.
If you look to the middle... To the pillar in the center...
There’s a treasure inside for the clever enter-er.
A signature hidden in the masonry arts.
Just don't tell the Aunt, bless her heart!
Yes, she would not be flattered!
But the bridge stands strong!
Signed, Cade Hawthorn!
There. That'll do.
To all who set their eyes upon my wondrous—
No, allow me to begin again.
To all the travelers who roam! I conquered this terrain, I made this home!
With my greatness and my might!
No... I'm afraid that's not right, either.
But the bridge is finished, the stone is laid!
Look at the spectacular progress made!
I’ll name her for the loud one, the one I can’t confront!
I’ll name her after Braelyn! My dearly departed Fifth Aunt!
We had a bountiful mine so close at hand
To build the finest crossing in the Springlands!
I cannot find the words to tell my joy!
Confound it, man! I’m happy as a boy!
Now, Auntie Braelyn wasn't soft or sweet
She’d yell at you from across the street!
She was sturdy, she was stony, she was rash!
And just like this bridge... she was brash!
Now, a carpenter leaves a mark, you see.
A little secret 'twixt the stone and me.
If you look to the middle... To the pillar in the center...
There’s a treasure inside for the clever enter-er.
A signature hidden in the masonry arts.
Just don't tell the Aunt, bless her heart!
Yes, she would not be flattered!
But the bridge stands strong!
Signed, Cade Hawthorn!
There. That'll do.