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Legends

from Tentacow by Mikey Mason

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I wrote this song in 2002 and even performed it live once back then. It sat, unused, in my stack of stuff until last January when I dusted it off for MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA. They loved it and insisted I put it on an album.

This year my oldest, Ben, graduated from Naval Basic Training and started his career as a sailor, and this song has so much more meaning for me now. I wonder what he'll see when he hears it--and what he'll see in 15 years when he hears it again...

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Like a faded old parchment, this map of my life
Lies here before me tonight.
Al the paths laid out for me, my career and my wife,
And the choices I've made, wrong and right.

I need a life that's not written in blood or in stone,
Wanna tear from this page and stand on my own,
And when history is written, I'll write mine alone,
Legends are born in this way.

For uncharted waters, the sailors of old
Used dragons to mark on the map.
I'm drawn to these waters on the map of my life,
The only place where there's no path.

I need a world of blank pages to sail upon
In the unexplored space 'tween the dusk and the dawn.
I'll ride on those dragons and see what's beyond.
Legends are born in this way.

Legends are born because...

Legends are born in blank spots on the map
Where the pages are worn thin by
Dragons, uncertainties, promises made.
Legends are born in this way.

I'm not seeking new worlds in this journey I'm on,
Just trying to find my own way.
When you walk down the path that another has drawn,
You lose what your voice has to say,
And legends are killed in this way.

Legends are killed because...

Legends are born in the dragon-marked waters
Where sailors are warned to just
Turn back, to go around, just stay away.
Legends are born in this way.

I could turn back right now.
I could stay where I'm safe, but I won't.
Though I'm damned if I go,
I'll regret my whole life if I don't...

Legends are born in the back rooms of Heaven
Where dreams end up torn and then
Nobody rushes in to save the day,
Legends are born in this way.

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from Tentacow, released June 2, 2016

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Mikey Mason Indianapolis, Indiana

A nationally touring performer with hits like She Don’t Like Firefly, Best Game Ever, and Opposite of Cool, Mikey Mason is a ball of contagious enthusiasm who makes songs about role-playing games, video games, sci-fi, fantasy, cats, and the general experience of being a geek. He’s been heard on nerdist.com, SyFy, TheFuMP.com, and Dr. Demento, and is a truly must-see event each time he performs. ... more

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