On Wanderwood Lane
The fictitious setting of a very REAL life.
I See Fire
This is easily one of my favorite songs in all of Middle Earth. Not only am I am MASSIVE Ed Sheeran fan, He is a MASSIVE Tolkien fan…which in my opinion is very evident in I See Fire…a song he wrote, if I am remembering correctly, in three days, before he had to perform it for Peter Jackson.
Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
Keep careful watch of my brothers’ souls
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
Keep watching over Durin’s sonsIf this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the nightCalling out father oh
Stand by and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain sideAnd if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last timeCalling out father oh
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
Desolation comes upon the skyNow I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees
And I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
And I hope that you remember meOh, should my people fall
Then surely I’ll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flameCalling out father oh
Hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
Desolation comes upon the skyNow I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
And I hope that you remember meAnd if the night is burning
I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns
Then my brothers will die
And as the sky is falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground
I hear my people screaming outNow I see fire
Inside the mountains
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breezeI see fire (oh you know I saw a city burning out) (fire)
And I see fire (feel the heat upon my skin, yeah) (fire)
And I see fire (uh-uh-uh-uh) (fire)
And I see fire burn auburn on the mountain side
Whew…such powerful lyrics!
He really captured the kindred brotherhood of the dwarves and the emotion of the Desolation of Smaug that had been and would come again. It’s a tragic but beautiful picture of the solidarity Thorin’s company had in this story. Did 13 dwarves really think they were going to make it to the end of their journey!? It kind of makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
Since the past few videos have contained imagery from the movie, I am sharing the video of Ed Sheeran, performing all instruments, because he’s amazing 😉
Ok, I may have listened to that about 3 times before coming back to the post!
To lighten the post up a bit, I am going to share a photo from my personal collection.
While we may not be big Smaug fans, I am a fan of dragons…so when Funko came out with the golden version, I had to have it!
The Bilbo artwork is by the amazing Nick Comparone.
Thanks for stopping by for Day 5 of Middle Earth March
On Wanderwood Lane 