OK So I was hunting the web trying to figure out what I was going to write about for this song challenge, and came across some strange story about Warrior Cats called StarClan and I became intrigued.
This is taken from a StarClan site.
"StarClan are the deceased ancestors, descendants, and Clanmates of the Clan cats. Cats are only allowed to join StarClan when they die if they have lived an honorable life and followed the warrior code. If a cat doesn't live an honorable life, then that cat will end up in the Dark Forest, also known as the Place of No Stars. StarClan cats don't have to be in a Clan at the time of their death to be welcomed to StarClan.
When a Clan cat dies, they will be guided to StarClan by a deceased cat who played an important part in their life, such as a mentor or a cherished family member. When a cat dies and goes to join StarClan, they merely close their eyes and reopen them. When a leader loses a life, that life appears in StarClan as a very faint copy of the leader, but they are unable to communicate in any way to other StarClan cats until the leader loses their final life.
StarClan cats leave starry paw prints, their eyes shine like stars, and their pelts glow with a strange light, which makes them look like they have stars in their fur. Frost sparkles at their paws and glitters in their eyes. Their pelts shine like ice and carry all the scents of the seasons: the tang of leaf-bare, the green scent of greenleaf, the musk of leaf-fall, and the sweet blossom of newleaf. The cats' spirits remain in StarClan until they are forgotten by all living and dead cats over a long time and earned their own peace, causing them to fade away to little more than ghost-like images of themselves. It is possible for a StarClan cat to be killed again, but they vanish forever; going to a different place."
What the shit is that all about right? Anyways I wrote a song around this. Cheers!
lyrics
The Warrior’s Code
I light this fire in my hands
This fire in my hands
And these hands I will protect my clan
I will fight them all
I will fight them all
All for one and one for all
We stay together til the end
Wayayooh
We are coming up
Loyalty
We are loyal to each other
No one can break our bond
And if the enemy should ever come
They’ll spill their blood for me
I’ll spill my blood for them
Wayayooh
We are coming up
So it’s understood, defend your clan even with your life
Do not hunt or trespass on another clan’s territory
Prey is killed only to be eaten. Give thanks for its life
Newly appointed warriors will keep a silent vigil for one night after receiving their warrior’s name
Boundaries must be checked daily and challenge anyone who trespasses
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