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Epic Odes to Beowulf

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Armlock Magna Eiru (Intro) Beowulf is a legend, he was born a Geat, Who knew he'd be the best warrior, you would ever meet. He grew into a good man, was loyal to his king, Lived a great life, was the last Waegmunding. He was a threat in water, was a threat on land, Was good to his men and the soldiers in his band. In each arm, he's got the strength of 30 men, He'll get his target in the open, the water or in the den. (Chorus) Magna Eiru, comin' at you from Valhalla, We can do Mead Halls, parties and galas, We're shining our chain mail and cleaning our swords Turn the amp up, watch us unleash our word hoards. Our rhymes are true and they're deeper than the mere, As I got you in an armlock I can feel your fear. He'll come out on top, with his powers diminished, He killed a dragon, 9 sea brutes but wait I ain't finished. Everyone despised, Grendel the brute beast, Haunted the hall for twelve winters at least. But then Beowulf slid in, he was the killer. Mano a Mano, it was a thriller. No weapons no armor, cause Grendel reversed it, Went for the neck but Beowulf reversed it. Now he got the troll in an armlock, crying for his mommy, "The goon tore his whole arm off, everyone saw me!" In the mead hall, is where this match was at, He'll get the job done, in the field or up at bat. He killed himself, just to break the clinch, And ran to the mere, like a little *record scratch*. (Chorus) Grendel's mother anxiously sought out for revenge, So she visited the mead hall late at night to avenge. She arrived at the hall and killed the first one that she touched raw, She escaped to her cursed mere, but of course Beowulf saw. He followed her into a hell-like den, She dragged him down and he couldn't defend. In the worst situation he took a giant sword and ended it oh dear, Rising victorious from the bloody hell-cursed mere. (Bridge) For 50 years, he was king, And he loved to hear the kingdom birds sing. Then one day when the sun was bright, He saw the dragon challenge him to a fight. He knew that it wasn't an easy opponent, That the dragon was real and potent. Not withstanding his strength and height, It was no match for it's venomous bite. And with all his might he grabbed his dagger, And with all his strength he stabbed the bragger. The dragon fell, to his feet, And all that was left was a pile of meat. Beowulf too came crashing down, And with all the pain, he didn't have a frown. (Chorus)
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Whale Season Reavers of the Whale Road (Chorus) Beowulf, Beowulf super strength He don’t come all the way to play Just think, he might be coming your way Grendel and his mama too yeah they dead Oh, wait yo you might be next, he might still see red Before that go to bed Y’all just praising, y’all just waiting Mad he getting, Grendel’s coming Good time, fun time, warrior hunt time This ain’t no dream, rip off their face beast Twelve years gone by, sons they died, mamas they cried We need back up, Beowulf can you reach bro Fourteen guys plus a hero, welcome to Daneland, This gonna be like a free throw Unferth, what you saying, go to bed let’s see what popping bro One Geat dead, ripped off his head Beowulf watched from a bed while his brother died For Grendel, this was suicide Beowulf caught him from the side, arms intertwined Grendel's arm now ripped off, the Danes could sing their happy songs Twelve years of pain now erased, Grendel defaced All of the Danish embrace, little did they know What was on the way, would make their twelve years seem like a day When he’s coming for you, the underground won’t save your life When he’s looking for you, you're the one he will find He is not scared of anything, he's indifferent to death And when dives right into hell he ain’t holding his breath Hrunting may let him down, but he can still punch you out Beast number two is all you ever were, he's the cure He can think up storm while fighting a foe, You just shut your eyes and run out the door When he grabbed the giant's sword with all his might, You just went night, night (Chorus) Beowulf, victorious returned to Heorot Treasure so glorious Hrothgar did share it The Geat hauled the hoard back to his homeland A piece of the wealth to each of his whole band Known land underfoot, he would do his duty Giving the Geat lord a chunk of the booty With time the Geat line fell as they warred So for fifty years, Beowulf was their lord The third of all the fights, trying to make things right, Beowulf gets shot to the ground, and to all a good night In order to defeat he arose right back to his feet, Looking for his men, where the hell can they be He was having his doubts, until one man arose, with the name of Wiglaf that Beowulf doesn't really know Getting eaten alive, and getting saved by the man on his side, Beowulf’s almost dead, he's about to die Beowulf is bleeding out, Beowulf is all red But he's not gonna quit till all the sacrificial devils are fed They kill the dragon, left him there to die But the part we've been waiting for is gonna to make you cry Beowulf sits down for the last time, And is shedding no tears but only red wine. For last that he is gonna speak, he sees his treasure, Crowns Wiglaf, the king of the Geats Wiglaf stepped back, and stared in amazement Sorrow welled up he barely contained it The new lord made clear the old's last desire So the people went to work on his funeral pyre With logs stacked high, and treasures abound The essence of the old king was placed in the mound Twelve singing horsemen recalled his deeds And at long last, his soul was freed
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Avenge the Throne Shield’s Sentinels His fame reaches out to all the players across the land Let me tell you about this player from Geatland The strength of thirty men he got in each arm Can solve any problem without using any charm The slayer on monsters, second to the throne It’s easy to see why Beowulf is so well known His mind’s worth is just so grand Slaying monsters in the way of his demand In snuck the corpse-maker, silent and swift Hungry for Geats; catch my drift Talons sweeping down, feasting on bones Retaliation coming quick, saver of Danes arose Arms locked, bouncing off the walls Tables being trashed, smashing up the mead hall Arm hanging from the roof, Grendel’s screaming, fear Run away scared, hiding in the mere (Chorus) Let me talk to you about my boy Beowulf Grendel’s bane, the end to his reign Let me talk to you about my boy Beowulf Murdered the mother, living in the monster-gutter Let me talk to you about my boy Beowulf Came in at the fourth quarter to save the Danes Why? ‘Cause the Son of Edgtheow, he’s indifferent to death And he came to…avenge the throne Got his first booty and never looked back Shared wealth with his warriors ‘Cause that’s his wolf pack Took the monsters arm and put it on the rack Until the mother came in and took it all back The great Aeschere got is neck split quick My boy Beowulf wasn’t having that bit So, he took his soldiers went down to the mere The vicious monster took him down under the waves Grendel’s mother was in a ravenous rage Picked up Beowulf, through him in her cave Unferth has failed him, that arm lock was lame Looked as if it was the end of his fame He then busts out a magic Giant’s sword This stuff’s too easy, Beowulf’s bored Another boast added to his word-hoard (Chorus) Fifty years of peace until one guy screwed it up Pissed off the dragon ‘cause he stole a golden cup The slayer of monsters goes to stop it, no need for backup The dragon was crazy, the warriors ran The fire-bird attacks, time for a new plan Beowulf grabs his sword and snap’s it on the dragon’s head It grabs him in his jaws and the ground ran red Wiglaf stabbed the dragon and it fell down dead Beowulf battled, his days slipping away Not a soul will forget this fateful day War-sweat gushing out, venom through his veins Soon comes the end to the saver of Danes’ reign Show me the treasure left to the Geats Build me a barrow to be seen from the sea He has died, a pyre set alight as people cry The ashes of Beowulf float up in the sky
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Epic Odes to Beowulf is a compilation album featuring rap songs by different artists that deal with the epic poem Beowulf.

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released December 3, 2016

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