Lineageless

[Intro — “No Proper Ledger”] [low, spoken] The world keeps books and careful names, swears every line is true— Born of this and shaped by that, nothing slips right through. [pause] But I’ve seen ink forget itself, seen records running thin— Some folk never fit the page, no matter where you begin. [Chorus — “Unfiled, Unfixed”] So here’s to the Lineageless, the ones the ink won’t hold, No single root, no simple truth, no story neatly told. [pause] They walk where maps forget to end, where answers come undone— Not lost, not found… just something else the world can’t name as one. [Verse I — “The Touched”] The Touched don’t start as myth or mark, they start as you or me, Then something reaches through the dark and writes a new decree. [pause] Some wake with hunger, sharp and deep, like blood remembers wrong, Some feel the beast beneath their skin that’s been there all along. Some hear a voice like distant light, call it grace or flame— Not born of it, not made of it, but never quite the same. [pause] Not full-blood curse, nor sacred line, no clean or simple thread— Just something changed, something marked… by what has brushed them dead. [Chorus] So here’s to the Lineageless, the ones the ink won’t hold, No single root, no simple truth, no story neatly told. [Verse II — “Elfkin Shades”] Elfkin Shades don’t ask for proof, don’t wait for lines or name, They walk like dusk has taken form and chosen now to stay. [pause] Dark blood mixed with something deep— so scholars try to claim, But ask them what that makes them, friend… and watch them dodge the frame. They’re not one side, not split in two, not clean, not clearly drawn— Just something half the world recalls, and half insists is gone. [Chorus] So here’s to the Lineageless, the ones the ink won’t hold, No single root, no simple truth, no story neatly told. [Verse III — “Deepwraiths”] Deepwraiths wear a borrowed face, like actors set to stage, But something deeper watches through, older than their age. [pause] They listen first, then speak too smooth, like choice was never free— And smile like it was practiced long before the waking sea. Not beast, not man, not empty shell, but something layered deep— And every word you trade with them… feels like something they keep. [Chorus] So here’s to the Lineageless, the ones the ink won’t hold, No single root, no simple truth, no story neatly told. [Verse IV — “Undying”] The Undying don’t break the rules, they simply last them out, They watch the world forget itself and learn it all about. [pause] No first breath left to point toward, no final line to end— Just years that stack like quiet weight they never meant to spend. Not cursed, not blessed, not finished yet, not something you can mend— A story time keeps trying to close… and failing in the end. [Final Chorus — “Unfiled, Unfixed”] So here’s to the Lineageless, the ones the ink won’t hold, No single root, no simple truth, no story neatly told. [pause] They walk where maps forget to end, where certainty runs thin— And still they live, and still they pass, and still don’t fit within. [Outro — “What the Bard Admits Quietly”] [soft] Not pity, no… not quite regret, no need to make it right— Just folk the world keeps misplacing in the edge of its sight. [pause] So if you hear them in this song, don’t name them anymore— Just nod, and drink… and let them be what books can’t hold in store. Tideweaver Tavern Channel Playlists: Tideweaver Tavern songs (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrhMYJAHef_pd20E1vT9iFuad74qsFuhH) D&D Custom World Lore (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrhMYJAHef_qFEajkS_ApJuPpWjoR4U2h) Party Character Themes (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrhMYJAHef_r2AzO8CEZPOF0EGDO8qhQs) #dnd #tavernmusic #bardcore #dungeonsanddragons All lyrics (c) 2026 Miri Tideweaver