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As requested. The full version of '70s prog rock band 'Grimdark's 'The Edition Wars'.

(Look, I only fuck about with AI music for fun really. The lyrics are mine, but I have no musical talent whatsoever other than tweaking levers and going through iterations, and a little stitching. You're welcome to reuse, change, even perform, sing and improve as you wish. Just let me know and point people my way).

On the shores of Lake Geneva
In the halls of wargame bores
I became alpha and omega
Victim of edition wars

At first we were all fighting men
Or mages, clerics, hobbits,
Some of us played dwarves, there were no thieves
And we thought nothing of it.

Time flew on by, and as it did
Our edition war advanced
Assassins, druids and paladins
And worst of them all the bards.

The basic training came and went
And it made us all experts.
Until the wizard Moldvay-Mentzer
Shook the world until it turned.

In aftermath in darkest times,
We battled base sedition
And in those most feverish of times
Came out Second Edition

The forges cooled at TSR
The spirit left the building
But on western coasts the wizards stirred
And plotted their rebuilding.

The third world formed, and came, and went
And so shook the multiverse
The very gods themselves took notice
And judging us, sent a curse.

The fourth world failed, it almost sank
But we rose like a phoenix
The Fifth World promised us so much hope
But in shadows secrets

For those whose role was critical
Gazing on coastal vistas
Their imagination failed us all
Adventuring baristas.

And once again a new world dawns
Our spirits so worn and sore
Spare a thought young soldier friend
For the veterans of the edition wars

There are pretenders to the throne
Over all the many years
Yes the Pathfinders and Vampires too
And they fed upon our fear

A bleak depression tore at us
So many game stores closed down
But then some amongst us heard the call
And took chance to seize the crown

And on the noticeboards and blogs
There came a rallying cry
If the keepers of the flame renege
We brothers will not stand by

And so commoners ran amuck
And they girded up their pants
And putting Cheeto stained hands to work
Birthed a brand new renaissance

For a time the rebels did thrive
They made a lot of profit
But the box of wishes opened up
Be careful, for they got it

The once proud banners of these men
Lay tattered and forgotten
Torn apart by their internal strife
Jealous and misbegotten

Where once one kingdom stood so strong
Powerful and unassailed
There are a hundred fractured holdings
And our hobby has been failed.

Expect no mercy from rivals
For the Indie scene is worse
And most everything on Itch Eye Oh
Is pretentiousness and cursed

The battles may have moved online
'Ware of medias social
But the casualties are just as lost
So keep your players local

And once again a new world dawns
Our spirits so worn and sore
Spare a thought young soldier friend
For the veterans of the edition wars

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A lot of the time I use Teknoaxe music, so it's easier to put the attribution here all the time! http://teknoaxe.com/Home.php - Sometimes I use White Bat Audio as well.
If it's not Teknoaxe, it's probably Bass Rebels, here on Youtube.

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