Personification

A long long time ago

I can still remember how

My honor used to make me smile

And I knew if I had my chance

That I could fight Herdazians

And maybe win some glory for a while

 

But Tien’s death it made me shiver

To my parents I could not deliver

The news that I’d witnessed it

So instead I reenlisted

 

I can't remember if I cried

When I learned Amaram had lied

But something touched me deep inside

The day that Honor died

So

 

Bye, bye Tanavast, what a guy

Driven crazy by Raise maybe, but till then he was fine,

And Radiants were drinking violet and white

Singin' this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

 

Did you write a dying note

And why was it a random quote,

Gavilar why did you go?

Was desolation your true goal?

Can Honor save my mortal soul?

And can you teach me how to act noble?

 

Well, my sanity’s been set adrift

'Cause I saw her burnin' at the rift

I’ve got nothing left to lose

Please, Nightwatcher cure my blues

 

I was a lonely warlord born with skill

With some new shardplate and a drive to kill

But then I learned to hate the Thrill

The day that Honor died

I started drinkin'

 

Bye, bye Tanavast, what a guy

Driven crazy by Raise maybe, but till then he was fine,

And Radiants were drinking violet and white

Singin' this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

 

Now, four eons we've been on our own

And crem grows fat on a rolling stone

But, that's not how it used to be

 

When the ardents ruled for the king and queen

And claimed the future could be seen

In a time known later as “Heirocracy”

 

Oh and then one king put his foot down

The Sunmaker put on his crown

Old knowledge was unlearned

All prophecy deterred

 

And while Shallan read a book on art

Eshonai made maps in the park

And the king’s newfound orb glowed dark

The day that Honor died

We were singin'

 

Bye, bye Tanavast, what a guy

Driven crazy by Raise maybe, but till then he was fine,

And Radiants were drinking violet and white

Singin' this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

 

Helter skelter in a summer swelter

The bridgeman strung up with no shelter

There was a Highstorm coming fast

 

Suspended in a bead of glass

The gem glowed at the stormwall’s pass

On the roof of barracks that had been soulcast

 

Now the humid air was sweet perfume

While bridgemen sang a happy tune

But something wasn’t right

Oh, the gem held no Stormlight

 

Incredibly the bridgeman healed

His wounds were all so quickly sealeld

Do you recall what was revealed

The day that Honor died?

We started singin'

 

Bye, bye Tanavast, what a guy

Driven crazy by Raise maybe, but till then he was fine,

And Radiants were drinking violet and white

Singin' this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

 

Oh, and there we were all in one place

A generation lost in space

With no time left to start again

 

So come on Fleet be nimble, Fleet be quick

Fleet ran over the shin mountains

But, the storm still caught him in the end

 

Oh and as I watched him through the cage

My hands were clenched in fists of rage

No Herald born on Braize

Could beat Wit’s turns of phrase

 

And as the flames climbed high into the night

To light the sacrificial rite

I saw Raise laughing with delight

The day that Honor died

He was singin'

 

Bye, bye Tanavast, what a guy

Driven crazy by Raise maybe, but till then he was fine,

And Radiants were drinking violet and white

Singin' this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

 

If we went back I knew we’d lose

So I asked Jezrien what to choose

But he just smiled and turned away

 

I went there after every war

Where I'd sworn to Honor years before

But the man there said our honor ends today

 

And in the streets the children screamed

The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed

But not a word was spoken

The Heralds all were broken

 

And the three wisest men by far,

Jezrien, Nin, and Ishar

They left Taln to be torn apart

The day that Honor died

And they were singing

 

Bye, bye Tanavast, what a guy

Driven crazy by Raise maybe, but till then he was fine,

And Radiants were drinking violet and white

Singin' this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

 

Bye, bye Tanavast, what a guy

Driven crazy by Raise maybe, but till then he was fine,

And Radiants were drinking violet and white

Singin' this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die