A haunting yet quirky song about the plight of rat folk trapped in the gullet of the fearsome Cat King. The rat folk express their despair but also their longing for freedom, creating a unique blend of humor and poignancy.
Verse 1:
In the land where shadows creep,
Lives a king, who never sleeps,
With gleaming eyes and fur so sleek,
The Cat King reigns, so strong, so bleak.
Chorus:
Oh, we sing, we sing, from the belly of despair,
Caught in the grip of the Cat King’s lair,
With every bite, our voices soar,
In echoes of the love we bore.
Verse 2:
The rat folk shiver, in corners they hide,
From his hungry gaze, there's nowhere to bide,
In the darkness, our homes decay,
Oh Cat King, let us have our day.
Chorus:
Oh, we sing, we sing, from the belly of despair,
Caught in the grip of the Cat King’s lair,
With every bite, our voices soar,
In echoes of the love we bore.
Bridge:
In the Cat King’s gullet, we dance, we sway,
Dreaming of tomorrow, wishing for the day,
When the chains will break, and we'll escape the night,
For love is stronger than his bite.
Verse 3:
So hear our pleas, oh ruler, so grand,
We’re more than just morsels in your command,
In harmony, we strive to live,
With every chorus, together we’ll give.
Chorus:
Oh, we sing, we sing, from the belly of despair,
Caught in the grip of the Cat King’s lair,
With every bite, our voices soar,
In echoes of the love we bore.
Outro:
In this prison of fur, we’ll make a stand,
Songs of freedom in a rat folk band,
So hear us roar, oh Cat King, beware,
For hope is a melody that fills the air.
[Verse 1]
Am C
In the land where shadows creep,
G D
Lives a king, who never sleeps,
Am C
With gleaming eyes and fur so sleek,
G D
The Cat King reigns, so strong, so bleak.
[Chorus]
F C
Oh, we sing, we sing, from the belly of despair,
G Am
Caught in the grip of the Cat King’s lair,
F C
With every bite, our voices soar,
G Am
In echoes of the love we bore.
[Verse 2]
Am C
The rat folk shiver, in corners they hide,
G D
From his hungry gaze, there's nowhere to bide,
Am C
In the darkness, our homes decay,
G D
Oh Cat King, let us have our day.
[Chorus]
F C
Oh, we sing, we sing, from the belly of despair,
G Am
Caught in the grip of the Cat King’s lair,
F C
With every bite, our voices soar,
G Am
In echoes of the love we bore.
[Bridge]
F C
In the Cat King’s gullet, we dance, we sway,
G Am
Dreaming of tomorrow, wishing for the day,
F C
When the chains will break, and we'll escape the night,
G Am
For love is stronger than his bite.
[Verse 3]
Am C
So hear our pleas, oh ruler, so grand,
G D
We’re more than just morsels in your command,
Am C
In harmony, we strive to live,
G D
With every chorus, together we’ll give.
[Chorus]
F C
Oh, we sing, we sing, from the belly of despair,
G Am
Caught in the grip of the Cat King’s lair,
F C
With every bite, our voices soar,
G Am
In echoes of the love we bore.
[Outro]
Am C
In this prison of fur, we’ll make a stand,
G D
Songs of freedom in a rat folk band,
Am C
So hear us roar, oh Cat King, beware,
G Am
For hope is a melody that fills the air.
Drum Beat and Tempo for "The Ballad of the Cat King"
Tempo: 80 BPM (moderately slow, creating a haunting yet quirky feel)
Drum Beat:
Verse Pattern:
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Snare|----| Snare |_|Snare|----|
Hi-hat|X X| X |X X| X | O |Bridge Pattern:
Kick |---|---| Kick |---| Kick |
Snare|---|Snare|---|Snare|---|
Hi-hat|X X|X X|X X|X X|X X|Outro Pattern:
Kick |----|----| Kick |----|----|
Snare|----| Snare |----| Snare|
Hi-hat|X X|X X|X X|X X|X X|Feel free to adjust dynamics and fill-ins to suit the performance style!
a pooky story of a cat that rules the land of rats, the rat folk hide in fear. The cat king eats the rats and stores them within his prison which is within his stomach and this song is the rats singing within the cat king's stomach.