The movie The 13 Assassins is an incredible tale of thirteen warriors setting out to right the wrongs done by a group of wrongdoers. A parable perhaps...read into this what you will.
The Journey starts
A band of warriors oh so bold
Each one a champion of Right
Each one a great and shining Light
Each one a Spiritual Warrior
Behind they left their ladies fair
These damsels beautiful did care
When off their knights in armour rode
To keep the kingdom safe from harm
Each knight a man of noble birth
All known for gallantry
King's men were they
The self same ones known throughout history
Each one a champion of Right
Each one a great and shining Light
Each one a Spiritual Warrior
Behind they left their ladies fair
These damsels beautiful did care
When off their knights in armour rode
To keep the kingdom safe from harm
Each knight a man of noble birth
All known for gallantry
King's men were they
The self same ones known throughout history
The Forest
Deep into forest thick they rode
Along hidden paths thundered their chargers
Steel tipped hooves did churn the leaves
That over narrow pathways were strewn
Red, orange and brown they were
Colours of autumn fading soon
Bravely flew the plumes
From helmets bronzed and gold
Their armour dappled by the light
Streaming through the trees
And from far off bells chimed and tolled
In villages around the land
Telling of the news
Along hidden paths thundered their chargers
Steel tipped hooves did churn the leaves
That over narrow pathways were strewn
Red, orange and brown they were
Colours of autumn fading soon
Bravely flew the plumes
From helmets bronzed and gold
Their armour dappled by the light
Streaming through the trees
And from far off bells chimed and tolled
In villages around the land
Telling of the news
The Fairy Scene
Other denizens of the forest heard the sound
Of crashing thundering hooves
The tree elves and fairies bright
Who called to each other through the night
What is going on!
Queen Mab the faery Queen
She who ruled the Otherworld
Where all was misty white and green
Tendrils of gossamer threads she wove
Into the dreams of man
Enchanted he became
Never to wake again
She called upon her changelings
Grey they were and invisible
Serving in many ways
Infiltrating the lands of man
To bring back news and other things
Of import to the Queen
Secrets whispered hurriedly from mouth to ear
Of crashing thundering hooves
The tree elves and fairies bright
Who called to each other through the night
What is going on!
Queen Mab the faery Queen
She who ruled the Otherworld
Where all was misty white and green
Tendrils of gossamer threads she wove
Into the dreams of man
Enchanted he became
Never to wake again
She called upon her changelings
Grey they were and invisible
Serving in many ways
Infiltrating the lands of man
To bring back news and other things
Of import to the Queen
Secrets whispered hurriedly from mouth to ear
Mutilated he did She
A new Lord has appeared it seemed
One whose brow was dark and mean
Whose gimlet eyes were sharp as swords
A cruel and vicious man was he
Already known a son of a former Shogun
Brother to the one who did now rule
But well disliked by all
Even the Shogun's ministers
Hated his cruelty as didthe rest
Cut off had he the arms and legs
Off a samurai's daughter when
The clan rose up against his terrible ways
But fought a losing battle did they
And captured they were put to death
All of them
Then cut out her tongue he did
And used her as a plaything
Till tired of her, he threw her away
One whose brow was dark and mean
Whose gimlet eyes were sharp as swords
A cruel and vicious man was he
Already known a son of a former Shogun
Brother to the one who did now rule
But well disliked by all
Even the Shogun's ministers
Hated his cruelty as didthe rest
Cut off had he the arms and legs
Off a samurai's daughter when
The clan rose up against his terrible ways
But fought a losing battle did they
And captured they were put to death
All of them
Then cut out her tongue he did
And used her as a plaything
Till tired of her, he threw her away
What Does Go On
This is what goes on in every land
In different ways forsooth
But always with the same result
Killing, mutilating, harming innocents
and so it is
In different ways forsooth
But always with the same result
Killing, mutilating, harming innocents
and so it is
