LYRICS There was a boy Cato from a town in the south Who every time he would open his mouth Would say "when i'm older, here's what i have planned I'm going to see what lies out beyond land" And no scars ran along Cato’s back From boy to a man our brave Cato grew And soon all his bold declarations came true He got his own ship and said farewell to shore And we prayed for the day we would see him once more And no scars ran along Cato’s back [Chorus] Nobody ever knew where Cato went Sailing away from the continent What did you see, Cato, do you recall? But all that he told us was nothing at all All that he told us was (exhale) For years our brave lad disappeared to the waves And we thought he had sailed to a watery grave But it did not come to pass quite as we feared For one day abruptly our boy reappeared And the scars ran along Cato’s back He stood on the shore, with no sign of his ship Clutching a crystalline orb in his grip His mother cried "Cato, my boy, is that you? Tell us what has happened! What have you been through?" And the scars ran along Cato’s back [Chorus] The brim of his hat was pulled low o'er his eyes But he lifted his head to the townspeoples' cries Nor opened his mouth, not a word did he talk But what was revealed gave the people a shock And the scars ran along Cato’s back For when Cato showed his expressionless face Where eyes should have been was not but empty space All that lay under his brow and his brim Was a scowl like thunder and a shadow so dim And the scars ran along Cato’s back [Chorus] They crowded the boy and they bundled him home But still not a word he spoke of where he roamed He uttered no sound and took in no sight But hunched on the ground and held his orb tight And the scars ran along Cato’s back Still was his body and still was his tongue And at his mother's beckons the doctor was brung The doctor rushed o'er from the center of town And spent the day looking the boy up and down And the scars ran along Cato’s back [Chorus] His heartbeat was steady, his breathing was fine But there was a pattern of scars down his spine The doctor knew not from what strike they came from But said that a terror might strike a man dumb And the scars ran along Cato’s back This doctor cured bodily poisons and pains But what Cato needed was cures for the brain So from out of the town a clinician was called To find what had left the man scarred and appalled And the scars ran along Cato’s back [Chorus] The therapist studied the scars on his back And said "No, this came from no normal attack I can tell you not of what truly occurred But the pattern of scars bears a rhythm like words And the scars ran along Cato’s back "There's a scholar I met just a few weeks ago Who knows every language that there is to know" So they sent for the scholar to try and decrypt What happened to Cato and became of his ship And the scars ran along Cato’s back [Chorus] The scholar was rushed to the young man's aid To learn what had left him so scarred and afraid She said "This is language, I'm sure that is so But this script is no living language I know" And the scars ran along Cato’s back "But as a conundrum, this is not severe I know a historian just north of here If you can get her, perhaps she can translate" So they sent for her, and for twelve days did wait And the scars ran along Cato’s back [Chorus] During that wait, not a word Cato talked The man only ate when nobody else watched He gave little other sign he was alive 'Til on day thirteen, the historian arrived And the scars ran along Cato’s back She said "It is possible Cato was cursed To tell you with what, I must sound it out first She started to read from the scars on his back And at her first utterance, her eyes turned black And the scars ran along Cato’s back [Chorus] The sigils were writhing along the man's spine She howled, and Cato responded in kinds When I saw what passed over the face of that man I can't say I'm ashamed for to tell you I ran And the scars ran along Cato’s back The sphere turned to follow me as I passed by For what Cato held in his hands was an eye! I saw not what came next, but I'll say from the sound I can only be glad I did not turn around And the scars ran along Cato’s back [Chorus] I ran for an hour before I stopped and turned And from what I saw, very little was learned There was only water where the town used to be Like Cato, his hometown was part of the sea And the scars ran along Cato’s back I had many neighbors I loved in that place And I can recall not a one of them's face And too, but for Cato, I remember no name Nor soon begin guessing by what he was claimed And the scars ran along Cato’s back [Chorus] To give caution to others is all that I seek But is there something else that compels me to speak? It is that one worry that fills me with dread Perhaps, through its story, the curse can be spread And the scars ran along Cato’s back I only hope that is not why I survived And it's my good fortune that kept me alive So I've brought the tale with me wherever I go But if I forget what it takes, how would I know? And the scars ran along Cato’s back [chorus - alt] I never found out just where Cato went Sailing away from the continent What did you see, Cato, I don't recall All I can tell you is nothing at all All I can tell you is (exhale)

Stand up! Stand your ground Cavala is standing tall It’s time to show your might And join up in the fight To unify us all Across the continent Our companies are sent Giving justice a new frontier Under the great Exarch We’re summoned to our march Cavala! Cavala! We cheer! Stand up! Stand your ground Cavala is standing strong All who are harkening Are heartened when we sing So raise your voice in song Sing for the glory of Honoria Giving courage to all who hear So as we sing in praise And hail the coming days Cavala! Cavala! We cheer! Stand up! Stand your ground And answer Cavala’s call By the Colossi blessed We join the noble quest And never shall we fall It’s time to draw your steel And fight for the ideal For the way ahead is clear And we will shout with pride With Inja unified Cavala! Cavala! We cheer!

Stand up! Stand your ground Cavala is on its way They’re gonna show their might And give us all a fight For standing in the way If you got nothin’ to defend Well, Cavala is your friend Join up with them and end Up a- dyin’ anyhow Or if you’d rather do it quicker You can tell them where to stick Their bloody war, and they’ll just stab you dead right now Stand up! Stand your ground Cavala is at your door And once they come a- callin’ Better say that you’re Cavalan ‘Less you got somethin’ better to stand for And if you’re killed, well then Just pray you’re born again As a Cavalan citizen And you won’t be killed no more But then again, you still just might Die a- doing what is right Which is marching off to fight their bloody war Stand up! Stand your ground Cavala’s here to set you free Of course, the choice is up to you Just as long as what you choose Is Cavalan unity So go on, lay down your weapon And you’ll earn your place by lettin’ All their soldiers go a-steppin’ Over you to kill your kin And won’t we all be merry Once the dead have all been buried And a new age of prosperity begins?

Now, my friends, this surely is a time of sorrow Now the encroachment of Cavala is gone I know we were promised justice by tomorrow But take solace that without it life goes on Don’t speak ill of the dead It would be a shame to celebrate So let it never be said That they all deserved their fate Oh, they all deserved their fate! They all deserved their fate! No, let it never be said That they all deserved their fate Now the empire has fallen And the land that was Cavala is no more So let’s remember all that was Cavalan And fondly speak of famishment and war Though they may never trouble us anew No one should be feeling overjoyed So I’ll tell you what you really shouldn’t do Which is: Be glad it was destroyed! Oh, be glad it was destroyed! Be glad it was destroyed! What you really shouldn’t do Is be glad it was destroyed! Now, it may have been forgotten in the fuss But not every former citizen has died Recall how we loved what they took from us And maybe we can understand their pride So show some sympathy to the bereaved There’s lots of things that ought be left unsaid So don’t go chanting while they grieve I’m not sorry that they’re dead Oh, I’m not sorry that they’re dead! I’m not sorry that they’re dead! Don’t go chanting while they grieve I’m not sorry that they’re dead!