Unforgiven Tale (Western Americana)

"Unforgiven Tale" is a Western ballad inspired by the movie Unforgiven. It follows weathered gunslinger Will Munny, drawn back into a life of violence to seek justice for a brutal crime. Munny, his old friend Ned, and a young boy confront the ruthless lawman Little Bill in the town of Big Whiskey. The song's chorus emphasizes the harsh, unforgiving world they inhabit, where justice is elusive and only the strong survive. Reflecting the film's themes, it tells a haunting story of revenge, redemption, and the shadows of the past.

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
In a town where darkness lingers,
Gunslingers' tales unfold,
A crime of scars and whispers,
A story yet untold.
Two cowboys marked a woman,
Her face and pride betrayed,
A bounty set in motion,
For the price those men had paid.

Pre-Chorus:
Will Munny rides again,
Old ghosts are rising,
With shadows from his past,
The dark horizon calling.

Chorus:
Unforgiven, in the night,
Shadows dance with fading light,
Justice calls from yonder plains,
Blood will wash away the stains.
The echoes of a distant fight,
Where wrong and right entwine,
In this unforgiving land,
Only the strong survive.

Verse 2:
Ned and Munny side by side,
With a boy who dreams of fame,
Seeking out the guilty,
But the journey’s not the same.
In the town of Big Whiskey,
Little Bill holds tight control,
But revenge is slowly brewing,
As the thunder starts to roll.

Pre-Chorus:
Will Munny rides again,
Old ghosts are rising,
With shadows from his past,
The dark horizon calling.

Chorus:
Unforgiven, in the night,
Shadows dance with fading light,
Justice calls from yonder plains,
Blood will wash away the stains.
The echoes of a distant fight,
Where wrong and right entwine,
In this unforgiving land,
Only the strong survive.

Verse 3:
In a showdown filled with fury,
Old friends and foes collide,
Munny's eyes are cold and steely,
As he fights for what’s inside.
The line 'tween good and evil,
Is blurred in blood and pain,
In the end, there's no forgiveness,
Only ghosts that still remain.

Pre-Chorus:
Will Munny rides again,
Old ghosts are rising,
With shadows from his past,
The dark horizon calling.

Chorus:
Unforgiven, in the night,
Shadows dance with fading light,
Justice calls from yonder plains,
Blood will wash away the stains.
The echoes of a distant fight,
Where wrong and right entwine,
In this unforgiving land,
Only the strong survive.

Verse 4:
In the silent aftermath,
Where the dust begins to clear,
Munny rides into the twilight,
With the weight of all he fears.
His past will never leave him,
A man who can't repent,
In a world that's unforgiving,
He wonders where it went.

Pre-Chorus:
Will Munny rides again,
Old ghosts are rising,
With shadows from his past,
The dark horizon calling.

Chorus:
Unforgiven, in the night,
Shadows dance with fading light,
Justice calls from yonder plains,
Blood will wash away the stains.
The echoes of a distant fight,
Where wrong and right entwine,
In this unforgiving land,
Only the strong survive.

Bridge:
In the end, the past will find you,
And the truth will show its face,
In a world that's unforgiving,
There’s no saving grace.

Chorus:
Unforgiven, in the night,
Shadows dance with fading light,
Justice calls from yonder plains,
Blood will wash away the stains.
The echoes of a distant fight,
Where wrong and right entwine,
In this unforgiving land,
Only the strong survive.

Chorus:
Unforgiven, in the night,
Shadows dance with fading light,
Justice calls from yonder plains,
Blood will wash away the stains.
The echoes of a distant fight,
Where wrong and right entwine,
In this unforgiving land,
Only the strong survive.

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