"Leaving Grimcrest" - Lyrics

In the lesser hills of Grimcrest

Where the goblins tend to live

You could find a tiny shack made out of trash

Inside, youโ€™d find Reuben

Heโ€™d be brewing up bug tea

For his pregnant wife who kindly asks

โ€œBefore little Martinโ€™s born, can we

run away to a place where he can be

anything he wants?

Cause I love our life

But weโ€™re only picking pockets.

I get, thatโ€™s the life of a goblin.

But we didnโ€™t have a choice

and Martin can have a voice.

Love our life, but I want to give him options.

I get, thatโ€™s rare for a goblin.

But we didnโ€™t have a choice

and Martin can have a voice.โ€

In the upper hills of Grimcrest

Thereโ€™s a goblin marketplace

Where Reuben and wife Nina buy a map

They donโ€™t know the places

Or the languages they see

They pick a pretty city and circle that

Before little Martinโ€™s born, they leave

Late at night with a knife

For their safety

Their hearts are filled with hope

So they leave their life

And donโ€™t have a plan for stoppinโ€™

I get, thats hard for a goblin

But they had to make a choice

So Martin can have a voice

Leave their life

And their Grimcrest problems

I get, thats weird for a goblin

But they had to make a choice

So Martin can have a voice

Days turn into weeks of travel

Living off the bugs and berries

Its almost Martinโ€™s time

But a dark and rainy forest

Is no place to have a baby

They need somewhere to hide

Unexpected to find it, but out in the woods

Theres an old train station

On the platform someone stood

From the shadows behind him

Comes an ebony blade

Poor old chap gets cut in half

As they watch with dismay

A figure in a crimson cloak starts looming over him

The goblins turn to run but then theres more of them

Rain starts pouring heavier

Ninaโ€™s breath gets breathier

Holding hands, fast as they can

They try to get away by hopping on a passing train

But it becomes clear

The Watch are gonna catch โ€˜em here

So Reuben trails behind and draws his knife

While sheโ€™s timing her jump right

Reuben looks back at his wife

And thanks the goblin god

Singing, โ€œGoo-roo-roo Oo-roo-roo Ra-ta-ta Ah-ta-ta.โ€