Long before AOL and the online version of The Red Dragon Inn ever came into our lives, we played in Bordertown. We had several Game Masters who crafted these memorable adventures for tabletop using Steve Jackson's GURPs system. With the many musicphiles in our rather large collection of players, I recall this one song often on the various mixed tapes that were made for our epic game play sessions.

It still holds up today as one of the many faces of Bordertown.

"River's Gonna Rise" by David & David https://youtu.be/wTk9NvFFeWg

God ain't in his heaven Something ain't right I hear church bells ringing

In the middle of the night They're dragging a man by his insides Through the broad daylight Thieves have their season sure But it's getting on midnight

And the river's gonna rise It's gonna rise There'll be dancing in the street When the river done rise

Cold wind is blowing Flags flapping much too slow The monkey men sell paradise To the girls from Tupelo Black shirted boys in the badlands Play machine gun rodeo The downtown missions packed too tight With folks that got nowhere to go

But the river's gonna rise It's gonna rise And there'll be dancing in the street When the river done rise

God ain't in his heaven Something ain't right The TV newsman smiles and says The curfew starts tonight They're killing a man from the inside In the broad daylight While the propped up puppet wags his head And watches all the proud things die But the river's gonna rise

Writer(s): David Francis Baerwald, David Ricketts

((Music threads its way through every aspect of what we do. This particular song reminds us, the Blood Players, of The Bloods and their origins. They weren't exactly 'civilized' when we originally introduced them back in 1995 on AOL. A lot has changed for the Bloods since then, but somethings....Will never change!))

Thanks for this find goes to Tasha!

Heathens By - Twenty One Pilots (feat. Mutemath) Watch It Here!

All my friends are heathens, take it slow Wait for them to ask you who you know Please don't make any sudden moves You don't know the half of the abuse All my friends are heathens, take it slow Wait for them to ask you who you know Please don't make any sudden moves You don't know the half of the abuse

Welcome to the room of people Who have rooms of people that they loved one day Docked away Just because we check the guns at the door Doesn't mean our brains will change from hand grenades You're lovin' on the psychopath sitting next to you You're lovin' on the murderer sitting next to you You'll think, how'd I get here, sitting next to you? But after all I've said, please don't forget

All my friends are heathens, take it slow Wait for them to ask you who you know Please don't make any sudden moves You don't know the half of the abuse

We don't deal with outsiders very well They say newcomers have a certain smell Yeah, I trust issues, not to mention They say they can smell your intentions You're lovin' on the freakshow sitting next to you You'll have some weird people sitting next to you You'll think "how did I get here, sitting next to you?" But after all I've said, please don't forget (Watch it, watch it)

(Watch it) All my friends are heathens, take it slow Wait for them to ask you who you know Please don't make any sudden moves You don't know the half of the abuse

All my friends are heathens, take it slow (Watch it) Wait for them to ask you who you know (Watch it) All my friends are heathens, take it slow (Watch it) Wait for them to ask you who you know

Why'd you come, you knew you should have stayed I tried to warn you just to stay away And now they're outside ready to bust It looks like you might be one of us

Written by Tyler Joseph " Copyright " Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

((Side Note: Mutemath is an alternative band from New Orleans. We support local artists!

Merry Gaming, and don't forget to add some tunes, it will make everything that much more epic! Lan))

This was an instrumental that showed up on many a mixed tape created for our table top play of Bordertown. It creates such atmosphere and a gothy dark edge that many of us loved it and still do today.

https://youtu.be/3LY3ftiLqmE New Order - Elegia (1985)

This song is actually about a place in Amsterdam called "The Melkweg" which stands for "The Milky Way". The discription of the place did fit Bordertown's many locals. (Reference: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php"id=12526) Plus many of us playing in our tabletop role playing group loved it. So, now I am sharing it here. :)



"Under The Milky Way" by The Church https://youtu.be/pWxJEIz7sSA

Sometimes when this place gets kind of empty Sound of their breath fades with the light I think about the loveless fascination Under the Milky Way tonight

Lower the curtain down on Memphis Lower the curtain down all right I got no time for private consultation Under the Milky Way tonight

Wish I knew what you were looking for Might have known what you would find

And it's something quite peculiar Something shimmering and white Leads you here despite your destination Under the Milky Way tonight

Wish I knew what you were looking for Might have known what you would find Wish I knew what you were looking for Might have known what you would find

And it's something quite peculiar Something shimmering and white Leads you here despite your destination Under the Milky Way tonight

Wish I knew what you were looking for Might have known what you would find Wish I knew what you were looking for Might have known what you would find

Under the Milky Way tonight Under the Milky Way tonight Under the Milky Way tonight

Written by Karin Gunilla Jansson, Steve Kilbey " Copyright ? Universal Music Publishing Group

"To Be Brave" by Bryde https://youtu.be/TVJYU7Io5vc

You pinch her cheek Bring back the colour Some winters can make a world of difference But you belong here Where two times are Of drafty hearts, of stoic arts and crafts

You try to be brave, make it go away Leave the lights on sometimes all night And carry on regardless So you won't get swallowed up by the darkness

Try to be brave, don't care for gained weight You're a strong one, just carry on and Nobody needs to notice this Only silence holding this

Always prepared to make excuses To go along, to not infer agreement But there's no rest on shaky ground And we are guilty looking down Just careless creatures trying to save face, so you

Try to be brave, make it go away Leave the lights on sometimes all night And carry on regardless So you won't get swallowed up by the darkness

Try to be brave, don't care for gained weight You're a strong one, just carry on and Nobody needs to notice that there's Only silence holding this

Try to be brave, make it go away Leave the lights on sometimes all night And carry on regardless So you won't get swallowed up by the darkness

Try to be brave, don't care for gained weight You're a strong one, just carry on and Nobody needs to notice that there's Only silence holding this

These are the screenshots, these are the moments we lived To keep on smiling, to keep on smiling through it When you've got nothing, when you've got nothing to give Turn up the filter, don't admit it

These are the screenshots, this is the vision we lived To keep on smiling, to keep on smiling through it When you've got nothing, when you've got nothing to give Turn up the filter, don't admit it

Fight On ~ Sam Tinnesz (Hear it: https://youtu.be/yGqzPzZ3I-w) There's a time for peace And there's a time for war Time to be a man And know what you're fighting for

You gotta lay it all on the line Because blood is thicker Than the wine Of the enemy

Yeah there's a time for peace Time for war Let's show them what we're fighting for

If we go down We go down together If you wanna fight We'll fight on forever Yeah we'll fight on (fight on) Fight on (fight on) Forever

Yeah we'll fight on (fight on) Fight on (fight on) Forever

Better move your feet And start taking sides Cause right now the lines are thin Between what?s wrong and right Cause when the judgement comes Holy fire Demons fall Angels rise Into glory

If we go down We go down together If you wanna fight We'll fight on forever Yeah, we'll fight on (fight on) Fight on (fight on) Forever

Yeah, we'll fight on (fight on) Fight on (fight on)

Gotta lay it all On the line Cause blood is thicker Than the wine Of the enemy (four times)

If we go down We go down together If you wanna fight We'll fight on forever Yeah, we'll fight on (fight on) Fight on (fight on) Forever

Yeah, we'll fight on (fight on) Fight on (fight on) Forever

"No More Heroes" by The Aviators

Listen to it Here!

You're a stranger I'm a native In the wastes we're born afraid We're born afraid Hunt the wicked Chase disaster In the world our sin has made I'm not afraid

Are you ready for the thunder" Are you ready for the freak show yet" When the curtains hit the floor I will leave you wanting more So you won't forget No more heroes left to save you Just the keepers of the bleeding sun When the sky above us fell We descended into hell Into kingdom come

Taste the venom Feel the fire I'm the outlaw in the wild In the wild Under crushing Opposition The immortal angel's child Angel's child

Are you ready for the thunder" Are you ready for the freak show yet" When the curtains hit the floor I will leave you wanting more So you won't forget No more heroes left to save you Just the keepers of the bleeding sun When the sky above us fell We descended into hell Into kingdom come

Idols labeled sacred Greed has left us naked When the last stand comes I'll take them on again City underwater Reddened by your slaughter But the time has come To meet your vicious end

Are you ready for the thunder" Are you ready for the freak show yet" When the curtains hit the floor I will leave you wanting more So you won't forget No more heroes left to save you Just the keepers of the bleeding sun When the sky above us fell We descended into hell Into kingdom come

Are you ready for the thunder" Are you ready for the freak show yet? When the curtains hit the floor I will leave you wanting more So you won't forget No more heroes left to save you Just the keepers of the bleeding sun When the sky above us fell We descended into hell Into kingdom come

Sky Blue By Peter Gabriel

https://youtu.be/yFvwVOX95GY

Lost my time lost my place in Sky blue Those two blue eyes light your face in Sky blue I know how to fly, I know how to drown in Sky blue

Warm wind blowing over the earth Sky blue I sing through the land, the land sings through me Sky blue Reaching into the deepest shade of Sky blue Sky blue

So tired of all this traveling So many miles away from home I keep moving to be stable Free to wander, free to roam

Train pulled out said my goodbyes Sky blue Back on the road alone with the sky Sky blue There's a presence here no one denies Sky blue

Sky blue So tired of all this traveling So many miles away from home I keep moving to be stable Free to wander, free to roam

I can hear the same voice calling Crying out, from my heart And that cry, what a cry What a cry, it's going to be If I can stop to let it out, oh. Songwriters: Peter Gabriel