Music for a Brutal Betrayal - To The Gallows

Easily my favorite track from my album "Bloodline." Dark and regal themes inspired by trials and tribulations of the darkest times in medieval history.
Download or Stream: smarturl.it/x_Bloodline_x
Composer: Greg Dombrowski
/ thesecession
Publisher: Secession Studios
www.secessionstudios.com/
Mixing & Mastering: Satoshi Noguchi
www.satoshinoguchi.com/

[@SecessionStudios]

My new album Bloodline now on all streaming platforms: smarturl.it/x_Bloodline_x

[@HyPnOsS1933]

its William Blake

[@hiddenone5642]

Hey boss was wondering if I could have permission to use this in a video

[@i33yfilms]

Would I be able to use this track in a short film of mine (school- non profit) if i were to credit you?

[@firesword4973]

@@i33yfilms of course

[@danchuruska454]

Hello I was hoping to find this song on Tidal but it seems I couldn't. Is it me or is it unavailable there ? Great song I was aiming to add it in one of my playlist. Sorry for the disturbance, I am not one to ask bluntly usually but I really love this one. And sorry about errors, english is not my birth language.

[@cptstelios113]

"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.” ― Dennis Wholey

[@embadsim]

This guy is a tool and so are you.

[@hannahmetzger4880]

@@embadsim Wow. Pessimistic and rude, much? 😑.

[@embadsim]

@@hannahmetzger4880 🤣🤣🤣

[@mclovin2408]

@@embadsim shit I doubt you even have friends so you’re immune to being betrayed huh?

[@embadsim]

@@mclovin2408 By your definition, sure I've been betrayed, but I have free will to define what betrayal means to me. After all, reality is subjective and I have no way to see trough the other persons brain. This guy is a tool because he quotes aomebody and people instantly take it as wisdom. I used to do that a lot, until I realized we're in the underworld.

[@mooncrystal996]

"In the pantheon of sins, murder is far more honorable than betrayal." - Slade Wilson

[@IdentityDoesntMatter]

Here is someone of culture

[@davidcase8635]

The way I see it, and it's just my opinion, Deathstroke is the only thing that Titans got right.

[@mooncrystal996]

@@davidcase8635 Totaly agree, the show is a disaster. They've wasted so many characters.

[@davidcase8635]

@@mooncrystal996 Titans Season 3 especially, it was a bad knockoff of Batman: Arkham Knight. Jason Todd working for Scarecrow, terrorizing Gotham City because both are insecure anti-social junkies! Jesus H. Christ!

[@twilight_lupinesilva4691]

Reminds me of how protectors are treated in regards to their charges. Can't remember the exact term for the position, but killing your charge is actually seen as less dishonorable than letting them get killed, because at least then you're just seen as a traitor instead of a failure.

[@ctahko6268]

“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte 1914 - 1945 (Famous chef and gardener)

[@mathieudurand8421]

That's from William Blake, not the Emperor

[@skbahauddin2722]

@@mathieudurand8421 Right👍

[@ctahko6268]

@@mathieudurand8421 Yeah I know just wanted to post a funny comment that's it.

[@mirnes4883]

1914? 1945? That's Hitler dude. Napoleon is way older.

[@goobins_jr]

@@mirnes4883 ? I thought that was da vinci?

[@biscuitchan5067]

“The world saw me drowning, and did nothing” -Pyke

[@abderrazakgold2308]

Wow man, incredible

[@momus5431]

I lost 300,000 men in a blink of an eye, the world just fucking watched.

[@techpriest6962]

@@momus5431 Your Total War campaign must have been brutal.

[@voidporo1335]

pyke from bilgewater

[@magistermilitum1206]

' *I wish I was the monster you think i am* ' - Tyrion Lannister

[@littlemichaeljr6518]

"The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies "

[@altamasparsanov9181]

This always hits hard😔😔

[@rgvm111]

Well duh that's why it's called betrayal 😂

[@Morbinhood38385]

@@rgvm111 Really?🤯

[@RasmodeusQ]

The cruelest thing about betrayal is it tends to come from those you trust the most.

[@altamasparsanov9181]

@@rgvm111 yeah you think it's funny 😠😠

[@abyssalphantom3166]

"Walls have ears. Doors have eyes. Trees have voices. Beasts tell lies. Beware the rain. Beware the snow. Beware the man... ...You think you know." - Catherine Fisher

[@alphaellie]

That sounds like a cool poem

[@h.k_arnav6830]

awesome

[@nicolae-alexandruluca7853]

Holy shit man

[@hardcore4090]

1000th like

[@SantiagoTM1]

Beware the woman U married! Betrayal NEVER comes from an enemy .

[@user-wq4qr4ms2r]

“Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.” ― Mineko Iwasaki

[@mattk6719]

Heart wounds fester and are contagious, silently reproducing through our treatment of others. Some people call it "mental illness" and tey to treat it with chemicals, but that is just symptom-naming. Hurt people hurt people. Freed people free people.

[@darklex5150]

Yeah, after all you die, you can't heal when you are dead lol

[@kwazooplayingguardsman5615]

@@darklex5150 better a mortal death than the death of the ego.

[@Y0uKnowMyName]

The knife will twist.

[@SubrataSan-bo7ps]

Nah my heart always gets back to being normal

[@trianglemoebius]

"How does it feel now, knowing your allies betrayed you? Strange how there's always a little more innocence left to lose." - The Outsider, Dishonored

[@adambond8542]

Dishonored 1 was such a badass game. DOTO was also great.

[@theorangewarrior03]

@@adambond8542 it took me like 10 years to complete, started as a child then went back and played the whole thing as an adult. Can't believe what I missed out on, it was so insanely good. Honestly have yet to play a game that made me feel as bad ass as corvo, especially when reading about how the villain was genuinely paranoid after I left my name in the party guest book. Masterpiece of a game

[@nateholden7598]

900th like btw

[@spicyorangemocha4450]

"Those who do not know the value of loyalty can never appreciate the cost of betrayal" -unknown

[@stephaniezent3356]

Ain't that the truth.

[@HyPnOsS1933]

Bruh 😭

[@danielhoisington6973]

Oh yeah, that's right! Hit 'em with the "bruh!" They won't see that one coming!

[@hypno7187]

@@HyPnOsS1933 you and me are the same person

[@CommanderRich]

it really should be more like "those who dont know the pain of betrayal can never appreciate the value of loyalty"

[@conflictbrooks]

"The greatest villain is the one you never knew was there in the first place. The one that gets away. The Quiet One."

[@twilight_lupinesilva4691]

A fellow Ninjago fan I see.

[@conflictbrooks]

@@twilight_lupinesilva4691 Cheers, brother/sister.

[@agalaxyofbricks1441]

NINJAGO

[@conflictbrooks]

@@agalaxyofbricks1441 YOU'RE GOD DAMN RIGHT

[@WRSpiral]

Reminds me of Hitler in WWI.

[@dandylion7745]

"This drink slaps" -Some Roman emperor probably before being poisoned

[@antoniobrown247]

😂😂😂

[@communismisadisease4498]

They didn't speak like braindead zoomers.

[@maiqtheliar3496]

@@communismisadisease4498 can’t you tell that was a joke?

[@communismisadisease4498]

@@maiqtheliar3496 No. It was a shitty unfunny attempt at a joke.

[@jabalzy6982]

Lmao

[@randompheidoleminor3011]

"You don't need to think you were abandoned by the world. The world never took you before." - Erwin Rommel

[@randomxboxguy2078]

Time to create a whole damn novel in my mind again. Amazing work.

[@filmwoodmedia]

Ah but why not put those thoughts down to paper!!

[@spaceman0891]

So, I’m not the only one that does that

[@goofytycooner5519]

@@filmwoodmedia Because I'm shi- I mean _the world isn't ready for my masterpieces_

[@filmwoodmedia]

@@goofytycooner5519 hey!!! I believed the same thing! And now my book is on Amazon with 6 reviews 😂😂😂😭

[@captainrick4513]

I've been doing that but with the same characters as an overarching story, that goes randomly in the future and past, lol.

[@cristi4465]

" He is not our enemy Right, not today" - Alfred and Bruce Wayne

[@zyzzsdisciples6707]

*If an injury is to be inflicted on an enemy, it is to be so severe, that the enemy's retaliation need not be feared.* - Niccolò Machiavelli.

[@altyre]

Also Ender Wiggin.

[@Hugh33337]

"It is the greatest dream of all Heroes to fight and vanquish the Big Bad that oppose them ... and it is their worst nightmare to see their friend approaching them a dagger at hand and a smile on their face."

[@BgChf-dg5lv]

Wow.

[@muratsimsekhan9512]

No Mercy Even The Evil Is The Own Family 🕶

[@rjrowley3887]

This gave me goosebumps ngl

[@THE_GUY_ONE]

"You were my brother, Anakin!" - Obi-Wan Kenobi

[@william_long1065]

dang it, now i have to find another quote

[@praisethesun.praisedeussol6051]

I loved you Anakin you where my Brother

[@amatureeditor8962]

"I HATE YOU!!!" "You were my brother Anakin, I loved you!!"

[@Jermo7899]

Hello There..

[@Daws0nian]

" I thought I could trust you, we all trusted you." "Well you see that's where we're different, I never trusted any of you, and if you make it out alive I hope you learn to do the same."

[@jakelawliet3584]

where is that from

[@Daws0nian]

@@jakelawliet3584 I just made it up, but I'm pretty sure it's been used before somewhere

[@nevenkayankova5743]

Yes I got you .

[@nevenkayankova5743]

Don't say that.

[@roncastle8726]

batman said it to JLA

[@SecessionStudios]

Been so excited to post this track, just love how it unveiled itself while writing it, and how it made me feel. Album coming soon ⚔

[@Jester66446]

This album is gonna be one of your best. I'm excited to listen the rest of the tracks.

[@kaliorasgiannis4826]

Absolutely 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tushargautam6293]

I'm speechless sir ❤️❤️❤️

[@Smile-pu6qk]

Waiting anxiously for the whole album. 🎉

[@Eti2d1]

Could there be a small problem at the very beginning of this track? The first 2 seconds seem to be muted

[@youratwinklingstar5644]

The fact that this song was able to turn 800 people into poets means it's good 😂😉

[@shadowknight1121]

That’s the beauty of music.

[@thegamerFOX45]

i mean the first minute of the song just makes your brain say "oh shit it got deep let me think of something" and then out of no where you write a poem or something deep its just that secession makes great music he should have more subs if im being honest

[@xenmaker549]

❤️

[@epicclub3868]

"We may speak different languages, but music is a language we all understand." From Hawaii 🌺

[@LynDash]

"Someone who stands up after its fall gets stronger that someone who never fall."

[@earlypoint]

What If reverse?

[@Shadow-876]

"He said it was only going to be a questioning. We let them cuff us, bag us in a cell. An hour later we were pulled out, and ordered to put out hands up. I watched my best friend die that day. Seconds later, they shot me, too. I lived to tell the tale, with burning rage and a need for revenge." -Tales from DayZ

[@MementoMori9015]

“betrayal does not only break your heart it darkens your soul, you will never forget the pain like a fog that lingers in the depths of your mind.” -Unknown

[@thomas_walker]

"You know what the difference between being betrayed by an enemy and betrayed by a friend is? Your enemy will never use your love to hurt you."

[@Donixdh]

“A foolish man complains about a hole in he’s pocket while a wise man uses the opportunity to scratch he’s balls” -someone, somewhere.

[@yourmajestyy9674]

🤣

[@jean-pierrepolnareff2437]

Truly the comment of comments of 2021

[@noaccount4]

"The shortest road to achieving his desires lay, he thought, through false promises, lying and cheating; for in his vocabulary simplicity and truth were synonyms for idiocy. He entertained love for nobody - if he called a man a friend it might be said he was certainly bent on ensnaring them. He would never laugh at an enemy, but always ridicule his associates. In this same manner, his enemies were safe from him, since it was never easy to take advantage of someone on their guard; but it was his particularly good fortune to discover how easy it was to rob a friend." Xenophon, writing about Menon the Thessalian, 370 B.C.

[@HimanshuKumar-ts9wb]

"Those who don't know the pain of betrayal can never appreciate the value of loyality."

[@ilyosthesuper4598]

"Ghost, come in, this is Price! We're under attack by Shepard's men in the boneyard! Soap, hold the left flank! Do not trust Shepherd - I say again, do not trust Shepherd! Soap, get down!" - Captain John Price (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2).

[@darkothemapper1826]

Why!? 😢

[@spec.tre90]

Nooooooo 😭

[@cartercravillion]

“Good. That’s one less loose end. “ -General Shepherd

[@thatdognotthepuppy5809]

"You have to trust someone to be betrayed."

[@jakem5689]

"Soap trusted you! I thought I could too! So how in the bloody hell does Makarov KNOW YOU?!"

[@starwrs3468]

“The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword”

[@uncultured_sen]

"Give money to your enemies and friends. Make them rich. Then let it decide whom is whom" - Ultron, Avenger Age of Ultron

[@noahcoventon3131]

"The anger of a good man is not a problem. Good men have too many rules." "Good men don't need rules. Nows not the time to find out why I have so many."

[@EPÏKUS.MUSÏK]

"When a good man is pushed to his limits, and snaps...the level of rage and violence, scheming and conniving makes strictly evil men cower and seem gentle by comparison."

[@cvernon5256]

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

[@madslayer4197]

Dr who is underrated as a badass there's a reason why all of his enemies fear him

[@Lockdown612]

I see another Whovian

[@adamhvozdovic5558]

8

[@burtlux3736]

"If friendship is your greatest strength, betrayal is biggest weakness"

[@rhyno5899]

"You were always so naive! Seeing the good in everything little thing! All the while your greatest enemy was never out there! It was right here, laughing, fighting, and crying with you! All to one day witness this look on your face. It fills me with such joy. Makes the betrayal worth every second spent having to see your disgustingly innocent face twisted in shock and horror." - some random line I came up with for a betrayer

[@orithespiritwolf3459]

I’m so gonna use this later

[@ProtectorOfEdenia]

Definitely something Tanya herself would say after bringing Shao Kahn to Edenia that one fateful day...

[@LokRevenant]

Iago from Othello.

[@pankajparadkar8298]

Bro on a deeper level it seems like a man is talking to himself, because we are our own greatest enemies. Every time we say I’ll do it later, or I have time is probably our inner self betraying us and this seems like a monologue for explaining and putting that to words

[@wizarddaddy47]

Obi-Wan when he finally saw Anakin turn into Vader be like:

[@TenderRat9000]

"We are the children of the men you sent to their deaths in your war, and we will have our revenge." - Unknown

[@user-rd7dn3fx7f]

"Your a hero searching for the villian but then finding out that he been with you all along"

[@Jesusbloodissufficient9434]

*You're

[@dylanwright7164]

"Come my friend, we have much to discuss, and not much time to discuss it." He ushered him in to his quarters. "What do you mean sir?" "I fear that I will be betrayed tonight." He turned and started preparing two glasses of wine. "Sir, everybody loves you, you're respected as the greatest strategist in our empire, and you're viewed as one of the most valuable assets to it." "I'm not so naive to think that nobody bears a grudge towards my relationship with the emperor. Now Nathaniel, if you were in my situation what would you do? With death so close, how would you handle it?" He turned back around and gave Nathaniel his cup. Nathaniel started to sweat, and looked daround nervously. "Well, I'd find the culprit and avoid the conflict altogether." Nathaniel stared at his wine as he answered, doing his best to hide the clear worry in his expression. "Your reasoning is completely correct, however, there is one gaping flaw in your plan. You are thinking as if there is only one betrayer." "I don't know what you mean by that." Nathaniel's worry was becoming more difficult to hide as sweat started to pool and drip down his face. "I mean exactly what I said, I will be betrayed by multiple people here tonight." He held his gaze with Nathaniel. "But as I said, everybody loves you." This time Nathaniel shot his head up to meet his gaze. "It's not up for debate anymore, I will be betrayed tonight, he has already set a plan in motion to kill me." At that He brought his cup to his lips and guzzled the entire thing. Nathaniel held his breath. "Who is 'he'?" Nathaniel posed the question waiting the 5 seconds for the poison to set in was agony. But something peculiar happened, 5 seconds passed, then 10, then 30. Before long a minute of silence had dominated the conversation, his eyes still staring intently at Nathaniel. He set down his cup and replied coolly. "The emperor: your master." Before a gasp could escape Nathaniel's he was already right in front of him, and Nathaniel had a knife in his gut. "You see Nathaniel," He was standing over Nathaniel with a smile on his face, "I was asking for advice on an entire empire." Nathaniel gasped, coming out weaker than he had intended. "H-how do you know?" "Like you said, I'm the greatest strategist in the world. It's my job to know." A low chuckle escaped his mouth. "The.. empire..." Nathaniel coraked, barely coming out as a whisper. "Right you are." Nathaniel looked up horrified as his eyes clouded over. A little different from a classic betrayal, and the end/flow could use some work, but I'm proud of it

[@MaximusTheFluffyProtogen]

Love it.

[@EthanNetwork]

Love this, you should definitely write a book if you aren’t already

[@Meow101_45]

Can someone explain? English isnt my first language and I didn't get it completely. What happened?

[@reiksiegrist5584]

@@Meow101_45 so the general was afraid of being killed by his friends. Nathaniel tryed to poisen the general but it didnt work. The general already saw that coming and stabbed nathaniel to death

[@RtistiqSkubie]

The second half is a rough read. Definitely needs to be cleaned up to figure out what is going on.

[@yeremiahangeles7252]

"Many say, that to find an enemy you don't have to wonder far.. So, be there for watchful, because you might be entertaining one.. " -- Yeremiah Angeles

[@captainrick4513]

YouSeeBigGirl is one of those songs that are great for the emotional destruction and rage of a betrayal. Whereas, this track perfectly embodies the dreadful buildup, shock, and lust, hunger, a WANT of revenge. You were betrayed by someone you loved, and they cause both you, and countless others so much grief and pain, and you're going to make them pay, and you're going make make damn well sure that it hurts.

[@BreezyDefrag]

"I said I COULD protect them... I never said I would." Something I am working on

[@superpunkrotten6650]

look on KZbin at WHO REALLY INVENTED SATANIC METAL?

[@kobolddark]

I love how you hide secret little sounds in your music. It different when you listen to a song with and without headphones. It’s like getting 2 songs!

[@SecessionStudios]

I love those kinds of sounds, it really helps the music feel like its from another world

[@SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS]

@Secession Studios I want to write a scene to this. The song starts out and we see a man being sent with his wrists tied in front of him by two guards down the dark hallway. He wears beige rags and is beaten up with bruises on his cheek and eyes. At the end of the hallway, they forcefully turn him to meet his fate. A giant cathedral like room, filled with people and creatures who follow a demonic religion in a dystopian world where the evil reigns supreme. The chants and drums kick in, he realizes what is about to happen as he is walked down the white line surrounded by black hoods on either side that chant in another language. His family are held back. His screaming wife and daughter. He is walked up the steps and read his sentence. The strings kick in and he is tied to the scaffold. Mirias, our character is guilty of a false murder. The sentence doesn't matter. Framing innocent victims just to torture, kill and eat them is how the religion gains its twisted followers. The build up and the pause and sharp strings, the executioner also wearing a black hood comes up with carries a sharp pointed weapon as the other hooded creatures circle him, ravenous and hungry. The music is loud they strike. He takes each cut, stab and torture like a man. It's like a dark ritualistic and horrific execution of an innocent man betrayed and sent to die. The very end of the music is when he raises his eyes to the sky and the blow is delivered. The piano after is when you zoom out from above his bloody body. The end note and the drum as when his body disappears as the black hoods swarm him, to devour their next meal.

[@yibboykeithnug341]

“The most civilized place in the world,” murmured Father Yarvi. “Though that mostly means folk prefer to stab each other in the back than in the front.”

[@ghostslayer1981]

The most perfect civilization always has one imperfect traitor: One that shatters the world into a thousand pieces

[@hulking_presence]

This is deep.....

[@hulking_presence]

@@ghostslayer1981 this is also deep...

[@yibboykeithnug341]

@@hulking_presence Quoted it from a book I was reading at the time!

[@ghostslayer1981]

@@hulking_presence funny, looking back I have no idea how I thought of that

[@TheSpawnfan]

"We must always assume we're being plotted against"-Darth Baras.

[@Reestar-jv5jh]

I was home sick today with a fever and this came out. Now every hair on me is sticking up with goosebumps. Now I’m shivering extra hard. Thanks for nothing! (Except some banger music)

[@ringlord545]

"A person can go through their whole life believing that no one has ever wronged them, that they were great at everything, but the truth is that no person ever betrayed them...because their mind did." Yet another amazing piece of work! Love darker music like this.

[@Alex_From_Florida]

“You should have realized how much you needed me, before I realized how little I needed you.”

[@seraph535]

To the gallows. To darkness, to death. To pain, misery, anger. A death, but, not one to forget.

[@cvernon5256]

There is a reason why so many fear the grave: the living forget with time, stone weathers, and steel corrupts. But the grave does not forget, not is it forgiving. All lie equal at it's mercy.

[@bhc9405]

I’m excited to use these tracks for my upcoming apocalyptic game project!

[@stickyschannel8497]

Are you a game developer?

[@shutup4423]

maybe ask permission first. dont want to catch a case now do ya?

[@wolvy8524]

"I see the padawan needs one last lesson" - Darth Maul

[@thecreator6480]

The smile at you They are watchers The past and the future they know They know what you did for them And they certainly know what they’ll do to you. -unknown

[@olseon2861]

Some quote about betrayal never coming from an enemy by Skipper would probably fit well here, but instead I'll just tell you that it also applies to your friend being an imposter in Among Us and they kill you first.

[@user-qt5mj4ce3m]

Now, I'm able to finish my story. Your music have helped me a lot. Thank you so much 😍. This is another PERFECTION.

[@MrGay-iw6tm]

👌

[@sgoldendragon3603]

Same here mate, though I'm early in mine, not finishing. Same principle though.

[@user-qt5mj4ce3m]

@@sgoldendragon3603 I hope you finish your story like you want. And I hope it gets published so I can read it ☺️👍

[@sgoldendragon3603]

Thanks. I am working on it, but it has been presenting me with considerable difficulty unfortunately. No feedback is my main problem. I'm sure it will work out in the end however. I have actually sort of published something else if you're interested. It's called Empires of Saturn Part One. Sort of a sci-fi thing with some elements of mystery and drama and such.

[@jackmanzino9212]

“With this, the tribute, in full it is paid.” “With this, our blood, it is the Hanged King’s.” -SCP-701

[@Minute_Sniper]

The past is a relentless hunter, it never fails to catch its prey. In betrayal, it will herald your name.

[@proy2448]

This one is your best yet. That part where it sounds like someone is humming in a very, very low voice is just chilling.

[@river8292]

"Father, I am telling you! Larna and Thorn cannot be trusted!" "They have been loyal to the throne for the past three hundred years, son! They will not betray us!" "You are putting everyone in this palace in danger! Everyone within the city walls!" "I did not become king by making wrong decisions, son!" "Well, then maybe you should not be king!" "Get out." "Father." "Get out!"

[@odog1372]

What’s that from it sounds familiar

[@river8292]

@@odog1372 It's from a personal project, but it might have resemblances to other things, I cannot be sure. It was meant to be original, though.

[@communismisadisease4498]

Cringe

[@river8292]

@@communismisadisease4498 Oh no it's the same guy again

[@umwxntedsxul393]

@@river8292 Never mind the haters.They are stuck in a mental prison of jealousy and self doubt that blinds them from reaching their best self

[@judgemoffatt4326]

"Have I made things right, father?" The man smiled, even as he fingered the dagger he often had strapped to his thigh. "Almost, my son, almost." "What more needs to be done?" he cried. "We've won didn't we?" The father approached, even as the dagger gave an oily hiss as it was drawn. "Almost, my son, almost..."

[@sgoldendragon3603]

...Well that's just rude.

[@efarys1918]

oi bloke you just stabbed me a bit rude innit fam?

[@sgoldendragon3603]

@@efarys1918 Exactly. See people? This person gets it.

[@goofytycooner5519]

@@efarys1918 Oi shut it I got da stabbin license on me shits legal and everythin

[@ShinGojira-xq7fm]

@@goofytycooner5519 roite then, carry on m8

[@SovurnScholar]

Here comes the legend himself.

[@travisanderson77]

We came so far alongside you. We bled with you. We prayed with you. We fought alongside you. We had our defeats, and we had our victories. But less and less you visited our camps. You spent more time with the nobles and forgot where you had come from. You warmed your bed with a string of noble ladies as a guest in the palace while we froze in the tents beyond the walls. Then one day, you ordered an attack in which you couldn’t bother to attend. Good men died...friends we had grown up with in our village long before we started this rebellion. From atop the palace walls surrounded by men in gilded armor who’d never swung a sword, you gave a beautiful speech in honor of...your...victory. It was a speech worthy of a man wanting to become a King. I approached you and those men held me at bay. You smirked and said nothing as they did so. It was then I knew my friend had died. So in killing you, I am not betraying a friend. I am killing the sort of enemy we both shared. I can think of no better way to honor his memory than to put into the ground the grotesque charade calling itself his name. Those gilded men will soon break down the door and cut me down. They’ll sing your praises and curse my name. But for the dead there is no shame or glory. Only a dark silence. So before we both die there are two things I wanted you to know... You will never be a King... And I have kept the faith.

[@anerkant]

🌷beautiful.

[@jnmaz066]

“What have I done to deserve this? I protected the kingdom, I slayed many enemy’s with my sword and hands all in the name of Philionos…. Why must I, the captain of the knights, be sentenced to death?… Why must someone like me be treated like a traitor! WHY MUST I SUFFER MORE AFTER EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM ME!? WHY MUST THIS FAILED KING LIVE!? After all I done… he send soldiers to my house, kill my only son, raped my wife and daughter, burned down my house!… This failed king, Philinos, must pay for his treachery, MUST PAY FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE! Stripped my rank, killed my wife, kidnapped my daughter, killed my son, burned my house and now… he threatens my life… I know what must be done…. And I will get my revenge! No matter what it takes… this failed king… no… this tyrant WILL DIE AT MY HANDS! HE WILL PAY FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE!”

[@seanbell1842]

Who said that? That sounds familiar

[@metal0-131]

​@@seanbell1842 i think this is from gladiator.. if i'm not wrong.

[@johngrissom1504]

“The betrayal you can see coming is trivial, but the betrayal you cannot see is much more frightening and lethal” - Sōsuke Aizen.

[@RJHNoHate]

"Some say the Sun rises while the Moon falls but its only a cycle of exchange between the light and the dark that allows us to function in this perfect world" ~ A young poet

[@dreadedpatrick9876]

These comments are really reinforcing the music. Kudos to those who are knowledgeable enough to quote these historical figures.

[@anonymousstar3541]

“I could not see the person i once called friend, for the monster who took my sight also, end my life. That sword which burnt as hot as the sun stroked though what was left of my cold empty heart. I will never forget that feeling nor will i ever forgive you.” A line from a story i making, still a bit in the works but this scene is one of my favorite to talk about when you know it talking about “the day of eclipse”

[@user-cr2vm7rb3z]

Dragged down to the gallows Betrayal echoes in my heart With every step fear casts it's shadow From the dark 🌑 I hear a scream To the gallows we are made to March No fear of death! No desire for vengeance! Betrayal has emptied my heart Set me free from this cruel dark world Let me reunite with the lover behind the mask.

[@hulking_presence]

Inshallah! Alhamdulillah!

[@DunceCapSyndrome]

I unironically listen to succession studios (on Spotify) & recognized the title. It was like seeing your best friends on the news, especially with the view count.

[@vaibhavbhandari1030]

They should use this music for loki series

[@darthgamer9468]

Ikr! I was getting Loki vibes from this music!

[@Edgeverse]

Agreed. All I was thinking about was Loki.

[@whitelampmrz]

Atreus..

[@liambarbotin5682]

"Reveal yourself!" I yelled at him, or perhaps her, there was no were they could go left. There I was standing in the middle of this field in ruines facing my ennemy. They turned to me, looked like they hesitated for a bit and then finally takes of their mask "no..." i say taking a step back from the shock and tripping on something hard behind me

[@gslush19]

When one considers betraying those close to them. Beware they don't come back to haunt you, for the most dangerous enemy is the one you think dead.

[@hulking_presence]

Is this legal to call for murder in youtube comment section?

[@gslush19]

@@hulking_presence dude I'm just making up a quote to go with the song. It's not that deep

[@matthewmorgan3913]

"For the sake of our planet's survival, a deal had to be made, with Megatron!" - Sentinel Prime

[@Mo-ph4pp]

Secession Studios, how do you manage to relate so much with your music in specific times? You're a legend.

[@russianhassan9341]

"Telling secret to male friend and telling keep it secret lasts a lifetime but telling secret to a female friend and keep it secret only lasts 1 second" -Myself

[@judaspriest9843]

I like those background sounds you've incorporated, fitting for a man who sold out his entire tribe to the enemy clan

[@GOJIRAKILLER2.4]

An enemy will never betray Because… a betray is from someone who you trust once

[@hulking_presence]

Das deep...........

[@russianhassan9341]

I got betrayed by two girls at March 27 2023 and almost committed suicide

[@Ucreator1]

World class dark music, it's like I am coming for you but with patience. Like he is waiting for his vengeance but he needs to calm his mind and plan everything

[@albertcooper6420]

This music over the years has been the reason for self improvement being honest with you guys music sometimes power to understand how to learn and grow up to make things easier to handle when times get ruff and growing in stress of life kicks you in the ass and you dust your self off and give him the glory to be able to get back up no matter whatever happens when the time is up

[@a_byssal7282]

That sword is beautiful

[@JoaoAntonio-ox5vf]

This came right when i needed! I use your music to my rpg sessions, and has been so useful, thank you!

[@jacob2790]

Same.

[@chrismayer3919]

Keep your true friends close, your sworn enemies closer… and your betrayers the closest of all 💔🗡

[@purpleuzis749]

“it’s clobbering time “- the thing from fantastic 4

[@rekabfamilyfun4218]

I’ve been writing a story and have been trying find certain music for certain parts to have a feel and this is perfect for the betrayal that happens in it.

[@Revelation40000]

'Seven' is an unwieldy number. Across the gloomy sea. Across the carmine sands and the lurid, violet jungles and the brazen veldt. To the Mountain, blazing bright! To Nidah. Her basalt walls are broken. Bloodshed stains her gemstoned streets. This close, the light of the Mountain is savage. Lenses of sapphire protect my eyes as I march along the Avenue of Lament. At its end, beyond a statue of the first Presbyter, is the funereal facade of the College of Mortality. Grey. Grim. My detachment has penetrated furthest into the city. Batuk is at my side, bearing the Seven's apple-and-ploughshare banner. "This is it," he bellows, over the sound of battle. "The last time, this is as far as we got." My moment is at hand. But seven is an unwieldy number. One is much more straightforward. I clap Batuk on the shoulder. Then I reach up and pluck his sapphire lenses away. He screams as his eyes boil. I retrieve his fallen banner, tie a length of red silk to it, and raise it high. At my signal, my assassins strike at the remaining Seven. My second-in-command curses and draws her pistol, pushing her way towards me. Fortunately, I identified her as one of Isery's agents several months ago. My men, forewarned, fire first. I give an order. My gun emplacements begin methodically shelling the College of Mortality. Its mortuary-friezes vanish in clouds of dust. Holes are blasted in the walls, revealing glimpses of a facsimile-paradise: chambers of extravagant wealth; gardens of fruit-heavy trees; seraphically-beautiful servants, now shredded by shrapnel. Perhaps I will repair it and make it my palace, when the once-Presbyters of the College surrender. Ah. There we are: a white flag. A rag of dusty bed sheet, but the most beautiful sight in the Neath. It means the city is mine. It means the Mountain is mine. It means eternal life is mine. And mine alone. --Sunless Sea

[@imsosirius3151]

Wow

[@casteddu6740]

A conversation between 3 people 1 "Wha- what are you doing?" 2 "Don't you think I did not see it coming!" 1 "See what?!" 2 "Don't play dumb with me, those like you can't be trusted!" 3 "what's going on here?!" 2 "the highlightening of a betrayal!" 1 "Don't believe him! He's lying!" 2 "didn't you say you had no idea of what your accusation was?" 1 "..." 3 "will somebody explain please?!" 2 "it seems your old friend has been spying on us, to know our weaknesses, and strike from behind." 3 "what?" 1 "I did not do such things!" 2 "care to explain these papers then?" 1 "..." 3 "I can't believe it..." 1 "I have never seen any of these! I'm being framed!" 2 "I have seen children lie better than this." 1 "please, you surely will understand what's going on!" 3 "I understand... I was fooled" 1 "I thought we were friends..." 3 "so did I." 1 "no, please! NOOOO!" 2 (thinking) "eh, all too easy"

[@captainrick4513]

I'm sorry, but I cant help but think of Markiplier. "Heh, almost too easy."

[@orithespiritwolf3459]

Glorious.

[@CodyMapping]

Ah Casteddu

[@casteddu6740]

@@CodyMapping hi

[@gooberpiebuba]

"Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn." - Alfred Pennyworth

[@NamHoang-zy4rw]

What a name for a song.

[@unagrimm1156]

"et tū, Brutē" Gaivs Ivlivs Caesar.

[@lilb1970]

*sigh* "hate..hate is a powerful tool when in the wrong hands When people who are dead inside feel it it doesn't overwhelm them because hate is an emotion and they have none But when in the hands of someone who feels then it becomes fatal..dangerous..deadly Why... Because they can't control hate..hate is like the air we breathe It takes over you..your life and before you know it you become a slave to it But don't worry .it only gets worse from there"

[@questmaker]

" be careful who you trust, the people you love the most can hurt you the most " -Simon Riley a.k.a ghost

[@sevatorion7975]

Get ready for epic quotes! For they are mighty!

[@chipcrispy]

"Violence is not the answer, it is a solution." -Chip Crispy

[@hulking_presence]

An answer is a solution. It's the same thing 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@chipcrispy]

@@hulking_presence I said "THE answer", I didn't want to say answer again in the sentence. smh

[@Brian.8272]

I love the deep anger

[@sageoliver1592]

There's nothing more dishonorable than being betrayed by a friend.

[@SpeakUltimateTruth]

"Nothing personal. It's just good business."

[@WylRobins0n]

1:12 “Jealousy is my name, for it is the very fuel that feeds my soul. I saw his happiness, and I did covet what was not mine. I saw her beauty, and I did feel captivated by that innocence. I witnessed their love grow and cover me in a shroud that I could not escape.. I listened to their cries when my anger erupted; I laughed at their suffering when their fear came to life; I devoured their lives as they pleaded for liberation. I am the hunger inside your mind, I am that which pushes the black curtain open, I.. am.. Strahd..” ~ Strahd Von Zarovich.

[@ShaneKeeling-cz1nx]

Finding this jewel at this precise moment is in pure synchronicity with the unfolding of my life.

[@altamasparsanov9181]

Your soundtracks are just so thought-provoking!!! Keep it going!!!✌️✌️

[@bat7320]

Keep your friends close BUT keep your enemies CLOSER.

[@Jesusbloodissufficient9434]

Or vice-versa.

[@dragonlord2882]

"When the edible kicks in and you realize you're the villain of your story instead of the hero."

[@siyambonani8802]

This song is so menacing. I feel like facing all my demons in one go.