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We won't stand for this anymore: a shanty by noobkiller48

Dreaded with fear,

Tenno can tell the end is near,

We can hear

The firing of the gunners shooting 

We won't accept this anymore

We'll have no choice but to go hardcore!

We have a squad of:

Rhino! 

Some say he is stronger than a dino!

Volt! 

His ability makes him faster than a lightning bolt!

Mag! 

She'll leave your enemies so weak, you'll have the fight in the bag!

Ash!

He'll shoot down enemy ships in a flash!

Get ready for faction grineer;

We'll destroy their ships and send them retreating in fear.     

If you want to make a name:

Get your warframe.

We're space ninjas!

We've freed Vox solaris from the Corpus!

Get your archwing;

And hear us sing;

"Hear our call!

Corpus, Grineer, it'll be your fall!"

Give it your all! 

Keep pushing forward...

They think we are weak,

But we've reached our peak

Take your weapon:

Silva and Aegis, and Skana too,

Now get out there and join your dream crew!

Do not fail or DARKNESS SHALL PREVAIL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by (NSW)noobkiller48
I wanted a cool sentence at the end. Accidental submit.
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show me the way to farm intrinsic
im tired and i wana go to bed
I had a decent drop about a hour ago and I should be in my bed
wherever i may farm by land or sea or poe
you can always hear me singing this song
show me the way to farm intrinsic

 

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Okay, this is my shanty, I hope you enjoy it. I tried bringing in components of the railjack update aswell as characteristics of this great and helpful community, and lastly the guiding principle of hope. Forgive me, if there are any grammar mistakes, English is not my main language. 🙂

Anyways, here comes my shanty:

"Sky's Anthem:

(Intro)

Grab your shawzins, let's have some fun,

and your mandachords, we'll sing a song.

And even if you don't want to sing along,

at least come over and play the drum.

 

(Verse)

Hey, Tenno, do you see this star?

You don't have to watch from all this far.

Remember the railjack we did prepare?

This glorious ship will bring us there.

 

No matter what challenges we will face,

they won't wring us down in this space.

Brave and strong we will always stand,

never alone, always hand in hand.

 

Bullets, arrows, knifes and blades,

let them judge our enemies fates.

Four in numbers but our spirit is one.

Grineer and Corpus, both will run.

 

And if the sentients would come and bring war anew,

even they would flee, when they face this crew.

But if some day we will fight and fail,

make sure to remember the void captain's tale:

 

(Chorus, can be sung twice)

Time to get our engines running

as the dark and its threats are coming.

May we gain strength by our singing.

Nobody knows what the dawn is bringing.

 

May this be the anthem to unite us all,

both on the rise and on the fall.

We, the Tenno, are the guiding light,

protecting they systems every night."

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Space is ours! Yes!Is the war won? No! Are you ready for battle? Yes! So let's go Tenno, let's fight! Fight enemies, getting covered in our lies over and over again. We are not defenders, we are peacemakers. We can even defeat the Lotus. And all for the sake of our lies.

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Космос наш! Да!Война выиграна? Нет! Вы готовы к сражению? Да! Так пойдём же тенно, будем воевать! Врагов сражать, раз за разом покрываясь в нашей лжи. Мы не защитники, мы миротворцы. Мы одолеем даже лотос. И все ради нашей лжи. 

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Where do we go from here tenno

What unspeakables do lie ahead

What is waiting for our arrival

Mess with us you'll soon be dead

 

Pass me my weapon upon arrival

Our companions will need fed

They will feast on bones of departed

Rather fitting more so than bread

 

We are equals and protect whats ours

We are all one tenno til the end

Into the void new worlds to plunder

All the while trying to stay undead

 

After we've vested and all is calm   

We march off with weapon in hand 

Hoping for the chance of new battles

We are all equals til our very end

 

Our spirit strong we will live on

We surely are braver than their best

There are many a place we've conquered  

Then its off to start our new quest

 

Into the void we anxiously await

My weapon in hand sword at my waist 

We will face our fears never crying tears

For us tenno this is our fate

 

When we go into battle we give it our all

If I happen to die its an honor I'll hold

Because we tenno are toughest by far

I'll rest after death this truth be told

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Warframe (chorus)

Take your railjack

from out of space 

Take down their ships

with your mighty weapons

To Make space mom proud 

Warframe (chorus)

Feel the power of your spaceship

slingshot to their ship

and destroy them from the inside

make the tunguska cannon roar with force

Warframe (chorus)

Tenno you are the mighty warrior of the space

only you can do it with your warframe

to set us free and deliver our space mom

from the darkness of the sentient

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Empyrean

Well tales of Tenno old and new
Of adventure to the void
Be hunting, fightin nail and tooth
Our talons no one avoids

Woooaaah Tenn O
Off to kill some 'neer
The corpus scum, when the day is done
Are nothing to be feared

Transcending distance, time and space
Weak hearted need not apply
Searching for her familiar face
Our enemies will all die

Woooaaah Tenn O
Infested in the night
We burn them up and crush underfoot
Their corpses mark their plight

Corrupted dreams, relics once prime
The Sentient threat draws near
Preparing our frames, the end this time?
Our greatest fight now here

Woooaaah Tenn O
We've killed all the 'neer
Corpus no more, Infested all spores
Just sentients to fear

Woooaaah Tenn O
The war can yet be won
So polish your sword, to face the horde
Reach Empyrean.

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Not so great at this shanty thing but hey ho,

 

Carry us safe through the merciless dark
Railjack crews never miss their mark
Targets locked, the gunner's shells fly
We sing a little tune just to pass the time

We men know our ship is our love
Dogfight in the skies above
We fly on both swift and free
This Railjack life is the one for me

Ship cephalon says our course is set
We set sail for the sentient threat
Let them know their end is near
We shall see if drones know fear

We men know our ship is our life
One best lived on the edge of a knife
We sail on both brave and bold,
We have faith our hull will hold

If you challenge our helmsman's flight
You'll soon know of our cannon's might
Those of the vallis all lift together
We few souls fly the void forever

We men know our ship needs us
Swab it clean till all are dust
We fly on both clean and proud
Thus we sing for one more round

Should we few burst into flames
Do not grieve or remember our names
Honour us once the job is done
We will rest when the war is won

We men know our ship is our grave
Still we serve to the end of our days
We fly on both swift and free
This railjack life is the one for me



 

Edited by EnderBot
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Космос будет нашим знает это каждый! Плачет гринир, это знаем даже мы! И сегодня день победы над террором корпуса! Мы не боимся смерти, у нас есть сила и мощь превосходящая каждого! Да придёт с вами война, я люблю ее, иначе я не найду лотос 

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Space will be ours everyone knows this! Grineer is crying, even we know that! And today is the day of victory over the terror of the corps! We are not afraid of death, we have strength and power superior to everyone! May war come with you, I love it, or I will not find the Lotus

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Holes in the hull
(sing to "Sugar in the hold")

Hey-ho, below below, fixing leaks in the hull below.
Hey-ho, below below, use my Omni on the hull below.

I wish I was in Strata Relay,
trading ducats all the day.
But I'm fixing holes in the hull below.
Below, below, below.

Hey-ho, below below, fixing leaks in the hull below.
Hey-ho, below below, use my Omni on the hull below.

This Railjack is a brand new ship,
off beaten paths will be our trip.
We're riding on the solar wind,
and fix holes in the hull below.

Hey-ho, below below, fixing leaks in the hull below.
Hey-ho, below below, use my Omni on the hull below.

The engineer yells in the chat
"help me fix those breaches or the loot goes splat!"
I just want to battle, maybe make some plat,
but I fix holes in the hull below.

Hey-ho, below below, fixing leaks in the hull below.
Hey-ho, below below, use my Omni on the hull below.

The cephalon just drives me mad,
it always sounds so mighty sad.
"Aboard this ship we work, then play"
and I fix holes in the hull below.

Hey-ho, below below, fixing leaks in the hull below.
Hey-ho, below below, use my Omni on the hull below.

(It is an adaptation of a traditional Sea Shanty. Hope that it is original enough.)

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Read in a calming low voice:

 

Battle here we come
Shields to full
Around that little ship we go

Shields to full
Watch the left
Watch the right
Catch that fading light

Weapons to full
Weapons are down
Weapons be damned
Archwings go

Down, down they go
Only to become a fading light
Another tenno's light has gone out

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A black hole will a glutton,                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Where our credits and potatoes should be,                                                                                                                                                         

Where our cores and our corps should be,

A kavat stole and maybe even some mutton!

 

Operator is relentless, and ruthless.

The clones afeared whilst wearing a sneer,

The stones on those grineer!

Operator wants more eximus, yet remains fruitless.

 

Oh we remain lootless,

Around our stores of corpses we should see,

Where our credits and potatoes should be!

But oh we remain lootless, so lootless.

 

Stay with the grind!

Though a billion credits you'll never see!

Keep it in mind,

Vodka wont be drunk as potatoes ceased to be!

 

Cabbages oh cabbages,

No scurvy with all these greens,

Look out for the golden gleam!

Cabbages, oh so brown, my many, many cabbages.

 

A black hole will a glutton,

Where our credits and potatoes should be,

Where our systems and endorphins should be,

Look! A kavat stole the entire foundry!

Edited by (NSW)algernonishbee
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Dances and Music at Railjack!

While Chroma is doing the hijack!

Big heavy blader!

 The proudest crusader!

 Killing opponents in second and half

Only by using some kinda old staff!

But hes pretty useless with all his power

While everyone's tasting the whisky sour!

The control tower is empty as a lone shell

This fatal error will not end so well!

Warrior is fighting but finally dying 

While music on railjack still playing and playing!

Fear appeared on uncarefull crew face

When Grineer galleons arrived in full grace!

Oh god what have I done... 🤮

 

 

 

Edited by Poetanczyk
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<Verse 1>
Be-ware  be-ware the void whales of old
Their maw for all to see!
Hulls will be cracked
Hulls will be snapped
While the whale smiles with glee!

Our fate been crossed
Our frames to dust
For lotus we sail to see

Cursed, the tenno are 
To wallow in the sea
Amidst this agony 

To   Cy   we   plea!
To   Cy   we   plea!
Flee we must
Or damned we be 

Beneath her mighty glee 
Our fate so cruel to be
</Verse 1>
<Chorus>
To   Cy   we   plea!
To   Cy   we   plea!
We must flee
Or damned we be 

To   Cy   we   plea!
To   Cy   we   plea!
We must flee!!
Or damned we be!!! 
</Chorus>
<Verse 2>
Far from home 
With nought to see
The void comes forth
With nought to seize
</Verse 2>
 

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Tenno come, hear our call

Follow on, one and all

Let the void, fuel your soul

Keep moving forth, don’t let go

 

(Chorus)

Bring your pilots, crew and all

Bring your frames, let them roar

Don’t give up, keep moving forth

Lights go out, we’ll wait till dawn

 

Bring your rail, don’t let her wait

Heed your cephalon for he’s seen fate

Steady your aim, don’t you wait

Show the system, your new place

 

Once from origin, Changed from young

Following the stars, from a song

Origin calls, hear her plead

Set her free, bring her warmth

 

High above listen all, once near lotus

Now she’s lost, so bring our siblings

Bring them all, let’s prepare this is our roar

 

(Back to chorus)

 

(End)

We’ll save lotus, so listen all

We won’t give up, hear our roar

She may be gone, yet not lost

See the new arrow, we’ll meet at war

 

Edited by (NSW)Glaiceam18
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With fire in our engines,

With wind in our sails,

With songs in our hearts,

Let us tell you our tales

 

Our tales of adventure,

Through the stars and the blue,

Through battle and maelstroms,

Of our blades and aim true

 

May we fight back corruption,

May we fight back the dark,

May we fight back the many,

With current and spark

 

Our foes may be endless,

Without mercy or ruth,

We will fight without tire,

We will show them the truth

 

With the Void on our side,

A blessing and curse,

May the Void light our way,

As we finish our verse

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Get ready your sword 
Get ready your gun
In few seconds 
We gonna fight!

Engines start
Weapons warm up
Welcome aboard
Hold on to the rack

Get ready your sword 
Get ready your gun
In few seconds 
We gonna fight!

Grinner? Corpus?
They're #*!%ed up!
This is the day 
End of their lives

Get ready your sword 
Get ready your gun
Just right now
We gonna fight!

Intruder alert
It's a full squad
I want those amateurs
To get the #*!% out

Get ready your sword 
Get ready your gun
Just right now
We end the fight!
 

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Tenno we ready, so fire away
Planet to planet, hunting our prey
Day in and day out, the song is the same
Wandering space to find her again

Tenno have fallen, time before us
Planets are taken, and gathered in dust
The enemy stands at the edge of our core
Dear Mother Lotus save us from Vor

Our bodies are used for tools of this war
Where, oh Ballas has written in lore
That all who have been lost shall soon be found
Sentients come back from deep in the ground

We sail on this ship to get far away
Maybe find peace at the end of the day
Where no more blood has to be shed
And a place for us to rest our head

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I feel like this contest was made for me. So many good entry's thus far has shown how awesome this community can be!

I've constructed my shanty with a nod to historical anachronisms. Some shanty's we're sung at the beginning of a ship setting sail as to synchronize work crews into a rhythm, which developed into a Call and response syncopation. You had the shanty-man start the song by an identifying intro, then the crew would join in tempo. I don't know what all goes down when a Railjack ships out from Drydock, but there has to be some manner of switch flipping and lever pulling.

Call is in normalized text, Response is in italicized

We've woke from the dream together it seems
Stand up! oh Tenno your Warframe is strong!
The only way 'head is clear to see
Our Railjack is mighty, and the distance is long

We'll spin up the reactor until its online
Stand up! oh Tenno your Warframe is strong!
the Arcwings are loaded, and our Cephalon's primed
Our Railjack is mighty, and the distance is long

Stand up oh Tenno  the journey's begun we'll dive through the void till our foe's destroyed!

Our foes do grin from ear-to-ear
Stand up! oh Tenno your Warframe is strong!
but the sound of our guns is all they'll hear
Our Railjack is mighty, and the distance is long

Hands ready to repel all the boarders
Stand up! oh Tenno your Warframe is strong!
Cry havok! and then back to your personal quarters
Our Railjack is mighty, and the distance is long

Stand up oh Tenno  the journey's begun we'll dive through the void till our foe's destroyed!

That scoundrel Baro swindled me blind
Stand up! oh Tenno your Warframe is strong!
Ill get him next time in the relics we'll find
Our Railjack is mighty, and the distance is long

We'll cut through the stars from Ceres to Luna
Stand up! oh Tenno your Warframe is strong!
Neuroptics and Kuva all bound for Fortuna
Our Railjack is mighty, and the distance is long

Stand up oh Tenno  the journey's begun we'll dive through the void till our foe's Destroyed!

 

Regardless of the outcome, I've had a fun few hours putting this together

I've attached a recently published video of how I hear it sung(by yours truly) Maybe cringe, maybe victory.

Stand up! oh Tenno

 

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Our Resources Are Gone!

 

My Captain, we lost the Argon!
Oh Captain, our faithful cephalon!
Has found out that we, the crewmen and me,
Left it all out for to long!

Can we snag some from Nef Anyo?
Honestly I do not think so!
Check down at Venus, leave once they've seen us,
Wave to Eudico when we go.

My Captain, we lost the Argon!
Oh Captain, our faithful cephalon!
Has found out that we, the crewmen and me,
Left it all out for to long!

How about Captain Vor?
Surely he's seen some before.
We could pay him a visit, only for a minute,
Before his Argon's no more!

My Captain, we lost the Argon!
Oh Captain, our faithful cephalon!
Has found out that we, the crewmen and me,
Left it all out for to long!

We could ask our good friend the stalker?
After Fossa he's always a talker!
With a swing of the skana, there wont be much drama,
Drop us that loot, you 'oughta!

My Captain, we lost the Argon!
Oh Captain, our faithful cephalon!
Has found out that we, the crewmen and me,
Left it all out for to long!

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Polish up this ship of ours,
Hull's gleaming brighter than Devar.
Shoot outta the void, then round Mars,
Time to cut through the sea of stars.

Getting word from our Cephalon,
Fighters swarming dusk til dawn.
Weapons are hot, and we're locking on-
But who kitted out with a Cryophon?

(chorus)
Build up thrust and forge the goods,
ship's zooming along just like she should,
keep stockin' up, keep the weapons hot,
show this system what we got.

Headin' down, forgin' more Revolite
Tryin' to keep the hull sealed tight.
Blowin' through the stuff left and right,
I'll take it o'er dying in the sea of night.

The Railjack's decks are quite a view,
with Helminths, Kubrows, and Kavats too.
Feels less like a spaceship, more a zoo,
so mind your head and check your shoes.

(chorus)

The Railjack's racing deep in space,
Tubemen ships are keepin' pace.
But their guns are a disgrace,
So it's time to rub it in their face.

See the sights and sail the stars,
depths of space and near and far.
Sure sometimes, our life's bizarre,
but there's nothing else that could reach this bar.

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