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As a child, you would wait
And watch from far away.
But you always knew that you'd be the one
To work while they all play.
And you, you lay, awake at night and scheme
Of all the things that you would change,
But it was just a dream!
Here we are, don't turn away now,
We are the warriors that built this town.
Here we are, don't turn away now,
We are the warriors that built this town.
From Dust.
The time will come, when you'll have to rise
Above the best, and prove yourself,
Your spirit never dies!
Farewell, I've gone, to take my throne
Above, don't weep for me
Cause this will be the labor of my love
Here we are, don't turn away now,
We are the warriors that built this town.
Here we are, don't turn away now,
We are the warriors that built this town.
From Dust.
Here we are, don't turn away now,
We are the warriors that built this town.
Here we are, don't turn away now,
We are the warriors that built this town.
From Dust.
And watch from far away.
But you always knew that you'd be the one
To work while they all play.
Of all the things that you would change,
But it was just a dream!
We are the warriors that built this town.
We are the warriors that built this town.
From Dust.
Above the best, and prove yourself,
Your spirit never dies!
Farewell, I've gone, to take my throne
Above, don't weep for me
Cause this will be the labor of my love
We are the warriors that built this town.
We are the warriors that built this town.
From Dust.
We are the warriors that built this town.
We are the warriors that built this town.
From Dust.
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It's the 2014 League of Legends World Championships theme.
Specifically, it's the anthem for the struggle of players getting to pro and getting to LCS/Worlds
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"As a child, you would wait And watch from far away. But you always knew that you'd be the one To work while they all play." This refers to casual LoL players, who dream with playing on great leagues like LCS, but "know that will work" while Professional LoL players play and win money.
"As a child, you would wait And watch from far away. But you always knew that you'd be the one To work while they all play." This refers to casual LoL players, who dream with playing on great leagues like LCS, but "know that will work" while Professional LoL players play and win money.
"And you, you lay, awake at night and scheme" - Players will spend hours creating the perfect builds for they're role's. Good Masteries, Runes, Item sets and Battle Plans can take hours to...
"And you, you lay, awake at night and scheme" - Players will spend hours creating the perfect builds for they're role's. Good Masteries, Runes, Item sets and Battle Plans can take hours to get right and test in actual gameplay.
"Of all the things that you would change," - It refers to the dream of nearly every single player to someday make it to the Big Leagues (LCS) and do somethings their own way and in a sense change the meta of the game or how people see a certain aspect of the game.
"But it was just a dream!" - No one at first honestly believes they will make it far in League, not to make money or to the finals.
"Here we are, don't turn away now, We are the warriors that built this town." - No matter how hard it gets, no matter how many losses you suffer, the bad plays that occur, the mistakes that are made, you shouldn't turn away. It is through those failures that you become better. We are the reason league exists, we are the players, we are the fans, we are the warriors who fight in the rift, we are heroes getting better every time we play the game.
"Here we are, don't turn away now," - It's talking about how the team has arrived at a great challenge, something that's going to be hard and nerve wracking. It's talking about how the team has arrived at a great challenge, something that's going to be hard and nerve wracking.
"We are the warriors that built this town." - This is about how hard being in the LCS or competitive scene really is. They have to fight every day just to get to the top and not lose their job. It also mentions "[they] built this town" saying that pro players are a major part of the League of Legends community and popularity.
"From Dust." - From absolute Nothing. League of Legends is a game built by the players originally as opposed to most games. Check out its history for more (League of Legends & Dota2 both spin offs from original player created MoBA Warcraft III game-mod, Defense of the Ancients)
"The time will come, when you'll have to rise Above the best, and prove yourself, Your spirit never dies!" - When the time comes when the players skill are needed the player will rise, bring out brilliant plays, and dominate the battlefield.
"Farewell, I've gone, to take my throne Above, don't weep for me Cause this will be the labor of my love" - This is when the League players go to worlds, they leave everything behind, to battle it out on the field until they have won the tournament.
"We are the warriors that built this town." - The town is the competitive scene that is created around League of Legends and exists thanks to the community, because we are the heart of League of Legends.
I think this song is someone who is different from the rest realizing that they have what it takes to become powerful.
When I hear this song, I'm thinking of a man who is training his apprentice. But he knows that soon he will have to leave his pupil (most likely dying), and as his final piece of advice, he's telling him of the legacy that he and his people has left, and that eventually the youth will take up that torch, and that he's ready for it.
This song reminds me of America (my favorite song from Night Visions). I think it's about a revolution (perhaps the American Revolution), and the song is one revolutionary talking to another like a mentor:
"As a child you would wait And watch from far away. But you always knew that you'd be the one That work while they all play."
That last line for me means that the people seemed to ignore what was going on, and just went with it. The revolutionaries would have to change things (That work while they all play) It could also be an allusion to the fact that the British exploited the Americans to pay off their war debt.
"In youth you'd lay Awake at night and scheme Of all the things that you would change, But it was just a dream!"
Pretty straightforward. The revolutionaries wished for change individually but, without assembling, it seemed as a dream. The dream could also be their goal.
"Here we are, don't turn away now, We are the warriors that built this town. Here we are, don't turn away now, We are the warriors that built this town From dust."
Awesome chorus. It just says to keep hope and faith in what you do. (If we continue in the American revolution subject, the town could be a metaphor for the US)
"The time will come When you'll have to rise Above the best and prove yourself, Your spirit never dies!"
Farewell, I've gone to take my throne above, But don't weep for me 'Cause this will be The labor of my love"
The mentor has died, perhaps from fighting the revolution. He prays that the other revolutionary will take his place, continue the fight and be courageous.