Windrunner

This song contains major spoilers for The Stormlight Archive (1-4)!

Stick around after the credits below to get the backstory on this song.

Lyrics and chords: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J...

Lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, drums, bass, trombone choir, strings, male choir:

Joe Byerly

Syl's vocals, female choir:

Sharon Byerly

Mixing, mastering, electric guitars, percussion and choir VST's:

Infamoti - https://bit.ly/infamoti

Artwork:

Pam Hage - Queen of Eagles - https://www.pamhage.com/

Download links:WAV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zh1k...

MP3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xQid...

#brandonsanderson #stormlightarchive #kaladin #windrunner #rhythmofwar

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To be honest, when I first read The Way of Kings in 2013, I loved but didn't understand Kaladin. He seemed... beyond me, somehow. As his backstory unfolded, I realized how little we had in common at that time in my life; I settled into a good place where I really enjoyed watching him grow and change, accepting that I could invest myself in a character's story without having to fully understand his experiences.

In the summer of 2019, my wife became pregnant for the first time in our marriage. We had been married 7 years, 6 of which had been spent trying to grow our family. Weeks later, that child died in the womb from unknown causes. I suddenly understood a little of Kaladin's pain; I was unable to protect my unborn child.

We struggled for a year, wrestling with ourselves and God, days blurring into weeks, then months, as we sank into depression. We were surrounded by people who loved, held and heard us, but it took a long time to even begin to move forward from the silence, the grief and the loss. As we slowly crept out into the light again, we chose to trust that continuing the journey as unashamedly broken people was better than pulling the covers over our heads for the rest of our lives. We went to counseling, examined our faith on deeper levels, and spent lots of time with friends and family, sharing what had happened to us and soaking up the encouragement and love of others. In the fall of 2020, months before the birth of our daughter Jane, the chorus of Windrunner began to take shape.

I wrote this song to help me move forward in my journey; I hope it helps others as much as it helped me.