#i just finished my re-read of the books and sad + fully in the brainrot phase

[waterflowing-under-ground]

This song reminds me of Geralt and Dandelion's relationship.

I See A Darkness by Will Oldham (aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy)

Well, you're my friend

And can you see

Many times we've been out drinking

Many times we've shared our thoughts

But did you ever, ever notice

The kind of thoughts I got?

Well, you know I have a love

A love for everyone I know

And you know I have a drive

To live, I won't let go

But can you see this opposition

Comes rising up sometimes?

That it's dreadful imposition

Comes blacking in my mind

And then I see a darkness

And then I see a darkness

And then I see a darkness

And then I see a darkness

Did you know how much I love you?

Is a hope that somehow you

Can save me from this darkness?

Well, I hope that someday, buddy

We have peace in our lives

Together or apart

Alone or with our wives

And we can stop our whoring

And pull the smiles inside

And light it up forever

And never go to sleep

My best unbeaten brother

This isn't all I see

Oh no, I see a darkness

Oh no, I see a darkness

Oh no, I see a darkness

Oh no, I see a darkness

Did you know how much I love you?

Is a hope that somehow you

Can save me from this darkness?

Geralt sees the darkness by nature of his profession, by nature of his history, and by nature of his fate. Dandelion saves him from the darkness, he does this many times over, until of course he can't. :(

But then again, in a way he does, even after Geralt is gone, because Half a Century of Poetry is the only historical text that gives so much detail about Geralt and the rest of the hansa. So even after he dies, Dandelion shines a light on his existence. Okay I need to lie down now.