Chant of Immortality (song)

*This article is about the song. For the single, see Chant of Immortality (single).*

"**Chant of Immortality**" is a song by American musician 4EverfreeBrony featuring American artist Chi-Chi, initially released on November 20, 2013.

## Information

The first chant in 4EverfreeBrony's series of chants, as well as his second most-popular song to date. It is also one of the most popular works from the brony fandom. The song was first released as the second single from 4EverfreeBrony's third studio album, *Small Horses and Other Stuff*, on November 21, 2013.

"Chant of Immortality" was featured on *Equestria Daily*'s Spotlight Music section, reached #1 on the community-voted *Top Brony Music*'s Top 10 Pony Songs of November 2013 list and #9 on the Top 25 Pony Songs of 2013 list. It was also voted as the #1 fan created song of the year at the Bronyville 2013 Golden Muffin Awards. An animated video for the song made by Mexican animator M1guel1980 was posted to YouTube on March 17, 2014. The song was later featured on the Ponies at Dawn compilation album *Memories*.

The live arrangement for the song, dubbed as the "Concert Version", was released as a single on November 15, 2018, and subsequently on the album *The Dreamer's Door*, along with an acoustic rendition.

Since it is almost an entire acapella composition, no instrumental for the original version was released on any of *The Instrumentals* albums. It would be later uploaded to SoundCloud upon requests. The instrumental for the Concert Version can be found on the album *More Instrumentals (Part Two)*.

## Subject

The song is widely recognised for addressing a very sensitive topic within the brony fandom, many years prior to the Friendship is Magic finale; Twilight outliving her friends because of her immortality, consequence of her alicorn transformation.

It was assumed that this would not be her fate, based on statements made by Meghan McCarthy, one the show's co-producers and screenwriters, a couple of months after the release of the episode "Magical Mystery Cure". However, after the premiere of the series final episode, storyboard artist and co-director Jim Miller commented that they were not sure about Twilight's lifespan or that of her friends.

4EverfreeBrony stated the following shortly after the release of the song:

> **"**I'm well aware that becoming an alicorn does not make you immortal. It has hardly anything to do with it, really. I was pointing more toward the direction of Twilight gaining responsibility as ruler after Celestia. Without immortality, her time as ruler would be utterly short. I always imagined she would rule at a certain point, so she must become immortal at some point.
> And who says she wouldn't be immortal after becoming an alicorn? It's highly possible, anyway. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but please don't go saying I'm wrong about my own lyrics. No hard feelings to anyone.**"**
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The song was highly praised and gained popularity after the series finale. 4EverfreeBrony commented:

> **"**TOTALLY CALLED IT!!! IMMORTAL TWILIGHT IS CANON, HER FRIENDS ALL DIE, AND SAD TWILIGHT IS SAD, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!**"**
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## Lyrics

**[Chorus]**
Remembrance, part of every life
Numerous regrets, the art of passing time
Not one forgets, spent nights of chasing days
Eternal rest, to witness being erased
To witness being erased

**[Verse 1]**
It is seldom seen in this world of now
It is welcome, universe and out
It is seen, only from eyes of thine
Is it free? 'Tis only by invite

**[Chorus]**
Remembrance, part of every life
Numerous regrets, the art of passing time
Not one forgets, spent nights of chasing days
Eternal rest, to witness being erased
To witness being erased

**[Verse 2]**
It is ponderous, willing to know my fate
In its longest lingering while to wait
I can see, memory taken tolls
I'm not ready, ready to let them go

**[Chorus]**
Remembrance, part of every life
Numerous regrets, the art of passing time
Not one forgets, spent nights of chasing days
Eternal rest, to witness being erased

**[Chorus]**
Remembrance, part of every life
Numerous regrets, the art of passing time
Not one forgets, spent nights of chasing days
Eternal rest, to witness being erased