Deep in the ocean, dead and cast away,
where innocence is burned in flames.
A million miles from home, I'm walking ahead.
I'm frozen to the bones, I am.

A soldier on my own, I don't know the way.
I'm riding up the heights of shame.
I'm waiting for the call, the hand on the chest.
I'm ready for the fight and fate.

The sound of iron shots is stuck in my head.
The thunder of the drums dictates
the rhythm of the falls, the number of deaths,
the rising of the horns ahead.

From the dawn of time to the end of days,
I will have to run away.
I want to feel the pain and the bitter taste
of the blood on my lips again.

This steady burst of snow is burning my hands.
I'm frozen to the bones, I am.
A million miles from home, I'm walking away.
I can't remember your eyes, your face…

Iron, by Woodkid
Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSkb0kDacjs

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11”x14” commission for based on the video for the song Iron by Woodkid. A unique challenge for me, since I don’t typically work in black and white, but I was given complete artistic freedom in choosing how to best represent the video, so it all worked out. :3
My scanner pretty much ate all my shading on Kayin – you can’t see it here but he’s got a lot of texture in his hair and on the fur of his tails. As always, the original is ten times better.

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Artwork is © myself
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