[Caesar's Legion Campfire Song] - Speak Not of the Burned Man

"We can't expect God to do all the work."
As night fell across the Mojave wasteland, Legionaries would gather by the campfire, and engage in the time honoured tradition of telling ghost stories. Some spoke of the Sierra Madre, a city of the dead. Some spoke of the rumours that their comrades has survived the Divide. The legend spoken about in the most hushed of tones, however, was that of the Burned Man - Joshua Graham, who's true name Caesar, forbade legionaries from speaking under threat of death (Damnatio memoriae).
"Speak Not of the Burned Man" is a folk song that sprung up on the Mojave front some time after the first battle of Hoover Dam. Its author is unclear, likely a young Legionary who's name was lost to time and life was lost in the Second Battle. It is said that anyone caught singing the song was sentenced to a minimum of 30 lashes. Once the Centurions had retired for the night, the young recruits would gather by the fire, take out their battered old guitar, and softly sing the haunting tale of the Malpais Legate,
[Lyrics by me, composition assisted by Suno AI]