Let It Go, v. 2 Nimona Ch.10, p.27
By serenawitchwriter
My armor looks sad in the lab here tonight
Not a gold plate to be seen
A chess game of pomp and status,
And I’m no longer the Queen.My hair is tangled like this conflict from inside
Couldn’t keep it straight, you all know I triedDon’t let him in, don’t let him see
Be the hero the land needs you to be
Just play your part; don’t let him know
Well, now he knowsLet them go, let them go
Can’t keep this up anymore
Let them go, let them go
This did a number on my pores!I don’t care
If he turns me away
Bring your judgment on:
The joust never favored me anywayIt’s funny how some losses
Make others seem so small
For the cost of my “great” victory
Wasn’t worth his loss at allIt’s time to choose what I must do
To test directions and break rules
What’s right? What’s wrong? What’s left for me?
Mutiny!Let them go, let them go
I’ll switch to the other side
Let them go, let them go
This is not their time to dieHere I stand
And here I’ll stay
Bring your judgment onMy glory flurries through the air into my spear
My hair is spiraling in split-end tendrils ‘round my ears
And one thought hits me hard like a fwoom canon’s blast
He’ll never take me back,
This won’t undo the pastBut let them go, let them go
I’ll prove you all were wrong
Let them go, let them go
I’m no longer your pawnHere I stand
Not a Knight this day
Bring your judgment on,
I was never champion anyway
comedy
Banned From Arkham
so some of you know that I often rant about how there are TOO MANY SILLY LOVECRAFT ADAPTATIONS and NOT ENOUGH SERIOUS ONES and then I REFUSE TO INTERACT with the silly ones on PRINCIPLE
…but today I found a parody of the Most (in)Famous Filk Song Ever about getting kicked out of Arkham for causing a small apocalypse
it’s by a filker from Singapore called Terence Chua
and he’s adorable
I love him
just listen
Hey Nosferatu – crystalandrock
After months of promising dogofulthar that I’d make him a filk song called “Hey Nosferatu”, I finally got around to it. So here you go, a brand new filk about Nosferatu by someone who knew nothing about Nosferatu (and then went on the wiki page for last minute research).
I used chris clark’s karaoke version of Hey There Delilah for this. Thanks to them for having a slightly higher version than usual, eek!
Also I apologize for my voice and my lack of breath control. I blame Nosferatu for draining my life essence just before recording.
LYRICS:
Hey Nosferatu, what’s it like in Transylvania?
You’re four-hundred years old now and spreading plague throughout Germania
Thousands die,
But only two people know why,
What can they try?Hey Nosferatu, don’t you worry about the distance,
Though the ship’s journey is long you’ve got the crew for your subsistence
Still their breath,
Show them why you’re the “Bird of Death”
Till no one’s left.Oh, it’s how you’re draining me,
Oh, it’s how you’re draining me.
Oh, it’s how you’re draining me,
Oh, it’s how you’re draining me,
How you’re draining me.Hey Nosferatu, I know times are getting mean
With all the rats that you’ve released the town’s declared a quarantine –
It’s done no good
And Ellen wonders if she should
Become your food.Hey Nosferatu, when she let you have your way
I guess that you forgot to check the clock for at the break of day
You fell apart,
For Ellen she was pure of heart
And awfully smart.Oh, it’s how you’re draining me,
Oh, it’s how you’re draining me.
Oh, it’s how you’re draining me,
Oh, it’s how you’re draining me.A thousand rats seemed pretty grim
But they were beat by her and him
And mankind somehow ended your dark plan
At least you got their countrymen
And Ellen will never laugh again
You know she’s looking rather pale and wan.
Count Orlok, I can promise you
That even though your reign is through
The world will never ever be the same,
And you’re to blame.Hey Nosferatu, you were evil, now you’re history
But you’re still alive on film and in the heart of classic mystery
It’s surreal
Both our blood and hearts you’d steal
So though you see me as a meal,
Hey Nosferatu, I really feel
That you’re ideal.Oh, it’s how you’re draining me,
Oh, it’s how you’re draining me.
Oh, it’s how you’re draining me,
Oh, it’s how you’re draining me,
How you’re draining me.
Bold Marauder – Richard Fariña & Mimi Baez
A historical song, about the Crusades – “Bold Marauder,” by Richard Fariña and Mimi Baez
Good dulcimer on this one. The world needs more dulcimer.
Also, good melodrama. The world probably doesn’t need more melodrama, but I like it anyway.At a con a while back I got to hear Bill Roper sing his hilarious parody of this song. And knowing the original meant that I could sing harmony, at least when I wasn’t cracking up.
this is good because one, parody, and two, the parody has chords and I couldn’t find chords
The Ballad of Transport 18 – Leslie Fish
“The Ballad of Transport 18,” by Leslie Fish
…I just love that “songs about getting hella drunk in space” is its own genre
Innsmouth Sailor – the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society
So, uh. There’s an entire album of these and I had no idea. Lovecraftian sea shanties, as sung by sailors out of Innsmouth the like.
This is the track they offered as a free sample, but it’s only a matter of time before I break down and post more of it not really legally. SO – STOP ME FROM BEING ILLEGAL: BUY THE ALBUM
(For any Assassin’s Creed fans, you’ll recognize some good tunes from the game: Spanish Ladies, General Taylor, Leave Her Johnny, Haul Away Joe, and, of course, Drunken Sailor. For Stan Rogers fans, there’s a version of Rolling Down to Old Maui. For everybody, there are sea shanties. With eldritch horror. And I’m so happy. You have no idea.)
O Yog Sothoth – Tom Smith
More Lovecraft, more Tom Smith, more Christmas.
Silent Night, Blasphemous Night, – the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society
“Silent Night, Blasphemous Night,” from the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society
A Lonely Christmas Out Here – Kari Maaren
“A Lonely Christmas Out Here,” by Kari Maaren
Whatever you expect from this song, it’s probably not that. Unless you know Kari Maaren, in which case you know never to expect what you expect. Or something.
A Pirate Christmas – Tom Smith
…exactly what it says on the tin. A medley of Christmas carols about pirates, from Tom Smith.