Dark Lord V—

[bnewman]

My first multivalent song — that means it's about two subjects at the same time. Which two subjects? That's revealed at the end of the song (or you could read the tags). See if you can figure it out before then.

lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

/: Em D / C D Em - :/ C D /

 

Kid, you've got potential,

But your uncle and your aunt don't understand.

My boy, I'd like to teach you,

But before you put your life into my hands,

 

I know that when you're ready,

You'll find you have a power deep inside.

 

/ C D Em CD / C D Em - /

 

But I believe that there'll come a time of deadly peril,

So it's time to tell you how your father died...

 

Once there was a master,

Adept at every skill but self-control.

He was my brightest pupil,

Until the darkness swallowed up his soul.

 

And when we let our guard down,

And evil rose to power like a fist,

 

He hunted down and slaughtered each adept who, like your father,

Had the guts it would have taken to resist.

 

/ Em D CD Em / - D C D / Em D Em C / - D Em - /

 

And V is for that vile adept who took your father's life!

And V is for his vengeful hatred, sharper than a knife!

And V is for the very power you must come to claim,

Before you face Dark Lord V— you know, what's-his-name.

 

My intuition tells me

That some connction lies between you still.

I fear it may be destined

That one of you the other one must kill.

 

Yet, if you have the courage,

I do believe you have a chance to win.

 

But if you want to beat him when at last you finally meet him,

Then it's high time for your training to begin!

 

'Cause V is for...

 

And V will be for victory, that evens up the score,

Between you and Dark Lord, um...  Vader?  Voldemort?

 

(Mwa ha ha ha...)