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samurai7 05:05 pm UTC 05/07/09 |
| In reply to: | BACK INTO GOTHAM! - Scaramouche 09:52 am UTC 05/07/09 |
| excellent as usual! > Ready for another rollercoaster ride back into Gotham? > > This time a soliloquy for Batman... > > Have always loved Jim’s ‘Gotham City/Graveyard Shift’ demo > and my favourite line is ‘when the dark entwines with > darkness’. It just jumped off the page, sounding both > magical and sinister at the same time. > > This led me to thinking, well isn’t that what Batman > always sees, the ‘dark entwined with darkness’? Not only > literally, as he works the ‘graveyard shift’, but also the > fact that he has vowed to defend the city, and in turn has > to deal with the ‘underbelly of the beasts’. > > Lots of Steinman references in this; some deliberate and > some just ‘seeped-in’ sub-consciously. > > Just so you know, the use of ‘for crying out loud’ was not > deliberate, and just came to me in the writing process, > having written ‘is anybody getting outta here alive’ > (originally for the chorus), first. > > I think the title I’ve chosen works best, but here are > some alternatives I toyed with...‘Batman’s Soliloquy’, > ‘Gotham City Lament’, ‘Paradise Lost?’ & ‘Someone’s Opened > Up Pandora’s Box’. > > As always, try & read the scene description first, as this > is what inspired (most of) the lyrics & music. > > Cheers > Scaramouche > > Scene Description: > Crime is soaring in Gotham and Batman is failing to stem > the tide. > > Arriving just minutes too late, he has failed to prevent > yet another murder, by one of the city’s many villains. > > This latest murder is now the final straw, and overcome > with grief, he retreats exasperated to one of the few > places he feels safe, the rooftops high above the city. > > The haunting images of his murdered parents are now more > vivid than ever, and he feels powerless, to act on his > vow, to defeat the never ending evils that lurk in the > shadows far below. > > Through the echoing taunts of countless police sirens, he > stares out into the all-engulfing darkness and sings a > lament... > > During the ‘middle 8’ Batman drops to his knees, and with > his arms raised towards the heavens he questions the > ‘gods’...‘for crying out loud, is anybody getting outta > here alive?’... > > The song ends with Batman again questioning the ‘gods’, > but this time a more selfish question, ‘is dark entwined > with darkness, all I’ll ever see?’, before dropping his > head in defeat, followed by the sound of a lone tolling > bell. > > Slowly but surely the single bell is joined by first one, > then two, then a whole thunderous symphony of church > bells, echoing around the city. > > Batman is intrigued, and raising his head, is first > shocked & then inspired by what he sees... > > Every church spire around the city is magically > illuminated by columns of faint celestial light, piercing > the night sky from the heavens above. > > The church bells increase in volume, until the whole city > is awash with a deafening but beautiful melody of defiance > (you’ll recognize the tune), and the celestial ‘light > sabers’ start criss-crossing all over the city, like a > spectacular laser show. > > Batman’s face turns from the initial shock & surprise, to > anger and then a fierce determination…the citizens of > Gotham have spoken, the ‘gods’ have spoken, his parents > have spoken...Batman has his answers...the fight is back > on! > > Lyrics: > > Dark Entwined With Darkness (Is All I Ever See) > > Dark entwined with darkness, is all I ever see > Alone embracing loneliness, is all I’ll ever be > Save me o’ lord, from these demons inside my head > Save me o’ lord, I’m alive but feel so dead > > There are so many nights that just never end > So many souls, I have to defend > An why must there be, so much evil in this place? > An why have all the angels, disappeared without a trace? > > The future just ‘aint what it used to be > An I’m so tired of feeling this way > Am I ever gonna sleep? > > Someone’s opened up Pandora’s Box > In the heart of the city I love > Look at all the madness & mayhem that rules > So many devils with a glint in their eyes > They’re always dancing in the pale moonlight > Listen to the laughter, of all the jokers & fools > Someone’s opened up Pandora’s Box > Let every sin fly free! > An dark entwined with darkness, is all I ever see. > > There are so many beasts that go bump in the night > So many dreams that fade with the light > An how do we live, always under the gun? > How do we endure, as our city comes undone? > > The future just ‘aint what it used to be > An I’m so tired of fighting the pain > Am I ever gonna sleep? > > Someone’s opened up Pandora’s Box > In the heart of the city I love > Look at all the chaos, corruption & greed > So many lunatics are prowling the streets > It’s yet another stark raving night > Close your eyes and pray, for the asylums have started to > breed > Someone’s opened up Pandora’s Box > Let every sin fly free! > An dark entwined with darkness, is all I ever see. > > For crying out loud, is anybody getting outta here alive? > For crying out loud, do we even stand a ghost of a > chance? > For crying out loud, is there any hope left in hell? > For crying out loud (all the churches) > For crying out loud (all the churches) > For crying out loud, toll a bell > > Someone’s opened up Pandora’s Box > In the heart of the city I love > Look at all the anger & hatred that burns (with a rage, > corroding to dust) > So many renegades are earning their stripes > With the slash and the twist of a blade > Here they come again > An orgy of violence & lust > Somebody’s opened up Pandora’s Box > Now every sin is free! > An dark entwined with darkness, is all I ever see. > > Save me o’lord, can’t you hear my desperate plea? > Is dark entwined with darkness, all I’ll ever see? > > | |
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