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2025-12-27
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[filk] My Walls

Summary:

A filk about somebody trapped inside a haunted house, to the tune of "Special To Me" from Phantom of the Paradise.

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Hi wilfriede! I recently watched the movie Phantom of the Paradise (1974) and I loved the soundtrack. Special To Me is especially fun to sing and I got the idea to use it for a filk for you, maybe about some push and pull from the The Locked Tomb. Well, trying to internalize an existing story thoroughly enough to express it within the constraints of an existing song was beyond me this time. I do intend to practice guitar more regularly next year and perhaps a more original Locked-Tomb-inspired song will come to be? I also experimented with using MuseScore to make a drum track (based on but not identical to the original song), and I'm definitely going to do that again. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this little haunted house situation I imagined. Happy ITPE!

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Lyrics:

On my walls the sun is rising
Your friends are gone and it's not surprising
Their show of kindness was always so hard to believe
I understand you more already
The air in here makes you feel unsteady
My doors are sealed and I don’t think that you want to leave

Well I told you last night you could scorn their pity
Show them your will is your own
Surely the rumors about me were all overblown
Show them you won't be afraid forever
Not when the world is your own
Well your world is in me now
You might not be free now
But neither of us is alone
Never will we be alone…

On your feet now, you start to wander
My rooms will offer you much to ponder
Within my framework, you’ll naturally follow my lead
My pipes are dry and my cupboards gaping
My wires are snapped and there’s no escaping
My power fills you and satisfies all you could need

Well I told you last night you could scorn their pity
Show them your will is your own
Surely the rumors about me were all overblown
Show them you won't be afraid forever
Not when the world is your own
Well your world is in me now
You might not be free now
But neither of us is alone
Never will we be alone…