Wretched Child
Hagbane's Challenge: Unveiling Power in the Wretched Child's Struggle
Lyrics
Wretched child, fall before me!
Expressing authority and demanding submission from a troubled individual.
Bow your head to royalty!
Instructing the child to show respect by bowing to royalty.
Wretched child, don’t defy me!
Warning the child not to resist or oppose the speaker.
Hagbane speaks! Answer me!
Referring to a character named Hagbane, prompting the child to respond.
I’ve no time to wait, boy!
Expressing impatience, emphasizing the urgency of the situation.
I’ve no time for lies.
Rejecting falsehoods, demanding truthful information.
Tell me what I need to know.
Commanding the child to provide necessary information.
You can live or you can die!
Presenting a stark choice to the child: compliance results in life, defiance leads to death.
You can die!
Reinforcing the threat of death, emphasizing the consequences of defiance.
You can die!
-You can die!
-Power!
Uttering the word "Power," possibly highlighting the speaker's desire for control.
Evil witch, the queen of spite,
Characterizing an entity as an evil witch and queen of spite, possibly an antagonist.
Deathly spirit of the night.
Describing the entity as a deathly spirit of the night, implying malevolence.
Hagbane! We fight for what is right!
Declaring a fight for what is perceived as right, possibly against the evil witch.
Come on and fight!
Encouraging or rallying others to join in the fight against the perceived evil.
Evil witch, you took our stone.
Accusing the evil witch of taking a valuable object, potentially a source of power.
Wicked hag, you stole our throne.
Accusing the witch of stealing a throne, indicating a loss of power or authority.
Hagbane! Totally repulsive crone!
Expressing strong disapproval and disgust towards the witch (Hagbane).
Could be you’re a fool, boy!
Repeating the theme of questioning the child, offering the choice between life and death.
Could be you’re a spy.
-Tell me what I need to know.
-You can live or you can die!
-You can die!
-You can die!
-You can die!
-Power!
Repeating the emphasis on power, suggesting its importance in the narrative.
Evil witch, the queen of spite,
Reiterating the fight against the evil witch, reinforcing the negative characterization.
Deathly spirit of the night.
-Hagbane! We fight for what is right!
-Come on and fight!
-Evil witch, you took our stone.
-Wicked hag, you stole our throne.
-Hagbane! Totally repulsive crone!
-Wretched child, fall before me!
Recalling the initial demand for submission, warning against falsehoods, and restating the choice between life and death.
Bow your head to royalty!
-Wretched child, don’t defy me!
-Hagbane speaks! Answer me!
-I’ve no time to wait, boy!
-I’ve no time for lies.
-Tell me what I need to know.
-You can live or you can die!
-You can die!
Repeating the ultimatum, offering the child a final chance to choose between life and death.
You can die!
-You can live or you can die!
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