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Once More with Lord of the Rings in

Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you...

...the original...

Once More With Feeling meets Lord of the Rings

Going through the Motions, sung by the Ringwraiths.

At Weathertop
[Wraiths]	Ev'ry single night the same arrangement We go out to fight the fight Still we always feel this strange estrangement Barely even real Certainly not right Shrinking from bright light, no sense of sight But no-one sees our plight

	Though we've been Going through the motions Now we're getting bored Now we're thinking - who made Sauron Lord? We were willing slaves in his dominion Now we find we're wavering Now all that we crave is not being minions After all we're kings
[Aragorn]	But still ruled by rings
[Wraiths]	It's aggravating

[Hobbits]	Tracking us by smell has worked quite well But lately we can tell That they're just Going through the motions Faking it somehow
[Frodo]	They're not even half the guys they... [he is stabbed]

	...ow
At the Ford
[Wraiths]	Sauron's neither big nor clever. Are we in his thrall forever?

[Glorfindel/Arwen*]	Foul fiends - turn away!
[Wraiths]	Whatever... We don't want to be Going through the motions Sauron's dictatorial If only we were free From this life of slavery Oh we just want to be, Corporeal
*depending whether this is the book or the film

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The Demon's song, sung by the Ring to Frodo.

[Ring]	Why'd you think I'm wrong? Don't you like my...style? Why don't you slip me on? Just think of it as a short trial I was forged to be Sauron's treasure Whatever you desire...would be my pleasure With me you'd be strong Just listen for a while.

	I'm the greatest tool I'm the purest hate When you wanna rule When you wanna dominate Put me on and you'll equal Sauron I bring the magic in, I turn the pow'r on Now I'm corruptin' , that's what it's all about. 'Cause I can help you rule, lad I can really help you rule, lad
[Frodo]	So you're like an obedient ring? Giving me the power?

[Ring]	Your weak mortal mind can be twisted round Soon you'll start to find that your will is bound And your heart will swiftly turn rotten And this Fellowship will be forgotten That's the penalty - as those before have found I've been on your finger, and there I will linger Burden your hobbit heart I'll burn in your brain, 'til you go insane And that's only the start. But I'll still help you rule, lad.
[Frodo]	Ring of gold, I've been told It's too risky to use you

[Ring]	I'll just be your tool, lad
[Frodo]	That's just daft, ring - I'm a halfling So I've strength to refuse you
[Ring]	I can burn whole kingdoms to ashes And still seduce you with my golden flashes
[Frodo]	Maybe so, but you know That I mean to unforge ya'
[Ring]	Many knew that that's what they should do I corrupted them before they could do.

[Frodo]	And the place, so they say Is Orodruin in Mordor
[Ring]	Mordor?
[Frodo]	Yuh-Huh.
[Ring]	Go there. Get there...get there any way you can. Just get to Mordor. Then I can get back on Sauron's hand. Now I'm corruptin'. That's what it's all about.

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Walk Through The Fire, sung by the Fellowship and the Ring

[Frodo]	I touch the ring, it calls to me I look upon it with desire It makes me feel Weak, shadowy, unreal I'd rather burn with fire

	I volunteered: they called on me To make my way east to the flame To save the day By melting it away I'll never be the same. So I will Walk to the fire To whom else can they turn? I will Walk to the fire And let it...

[Boromir]	This lust for power's disgusting me E'en as I feel myself succumb Hope Frodo stays Around a few more days. I hope he's not that dumb. 'Cause he must Walk to the fire. The ring is hard to spurn

[Ring]	-----My power is hard to spurn
[Boromir]	Yet he will Walk to the fire and let it...

[Gandalf]	Can this hobbit really do it? Any way he can come through it? Is this evil grown too strong to beat?
[Gimli]	What if Frodo can't achieve it?
[Legolas]	Short-arse here is right, we're needed Or we could just wait here in defeat
[All]	We'll see it through It's what we all set out to do so we will Walk to the fire

[Frodo]	And one by one, they'll turn on me I guess my friends won't bear the strain

[Sam]	-----What can't we face, if we're together?
[Frodo]	The burden grows Not one among them knows My darkness and my pain.

[Aragorn]	This is not a game we're playing.
[Ring]	-----So one by one they fall to me
[Boromir]	First I'll nick it then I'll slay him
[Ring]	-----Nothing but goodness on their side
[Merry & Pippin]	Everything is turning out so dark

[Frodo]	-----Going through the motions
[Boromir]	No I'll slay him then I'll nick it
[Frodo]	-----Walking through the part
[Aragorn]	Not a game - and that's not cricket!
[Gandalf]	Whichever way we take, our choice is stark.
[Ring]	-----It's what they have inside
[Frodo]	Seems this Third Age is finally ending in a blaze
[Ring]	-----He will fall to me
[Fellowship]	And we are Forced to the fire The ring must not return So we will Walk to the fire The ring must burn Let it burn Let it burn Let it burn!

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Does anybody even notice? sung by Merry, Pippin and Treebeard

[Merry & Pippin]	Does anybody even notice? Does anybody even care?
[Treebeard]	[picking them up] Hooooooooommmmm!

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They Got... sung by Gandalf the White

[Gandalf]	They got The Greyness Out!!
[Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli]	They got the Greyness out!

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I'll never tell, sung by Legolas and Gimli at the battle of Helm's Deep

[Legolas]	This is the friend I intend to defend with Isn't he fierce? As evening falls and the walls are ascended Orc-flesh we'll pierce And that's the way it is He'll watch my back and I'll watch his The only trouble is... I'll never tell

[Gimli]	Stillness and grace ever shine in his face Feels more than he'll show Foes he can fell, very well, With his El- -ven bow Elven bow Together, we both know, Our body count can only grow There's just one thing that-- No. I'll never tell 'cause there's Nothing to tell

[Legolas] [Gimli] [Legolas] [Gimli] [Legolas] [Gimli] [Legolas] [Both] [Gimli] [Legolas] [Gimli] [Both]	He snores He's smirky His facial hair's...um...quirky. He's far too bloody perky all the bloody while I talk, he's surly He's really far too girly He's shirty and he's dirty and he's got no style. The vibe gets kind of scary Like he thinks I'm short 'n' hairy Like it's all just temporary Like he's just too airy-fairy But it's all very well 'Cause god knows I'll never tell
[Legolas]	When things get bad, he Just swings his axe round madly Now look, he's getting crabby 'Cause he knows that I know

[Gimli]	He primps He poses He always smells of roses He never--
[Legolas]	His beard reaches his toeses!
[Gimli]	This is my verse - hello? He--

[Legolas]	Look at me!
	I'm sliding down a staircase using my shield as a surfboard!
[Both] [Gimli] [Legolas] [Gimli]	You know... You're quite a soldier [Thinks]I'd like to hold ya You scare Orcs and Goblins rotten With your arrows you have shot 'em You've a firm yet supple bo-- Elven bow

[Legolas] [Gimli] [Legolas] [Gimli]	He's great He's greater We just couldn't be straighter That's why I'll never tell him That I'm kinda struck

[Legolas]	I've read this tale And friendship's like betrayal 'cos I know there'll come the day I'll want a good hard f***

[Both]	I lied I said I'm fine and... I've tried But I've desires I can't quell
[Gimli] [Legolas] [Gimli] [Legolas]	Will he understand my lust for gold? What will happen when he's gotten old? Will I start to feel a pining For my quarrying and mining? With his mortal body failing Could I touch him without quailing?
[Both]	Is it crazy - This temptation to begin Mixed-race relations? In the long term this fixation Surely can't bode well? It's better I never tell I swear That I'll never tell

[Legolas]	My lips are sealed
[Gimli]	I'll take an oath
[Both]	Nothing to see, Move it along, I'll never-- Tell

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Let me Burn in Peace, sung by Denethor to Gandalf

[Denethor]	I died Oh, many days ago. And now it's time to finish it But you won't let me go. And why you've come to bother me, I think I finally know. Mmm-mmm. You're scared, Afraid to face what's plain. You're clinging to a feeble hope A hope you know is vain. But take it from a dead man's lips The future's only pain.

	And that's why I'm not going to play. We'll all be dead tomorrow, So why not die today? And since there's nothing left for me I'm saying stay away. And let me burn in peace. Let me burn in peace. Let me get some sleep. Let me turn my heart to ash, For I would sooner burn than weep. I can lay my body down But I can't find my sweet release. So let me burn in peace. I've fought For many a weary year. And I've done all a man could do To save what he holds dear. You haven't seen the things I've seen: Don't tell me hope is near. Just let me burn in peace.

	You say I should stay. But what keeps me here, When my doom's foretold? Wnen my lordship's lost, And my bones grow old? And what's more than this, Both my sons are cold? But I can see you won't be told So leave me be, And let me burn in peace Let me get some sleep Let me turn my heart to ash, For I would sooner burn than weep. I can lay my body down But I can't find my sweet release. Let me burn in peace. Why won't you let me burn in peace?

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Something to sing about, sung by Frodo and Sam in Mordor

[Frodo]	Life's a tale and we all play a part And when the story starts, We offer up our hearts. It's all right if at first some things fail - Stops things becoming stale. And clich�s make a tale. Where's there's life, there's hope. Everyday's a gift. Wishes can come true. Heroes save the day And lose themselves. The sacrifice is what makes the story. The listeners crave the death and the glory. Don't give me tales. Don't give me tales. Give me something worth living for. I need something worth living for.

	Life's a tale You don't get to read first. No matter how you curse It keeps on getting worse. And it seems So easy to ignore The million things or more I should be fighting for All the joy, Life sends Family And friends Elves and Dwarves And Ents My task to Defend Well that Depends... If I can let It go, They cannot see, and they cannot know How this small ring Dwarfs everything.

	I lived without pain, Without fear or doubt Till Gandalf found out I'd the One Ring. So that's my refrain One thing alone, My Precious, my Own, The One Ring. I'm captured by the One Ring. So give me something worth living for. Please give me something...
[Sam]	It's been a hard road When your mind is fraught Hold onto one thought I love you.

	I can't bear your load But I am your Sam As long as I am I'll love you. Remember that I love you And I will always love you.
[Smeagol]	[to himself] The hardest thing in this world is to live in it without love.

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Under your spell, sung by Eowyn to Faramir

[Eowyn]

I looked for death in battle,
To fall with a sword in my hand.
Lost seemed all else that mattered,
My hero, my home, and my land.

Now I long for life,
Living as your loving wife.

I'm under your spell,
How else could I be
Quite as much in love with thee?
It's magic, I can tell
How you set me free
Won my heart so easily.

Here in this white-walled city,
All I had left was my pride.
I scorned and feared your pity,
Something was frozen inside.

But your kindness shone
Brighter than any I've known.

I'm under your spell,
Gazing with surprise,
Deep into your loving eyes.
You read my soul so well,
I came to realise,
That I'd no need for such disguise.

You made me believe...

The sun shines at last
Winter darkness is past.

I'm under your spell
On the walls so high
Kissing 'neath a sunlit sky.
Was ill but now am well,
Shining in your light,
Loving you with all my might.

You gave me life, Love.
You gave me life, Love.
You gave me life, Love.
You gave me love.

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Where do we go from here, sung by ixwin*

ixwin*

Where do I go from here?
Where do I go from here?
My task is done
It was kind of fun
Though a really strange idea

Where do I go from here?
What's gonna make you cheer?
What would you like to hear?
What you suggest
I will do my best
To produce later this year

Tell Me
Where do I go from here?

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(*the author of these songs; with due credit to Joss Whedon and JRR Tolkien of course, as well as Peter Jackson & company for the films)
Thanks to www.warofthering.net which is where I obtained most of these photos.

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