FAWM: "Righteous Anger"

Righteous Anger

1 week ago by @cjk

Skirmish: Nemesis (@robinleaf)

Righteous Anger

cjk

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Liner Notes

#skirmish #nemesis #acousticonetake #filker #girlwithguitar

I'm not a English native speaker so if the line "You will defray the costs of what you have done" irritates you, please tell me that it might not mean what I thought it means.

Lyrics

Righteous Anger

You think you are inviolable, that you are above all But the higher you climb the deeper you will fall And you will fall by my hand Nothing will go as you have planned Because I’m vengeance

You bring pain, you bring loss – I bring righteous anger You will defray the costs of what you have done When punishment has to be dealt there’s me and then there’s none

You flourish on tears and you love sowing strife But I’ve come after you and I’ll tear down your life Your hubris I will take down Burn your money, melt your crown Because I’m justice

You bring pain, you bring loss – I bring righteous anger You will defray the costs of what you have done When punishment has to be dealt there’s me and then there’s none I’m your Nemesis

I am Nemesis, I am justice, I am vengeance I am Nemesis, I am vengeance, I am justice I am righteous anger

Comments

@tiggy 1w

I love this, and I hope it comes true. Your English is excellent although 'defray' doesn't sound quite right - maybe suffer? or endure is stronger.

@eargoggle 1w

I like your guitar playing, it's kind of circular here somehow. Also really like the phrase, "burn your money, melt your crown"...!

@mhorning 1w

Defray the cost is perfectly good English. It does however imply a partial repayment. (Defray being to lessen).

The normal idiom is "reap what you sow" but that doesn't rhyme.

And as always, your English songwriting ist besser als miner Deutch.

@chrisgray 1w

Really like this song idea, and love the ominous sound of your music. LOVE "burn your money, melt your crown, because I'm justice." Also love "you flourish on tears." I think "defray the costs" is technically correct, but defray is not a word that's used too often in English, except in formal legal documents. You might consider "repay" or just "pay" as a synonym. I enjoyed this song!