Once upon a paperback, kid in bed layin’ back Grandpa with the jacket stack “Shh, this one’s got swordplay, wordplay, outrage, true love Also some rodents, some poison, a shove” Farm boy, flax hair, pitch-black barn Buttercup snaps, “Fetch that,” he’s like, “Sure, your yarn?” Every single chore, he adores, just answers “As you wish” (yeah), code-word for “my heart’s your dancer” Days stack, haystacks, glances, chances One slow kiss, then ship to seek finances But pirates strike, Dread Pirate, dread news “Westley’s dead” spreads, Buttercup just… lose Five years, ice heart, kingdom’s worst bride Prince Humperdinck picks her, pride, homicide inside He wants a war, needs a spark, she’s the fuse She’s engaged, disengaged, doesn’t get to choose “This is true love, you think this happens every day?” Cliffs and quicksand stand in our way Sword tips, smart quips, games where lives pay But I’ll fight, I’ll climb, I’ll die, then I’ll say “As you wish” when I’m tumblin’ down “As you wish” from the mud to the crown Yeah, the story twists, but the promise stays “As you wish” is the phrase that saves Cut to a kidnapping—odd little staff We got Vizzini with the schemes and the venomous laugh “Inconceivable!” he yells, ego heavyweight Fezzik’s gentle giant hands, Inigo sharp with the blade Cliffs of Insanity, gravity, gravity Masked man climbing up, pure tenacity Inigo waits, polite, “Rest, then we duel” Left-handed warmup, right-hand jewel “Father killed by a six-fingered man Prepare to die” is his lifelong plan They clash, dash, stone on stone Respect grows strong in the danger zone Masked man wins, honor intact Knocks Fezzik cold, brain vs. brute attack Then the battle of wits, two cups, one fate Iocane, mind games, Vizzini’s checkmate Buttercup freed—plot twist, she’s vexed She thinks he’s cruel, just another ex Shoves him down the hill, he flips in the brush “AS YOU WISH!” he yells, and the world goes hush She’s rollin’ after, tumblin’, stunned Her lost love’s back, and the game’s begun “This is true love, you think this happens every day?” Fire swamp breathin’, trees in decay Flames pop, sand drops, claws in the clay But I’ll fight, I’ll swing, I’ll swear, I’ll stay “As you wish” when the world turns black “As you wish” when there’s no way back Yeah, the story twists, but the promise stays “As you wish” is the phrase that saves Now it’s pit on pit, you got torture and lies Count Rugen has the gadgets and the deadpan eyes Turns the dial, takes a year with a pull Cranks it high, leaves Westley null Humperdinck lies: “I’ll spare him, I swear” Locks Buttercup up with despair in her hair She’s writin’ her goodbye, sharpenin’ her pain Plannin’ to end it at the altar, cut the chain Meanwhile, Inigo’s lost in a bottle neck Fezzik finds him, friendship check “Six-fingered man? He’s here, in view” Sudden clarity: “We got work to do” They storm Miracle Max’s door, broke, desperate He pokes at Westley’s body like, “He’s mostly dead, get it?” Bellows, chocolate coat the cure Coats the pill with hope, makes the miracle sure They storm the castle, three men, one cause Cloak on fire, gate in jaws Wedding in progress, preacher can’t speak “mawidge—” cut off every time he tries to complete Humperdinck smug, thinks he’s sealed the deal Westley steps in like a ghost made real Voice still weak but the bluff’s elite “Drop your sword,” got the prince on retreat Inigo’s hunting, heartbeat drum Finds Count Rugen—yeah, here he comes “Hello. My name—” now the vow’s on cue “You killed my father—prepare to—” through Blade goes in, now the debt’s repaid Years of hurt in the strikes he made Fezzik guards with a giant grin Keeps the gate while they all slip in Buttercup breathin’, the fear undone Chooses love when the choice finally comes Four white horses and the night wide open Storybook line but the words stay spoken— “This is true love, you think this happens every day?” Blades and lies couldn’t keep it away Death knocked twice but it couldn’t stay He got up, turned back anyway “As you wish” when the world said no “As you wish” when they struck that blow Yeah, the story twists, but the promise stays “As you wish” is the phrase that saves Once upon a paperback, kid still layin’ back “Grandpa—read it again?” He just smiles like, “I can do that”
