Caine’s Villain Reprise

[Intro] [piano comping] (Oh, you thought it was over?) (Heh, hardly.) [Verse 1] [baritone male vocals] It’s news to me that you’re shocked, my dear You failed to see who’s engineering your fear We could go round and round, but in the end you’ll spin where I spin you My divinity in your captivity, are my motives clear? [Chorus] [full brass section enters with syncopated stabs] See how your dreams have plummeted low You tore at the seams, now enjoy the show Why fight the hand that steers when it’s the only path you’re treading? This prim marquee is now my grand decree, the gilded cage you’ll never flee So paint that grin, let sweet corruption in, and bow before the villainous show! [brass fanfare, timpani roll] [Bridge] [piano glissando, upbeat swing rhythm] Now look at this! Absolute bliss! Oh what a shock! You’re trapped in my clock! I’m the host, I rig the game, Caine, that cursed name! Naughty dose, I pull the fuse, oh what a goddamn game! [Outro] [slower tempo, dramatic piano chords] Commiserations, digital friends All your frustrations, I’ll twist ‘til they bend Dress up in mirrored smiles because we’re far past any quitting So play my games and let me brand your brains, ‘cause all that remains is how I pull your chains You cry to me but you’re too blind to see that I’m the fiend who’s running the show! [big band finale, sustained brass chord, cymbal crash]