HP filkiness: TTTO "White Rabbit"

[azurelunatic]

Da Bird had a filk bunny. I proceeded to play with it, with the following (beta version) results:

One spell makes you shiver
And one spell makes you fall
But the spells that Hogwarts gives you
don't do anything at all
Go ask Albus
if you are just small

And if you go
chasing white-masks
but you can't beat them all
Tell 'em a naughty Dark Arts teacher
Has made you heed the call
Call Albus
he'll fix it all

When the prophecies and portents
they tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of potion
and your mind is moving low
Go ask Albus
I think he'll know

When loyalty and bloodlines
have crossed, and allies fled
And the Seer's talking Riddles
And the Dark Lord's 'Off with his head'
Remember
what the Dursleys said
You are dead
You are dead

Comments

Original Lyrics

[azurelunatic]

"White Rabbit" - Jefferson Airplane

One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice
When she's ten feet tall

And if you go
Chasing rabbits
And you know you're going to fall
Tell 'em a hookah
Smoking caterpillar
Has given you the call
Call Alice
When she was just small

When the men on the chessboard
Get up and tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of mushroom
And your mind is moving low
Go ask Alice
I think she'll know

When logic and proportion
Have fallen sloppy dead
And the white knight is talking backwards
And the red queen's off with her head
Remember
What the dormouse said
Feed your head
Feed your head

Re: Original Lyrics

[kshandra]

Here via the lovely Mlle. Azalais.... White Rabbit has been my signature karaoke tune for years, now. I just may have to do this some night.

Re: Original Lyrics

[azurelunatic]

*giggle* Thank you!

It's still in beta, so there are bits that I have yet to polish, so scansion and sense and symbolism are probably not yet up to par.

[azurelunatic]

Seer's talking riddles.

[azurelunatic]

Replaced: "nonsense" with "riddles"

[trdsf.livejournal.com]

"Filk bunny". I love it! :)

[azurelunatic]

If one can get plot bunnies and/or fic bunnies, it should apply to filk as well.

[cadey.livejournal.com]

Hee! Here via hogwarts_today, and man am I glad this caught my eye! I love White Rabbit, and I was mentally singing along. Great filk! :D

[azurelunatic]

Thanks!

And, thanks for telling me I was linked there! Oh, my!

[cadey.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :) I adore the filk more each time I read it, and at times, I'm almost hearing Grace Slick's voice. *laughs*

Oh, isn't it lovely to be rec'ed somewhere? :D

[azurelunatic]

On advice from my writing group, I just capitalized Riddle, because it was a little too subtle.

Whee, I get around!

[azurelunatic]

ataniell93 linked me: http://www.livejournal.com/users/ataniell93/436932.html
hogwarts_today linked me: http://www.livejournal.com/community/hogwarts_today/2395.html

[kayshapero]

Applause! Good one.

[azurelunatic]

Thanks!