Comments on: Short Story: Scarface’s Burden http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden The best stories on the web Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:26:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Joseph Devon http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/comment-page-1#comment-811 Joseph Devon Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:44:11 +0000 http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/#comment-811 Not sure why I didn't think of this earlier. Here are the lyrics to "Skullcrusher Mountain" by Jonathan Coulton: Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain I hope that you've enjoyed your stay so far I see you've met my assistant Scarface His appearance is quite disturbing But I assure you he's harmless enough He's a sweetheart, calls me master And he has a way of finding pretty things and bringing them to me I'm so into you But I'm way too smart for you Even my henchmen think I'm crazy I'm not surprised that you agree If you could find some way to be A little bit less afraid of me You'd see the voices that control me from inside my head Say I shouldn't kill you yet I made this half-pony half-monkey monster to please you But I get the feeling that you don't like it What's with all the screaming? You like monkeys, you like ponies Maybe you don't like monsters so much Maybe I used too many monkeys Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? I'm so into you But I'm way too smart for you Even my henchmen think I'm crazy I'm not surprised that you agree If you could find some way to be A little bit less afraid of me You'd see the voices that control me from inside my head Say I shouldn't kill you yet Picture the two of us alone inside my golden submarine While up above the waves my doomsday squad ignites the atmosphere And all the fools who live their foolish lives may find it quite explosive But it won't mean half as much to me if I don't have you here You know it isn't easy living here on Skullcrusher Mountain Maybe you could cut me just a little slack Would it kill you to be civil? I've been patient, I've been gracious And this mountain is covered with wolves Hear them howling, my hungry children Maybe you should stay and have another drink and think about me and you I'm so into you But I'm way too smart for you Even my henchmen think I'm crazy I'm not surprised that you agree If you could find some way to be A little bit less afraid of me You'd see the voices that control me from inside my head Say I shouldn't kill you yet I shouldn't kill you yet I shouldn't kill you yet Not sure why I didn’t think of this earlier. Here are the lyrics to “Skullcrusher Mountain” by Jonathan Coulton:

Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain
I hope that you’ve enjoyed your stay so far
I see you’ve met my assistant Scarface
His appearance is quite disturbing
But I assure you he’s harmless enough
He’s a sweetheart, calls me master
And he has a way of finding pretty things and bringing them to me

I’m so into you
But I’m way too smart for you
Even my henchmen think I’m crazy
I’m not surprised that you agree
If you could find some way to be
A little bit less afraid of me
You’d see the voices that control me from inside my head
Say I shouldn’t kill you yet

I made this half-pony half-monkey monster to please you
But I get the feeling that you don’t like it
What’s with all the screaming?
You like monkeys, you like ponies
Maybe you don’t like monsters so much
Maybe I used too many monkeys
Isn’t it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

I’m so into you
But I’m way too smart for you
Even my henchmen think I’m crazy
I’m not surprised that you agree
If you could find some way to be
A little bit less afraid of me
You’d see the voices that control me from inside my head
Say I shouldn’t kill you yet

Picture the two of us alone inside my golden submarine
While up above the waves my doomsday squad ignites the atmosphere
And all the fools who live their foolish lives may find it quite explosive
But it won’t mean half as much to me if I don’t have you here

You know it isn’t easy living here on Skullcrusher Mountain
Maybe you could cut me just a little slack
Would it kill you to be civil?
I’ve been patient, I’ve been gracious
And this mountain is covered with wolves
Hear them howling, my hungry children
Maybe you should stay and have another drink and think about me and you

I’m so into you
But I’m way too smart for you
Even my henchmen think I’m crazy
I’m not surprised that you agree
If you could find some way to be
A little bit less afraid of me
You’d see the voices that control me from inside my head
Say I shouldn’t kill you yet
I shouldn’t kill you yet
I shouldn’t kill you yet

]]> By: miranda http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/comment-page-1#comment-802 miranda Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:48:19 +0000 http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/#comment-802 i listened to this song.yes! it's very beautiful ,but i have not got the words of this song.hope somebody can help me! and this story is so exciting as the song. i listened to this song.yes! it’s very beautiful ,but i have not got the words of this song.hope somebody can help me! and this story is so exciting as the song.

]]> By: michele http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/comment-page-1#comment-382 michele Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:16:25 +0000 http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/#comment-382 I liked this but still need to hear the song. I think this actually has potential to be a bigger story. I certainly want to know more. I liked this but still need to hear the song. I think this actually has potential to be a bigger story. I certainly want to know more.

]]> By: Athene http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/comment-page-1#comment-364 Athene Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:21:06 +0000 http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/#comment-364 OMG! That's so fabulous! OMG! That’s so fabulous!

]]> By: Jonathan Coulton » Blog Archive » Overheard on the Internet http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/comment-page-1#comment-363 Jonathan Coulton » Blog Archive » Overheard on the Internet Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:38:05 +0000 http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/#comment-363 [...] is Joseph’s short story from Scarface’s [...] [...] is Joseph’s short story from Scarface’s [...]

]]> By: Marcia http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/comment-page-1#comment-280 Marcia Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:30:38 +0000 http://josephdevon.com/2007/11/29/short-story-scarfaces-burden/#comment-280 Where do you get your ideas? This was really over the top but I tell you I keep thinking about it. Is the rest of the world outside of Scarface's mountain normal? If so, don't they realize something is around that isn't? I guess not. But, this is a true horror story. I like the wives for every year--that might be every man's dream..... Where do you get your ideas? This was really over the top but I tell you I keep thinking about it. Is the rest of the world outside of Scarface’s mountain normal? If so, don’t they realize something is around that isn’t? I guess not. But, this is a true horror story. I like the wives for every year–that might be every man’s dream…..

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