The songs of Mistress (Updated - 24/10/22)

---Mistress---

 

Adagio's section

I'd never felt so powerless or ever so alone,

I felt that I would have no choice but to cower and atone,

Listlessly I carried on, regardless of what would befall,

But then you found me, and once more I stood proud and tall.

You said those magic words, and the dark within gave voice,

And I took you for my own, as if you ever had a choice!

But what were those words you whispered, deliciously in my ear?

You’d take a knee and worship me, there'll be nothing else to fear!

You’d die for just one touch of my tenderest caress,

And you will know your place is just to *bow before your mistress*!

 

All Dazzlings - Chorus -

“Adore us!

Just try to ignore us!

When the tension's rising faster,

We're your succour from disaster!

Obey us!

Just try to betray us!

Bow before our words and cower!

As our will fills you with power!

We're the dark that terrifies the bravest of the brave!

We're the dirty secrets you'll all carry to your grave!

If you worship at our feet, your spirit we will save!

Just bow before your mistress!”

 

Aria's section

“Come at us with pride, and you're set up for a fall,

Bow down at our boots and cower AS WE STAND TALL!

You're nothing to us, and you’ll do everything we please!

And you'll find life is much easier when you're always ON YOUR KNEES!

Stay, obey, follow our every word,

Free will? Choice? HAH! DON'T BE ABSURD!

Pray to, don't stray from, the demands I give,

And rewards? You'll be happy YOU GET TO LIVE!

But maybe I'll give you mercy, and relief from your duress!

But only if you go ahead and-“

All Dazzlings

“BOW BEFORE YOUR MISTRESS!”

 

- Chorus -

“Adore us!

Just try to ignore us!

When the tension's rising faster,

We're your succour from disaster!

Obey us!

Just try to betray us!

Bow before our words and cower!

As our will fills you with power!

We're the dark that terrifies the bravest of the brave!

We're the dirty secrets you'll all carry to your grave!

If you worship at our feet, your spirit we will save!

Just bow before your mistress!”

 

----Sonata's section----

“Watching you crawling on your knees has me positively grinning!

You could try to fight back but 'Hello! Hashtag! #WeKeepWinning!

So just be a good girl or boy and we'll get along just fine!

I'll be your pussy cat, and you’ll be my ball of twine!

I'll take your chocolates, your gifts, and all of your flowers,

Or you'll find out why nobody wants to be an enemy of ours!

My will enshrouds, your head in the clouds,

Ignorance is bliss, and you just don't wanna miss,

Living life without all that undue stress,”

- All Dazzlings -

So bow before your mistress!”

 

- Chorus -

Adore us!

Just try to ignore us!

When the tension's rising faster,

We're your succour from disaster!

Obey us!

Just try to betray us!

Bow before our words and cower!

As our will fills you with power!

We're the dark that terrifies the bravest of the brave!

We're the dirty secrets you'll all carry to your grave!

If you worship at our feet, your spirit we will save!

Just bow before your mistress!

---Finale---

Oohhhh!

Love us!

Nothing else above us!

As our influence grows vaster,

Be the servant to your master!

Revere us!

Just so you’ll be near us!

We will bind you to our power,

We're your queens atop the tower!

At the crack of our whips, you'll know how to behave!

We're the unmatched beauty you have no choice but to crave!

We're the untamed power of a crushing tidal wave!

So take a knee,

and you will see,

there was never a choice,

Besides our voice!

Subjugation is bliss,

So let’s do this!

And bow before your MISTRESS!

 

 

----Somepony My Heart's Worth Beating For----

Ponified Adagio and Radian Wave duet version.

 

---Adagio---

For so very long I've had a heart of stone,

Just carried on, soulless and all alone,

I lost the way ahead, I lost my wiiill!

Life just blurred together, just as bleak,

Every day drained me, left me weak,

This was my life; the final, bitter piiill,

There was no way out, but then, oh, what I saw!

Oh, what I saw!

What I saw was somepony that my heart's worth beating for!

 

---Radian Wave---

I’d given my all, with nothing left,

behind me, joy and skies grey and bereft,

my hopes and dreams now rested upon you!

A soul, my calculations could not predict,

A beauty, my designs could not depict,

With you by my side, the sky would be perfect blue!

And no matter what, you’d make my spirit soar!

Make my spirit soar!

As I dreamed to be the one who your heart’s worth beating for!

 

---Adagio---

So as my heart began to beat anew,

And once more there was so much I could do!

A life to live, and songs to siiing!

Life had colour, and the joys it brought,

Witnessed wonders I would’ve never even thought,

I couldn't wait to see what else life would briiing!

And it's all because of you, the one I adore!

The one I adore!

Because you're somepony that my heart's worth beating for!

 

---Adagio and Radian Wave, duet---

I feel our souls ignite and grow,

No walls or places we can't go,

The world's now ours to explore and fiiind!

You gave me back my strength, my family,

And a gold horizon I can't wait to see!

With you and me, two of a kiiind!

And now we're together, forever-ever more!

Forever-ever more.

You're truly somepony that my heart's worth beating for!

---Adagio---

To whom my beating heart belongs, forever true...

Oh, my Ray of sunshine, I love you...

 

-Adagio's Lullaby (A New Dawn, and No Surprise)

 

“Does deceit strike my eyes? I'm aloft in the skies!

My powers are surging true!

I receive admiration, befitting my station,

As I rule from the skies, ever blue!

Subjects far and wide, I'm their goddess, their guide,

And I'll sing until the day is through.

As for rivals or foes? I represent all their woes!

I will crush them, as I always do!”

 

-Chorus-

“Then I open up my eyes,

a grim dawn, to no surprise,

as my path continues evermore descending.

Here's another grey tomorrow,

And I call for a Siren's sorrow,

So I hope next time I dream, I dream unending~.”

 

“A place to call my own, without my heart of stone,

Just a place in the world I can sing.

No throne now desired, just to be admired,

For the gentle repose I can bring.

The gift of simple pleasures, through all walks and weathers,

A club, such a humble small thing.

What a place it would be, as they listen to me,

And my dreams and my voice all take wing!

 

-Chorus-

Then I open up my eyes,

a grim dawn, to no surprise,

as my path continues evermore descending.

Here's another grey tomorrow,

And I call for a Siren's sorrow,

So I hope next time I dream, I dream unending~.”

 

“Broken walls, angry neighbours, naught else for my labours,

As I naïvely keep my self esteem.

And a bar that's dead ended, as my soul is expended.

So much for that foolish old dream.

So I walk to and fro, nowhere else I can go.

But I know I'm running out of steam.”

“One more blow to my pride, and I just want to hide!

I hate it so much, I could scream!"

 

-Chorus & Bridge-

"When I open up my eyes,

Holding back my forlorn cries,

In the mirror I just smile, condescending.

While I seek a trail to follow,

And hope for a new tomorrow,

And pray for a sign my spirit's even mending~.

So by day and fading light,

I will carry on my plight,

Though fate subjects my soul to ceaseless rending,

I'll fight on, no hope or glory,

This won't be my final story.

And I'll shrug off the crushing doom, impending~.”

 

“When I open up my eyes,

one more dawn, and no surprise,

Still my siren's song can't bend the world to breaking.

As instead I'm just myself,

One of many, off the shelf,

So mundane, worth nothing else, I go on waking,

Again...“

 

-Reprise-

“Does deceit hit my eyes? It's like I'm hypnotised,

But I know all of this to be true,

A place all of my own, not as grand as a throne,

But the potential is vibrant and new!

Humble starts, took in stride, in for such a fun ride,

Endless dreams that we'll both see on through,

Equestria now awaits, so no matter our fates,

The important part is I'm with you!

 

-Finale-

So let's open up our eyes,

Every dawn, a new surprise,

As our paths now branch off evermore unending~!

And for every wondrous sight,

It's now bathed in golden light,

As we move on, souls together, now ascending~!

As one...”

 

-Free Once More

 

That faintest light, shall my life renew?

Do I have the strength to see it through?

A quickening heart as my soul soars high.

Strike free of the old and tarnished lie.

Is this it?

Could it be?

Am I free of this endless mockery?

Dare I hope?

Or give in?

Is this at last a battle that I can win?

 

From my heart's arrest, can I break the chains?

Dare I take wing once more, despite these pains?

A fire once more burns, so deep inside.

I will stand above it and never hide!

This is it.

It can be.

I will rise evermore and I'll never flee!

I can hope!

Won't give in!

It's my greatest of vows, I'll once more be free!

I'll be free!

Ooh, ooh,

I'll be free...

 

----Context section----

----Spoiler Warning----

Mistress - A punchy, if not especially fast tune, that starts gentle for half of Adagio's section, then remains quicker synth and electric guitar heavy music (doubly so for Aria's section)

Context; after successfully getting their powers back, repairing their necklaces and returning to music, but considerably cooler in their goals since Adagio has softened a great deal (but wishes to maintain an air of her old self), they nonetheless have returned to form for a comeback tour, and this is their big finale showpiece.

 

Somepony my heart's worth beating for - Confused about these lovey-dovey lyrics from Adagio? She's suffering a 'purity and goodness' corruption of sorts after recently arriving in Equestria, only made worse by the fact she's fallen for the protagonist after he not only helped her out of a dark patch in her life, post-power loss, but he has also has given her a tremendous opportunity to recover her powers and get her stone fixed.

Originally, Radian's section was part of a reprise later in the story, along with a redirected version of the first verse at Adagio.

 

Adagio's Lullaby (Full version rewrite only) - An aspect of the story not deeply covered was Adagio's attempt to break into musical theatre after her bar business was failing. This song was what she had made for an audition before something happened to her that made her shut down and close herself away for some time. It's a show tune, with a dancers waltz (a three count beat), while being very much a glimpse into Adagio's mindset as time has gone on (her memories of her siren past, her hopes as a human once separated from her sisters, and her grim accepting of her reality forming verses). The last verse and chorus take place right at the end, as Adagio and Radian have re-entered Equestria and are exploring what will be their home away from the human world, a bar with a stage for Adagio to perform, so she gives it a trial run while showing her new, upbeat perspective on their future together.

 

Free Once More (Mistress: B-side) - A short not-quite-song from B-side, an interquel/side story from the original Mistress.

That story takes place from Sunset and Princess Twilight's perspective, but this song appears while they're exploring Sunset's glance of Adagio's memories. Namely, one of the first times she felt inspired by Radian Wave after one of his speeches, and began to give her hope that maybe she could be restored to her former glory.

One of the things I want to have with Adagio is that, in moments we see things from her perspective, and as a singer, she tends to think lyrically. Weird moments will inspire her to song but, not being an upbeat Pinkie-ish type, she'll tend to internalise her music, but then draw on these little snippets of songs when writing her own. That's not to say she won't be capable of being overwhelmed by emotions and bursting into songs, but certainly not often.