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Mithalwen · 08-15-2005, 12:23 PM

This is very schmaltzy but it does make me think of Arwen particularly.

Right Here Waiting For You
Richard Marx

Oceans apart day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn't stop the pain

If I see you next to never
How can we say forever

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

I took for granted, all the times
That I thought would last somehow
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
But I can't get near you now

....
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I'm with you
I'll take the chance

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
Waiting for you

mark12_30 · 08-16-2005, 08:40 PM

Halfhearted apologies to Orlando Bloom. No apologies whatsoever to Van Morrison.

Hey where did we go
Days when the dwarves came
Down in the valley
Singing a new game
Laughing at the longbeards, hey, hey
Joking with the hobbit
Under the midsummer stars with
Our harps a-twanging and you,
my Brown-Eyed Elf.
You, my Brown-Eyed Elf.

Do you remember when
We used to sing
Tra-la-la-la-la-lally La-La Fa La

Whatever happened
To Turnkey and Butler so drunk
Sleeping in the dungeon while
Full barrels rolled and rolled
We sent them on their way
Through black water dark and cold
Wondering why they floated so low
We sent them rolling, me and you
My Brown-Eyed Elf.
You, my Brown-Eyed Elf.

Do you remember when
We used to sing
Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll Rolling Down the hole

So hard to find good wine
Now that I'm all on my own
I saw you just the other day
Now even your hair is brown
Climbing all our favorite old trees
Sometimes I'm overcome laughing 'bout it
Rolling thirteen dwarves in barrels
Downstream to Laketown, me and
You, my Brown-Eyed elf
You, my Brown-Eyed Elf.

Do you remember when
We used to sing
Tra-La-La-La-La-La-La-Lally Fa-La-La La

Joy · 08-16-2005, 08:49 PM

I love that Mark!! I wish I could parody some songs - I am not creative enough!

mark12_30 · 08-16-2005, 09:46 PM

There's a whole subculture... it's called Filk... my sister, Helva Peters, won great reknown as a minstrel in their ranks. I only dabble once in a while.

That one was calling me though! Of course Legolas was not present during Bilbo's midsummer Tra-La-La-Lally. More's the pity. But I suppose, given the choice between laughing at dwarves or rolling them into a stream-- in the end any self-respecting wood-elf would have chosen the latter.

Heave ho! Splash plump! Down they go, down they bump!

08-15-2005, 12:23 PM	#1
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	This is very schmaltzy but it does make me think of Arwen particularly. Right Here Waiting For You Richard Marx Oceans apart day after day And I slowly go insane I hear your voice on the line But it doesn't stop the pain If I see you next to never How can we say forever Wherever you go Whatever you do I will be right here waiting for you Whatever it takes Or how my heart breaks I will be right here waiting for you I took for granted, all the times That I thought would last somehow I hear the laughter, I taste the tears But I can't get near you now .... Wherever you go Whatever you do I will be right here waiting for you Whatever it takes Or how my heart breaks I will be right here waiting for you I wonder how we can survive This romance But in the end if I'm with you I'll take the chance Wherever you go Whatever you do I will be right here waiting for you Whatever it takes Or how my heart breaks I will be right here waiting for you Waiting for you __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

08-16-2005, 08:40 PM	#2
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Halfhearted apologies to Orlando Bloom. No apologies whatsoever to Van Morrison. Hey where did we go Days when the dwarves came Down in the valley Singing a new game Laughing at the longbeards, hey, hey Joking with the hobbit Under the midsummer stars with Our harps a-twanging and you, my Brown-Eyed Elf. You, my Brown-Eyed Elf. Do you remember when We used to sing Tra-la-la-la-la-lally La-La Fa La Whatever happened To Turnkey and Butler so drunk Sleeping in the dungeon while Full barrels rolled and rolled We sent them on their way Through black water dark and cold Wondering why they floated so low We sent them rolling, me and you My Brown-Eyed Elf. You, my Brown-Eyed Elf. Do you remember when We used to sing Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll Rolling Down the hole So hard to find good wine Now that I'm all on my own I saw you just the other day Now even your hair is brown Climbing all our favorite old trees Sometimes I'm overcome laughing 'bout it Rolling thirteen dwarves in barrels Downstream to Laketown, me and You, my Brown-Eyed elf You, my Brown-Eyed Elf. Do you remember when We used to sing Tra-La-La-La-La-La-La-Lally Fa-La-La La __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve. Last edited by mark12_30; 09-22-2006 at 06:34 PM.

08-16-2005, 08:49 PM	#3
Joy Spirit of a Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wandering Posts: 1,012	I love that Mark!! I wish I could parody some songs - I am not creative enough! __________________ God bless, Joy KingdomWarrior@hotmail.com http://kingdomWarrior.jlym.com As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

08-16-2005, 09:46 PM	#4
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	There's a whole subculture... it's called Filk... my sister, Helva Peters, won great reknown as a minstrel in their ranks. I only dabble once in a while. That one was calling me though! Of course Legolas was not present during Bilbo's midsummer Tra-La-La-Lally. More's the pity. But I suppose, given the choice between laughing at dwarves or rolling them into a stream-- in the end any self-respecting wood-elf would have chosen the latter. Heave ho! Splash plump! Down they go, down they bump! __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.