Song; Villainous Thing by Shayfer James.
Characters; Andi and Garvin.
Context;
Just… Giving you some information about Andi. Fair warning, this is going to be a bit different than how these are usually done, haha. Instead of having characters saying the words, I’ll be explaining the scene and what the lyrics refer to.
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Welcome, won't you come inside?
This line is mostly just setting the scene for the rest of the song. Which is Andi’s house. It’s the last house on a block, and all of them have sloped lawns with steps to lead up to the house, which allows most (if not all) of the houses on the block to have basements. Andi’s house included, which is the more specific part of the house where the song is taking place.
Oh, I fear the passing year did not deserve you
By some devious design
Suddenly you're very near, as I prefer you
If a character were to say these words, it’d be Andi towards Garvin. And what these lines mean here is that this whole thing is at least slightly planned. Devious design is Andi’s doing. The first line there refers to a bit of one of Andi's tactics.
Soaked and shivered from the rain
You have always been a delicate disaster
I think this is where I’ll pull in some vagueness, haha. There’s a bathroom in the basement, including a tub. Andi, due to Weakness, would know that Garvin can’t swim. Do with this information as you will.
Fine in fire and of frame
Me and you are overdue for fiendish laughter
Andi was mostly referring to himself with the laughter part. But Garvin’s reaction to trauma, as we know, makes it both of them. Which, while not what Andi was expecting at all, does make Andi more obsessed. Which, okay, here’s why, Andi doesn’t kill until the person breaks down screaming and begging.
Oh dear, let me see those smokey eyes
'Cause you're a villainous thing
And we can't have you living a lie
Oh dear, let's remove those pretty clothes
'Cause you're a villainous thing, oh
And I don't think anyone knows, oh oh oh
Smokey eyes here refers to Garvin’s gray eyes. Villainous thing and the line coming after (2x) refer to another part of one of Andi’s tactics. The middle line is exactly what it sounds like.
Waste no worry for the world
Let it be a tragedy of love and glory
Despite how terrible everything he’s doing is, Andi does see it as love. The first line there also refers to part of one of Andi’s tactics. Same with the ‘glory’ there.
While they wait by gates of pearl
We'll be building palaces in purgatory
This is mostly referring to more tactics of Andi’s. Or parts of the same ones as before. Andi mostly (minus 3) went after people that no one would notice gone or would be looked for or where someone would tell authorities they were missing to begin with. The tactics, somewhat, have to do with that. Kind of. They draw/stem from that.
Oh dear, let me see those smokey eyes
'Cause you're a villainous thing
And we can't have you living a lie
Oh dear, let's remove those pretty clothes
'Cause you're a villainous thing, oh
And I don't think anyone knows, hmm
Same as last time? Yeah. Each line is still referring to the same things as before.
And you'll find no ever after here
It's clear that isn't what you came for
And I'll be your puckish puppeteer
On this delightful little detour
This one mostly refers to Andi’s tactics again. Except for that last little line. Most people didn’t last very long, so Andi wasn’t expecting more than a detour until the next one, basically. The longest anyone had lasted before was a year.
And you'll find no ever after here
It's clear that isn't what you came for
And I'll be your puppet-puppeteer
On this, on, on this
This one again is mostly Andi’s tactics. Except now, Andi is definitely a bit more obsessed with Garvin due to just how long he was lasting. Garvin was there for almost two years, just for reference. So no more little detours. Actually, Andi’s kind of thinking of Garvin as the last.
Oh dear, let me see those smokey eyes
'Cause you're a villainous thing
And we can't have you living a lie
Oh dear, let's remove those pretty clothes
'Cause you're a villainous thing, oh
And I don't think anyone knows
Again, just a repeat of the last two times. Only now way more obsessed and whatnot.