Stephin Merritt - The Story So Far lyrics

The red man killed three hundred
Discontinuing the Zhao clan but left one
Called Zhao Shuo, the pride of Jin
Offspring of Zhao Dun and his royal wife
But then came a command
A forgery in the emperor's hand

Which read, "Hi
Pick the dagger, rope, or sword
Because you must die" so Zhao Shuo
Chose the dagger and
As ordered laid himself low
But the princess had a new bundle of joy
She choked herself to save the boy a person
Secreted this child away
We'll call him Someone the red man
Sent his general Han Jue to
Guard the Zhao clan
This Han Jue turned out to
Be a guy you'd like
He spilled his guts to save the tyke



Then Someone took the little kid to Tai
Ping to see Gongsun and he thought
Of a way Someone and
Foundling wouldn't be caught
And Gongsun would take the
Someone son instead
And that red guy would have his head

The red man killed the baby, Someone's son
The red man killed the baby
I am Someone the red man is Tu An-Gu
The Orphan of the Zhao is you