The Story So Far

Stephin Merritt

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 the 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.
The 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...
I am Someone.
The red man is Tu An-Gu.
The Orphan of the Zhao is you.