Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Hey you guys, here! Have a song I wrote! :D

Seriously though, this song is pretty sweet. I collaborated with the incredible brony musician, 4EverfreeBrony, to create this. I did the cover artwork, wrote the lyrics, and came up with the basic tune. 4EverfreeBrony adapted the tune into the full song, played the instruments, and provided the incredible singing. Overall, I think it turned out amazing. :)

Download: 4everfreebrony.bandcamp.com/track/starswirls-frankenstein

4EverfreeBrony's Channel: youtube.com/user/4everfreebrony


This song...it's basically a story of Discord. For those of you who don't watch My Little Pony, Discord is basically the embodiment of chaos. So this is a take on a possible origin story for him. Is it my own headcanon? No, not really. And it's flavor of Discord, so to speak, that's a bit more somber than the way I like him (which is snarky with a side of obnoxious XD) But I had the idea for this story, regardless, and so I thought it'd be fun to write. After all, I haven't seen anyone take a "Frankenstein's Monster" route for Discord yet. Odd, concerning his anatomy.

I wrote the original poem, and then when I found myself humming a tune that could fit the words, I went to my good friend Garrison (4EverfreeBrony) and asked him if we could collaborate on creating it. He agreed, it came to be, and thus it is so! And I love how it turned out! :D

Here's the link to his original upload (he agreed to let me post it on my own channel as well, so don't worry) : youtube.com/watch?v=hdsL_yOj4SU

So, enjoy the song! Hope you guys like it. :)


Lyrics:
They used to call me monster
I made them call me king.
I ruled in might and terror
I could do anything.
But monsters don't just happen
There's reasons that we're bad...
And now I can remember
The one that turned me mad.
The one I called my Dad...

For, I am Starswirl's Frankenstein,
I was his flawed masterpiece
He tried to conjure perfection
But a monster was all he released.

A genius but lonely magician
Was Starswirl the Bearded, the Great.
He was honored, respected, a legend
A master of wisdom and fate
But the old mage didn't have one thing
Companionship -- he was alone.
So he thought that he could create it --
The perfect heir, son of his own.
If only, if only he'd known...

For, I am Starswirl's Frankenstein,
I was his flawed masterpiece
He tried to conjure perfection
But a monster was all he released.

From all different creatures he fashioned
A wizard to beat all the rest
Imbued him with powerful magicks
So his son could rival the best.
But when he breathed life to his creature
His magic went out of control
From magic and chaos, I wakened
Grinning and wild and whole...
And the world would soon know the toll.

Thus, I was Starswirl's Frankenstein,
I was his flawed masterpiece
He tried to conjure perfection
But a monster was all he released.

Thousands of years it has been
Since my daddy created me mad
But now that friendship was given
His creation wasn't all bad
Perhaps my father is...

...Glad


Discord/Starswirl (c) Hasbro
Song (c) 4EverfreeBrony and I