Song Parodies -> Ballad

Original Song Title:	"My Immortal"
Original Performer:	Evanescence

Parody Song Title:	"Ballad"
Parody Written by:	MysteryGoat

From The Album "Hungry Like The Goat"

It's a secret never told
I see you standing there and I just want to hold
You in my arms, I've loved you from the very start
Now I just can't hold it in
This time I'm gonna let you know

I wish that you were mine
I see you all the time
The room lights up when you walk inside

When you're sad I want to dry up all your tears
When you're scared I want to get rid of your fears
And I want to be there for you through the years
And I want you forever

When I'm feeling bad
I just think of you and I'm all right
I just stand in your presence
And I pray it would never end
I see your face, and I'm happy I'm alive
I see you in my mind I long to see you again

Why can't I be with you
I'll see we make it through
I promise to be there for you always

When you're sad I want to dry up all your tears
When you're scared I want to get rid of your fears
And I want to be there for you through the years
And I want you forever

I've tried so hard just to forget that you're here
But every time I see you, I fall in love all over again

When you're sad I want to dry up all your tears
When you're scared I want to get rid of your fears
And I want to be there for you through the years
And I want you forever

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what was that !!!!!! - August 11, 2003 - Report this comment

i sorry but that was the worst thing i ever read !!!!

MysteryGoat - August 18, 2003 - Report this comment

For those that don't get it, this song is not supposed to be funny, at least that's the intension. I don't think parodies HAVE to be funny. My thoughts on a parody is the opposite of the original. That's exactly what this is. This is also about the closest I'll get to a real song. If you read any of my other songs that don't seem like your traditional parody, it's because it's one of my (what I like to call) "semi-parodies". I just like to do something a little different.

DJ omers - October 01, 2003 - Report this comment

I read the lyrics you wrote while listening to the record... the timing is pretty close... it's a little off in the chorus just because you added some words that take a little longer to say/drag.... other then that I loved it... and I agree fully that a parody does not have to be funny. the lyrics are beautiful and I think it has a very sweet message... thats deffinatly something that if it was recorded I would spin at a wedding or something =) kudos Regards, DJ omniomi (omers)

MysteryGoat - October 09, 2003 - Report this comment

Wouldn't it be great if I got famous and actually did record this song? Thanks for the support.

Trisha Robertson - October 28, 2003 - Report this comment

Just to say, this is my very favorite song in the whole wide world. The parody just gave me another reason to love it. This was a very thought-out, touching, and painful parody. I am very moved. I can't put into words all the great things I want to say about it. If you want to email me, go to salemslot9aol.com or underworldprisoner@yahoo.com Thank you for this little bit of happiness. Love Always Trish. P.S. At least I got it that it wasn't supposedto be funny and that's all that matters :-)

Black Rose - November 28, 2003 - Report this comment

That was beautifully written, the timing was rather good, congratulations on a job well done.

eischz - February 25, 2004 - Report this comment

gosh,this is my favorite song..when i searched for it,i was prepared for the worst [like the weird al yankovich thingy] but i was amazed..this is a great parody!!so sweet,just like the ral song!

Ethan mawyer - February 28, 2004 - Report this comment

i pretty much agree with the other comenters ... 4-2-4

Johnny D - February 28, 2004 - Report this comment

4-3-5. Heavy duty, melancholy, but a thoughtful and very well-crafted parody.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000YTMMI/104-3005629-6916709?v=glance&vi=samples

Jack Wilson - February 29, 2004 - Report this comment

only a 4-3-5, but hey, I agree with Johnny, very well crafted

Chris - February 29, 2004 - Report this comment

Good job MysteryGoat. 5 stars. I have just added a new Shania Twain parody to the Shania Twain section that I think you would enjoy. There is even a link to a sample of the original song. Any comments or votes would be graciously appreciated. This is a parody of "Whose Bed Has Your Boots Been Under?" and although it says written by "Twain/Lange", it was ofcourse written by me.

Jeff Reuben - March 02, 2004 - Report this comment

Well written song. Obviously doesn't get the "funny" vote, but well written, as it was intended

Claude Prez - March 05, 2004 - Report this comment

It was very thoughtful; well done.

2nz - March 06, 2004 - Report this comment

Hmmm...really good use of the original song, and good pacing. You play off of it in a lot of areas, which I can now appreciate more thans to Johnny :c). Really good job. I won't grade you down because it's 'Not Funny', because it's not intended to be funny. However, if you do another one like this, throw the reader a bone in the opening comments by explaining how it isn't SUPPOSED to be a funny parody. It will reduce the "what was that !!!!" comments that you get, I believe.

neminem - March 06, 2004 - Report this comment

Yeah, I agree with 2nz... though I wasn't confused because I'd been reading peoples' comments in the voting thread. Anyway, assuming that "how funny" can be transmuted to "how well written," you get 5s.

2nz - March 06, 2004 - Report this comment

By the way, here's an orange with 4-4-5 carved on it.

martha - March 07, 2004 - Report this comment

Excellent lyric .. a good double take on the meaning of the original .. good work very soulful!

MysteryGoat - March 27, 2004 - Report this comment

Thanks for all the feedback. I know most of it was from the contest but it's still nice to see. Thanks again.

Qetadgzcb - July 22, 2004 - Report this comment

Indeed, one of the best parodies I've ever read.

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"Ballad"

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