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 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