<\/iframe><\/p>\nThe Ballad of Victor Duddley<\/p>\n[Verse 1 \u2013 Folk]<\/p>\nIn old Hearthville where the church bells rang, \nWhere the autumn maples swayed, \nLived Victor Duddley, a gifted son, \nWhose destiny was never made.<\/p>\nHis brother Stewart wore the football crown, \nHis father led the college hall, \nHis mother Ellen prayed each night, \nNot knowing darkness watched them all.<\/p>\n[Verse 2]<\/p>\nJossette smiled beneath the moon, \nLove was young and running free, \nBut hidden in the attic shadows, \nWaited ancient jealousy.<\/p>\nRachel Ramsey whispered low, \nRita\u2019s eyes were cold as stone, \nThe candles died\u2026the rafters groaned\u2026 \nThey swore Victor would die alone.<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Pre-Chorus \u2013 Growing Tension]<\/p>\nThe house grew silent\u2026<\/p>\nThe night stood still\u2026<\/p>\nSomething evil climbed the hill\u2026<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Chorus \u2013 Pop\/Folk]<\/p>\nOh sing the Ballad of Victor Duddley, \nChild of heaven, born to fight. \nThey broke his body but not his spirit, \nThey could not steal his inner light.<\/p>\nThough darkness hunted every heartbeat, \nThough demons gathered in the rain, \nThe stars remembered who he really was\u2014 \nA god who walked through mortal pain.<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Verse 3 \u2013 Dark Folk]<\/p>\nThey struck him down inside the loft, \nTill every breath became a war. \nThen stripped him bare of dignity, \nAnd threw him on a Lincoln floor.<\/p>\nHis clothes were piled above his chest, \nHis watch\u2026his belt\u2026his single shoe. \nThe trunk slammed shut upon the night; \nNo mortal soul would know the truth.<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Heavy Metal Break]<\/p>\nThey drove\u2026<\/p>\nThrough broken roads\u2026<\/p>\nTo Smith\u2019s old junkyard\u2026<\/p>\nAmong the rust\u2026<\/p>\nAmong forgotten steel\u2026<\/p>\nThey opened up\u2026<\/p>\nA shattered limousine\u2026<\/p>\nThey threw him in\u2026<\/p>\nAnd left him there\u2026<\/p>\nTO DIE!<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Heavy Verse]<\/p>\nBuzzing bees around the grave!<\/p>\nBroken metal!<\/p>\nTwisted steel!<\/p>\nGhosts were laughing in the darkness\u2014<\/p>\nWould a demi-god still kneel?<\/p>\nRachel screamed,<\/p>\n\u201cLet Victor perish!\u201d<\/p>\nRita cursed his very name!<\/p>\nBut fate had carved another ending\u2014<\/p>\nFire waited in the flame!<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Bridge \u2013 Tempo Drops]<\/p>\nThen Arthur Ramsey came in silence.<\/p>\nDonny Maxtone walked beside.<\/p>\nBilly Bingo searched the shadows,<\/p>\nHope refusing yet to die.<\/p>\nOne lone shoe\u2026<\/p>\nOne weathered belt\u2026<\/p>\nOne broken watch beneath the weeds.<\/p>\nTime itself had stopped for Victor\u2026<\/p>\nThree lost days\u2026<\/p>\nThree silent pleas.<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Verse 4 \u2013 Rising Hope]<\/p>\nFar beneath New York they carried him,<\/p>\nTo a cave no map could find,<\/p>\nWhere doctors worked with trembling hands,<\/p>\nWhile witches bent the laws of time.<\/p>\nQuentin Darko raised old prayers,<\/p>\nAncient circles filled with flame,<\/p>\nTrying hard to bind together<\/p>\nBody\u2026<\/p>\nSoul\u2026<\/p>\nAnd Victor\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Metal Chorus]<\/p>\nCHANGE THE PAST!<\/p>\nBREAK THE CHAIN!<\/p>\nTURN THE CLOCK AGAIN!<\/p>\nTHE SPACE WITCHES WANT HIM DEAD!<\/p>\nLET THEM COME!<\/p>\nLET THEM BLEED!<\/p>\nVICTOR WILL RISE AGAIN!<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Breakdown]<\/p>\nBut Sabian Blackrock gathered power.<\/p>\nHis coven filled the sky with fear.<\/p>\nUnable to find Victor\u2019s body,<\/p>\nThey cursed the ones he held most dear.<\/p>\nGhosts climbed upward from the waters.<\/p>\nDemons stalked the Duddley home.<\/p>\nEvery nightmare reached for Ellen\u2026<\/p>\nCalling Victor\u2026<\/p>\nCalling home.<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Soft Verse]<\/p>\nVictor whispered through the darkness,<\/p>\nWeak between both death and breath,<\/p>\n\u201cBilly\u2026<\/p>\nMan\u2026<\/p>\nI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be strong enough\u2026<\/p>\nTo save my mom from death.\u201d<\/p>\nBilly answered,<\/p>\n\u201cNo, you listen.<\/p>\nYou don\u2019t carry this alone.\u201d<\/p>\nEven broken,<\/p>\nEven dying,<\/p>\nHeroes never stand alone.<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Final Chorus \u2013 Folk with Choir]<\/p>\nSo sing the Ballad of Victor Duddley,<\/p>\nThough the night was long and cold.<\/p>\nHis flesh was broken\u2026<\/p>\nHis soul kept fighting\u2026<\/p>\nA story older than the old.<\/p>\nA mother dreamed inside of Hearthville.<\/p>\nA son lay hidden far away.<\/p>\nA family bound by blood and courage<\/p>\nWould challenge even time one day.<\/p>\n\u2014<\/p>\n[Outro \u2013 Quiet]<\/p>\nSome men are measured\u2026<\/p>\nBy wealth\u2026<\/p>\nOr power\u2026<\/p>\nSome by kingdoms they command.<\/p>\nBut Victor Duddley\u2026<\/p>\nNear death\u2026<\/p>\nStill reached\u2026<\/p>\nFor his mother\u2019s hand.<\/p>\nAnd somewhere beyond the stars,<\/p>\nWhere Titans whisper,<\/p>\nWhere forgotten gods still dream,<\/p>\nTime itself waits\u2026<\/p>\nFor Victor Duddley\u2026<\/p>\n<hr>\nBest Way To Support me:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5dsP4Lxvwm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/how-tip-me\/\">How To Support Me<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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