FILK: Does He Love Me?

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 143191

My 75th filk, and my first one with a Midi:

http://www.goldengreece.com/midi2.htm

"Does He Love Me?" to the tune of "Does He Love You?" by Reba 
McEntire with Linda Davis.

Dedicated to all the other inbred homely chicks out there who dream 
of finding a man who loves them.

Not that I condone Merope's actions, but I do understand her.  DD's 
best guess was that she did eventually quit giving Tom the love 
potion.  She must have hoped that he would come around to loving her 
for the real her.  That must have been a leap of faith on her part, 
and one not taken lightly.  

The original song is a duet between mistress and wife, wondering who 
their man loves more.  I have recreated this effect by having Merope 
singing a duet with her reflection in the mirror.  The reflection is 
what Tom sees.  


MEROPE:
He's had the potion
For a while now.
When he drinks it
He wears a smile now.
As long as he's right here with me
In my arms is where he wants to be.

MIRROR:
But I'm the one he 
Made his vow to.
I'm the one he
Gave his name to.
He'll never see your face
'Til his mind is put to right.
You have his body, his baby, but somehow, 
It's just not right.

CHORUS:
MEROPE:
But does he love me?

MIRROR:
Does he love you?

MEROPE:
For the real me?

MIRROR:
For the real you?

MEROPE:
Is he seeing you?

MIRROR:
Is he seeing you?

BOTH:
When he looks at me?

MEROPE:
Is this all real or...

MIRROR:
Is this real or...

BOTH:
Just a fantasy?

MEROPE:
Does he love me?

MIRROR:
Does he love you?

BOTH:
Or what he sees in me?

(end chorus)

MIRROR:
But when he sees me,
He sees such beauty.
Oh, how he wants me-
What he believes is me.

MEROPE:
And when I'm in his arms,
He thinks of no one else.
Oh, he believes in me,
But do I believe in myself?

Repeat Chorus

MEROPE:
I should not use this potion.

MIRROR:
He'll surely go insane.

MEROPE:
Cause I have everything to lose.

MIRROR:
But what, what could you really gain?

repeat chorus


Ginger, who feels sorry for Merope, despite that she was clearly in 
the wrong.