FAWM: "His Name Was Doom"

His Name Was Doom

3 weeks ago by @gmcgath

His Name Was Doom

gmcgath

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Liner Notes

This song started out as a back history on Judge Doom of _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_? It turned into a somewhat different character, but one still worthy of the name. I want to strengthen the ending for the final version, but I think this has promise.
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Lyrics

His Name Was Doom
Words and music: Gary McGath, Copyright 2025

He knew the wrong and knew the right.
He knew that he would have to fight
So that the good would stand a chance,
To halt its enemies' advance.
He aimed to teach lawbreakers fear.
To guard the law that he held dear.
No obstacle would bar his way
And no temptation make him stray.

Doom. His name was Doom.

He could not bear the law's delay
And letting villains get away.
The course of justice must be swift
And from its path should never drift.
Appeals and technicalities,
Exclusions and rejected pleas
Were all just tools for buying time,
A shield for those engaged in crime.

Doom. His name was Doom.

He battled hard, but he forgot
The justice for which he had fought.
And in his quest to conquer sin
His only aim was now to win.
He gained a grudging kind of fame,
Came to be known by his new name,
For it was doom he brought to those
He came to think of as his foes.

Doom. His name was Doom.

He knew each detail of the law
And how to exploit every flaw
And many to the gallows sent
Who might perhaps be innocent.
Convinced he had done as he should
To thwart the evil, aid the good,
And no one with a conscience clear
Need ever look at him with fear.

Doom. His name was Doom.