Starswirl's Frankenstein (song)

*This article is about the song. For the single, see Starswirl's Frankenstein (single).*

"**Starswirl's Frankenstein**" is a song by American musician 4EverfreeBrony and American artist DragonwolfRooke, released on January 8, 2014.

## Description

This is a possible origin story for the God of Chaos, Discord.

## Information

Sung from Discord's perspective, the song details the character's origin as Star Swirl the Bearded's monster.

Speaking about the track, DragonwolfRooke has said:

> This song... it's basically a story of Discord. For those of you who don't watch My Little Pony, Discord is basically the embodiment of chaos. So this is a take on a possible origin story for him. Is it my own headcanon? No, not really. And it's flavor of Discord, so to speak, that's a bit more somber than the way I like him.
> But I had the idea for this story, regardless, and so I thought it'd be fun to write. After all, I haven't seen anyone take a "Frankenstein's Monster" route for Discord yet. Odd, concerning his anatomy.
>
>

DragonwolfRooke handled the lyrics and the basic melody, as well as the artwork. 4EverfreeBrony took this base and turned it into a full song. Discord is referred to in the song as "Star Swirl's Frankenstein", although "Frankenstein" is the name given to the creator of the monster in the novel. Both artists have said to be aware of this and that they chose to go with the popular usage of the name.

An artist named Psychotic Twilight Sparkle created a comic book based on the song. After the comic was completed, a video featuring the comic's panels was released on 4EverfreeBrony's YouTube channel on August 27, 2015.

While abroad in Argentina for his mission trip, 4EverfreeBrony recorded a demo for a Spanish adaptation of Starswirl's Frankenstein. This demo was released on the Ponificado - demo subscriber exclusive Bandcamp album. It is currently unknown if it got past the demo stages or if there's any intentions of a proper release of this adaptation.

The title mispells Star Swirl's name as "Starswirl". In addition to this, the song is mistakenly labeled as "Starswirl's Fankenstein" on some digital platforms.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**
They used to call me monster
I made them call me king
I ruled in might and terror
I could do anything
But monsters don't just happen
There's reasons that we're bad
And now I can remember
The one that turned me mad
The one I called my dad

**[Chorus]**
For, I am Starswirl's Frankenstein
I was his flawed masterpiece
He tried to conjure perfection
But a monster was all he released

**[Verse 2]**
A genius but lonely magician
Was Starswirl the Bearded, the Great
He was honoured, respected, a legend
A master of wisdom and fate
But the old mage didn't have one thing
Companionship — he was alone
So he thought that he could create it
The perfect heir, son of his own
If only, if only he'd known

**[Chorus]**
For, I am Starswirl's Frankenstein
I was his flawed masterpiece
He tried to conjure perfection
But a monster was all he released

**[Verse 3]**
From all different creatures he fashioned
A wizard to beat all the rest
Imbued him with powerful magics
So his son could rival the best
But when he breathed life to his creature
His magic went out of control
From the magic and chaos, I wakened
Grinning and wild and whole
And the world would soon know the toll

**[Chorus]**
Thus, I was Starswirl's Frankenstein
I was his flawed masterpiece
He tried to conjure perfection
But a monster was all he released

**[Verse 4]**
Thousands of years it has been
Since my daddy created me mad
But now that friendship was given
His creation wasn't all bad
Perhaps my father is glad