Bend (song)

*This article is about the song. For the single, see Bend (single).*

"**Bend**" is a song by American musician 4EverfreeBrony, initially released on April 21, 2013.

## Description

One of the longest songs in 4EverfreeBrony's catalogue, this is a chaotic progressive piece that goes through the journey of Discord's character.

## Information

Originally released as a non-album single on April 21, 2013, the original version was close to eight minutes in length, had raw vocals in the style of Discord's voice, different guitar and synth tones and a slightly slower pace. A couple of mistakes can be heard on the guitar solo and post-solo sections at the 5:09 and 5:38 marks.

Despite being relatively unknown (4EverfreeBrony pointed out it being the third least popular of his songs, with almost 7,000 views on YouTube as of September 2022), it still managed to be featured on Equestria Confidential and Everypony Sings publications.

A completely new re-recorded version of the song was released on his fourth studio album, *Equine Dreams and Stranger Things*. This new recording features improved sound quality with better instrumentation and vocals, as well as a bit of a shorter length. It was accompanied by a music video showing 4EverfreeBrony performing the song along with images of the artwork drawn by DragonwolfRooke. The video was created by Adam Ulrich and uploaded to YouTube on June 5, 2014. It proved to be more successful and popular than the original version, having more than 44,000 views on YouTube as of September 2022.

The instrumental for the album version of the song was included on the album *The Instrumentals*.

## Additional information

The song contains dialogue of Discord's character from the series. On the original version, the lines are said by 4EverfreeBrony on his Discord impression, while on the album version, these were taken directly from clips of the series.

Lyrically, the song makes references to some episodes from the series, namely "The Return of Harmony" and "Keep Calm and Flutter On".

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**
I, I take the blame
For every game
I choose to play
Play, play, play
Same, it's all the same
Here we go again
But there is no end
End, end, end

**[Chorus]**
I bet that you are wondering why I haven't given up
I know that it confuses you how I haven't had enough
But I will always be the god of chaos 'til the end
I'll never bend
I'll never bend

**[Spoken: Discord]**
"Good luck, everypony! Ha ha ha!"

**[Verse 2]**
It's not like you've never seen it before, but
If I wanted I could manage a war, and
If it was over I could start it again
If I wanted it could have no end
End, end, end

**[Chorus]**
I bet that you are wondering why I haven't given up
I know that it confuses you how I haven't had enough
I will always be the god of chaos 'til the end
I'll never bend

**[Bridge]**
I don't need your silly light of day
I'm not evil, I just want my way

**[Guitar Solo]**

**[Spoken: Discord]**
"Fire when ready..."
"I'm missing some excellent chaos here."
"Game's over, my little ponies!"
"Maybe the magic of friendship can help you."
"Ugh, gag!"
"You should see the looks on your faces! Priceless, ha ha ha!"

**[Verse 3]**
Nopony ever seems to like what I give
But it's not like I care, I live how I live
Nopony ever seems to like what I do, but
You raise the sun and they all respect you
To Equestria, what have you done?
As soon as I was gone, there was not much fun
I like it better when it isn't so lame
So does Pinkie with the chocolate rain

**[Chorus]**
I bet that you are wondering why I haven't given up
I know that it confuses you how I haven't had enough
I will always be the god of chaos 'til the end
I'll never bend

**[Spoken: Discord]**
"Wait. We're friends?"
"Well played, Fluttershy. Well played."

**[Verse 4]**
I, I take the blame
For every game
I choose to play

**[Chorus]**
It seems that I have always been a trouble-making guy
But now that I have friends I know this world is not just mine
And even though I'm still the god of chaos in the end
I care for friends

**[Outro]**
Hmmmm