Where Did I Go Wrong

by John Silver fan

Before his death, Dooku wonders where his life had gone so wrong.

Pain, hot white, searing pain
I kneel in defeat, handless
This whole thing suddenly seems insane.
My life is in Skywalker's hands, I'm helpless

I wait for my Master to speak
Two words that finally make it all clear
"Kill him." My future was always bleak
Words won't help, he won't hear

Is this truly it? Is this the end?
I can't believe I was such a fool
All the damage no one can mend
It's ironic that I shall die in a duel

Qui-Gon did, against a younger enemy, too
I shall also die by the blade of a younger foe
I wish you were here, Qui, I need you
You were skilled, strong, experienced, but no

It hurts. I feel empty, numb, and broken
Where did I go wrong?
I wish it was all a dream, and I'll soon be woken
It is said that I was strong

I wasn't, I fell soon after I left
I fell to the Darkside, it was too easy
Sidious turned me quickly, he was deft
Thinking back on it makes me queasy

Skywalker, he's falling into the same trap
He has already taken the first steps
Once he falls, he'll find, as I have, he's not worth crap
He'll find Sith must live up to their reps

Poor boy, the Darkside will betray him, as it has me
This isn't what I wanted, what I hoped for
It's only now, all too late, that I see
I knew it wasn't right, yet still I did more

Where did I go wrong?
Treachery is the way of the Sith, yet I forgot
He planned this all along
Skywalker's the one he wants, I am not

Like everyone else, I have been tricked
Yoda's words on Vujn come to me
"When fall you do, catch you I will." Yet still I slipped
If anyone truly thought I could be saved, it was he

Others gave up, but he continued to believe
Where did I go wrong?
The moment I chose to leave
The Darkside called like a bittersweet song

I betrayed it all, everything
I've lost far mor than I've gained
To take it back I'd give anything
The galaxy I've marked, stained

How could I have been such an idiot?
How could I have been so blind?
When I turned, Sidious must've had a riot
That day my death warrent I signed

Where did I go wrong?
When I agreed to mee with him
The Darkside in his presence was strong
I should have runaway from him

I didn't, I went even closer
He showed his face, I should have turned him in
I didn't, I became a Darkside poser
I was caught and pulled in

I now know I never mastered the Darkside
No, the Darkside, in truth, mastered me
I didn't because I've known, served, and used the Lightside
Yet, for thirteen long years, I did not see

I was only a tool and slave to the Dark
I was a blind fool for too long
Hate, anger, war, death is how I've left my mark
This is where I went wrong

No, when I even considered learing
That is where I went wrong