A/N: I've really enjoyed seeing Les Mis at the cinema, and this is my favourite song. Then I told my friend Blackthorn14, that someone should rewrite the words for Arthur finding out about Merlin's magic. Then I had a go and so did she, and some of her lines were much better than mine, and some of mine she preferred over hers; so I did a bit of cutting and copying and some tweaking here and there, and what you see before you is a more or less equal collaboration. Unfortunately neither of us can sing, but we were pretty pleased with how it turned out, so it seemed a shame not to post it up somewhere... Someone clever Merlin cosplayers need to record this for us. Please, talented people of the internet, do it!
For best effect, try singing this along to the track :) We used the film version, though :)
The Confrontation
[ARTHUR]
Merlin, at last,
Your secret becomes plain
A sorcerer
And Camelot's betrayed
[MERLIN]
Before you say another word, Arthur
Before you send me to the stake to burn
Listen to me! There is something you should know.
I was working for our destiny.
Everything I did I did for you,
For Camelot, I fought as best I knew
We're two sides of the same coin.
Different sides-
[ARTHUR]
Merlin, stop it now!
I've seen the things magic can do
You deserve no trust from me
A liar like you.
[MERLIN(in counterpoint)]
Believe of me what you will
This is something I had to do
You don't know what I've done
All I did was save your life
You know nothing I have done
If not for me you would be dead
My magic helped build Albion
I am warning you Arthur
You still need me by your side
There is power in this world
That you can't face alone
[ARTHUR(in counterpoint)]
You have tricked me all these years
I considered you a friend
No,
It was all a lie
How many men have I lost?
How many fights?
Come with me you sorcerer
I'll go on with my father's deeds
Our friendship means nothing now
No mercy for scum like you
You belong inside a jail
All these years you've lived a lie
You have treated me as a fool
How could you keep this from me?
I would have kept your secret well
If you'd proved that you trust me
I'd believe this destiny!