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Nothin's gonna harm you,
Not while I'm around.
Nothin's gonna harm you, no sir,
Not while I'm around!

Demons are prowlin' everywhere
Nowadays...
I'll send 'em howlin', I don't care,
I got ways...

No one's gonna hurt you,
No one's gonna dare!
Others can desert you- not to worry,
Whistle, I'll be there!

Demons can charm you with a smile,
For a while,
But in time,
Nothing can harm you,
Not while I'm
Around...

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The lyrics are from "Not While I'm Around," from Sweeney Todd. It's sung by a young boy (Tobias) to a much older woman (Mrs. Lovett), who has taken him in and treated him with kindness after his having lived as an abused waif with a cruel master. Thus he feels immensely, obsessively protective of her.

It's also the perfect song for Tera towards the King in the Jinjo-Minjo War. When I first saw the musical last summer, I was intrigued by the similarities between Toby and Mrs. Lovett's strange relationship and the one that I was already developing in the story between Tera and her king; where the older one feels a parental, protective love for the younger, but the younger develops quite an obsession towards their guardian, and becomes totally consumed with a desire to protect the older from perceived imminent dangers.

Tera has many nightmares about the King, his bygone undead form, and his torment at the hands of Minjos. The demon-Minjos here are the kind of thing she would see for a few days of the War anytime she drifted off. No rest, not even in slumber.

This is a venting picture in many ways, as I continue to fight off some demons of my own.

The Jinjo-Minjo War (c) Its Authors. They know who they are and you know if it's not you.
Tera (c) Me
King Jingaling/Jinjos/Minjos (c) Rare

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:iconaleidyat:
God, those Minjos look so perfectly demented. 8D
Awesome.

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"Love rules the court,
The camp, the grove,
And men below, and the saints above,
For love is heaven
and heaven is love. "
~Sir Walter Scott
:iconpaperiz:
that is a m a z i n g

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DISCLAIMER:I am human and not perfect, Hold my wrongs against me.Not my Jesus.He is perfect.ty Are U sure you know where you'll go when you die?Have U trusted Jesus as ur savior?If not go here-> [link]
:iconaltermentality:
Thank you!

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Before your neurons declare a crisis, before your trace seratonin rises, before you're eating your coffee grounds and before a pundit could make a sound, before you're reading your list of vices, perform the simplest exercises.
:iconspecter-von-baren:
Makes me think of Okami.

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Specter~ I am a man of many words.... I just choose not to use them.

Specter~ The hardest burden to bear is loneliness, because there's no one to help you carry it.
:iconpaperiz:
no prob! u deserve it!!!

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DISCLAIMER:I am human and not perfect, Hold my wrongs against me.Not my Jesus.He is perfect.ty Are U sure you know where you'll go when you die?Have U trusted Jesus as ur savior?If not go here-> [link]
:iconaltermentality:
Yeah, I got that game for my birthday, but my Ps2 controller is broken x_x So I need to borrow my friend's. It's a beautiful game, but I could only barely get past the intro because it's near-impossible to use the Celestial Brush with an analog that won't stay still.

This picture did remind me of Okami too, after I'd finished. Especially once I added the texture. Subconscious influence, perhaps?

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Before your neurons declare a crisis, before your trace seratonin rises, before you're eating your coffee grounds and before a pundit could make a sound, before you're reading your list of vices, perform the simplest exercises.
:iconaltermentality:
Thanks!

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Before your neurons declare a crisis, before your trace seratonin rises, before you're eating your coffee grounds and before a pundit could make a sound, before you're reading your list of vices, perform the simplest exercises.
:iconherr-wozzeck:
Oh, hey, Sweeney Todd! That musical is the best musical ever! :D

Is that squire on the fire?
Mercy no sir look closer you'll notice it's grocer!
Looks thicker, more like vicar.
No, it has to be grocer it's green! :rofl:

But still, great artwork here!

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I am a fan of Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck. What else can I say? XD

I'm also part of the SSBB Fanclub. Go check it out! :D

I am also the BeastGuard of ~The-Tellian-Network Check it out!

And also, thanks to PurpleChocobo77 for the avatar. :D
:iconaltermentality:
For what's the sound of the world out there?
(What Mr. Todd, what Mr. Todd, what is that sound?)
Those crunching noises pervading the air?
It's man devouring man, my dear, and who are we to deny it in here?!

Thank you! :D

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Before your neurons declare a crisis, before your trace seratonin rises, before you're eating your coffee grounds and before a pundit could make a sound, before you're reading your list of vices, perform the simplest exercises.
:iconkatie-yoshi:
Yikes! There're Blade and Mundar...they look eviler than ever! I really need to finish up that picture of Jingy with the axe...

Also...does Tera know about Min-Jin yet?

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Death is nothing to the reaper!

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