Rupert Holmes
Murderer’s Confession (Helena Landless)

[HELENA]
You know the fire and the fury I can vent
Thought you I'd idly wait while Neville you'd torment?
With this, his one, his only chance to start anew
You surely know by now I meant to murder you!

Think you that I'm so blind as not to read your mind
And watch you bait, manipulate each victim that you find
And let you do to Neville what you did to Rosa Bud as well?
I'll see you in Hell!

Something within me snapped, I started to adapt
Your game of sin to blame my twin, to kill and not be trapped
I made of you the victim who would meet his end instead
My one great flaw: twas Drood I saw! And you! You live! He's dead!

But the night was far from bright
Thick with wet and thunder
Thatching fell, dispatched from Hell
Is it yet a wonder?
Could not see the arms of me
Stretched out with scarf in hand
Saw your coat and tied your throat
Just like a deadly wedding band!

I killed Drood! Not glad to, I had to!
I will not be coy, I'm not filled with joy
That I did destroy Rosa's darling boy
In these late additions, there my be revealed
Murderous admissions otherwise concealed
Damn you all, I swear, for warning you had had!
Bad must lead to worse! No good can come from bad!
No good, no good can come from bad!