Gotham Shadows: A Batty Musical: He Who Laughs
The Joker:] Ha! What’s the punchline to this joke we play? You fight, you bleed, but I make the day! The streets are mine, the chaos sings, And I’m the jester, pulling strings!
[Chorus (clown goons cheering):] He laughs! He laughs! Chaos reigns, and Gotham screams! He laughs! He laughs! The Joker’s in our dreams!
[Explosions]
[The Joker (maniacally laughing):] Oh, Batsy, dear, you think you win? But I’ll be back again and again! Round and round, we go so fast, But you and I, we’ll never last!
[Chorus (full circus madness now):] He laughs! He laughs! Chaos reigns, and Gotham screams! He laughs! He laughs! The Joker’s in our dreams!
[Batman (deep voice, shouting over the chaos):] You’ll never win, your madness dies, Gotham’s mine, beneath these skies! I’ll stop you here, I’ll end your reign, You’ll never bring this town such pain!
[The Joker (gleefully):] Oh, but Bats, you’re just like me, One bad day, and you’ll be free! Laugh, Bats, laugh—don’t you see? We’re the same, you and me!
[Chorus (carnival music, the Joker’s laughter echoing):] He laughs! He laughs! Chaos reigns, and Gotham screams! He laughs! He laughs! The Joker’s in our dreams!