Return of the Obra Dinn (Parody of All That We Could Have Been by Alex Sampson)

Original written by: Karsten Schack, Romeo, & Sean Hurley

***Thank you, Adam Smith, for introducing me to Lucas Pope’s beautifully written, classic game Return of the Obra Dinn!!!

Lyrics:

You sailed me to the deep,
My feet so far from shore
Handed me a skull compass,
So I could see much more
My part was written right
To investigate crime scenes
Your mysteries untangled,
Feels satisfying like Papers, Please
I won’t catch shell lust
Will pay attention to shoes and socks

Avoiding falling cargo,
Illness, Murder
Unholy Creatures,
Falling overboard
Getting Crushed, Speared, Shot, Drowned, decapitated, or electrocuted
Avoiding falling cargo
Mutiny on board
Mermaids, a kraken
Giant spiders, and more
Note that accents are clues
To understanding the Obra Dinn
In the Return of the Obra Dinn
Set sail, sail, sail
Set sail for the Obra Dinn

I feel bad for the monkey,
But that bargain scene is key
Keep asking: English? Irish? Scottish? Formosan? or Chinese?
A Swede? A Dane? American?
Welsh or Russian?
You keep, you’re keeping score
Because when I guess three right,
You illustrate it in that book once more
I won’t catch shell lust
Will pay attention to shoes and socks

Avoiding falling cargo,
Illness, Murder
Unholy Creatures,
Falling overboard
Getting Crushed, Speared, Shot, Drowned, decapitated, electrocuted
Avoiding falling cargo
Mutiny on board
Mermaids, a kraken
Giant spiders, and more
Note that accents are clues
To understanding the Obra Dinn
In the Return of the Obra Dinn

Is he a victim of this vessel’s doom?
To the orchestral music’s glow,
Is she still alive?
Investigating, at sea, tide crimes
Is he a first mate, steward, purser, surgeon, carpenter, artist, or captain in a dead memory’s time?

Avoiding falling cargo,
Illness, Murder
Unholy Creatures,
Falling overboard
Getting Crushed, Speared, Shot, Drowned, decapitated, electrocuted
Avoiding falling cargo
Mutiny on board
Mermaids, a kracken
Giant spiders, and more
Note that accents are clues
To understanding the Obra Dinn
In the Return of the Obra Dinn
Set sail, sail, sail
Set sail for the Obra Dinn


Parody by Melissa Smith:
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