STORY IN DESCRIPTION!! Also you can stream this song here - distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lydiathebard/megs-villain-song-i-wont-say-im-in-love Who do you wanna see turned into a villain next??

I honestly love how the beginning lyrics sound like she’s trying her best to be in control, before it really hits her that she IS in control. Hades doesn’t have her soul anymore, she’s no longer at the mercy of the river, and she’s stronger than Hercules. At the end, she relives these memories and realizes it. She no longer feels like she has to convince the subjects to follow her. They will follow her, they have no choice.

I love this. It would also fit really well with the original Megara from Greek mythology. In the original legend Meg is Heracles’s first wife who he murders along with their children in a fit of rage caused by Hera. So it makes sense that she would want revenge

"Its ok I'm NOT a villain." Is such a good line, it shows the importance of a villain truly thinking they are right.

am I the only one that thinks Hades didn't die in fear? he seems the type of guy to simply be proud of Meg to have fallen so low to have developed the guts to try to dethrone the olympians

I like how the previous one featured Mulan as a Card-Carrying Villain who knew she was bad, and this one features Meg outright claiming she's not a villain, even though we all know she is.

" In time they'll say I was cruel cause I cared." 100% the best line.

I love how she asks the guy playing piano to play something a little mellower, but as she sings more intensely, he gets more into the song, and plays fiercer, along with other instruments chiming in too.

History tragically repeats. Meg sold her soul to Hades to save her former lover's life, only for him to leave her for someone else. Here she gave her life to save Heracles only for him to abandon her. A villain version of Zero to Hero would be interesting: In this version Heracles sees what the gods of Olympics truly are: Monsters, Tyrants, Rapists, Spiteful, and Hypocritical. Thus he rallies the people against the gods and frees the Titans only if they leave humanity be and focus their anger towards Zeus and the rest of his flock. Here in this version Heracles would be more of a morally gray character.

I love how meg looks partially exhausted in the beginning, like she's tired of absolutely everything.

This take really takes the saying, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." to a bone-chilling level. On that note, getting heartbroken a second time would definitely push Megara over the edge enough to seek power in order to remain untouchable forevermore.

The lyrics fit her personality so well? Like the “scouts honor” thing and the “blah blah blah” at the beginning. It’s incredible. Obviously the singing and animation is godly (see what I did there), but I’m honestly in awe at the EXPERIENCE that is this video ❤

"YOUR LEADER IS GONE, HE GOT TIRED OF THE VIEW" this is a genius phrase, i can't help it

Make sure to read the story in the description- was so fun to write!

The jazz club vibe for the Underworld is quite a contrast, but also fits so well. It really allows for Meg to sing out her bitterness and sorrow over her sacrifice which amounted to nothing, leaving her with nothing but only vengeance upon the gods, from Hades who enslaved her to Hercules for leaving her to die after she saved him. A part of her still wishes for things to be as they were, to be in love with Hercules and make things right, but she is set on moving forward rather than looking back, leaving only two ex-lovers to go to war, a war of gods vs humans.

An absolute masterpiece. I immediately became "Team Meg" when her hair started turning blue as Hades' power began to flow through her and the music was absolutely on-point, from start to finish. The writers at Disney could learn a thing or two from this. ❤

I absolutely love how the pianist still plays even after being told Hades was killed. Love it!

I really love how Meg has a lot of her very distinct little characteristics and quirks from the movie (like how she stands with a hip out and her sarcastic and cynical tone of voice) but also has taken on some of Hades’ quirks (“blah blah blah” and “scouts honour” and his deceptive nature in promising to help to get people on his side even though he’s just using them)

I love that only colour she had back in the flashbacks was the purple in her eyes. While in the present she gradually gets two small bits of colours *the the extremely light blue eyes and her purple lips* (at most times) until the end where her hair turns fully blue! To me it shows that she is getting more powerful as the song goes on!

I love how Meg’s eyes are the only ones with pupils and eyelashes to show that she understands what is happening

I would love to see a Belle villain song, instead of her loving the beast for who he is, she is manipulating the Beast because she sees how vulnerable he is, how he yearns for love that only she can provide.

“Hades is dead. I killed him. Blah blah blah” that’s such a Meg way to break news. I love it

That's it. Disney needs to hire you to do their "remakes" but with the princesses turned villains. This one, just like the Anna and Mirabel ones, gave me chills. It is so well done and I love seeing these.

I like how there’s a not only a change in her appearance to look more like Hades but also that she changes from “hey I’m tired just listen” to “you will listen to me I don’t care if you’re scared.”

Can't wait for this, Meg is such an underrated character honestly. MEG SUPREMACY ❤️

The story, the singing, the YELLOW EYES AND BLUE HAIR at the end! Not to mention the animatic itself! Amazing as always, Lydia Edit: ASJSJSJJD WHAT THE HECK IVE NEVER GOTTEN THIS MANY LIKES TYSM-

I think despite her rage, she still loves Hercules. Which is why she says, "When I finally rule, I'll be free of you " Probably believing once she becomes queen, she won't need love.

2:21 OK BUT WHY DID THIS REMIND ME OF THAT SONG WHERE LYDIA FROM BEETLEJUICE SAYS “Your invisible when your sad.”

This was such an incredible villainous take for Megara. Well done, Lydia!

This was SO MUCH FUN to animate!!! Thank you Lydia for the amazing opportunity! The song is super well done and your voice is absolutely stunning!!

I think what makes this one one of my favourites is just how Megara opens with “Hades is gone, i killed him”, like just the sheer level of nonchalance, even in light of the fact that killing a god is likely much harder in The Hercules universe And meg makes it sound like she just “fired” him (or did she??)

A part of me would like to think that Meg would keep Hercules as her unwilling champion. That one part of her understood he betrayed her because she betrayed him first, that she'd want to hold on to what little love they have left between them, and that the other part would want revenge after having her act of redemption be spat upon, wanting her former love to be her disgraced lapdog.

Given the Mythological actions of Heracles this actually feels like a very fitting story and song, I absolutely love it.

Meg: It’s okay I’m not a villain, I’m here to enlighten Also Meg a minute later in the song: Just do as I say/I don’t care if you’re scared/I was cruel cause I cared 😐 But seriously, everyone did such an amazing job portraying and story, the characters, the song and the vocals. I think this is my favorite one yet. Can’t wait for the next (evil) princess song 😁

0:27 The guy after hearing Meg: 😐😒

the lack of views on this is criminal. What a well-executed villain arc. Totally believable, tragic, sympathetic, and this one in particular fits *right* in line with Greek myth, too. Animatic is awesome, storytelling on point, performance is captivating. I truly can't believe this isn't going full-on viral.

“No chance, no way” at 3:15 made me jump and I dunno why but it did hah

I feel like Megan would be those misunderstood yet still evil type of villain. She’d use men as pets and women as an army,proving that even men can be overpowered since she was betrayed by one. By fear they all bow down…then it’s the gods/goddesses,what do the feel? Anger? Sadness? Hatred? I feel like Persephone would be devastated her love was killed but by her hatred also covered of her father she would join Meg planning to destroy any men. So did Medusa and believe me she was excited to take her revenge on those who wronged her,so not only did Meg get her revenge and get a whole empire she also got one of the two most entered goddesses. Medusa..and Persephone.

What I noticed in all the villian songs so far is that every princess have dark circles and worn eyes. Looking as though everything they've done to do good, has sucked the energy from their soul and they're just exhausted and done with it all. 👑👑

I’m sorry how are we not talking about how Meg actively SLAYS (pun intended) in her Queen of the Underworld outfit with Hades’ blue hair?!? HELLO?! HOLY COW THAT WAS COOL.

I can't wait to see if you do any more princess villain songs! It would be fun to see one for Tiana! Like, a villain version of Almost There or Dig A Little Deeper. And the story could be that Naveen betrayed her and left her to stay as a frog while he went to get a kiss from Charlotte in order to become human again. So, to regain her human form, Tiana would have dived into the use of voodoo/shadow magic of her own, basically becoming more powerful than Facilier. She wanted revenge on both of the men that wronged her, Naveen and Facilier.

This is really good! Also ironically Hades was one of the few gods in the Greek pantheon who wasn’t a completely awful person, but due to the modern collective consciousness and Hades being associated with the underworld he is usually rewritten as a “satan” archetype

Lyrics: If there'a a prize for rotten judgment I guess I've already won that No man is worth the aggravation That's ancient history. Been there, done that Herc has left, good riddance He was just a hindrance to you Hades tries to rule ya Now who's standing as the victor? Finally free to rise up Take all that I'm owed and see you on your knees Your leaders gone, he got tired of the view A new queens born and I swear I'll be true Just stay in line and we'll get on just fine (scouts honor) You see my plan is rather simple See all Olympians bow down That or maybe I'll just kill them! Well either way, I'll end up with my crown Now I see you're frightened It's ok, I'm not a villain I'm here to enlighten All you gotta do is listen Follow and obey me You'll be okay baby, when this world is mine They've ruled too long, time for humans to rise Their little toys will bring bought their demise He'll curse the day that he walked out on me... When I finally rule I'll be free of you No one left to try control No one left to hold your soul... No chance, no way! You'll hold no sway on me You'll all be gone, and there'll be just one queen I'll rule no laws, just DO AS I SAY So take a knee! I don't care if you're scared In time they'll say I was cruel cos I cared! Yeah they'll say that I cared! So.... shall we begin?

3:36 “in time they’ll say l was cruel cause I cared” my favourite part

This honestly inspired me to make a story so I'll just put it here in the comments: Rampaging souls of the undead warriors scrolled the lands as the Gods looked down upon Greece from their thrones. Zeus held a fearful face as he watched all his human subjects getting burned and attacked by the malformed human souls. Hercules stood by his father's side, his face showed more of his fear than his father. He turned to his father and told him that he would go and find the cause of all the chaos that run rampant on this land. Zeus agreed, arming him with a sword and shield, he sent his son to the underworld. Hercules fought through the weeping, desperate souls who begged him for help. He was ignorant of that and continued on to reach Hades' castle and teach the Underworld's king a lesson. Upon reaching the door to the throne room he stopped, a laugh was heard from behind the door but it wasn't Hades' laugh, no. It sounded like it came from a woman and that woman's voice sounded a bit too familiar for his liking. He shrugged of his hesitation and threw open the doors. His eyes widened at the sight of who sat on the throne. It wasn't his uncle, but rather, his ex-lover Megara. He fumbles back in confusion before sucking his teeth and marching towards her in a courageous stance. "Oh Herc! Glad of you to join the party! It was really getting boring with all these same reports of attacking the humans, that I'm just so glad you finally decided to stop by!" Meg said with a playful yet malicious tone. Hercules glared at her then pointed his sword at her. With a strong and firm voice, he asked "Where is Hades!?" only to be responded with a loud, mocking laugh. Megara was laughing at him. He stood wide-eyed as she said back to him "Hades is dead. I killed him, took over the throne, blah blah blah~ and now I have you right here." her tone was still in a mockingly happily way but was darker than her original tone of voice. "You know, I wasn't exactly expecting you to be here... More of a 70/100 but you always have to play hero in order to get everybody to love you! You didn't play hero when I was dying though. You simply left without saying a word and gave me a look of disgust like I didn't help you out on each step of the way the moment we met." Megara ranted on as she stood from her throne and walked down. She snaked herself around Hercules like a snake provoking it's prey. Hercules was still frozen from shock as Megara brought out her special little elixer that turned gods into humans. It was that same one that Hades used on Hercules. Except, she modified it. You don't need to drink every last drop in order to turn human, you just need to inject a perfect sum into your victim's body. With a small pin coated in the elixer, she nears it to Hercules' neck. She closes her mouth to Hercules' ear and whispers with a smirk "And this is how I get my revenge." She stuck the pin into Hercules, him immediately feeling the effects. He tried to push Megara away but the elixer had already worked on Hercules thus making his attack useless. She cackled at his face as he fell to the floor. He looks up at her, enraged. "What did you do to me!?" He yelled as he pounced up from the floor and attempted to punch Megara. She only shook out her index finger out, near her face, and blocked Hercules' attack. He falters back and runs to get his sword. Megara kicks him down and now she stood over his body with her foot pinning down the, now human, god. Megara uses her newfound power to drag the sword into her hands. She held it firmly as she spoke to Hercules with a violent and crazed tone. "You won't be the only one Hercules. Your father, your mother, all of Olympus and the people of Greece will now fall by my hand. And its all. your. fault " She raises the sword above Hercules' head as he pleaded out. "No! Megara, please! W-We can't talk about this! Please-" His pleas were cut off by the sword that he once held, going through his skull. With Hercules dead, there were very few obstacles left in Megara's path. She sighed, pulling back from her stance. "Pain! Panic!" she called out. Two little demons rushing to her quickly. "Ye-yes, your highness of darkness sir- I mean, ma'am!" Panic greeted as Pain stood nervously beside him. She gently put the sword near Panic, gesturing him to take it. He was hesitant at first but took the sword out of her hand. The weight of the sword had to be supported by both the demons, who then followed Meg as she went to sit on her throne. They positioned it near her and waited for their next command. "Pain, Panic." Megara called in a gentler voice. The both immediately responded. "Yes my liege?" Pain asked. Megara pointed at the body of Hercules. "Get rid of the body, and get the soul of Hercules. I have plans for it." Megara ordered, the two imps hurriedly getting too it. As they slowly dragged the body away, Megara lost herself deep in her rageful mind. With a deep breath, she relaxes on her throne. What an eventful afterlife she now gets to live. She smirks, how exciting.

The song is absolutely wonderful. Kinda makes you feel like she isn't a villain at all. She is so relatable and let's be honest greek gods are far from perfect or good. It's a villain you kinda wanna root for or even save until she crosses the line into irredeemable madness.

3:21 this part totally gives me Cassandra vibes from tts, it’s awesome

why is the way she sings "end up with my crown" so damn catchy?

2:16 I’m???? Dead??????????? The way the music drops off????? 🤌

Y'know which one i would SO love to see done? Esmeralda's 'God Help the Outcasts' from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Dunno why i could see that one being interesting, but it sprung to mind when i saw someone suggest Lydia maybe do some of the lesser known princesses. I absolutely LOVED The Hunchback of Notre Dame when i was in High School and it's something of a comfort movie to me. -I know, i'm weird because that movie is dark af for the most part sksksksk---

I love the fact that this is basically the theme song of a evil God au I've been working on. Its basically a fanfiction because the characters are from a comfort show of mine but, its basically about a forgotten son of Hades and Persephone that was promised to have power however, Zuse didn't keep the promise so he has to be all these different gods from other pantheons which ends up making him go insane pretty much and he plans to take over and get what he deserves

Can we just appreciate how well drawn the hands are?

Holy crap! This was stunning! The vocals with the animatic were flawless! It made you not only feel bad for what Meg went through but also made you feel her fiery passion and how badass she is! Well done! I’m gonna go watch this 100 more times!

Oof, everything about this is superbly done. Adding a jazzy flair to the song was a clever touch. Congrats to everyone involved!

I get the impression from Meg's villain song that after killing Hades, she not only wants to get back at the gods. She also wants to get back at Hercules for betraying her. So, this song has both a universal and personal component to it. Meg was heartbroken after Hercules left her alone. So, all that's left now are feelings of bitterness and revenge. I got that from the middle part of the song before the finale when she got Hades powers. The music is dark and tender at the same time. The gods better watch out! I wonder if there are any fan fictions inspired by this song.

I LITERALLY CAN’T EXPLAIN MY LOVE FOR THIS holy shit I’m a sucker for female villains and her entire general vibe and her goals for the throne- AMAZING. Looks like she’ll do anything for power- my kinda villain

🤔 This is phenomenal but if Meg killed Hades, wouldn’t the underworld be his final destination as another lost soul? Also, Meg setting up a party for all the dead souls instead of how Hades treated them (as floating waste in the river) was a nice touch.

THIS IS AMAZING LYDIA THE VOCALS, THE VOICE ACTING AND THE ARTIST DID AN AMAZING JOB TOO BRO THE ART AND ANIMATION IS AMAZING EVERYTHING, I LOVE THIS SO MUCH 😭😭

Omg this part is my favourite part 1:24 and I swear I'll be true your voice is Beautiful!!

This makes sense. Hades position in the underworld was gotten by betrayal of his brothers when they drew straws for their position's as gods. Had Meg been betrayed by Hercules, and killed Hades with the intention and same bitterness Hades had, that would literally ignite the flame to create a new ruler.

PROPS TO THE ANIMATOR/ARTIST AND LYDIA YOUR VOICE/STORY TELLING WAS BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS!!

Oh my, this is an absolute banger and Megara having Hades' look in her attires at the end is just epic. There's something sinister yet regal with the vibes she carried there. This is definitely your best Disney princess villains' potrayal you've ever created, a masterpiece as well, the neat yet so expressive animatic, your angelic voice giving such a haunting performance as a melancholy yet strong Megara just make me goosebumps, delivering her pain and sorrow, I can't help but hoping she'll succeeded in her plan because she's so much potential just from the way you wrote her to be. You and your team has done a great job at making this video a success, from the composer, the animator, the writer of the story and your own talent, it turned out to be a splendid outcome.

I love her transformation into basically female Hades, the text following suite was the cherry on top

1:32 Why’s she doing a Saturn Mudra? And its so fitting because she’s greek 😂

I love the vocal performance mixed with the animatic! This was great and I’m super hyped for the next song you’ll do!

🤩 Ok fantastic animation (Meg SLAYED the underworld Queen dress), great jazzy rendition of the original song, great vocals for the song, and very cool storyline!

As a strong fan of ancient mythology, this fits in creepily well with the myths of succession; the gods were all destined to one day be usurped as they usurped the titans and kronos usurped his father. Zeus may have defeated Tython, but Megara might get the job done. Well done and great story work!

Ok this may be a stretch but what if the guy with the scar at 1:54 is Luke Castellean from percy jackson?

Imagine Persephone just showing up and seeing this

love Meg having a Medea arc. this is so gorgeous every part of it oh my god. love it.

I love it so much. Meg is one of my favourite Disney characters and this works so well for her. I can just imagine her slowly growing bitter over time.

as a trpg person, an ENTIRE campaign was painted in my mind featuring her as the villain. i can see it all now and it's absolutely FIRE jesus that was fantastic! great work, and hella mega super earned all these subs

Would anyone else love it if this was made into a story? As in the original greek mythology Megra also didn't have a happy ending i think it be interesting

THIS WAS SO AMAZING THE STORY, THE DRAWINGS, AND THE VOICE WOW

0:44 music starts

I love this version, the jazzy vibes are immaculate. It's also cool how you delivered her personality. And the animatic is gorgeous!

I’m not sure if it’s coincidence or VERY clever writing, but I love that your text includes the line “owed and see you” (1:14), which could be pronounced as ‘Odyssey’. 😍

I got literal chills when the Go The Distance leitmotif kicked in. Superb work!

NOT THE LITTLE GO THE DISTANCE REFERENCE! I'm SO glad your videos were recommended to me! You have amazing talent and storytelling skills! I wish this were an actual series because I would TOTALLY binge all of it

3:15 I love the tone of voice of that moment and the transformation that comes with that anger and resentment... it's great

Yo anyone got any Fanfics in the making or already here of this type of AU? Cause I’m vibing with evil Meg 😂❤❤

This is by far the best villain’s song so far! The vocals and lyrics really give a feel of Meg’s shift to villainy with a Jazzy song! The animation is great too, especially since it’s an entire storyline! Meg slays her Underworld Queen dress.

Honestly. Out of all the songs, it's fitting for this one to have been turned into a Greek tragedy. Megara's lore in Greek mythology already was sad enough as the first wife of Heracles (only because Hera was a vengeful prick). But a Disney Heracles who didn't go back for her after she tried to make amends for her betrayal? The story honestly writes itself. Amazing animatic, amazing voice work on the song. Love it all around!

This sounds like it could also be a villain song for Azula, if the olympians were the 3 other nations. Great job!

Idk how this happened, but I just woke up. Guess my body gained an instinct/intuition anytime you're about to drop a song 💀 Edit 1: *animatic!!!* Edit 2 finished: I WANNA SMACK SMTH THAT WAS SO GOOD! It's just gahhhh you're so talented Lydia! 👏👏👏

I had think about this and in Hercules eyes it's worse than simply Meg working for Hades, before he finds out Phil tried to warn him about her and Hercules in anger hits him and caused him to smash into something, and while he does feel bad about it, Hercules still turns his back on Phil when he gives up trying to get him to listen and leaves, so the betrayal runs deeper, not only was Meg working for the villain all along but also was the reason Hercules hurt and turned on his friend, the one(aside from Pegasus)who helped him and believed in him despite a few bumps along the way, even when Phil comes back, Hercules tell him he was right all along, I think not just about 'dreams being for rookies' but about Meg too cos then he gives her a look, was probably thinking about all stuff Phil was saying about her before(still thinks all of it is true) as Meg was lying there after getting crushed. (A big part of me hopes Meg going to get Phil and sacrificing her life made Phil realize he had been wrong about her, and had the decency to be unhappy with what Hercules did.

Woah. I’ve never seen Hercules, but I’m in awe. And that twisted little bit of ‘I’ll Go the Distance’… terrifying. I’ve only ever heard a slowed, angelic version back when I played Jafar in Descendants. Everyone backstage had to sing a version of it during the coronation scene, and it was lovely. This is just as slow as it, but instead minor, dark, and twisted. It gives me chills.

I normally don't comment but wow! This is amazing and I love your voice and that ending it felt so powerful

There's something about the beginning that reminds me of Harley Quinn killing the Joker. You are doing an excellent job, keep it up and I look forward to hearing your next song🥰🥰

Oh my gosh, I love this song. I so want this to be a movie or series. I can just imagine it The start of it begins with this song, then we move onto Meg having a chat with pain and panic about how she escaped the river and killed hades etc etc. Then we have a couple of episodes/ montage of her collecting souls and humans to fight against the gods At the end there is a battle scene where Meg defeats the gods and comes across Hercules Then there are two options, they make up and get married and all is forgiven ( if we don’t want to mess up Greek mythology) Or she doesn’t forgive him and she locks him up and she stays queen of the world and the god world Thank you for reading.

This song is so good, and it reminds me of the story of Medea, Jason's wife. Those who know, they know.

1:59 *inhale* SEKAAAAIIIII IDE

This one is my favourite so far. The acting, the amazing voice of yours, the animatic is great, plus the details and the complete change in the song. I love the fact that Megara is wearing heels, simbolizing how powerful she is now, plus the sarcasm that was always part of the character is shining in this. And the change in the attitude in the end, just after she remember what Hercules did to her, theres where she decided to take off her mask to her future slaves...

I absolutely love this Disney Princesses as villains' song rewrite series! The vocals and the animation are absolutely phenomenal! Makes me imagine Lydia killing it as she does a solo of "What Comes Around Goes Around" from the Villain's Lair KZfaq series.

Me encanto la canción. La voz que le dieron a Meg es perfecta para la interpretación, es como suave y alta (medio una vibra de ser de esas personas que no tienen que alzar la voz para verse intimidante). Me fascinaria que alguien hiciera que los personajes de Twisted Wonderland reaccionaran a esta bella joya

Вау, вот это я называю предвыборной кампанией!

An amazing piece, my dear! And on my 30th birthday no less! Thank you! This was a treat and a step up with the animation. Well done.

"So... shall we begin?" Me: (immediately starts singing Daughter of Evil)

0:47 is the start of the song 3:09 is the most replayed 3:50 is the end

Okay hear me out I’ll tell the rest of my idea if anyone is interested But what if Esmeralda had a villain song version of Hellfire? It’s about revenge on frollo for all he’s done to her people and instead of burning her he kills Quasimoto and Phoebus and then says “this is what happens when you test me now I’ll give a choice me or the fire?” Of course Esmeralda chooses fire and is locked away in the bell tower sentences to death but all Frollo did was give her time to make a plan A plan of vengeance and she will achieve it no matter the cost