"That's Not How the Story Goes" is a song which Lemony Snicket, Count Olaf, Mr. Poe, and the Baudelaires sang at the end of Season 1.[1] The song perfectly sums up the first season, while also upholding a bit of a preview into the second season in the original version.
A reprise version is sung at the end of The Penultimate Peril: Part Two, sang primarily by Violet Baudelaire and Count Olaf.
Lyrics[]
Original[]
- [Lemony Snicket]
- You may think that the Baudelaires ought to prevail
- And be tucked someplace, all safe and sound
- Count Olaf captured and rotting in jail
- His henchpeople nowhere around
- [Olaf]
- But there's no happy endings
- Not here and not now
- This tale is all sorrows and woes
- You dream that justice and peace win the day
- But that's not how the story goes
- [Poe]
- You might think that two parents,
- Both brave and both true
- Would live 'til a nice, ripe old age
- But I'm sad to say I have bad news for you:
- The curtain rings down on the stage
- [Baudelaires]
- Yes, there's no happy endings
- Not here and not now
- [Olaf]
- This tale is all sorrows and woes
- [Poe]
- You might dream that justice and peace win the day
- But that's not how the story goes
- [Lemony Snicket]
- I once loved a girl, and she thought well of me.
- We thought we'd be happy together
- But now I'm alone, as you can well see
- And she's cold in her grave forever
- [Olaf]
- There's no happy endings
- Not here and not now
- [Baudelaires]
- This tale is all sorrows and woes
- [Violet]
- You might dream that justice and peace win the day
- But that's not how the story goes
- [Olaf]
- The world is a pair of ill-fitting pants
- And other dire, hideous clothes
- [Baudelaires]
- You may think that three children would lead pleasant lives,
- But that's not how the story goes
- [Lemony Snicket]
- Some people smile at the end of the day
- [Olaf]
- Some people laugh, I suppose
- [Poe]
- But to me, there's nothing but gloom and despair
- That's just how the story goes
- That's just how the story—
- [Mr. Poe coughing]
- [Sunny whistling / Poe vocalizing]
Reprise[]
- [Violet]
- You may think that the Baudelaires ought to prevail
- And be tucked someplace, all safe and sound
- Count Olaf captured and rotting in jail
- His henchpeople nowhere around
- [Violet and Olaf]
- But there's no happy endings
- Not here and not now
- This tale is all sorrows and woes
- You might dream that justice and peace win the day
- But that's not how the story goes
- You might think that two parents,
- Both brave and both true
- Would live to a nice, ripe old age
- But I'm sad to say I have bad news for you:
- The curtain rings down on the stage
- [Violet]
- Yes
- [Violet and Olaf]
- There's no happy endings
- Not here and not now
- This tale is all sorrows and woes
- You might dream that justice and peace win the day
- But that's not how the story goes
- [Olaf]
- There's no happy endings
- Not here and not now
- This tale is all sorrows and woes
- You might dream that the justice and peace win the day
- But that's not how the story goes
- [Violet and Olaf]
- There's no happy endings
- Not here and not now
- This tale is all sorrows and woes
- You might dream that justice and peace win the day
- But that's not how the story goes
- Some people smile at the end of the day
- Some people laugh, I suppose
- But to me, there's nothing but gloom and despair
- But that's how the story goes
- [whistling]
Behind the scenes[]
In the Netflix series, this song is the bookend to season 1, sung by all the main cast at the conclusion of The Miserable Mill: Part Two, the season finale. The reprise acts as a bookend to Lemony Snicket's chronicled tales of the Baudelaires, sung at the conclusion of The Penultimate Peril: Part Two. The photos include Count Olaf's henchpeople, Aunt Josephine talking to Captain Sham, the development of the Sugar Bowl, Madame Lulu, everyone that have perished whether at the Hotel Denouement, the Lake Lachrymose, Paltryville or other places, and the freaks.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Jacques and Lemony Snicket can be heard humming the tune of the song in "The Austere Academy: Part Two" when Jacques' taxi approaches 667 Dark Avenue at night.
- During Olaf's lines, you can spot all of Count Olaf's disguises from the first season in his dressing room.
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