Flitter

(Obviously sung to the magnificent Major-General's Song ;)

I'm not the very model of a changeling, that I do admit
I've studied pony habits from the mundane to the intimate
And though that seems quite obvious to turn into a benefit
Instead of stealing love I found it necessary to commit

The Hive I've left for twenty years, I know, it's inconsiderate
I've gotten all that love and simply didn't do a thing with it
But here aside my lovely wife I know I'm happy as can be
I've never quite regarded that position a monopoly

Now don't you dare claim that I have been living quite the easy life
A pony needs a job to take care of a family and wife
As changeling I'm not average, indeed I'm quite the opposite
I'm not the very model of a changeling, that I do admit

But then came the invasion, and my life got turned into a mess
When I saw changelings out the window, well, I panicked, I confess
To make it worse my wife did not take revelations rationally
Giving me not much choice but to reveal it all eventually

And when that crazy queen and all her cronies had been blown away
That shield had further side effects and to my infinite dismay
Besides the fact it gave me a spectacularly mighty shove
It tore away the form that I had held so long and come to love

Well I gave up, I thought "that's it", there wasn't much left living for
The life I'd built up carefully was not an option anymore
And so I folded up my wings and I gave into my despair
When I was whisked away from danger and I found my wife was there

We travelled well away from there not quite so certain what to do
We felt the need to meet our son, so he at least would know this too
Since though I was of course not his real father, biologically
The fact that I had raised him made it quite so, psychologically

Instead, I was drawn to my Hive and we met with Queen Morphosai
And then in an insane attempt to stay out of the public eye
My wife suggested that I should change, of all ponies, into her
So as the day drew to an end, a whole mob's wrath we did incur

When we went into Ponyville I just walked in au naturel
But being used to Pinkie Pie they obviously took it well
Then things got quickly out of hoof, with armies straight from Canterlot
I must admit, we stumbled in, we really hadn't planned a lot

I'm not the very model of a changeling, that I do admit
And when it comes to ponies, well, I do still have to learn a bit
But luckily, Queen Morphosai, as odd as she's tenacious
Still had an ace to play, yes, a suggestion quite audacious

And so she gave Celestia an offer she could not refuse
With one swift move the situation skilfully she did diffuse
Now I am here behind a desk, and manage matters of import
I must admit, it beats Plan A, in which I would appear in court

Somehow I find myself back here at home aside my lovely wife
And once again enjoy the luxuries that come with pony life
Under the local rulers here, both Luna and Celestia
I am the very model of a changeling in Equestria