Gift for blithesea by diannelamerc (Profit)

[fv_poster]

Title of vid: When You're Evil
Recipient: blithesea
Vidder: diannelamerc
Fandom: Profit
Music: When You're Evil by Voltaire
Summary: Lord Beelzebub has never seen
A soldier quite like me,
Not only does his job, but does it happily!
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Signed length: 02:42

Link to AO3.

Lyrics
When the Devil is too busy
And death's a bit too much
They call on me, by name you see,
For my special touch.
To the Gentlemen, I'm Misfortune
To the Ladies, I'm Surprise
But call me by any name
Anyway it's all the same

While there's children to make sad
While there's candy to be had
While there's pockets left to pick
While there's grannies left to trip 
down the stairs, I'll be there,
I'll be waiting 'round the corner
It's a game, I'm glad I'm in it
'Cause there's one born every minute

And it's so easy when you're evil
This is the life, you see
The Devil tips his hat to me
I do it all because I'm evil
And I do it all for free
Your tears are all the pay I'll ever need!

I'm the fear that keeps you wake
I'm the shadows on the wall
I'm the monsters they become
I'm the nightmare in your skull
I'm a dagger in your back
An extra turn upon the rack
I'm the quivering of your heart
A stabbing pain, a sudden start

And it's so easy when you're evil
This is the life, you see
The Devil tips his hat to me
I do it all because I'm evil
And I do it all for free
Your tears are all the pay I'll ever need

It gets so lonely being evil
What I'd do to see a smile
Even for a little while
And no one loves you when you're evil

I'm lying though my teeth!
Your tears are all the company I need!

Comments

[lycomingst]

Great song, great vid.

[katta]

Wonderful vid for a brilliant but too short-lived show!

[counteragent]

Hee! nice work!

[echan]

Oh wow, this was so fun but dark, very dramatic, loved all the smirking and tears, I definitely want to watch Profit now.

[isagel]

*gleeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

This is so delightful! Oh, Jim Profit and your evil smile. So much love for this! <3

[lithiumdoll]

Brilliance :D

[cadenzamuse]

Amazing song. I've never seen or heard of this show, but now I'm afraid to watch it for fear that the show isn't as devious and wonderful as the vid makes it seem!

[deelaundry]

It's really that devious! You think as you start watching, "He really can't be that sly and self-centered; there must be something good abo... no, wait, he really is. Wow. Wow." :D

Great job bringing that all out, vidder! You found a perfect song for the show, especially the last verse.

[azurelunatic]

The only complaint I have is that it never got a chance to wrap up all the plot threads.

[cleverthylacine]

The show is that devious. I really disagree with this vidder's take on this character, though.

[frayadjacent]

Ha ha ha, great vid! I don't know the source but this was lots of fun.

[oneiriad]

Love this vid - it's been years since I watched Profit, but you nailed him :-)

When You're Evil

[yourlibrarian]

Heh, so very fitting for Profit!

[franzeska]

Ahaha! Awesome! I have seen many a vid to this song, but it's particularly apt here. The end with his nasty little smiles over the tears is fabulous.

[fan_eunice]

OMG, perfect song choice. Awesome :D :D :D

[par_avion]

Hee! Love the head tilt on "special touch" and the pan-up at 2:01 when the music changes.

[giandujakiss]

Hee! Adorable song choice, great clip-lyric matches - I love all the fantastic Profit expressions you used!

[recrudescence]

I don't know a single thing about this show, but this makes me want to know everything. Voltaire love!

[nyn]

This is delightful! And the "I'm lying through my teeth" moment made me laugh out loud for real :D

[azurelunatic]

I love this song and really like this show, and I think you did it justice!

I don't actually subscribe to the Profit Is Totally Evil interpretation, but I enjoyed this as the "if you get on the wrong side, all hell's furies (in the person of Jim) will fuck your shit up" all the same.

[cleverthylacine]

If I were going to try and argue for this interpretation of Jim Profit's character (which I think Greenwalt probably intended, but is not how the combination of Pasdar's acting and the writing presented him, imnsho), these are NOT the clips I would choose...particularly not the ones from Cupid, Chinese Box and Forgiveness, all of which were episodes in which the upset/startled women were being abused by other people (one of whom is the man gasping for the phone, who is a repeat child molester), with whom Jim dealt severely upon their behalf (among other less altruistic reasons, of course.)

*shrug* Everybody else seems to like this a lot though so you should probably not take me too seriously.

[livrelibre]

I really enjoyed this!