"Wicked Always Wins"

"Wicked Always Wins"
Song
Song Information
Written by	Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner
Duration	3:11
Release date	May 5, 2017
Show Information
Appears in	"The Song in Your Heart"
Song Chronology
Previous Song	"Revenge Is Gonna Be Mine"
Next Song	"Charmings vs. Evil Queen"

“

♫ I'll give her a magic gift
To bring the Charmings down
[...] When he learns this spell was mine
Oh Rumple he will see
He should have chosen me. ♫

”

—Zelena ^src

"Wicked Always Wins" is a song featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner. It débuts in the twentieth episode of the sixth season.

This song was released on May 5, 2017, as part of Once Upon a Time: The Musical Episode.

History

Before First Curse

Using a mirror enchantment, Zelena spies on her half-sister Regina as she speaks with Rumplestiltskin and asks for his help in stopping the singing spell cast by Snow White and Prince Charming. Rumplestiltskin refuses to help her, telling her that now is her chance to prove that he chose the right witch. Delighted that Rumplestiltskin is doubting his decision to betray her, Zelena breaks into song, finding joy in the fact that Regina will soon understand the pain she's felt for her entire life. She takes a joy ride on her broomstick to the Munchkin Village, playfully chasing the terrified Munchkins around as she continues to sing about her mother, who abandoned her, and how Regina has taken her life for granted. She suddenly realizes that, instead of just reveling in Regina's defeat, she can use it to her advantage and returns to the Emerald City to brew up a different kind of spell that she can give to Regina to take away Snow and Charming's singing abilities, as she wishes to reveal it as her own spell afterwards and show Rumplestiltskin that he made the wrong choice. ("The Song in Your Heart")

Although Regina successfully uses the spell to remove the song from everyone, including her sister, Zelena does not follow through with her plan as her memory of singing is wiped by the Blue Fairy, who hopes to protect the songs she put inside of Snow White's unborn daughter's heart to be used against the Black Fairy in the future, giving her a happy ending. ("The Song in Your Heart")

After Third Curse

After her family is frozen by the Black Fairy and Mr. Gold, Emma believes that the only way to save them is to give the Black Fairy her heart. As she prepares to do this, Henry discovers a page from his book showing the Blue Fairy put the kingdom's songs in Emma's heart and rushes to her, revealing as the Black Fairy fails to crush Emma's heart that the songs give Emma power. Henry returns Emma's heart to her as she begins to sing, realizing that everyone she loves was with her throughout her life, thanks to their songs that were always inside her all this time. ("The Song in Your Heart")

Singers

• Rebecca Mader as Zelena
• Chorus

Lyrics

Zelena

Finally, the moment I was hoping would come

The moment he would realize he chose the wrong one

There isn't any curse I could cast to match this feeling

The pain I knew when Rumple turned his back on my heart

At last will be Regina's when her life falls apart

Suddenly the future's looking more appealing

Once I was filled with rage

Now I'll enjoy the ride

It's so electrifying

Watching all her dreams denied

Oh, I will fly into tomorrow

My sister full of sorrow

Finally paying for her sins

I'll smile, all the while she is crying

Inside she's slowly dying

Learning wicked always wins

Oh, evil may be powerful

But wicked always wins

If mum could see me now, she would ache with regret

Cause she'd witness all the glory wickedness gets

She went and made Regina queen, and my blood boil

But that's all history

Time they all understood

What they call "green with envy"

I just call "looking good"

Zelena Oh, I will fly into tomorrow My sister full of sorrow Finally paying for her sins No strife, her life was so enchanted She took it all for granted Now she'll dream all could-have-beens Oh, evil may be powerful But wicked always-

Chorus Tomorrow Full of sorrow So enchanted For granted Wicked always-

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Zelena: Wait... Why just revel in her demise when I can use it to my advantage?

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Zelena I'll give her a magic gift To bring the Charmings down When Regina stands victorious I'll swoop right into town When he learns this spell was mine Oh Rumple he will see He should have chosen me So I will fly into tomorrow Delighting in her sorrow As a better day begins This time nobody's gonna stop me No evil's gonna top me Oh, wicked always wins A happy ending will be mine Cause wicked always wins

Chorus Me Tomorrow Sorrow It's a better day Stop me No evil's gonna top me Wicked always wins

Trivia

• Production Notes
• Other Notes

Song Notes

• About the song, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis say it is "Zelena's moment to shine" as "Rebecca does a phenomenal job with that song". They added, "it's all sort of pertaining to the stuff that is happening".
• According to Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, they jokingly referred to this song as "Total Eclipse of the Witch", as the song is inspired by Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart".

Other Notes

• While attending a Once Upon a Time convention in Chicago, Rebecca Mader sang "Wicked Always Wins" to the audience. She sang the song for a second time during a convention in Vancouver.

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Six
"The Savior":	"A Bitter Draught":	"The Other Shoe":	"Strange Case":	"Street Rats":	"Dark Waters":	"Heartless":	"I'll Be Your Mirror":	"Changelings":	"Wish You Were Here":	"Tougher Than the Rest":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Murder Most Foul":	"Ill-Boding Patterns":	"Page 23":	"A Wondrous Place":	"Mother's Little Helper":	"Awake":	"Where Bluebirds Fly":	"The Black Fairy":	"The Song in Your Heart":	"The Final Battle Part 1":	"The Final Battle Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent

References