In response to HI, Melkor was always the dark lord, in the sense that he was the Lord of Darkness anyway.
What was the theme of the song? 'High and beautiful' (I can't source my quotes yet, because I need to read up again. Give me time...). Therefore, it was light -- light upon the soul, i.e. happy, and light as in noble and high. Melkor was responsible for the discord. What is a discord? The opposite of what should be played. So, it was darkness.
Melkor is the Lord of Darkness. That's who he is, that's how his mind works.
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