X: I Am This City : X
Gotham is mad, its eyes have gone black
A Cheshire grin weeping blood from its cat
Face white as snow, its feel icy cold
Grass woven hair, the work of a witch doctor
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It's a city in calculus, a mixture of math
Where right is more wrong than in between
The screams are its hymn, a resolution
Of lessons carved into lost souls
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Laughter rings through the smog
A switchblade grins, its special smile
Purple possesses the body it clothes
Gotham is warm, in all its finest
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It is the Joker and it says,
" Hello beautiful!
You look nervous, is it the scars?
Want to know how I got them?
Well…
Once upon a time there was a bat who loved to play games with me. He had these ridiculous ideas of justice and righteousness. I told him there wasn't any such thing, that the world was cruel and had no morals. He didn't believe me so I vowed to show him. I set fire to myself, just to watch him burn in my flames, as they carved a smile on to my face. That may not be understandable to someone as, uh, boring as you but anyway…my efforts were tainted. He escaped the fire and kept believing, kept teaching Gotham these little rules that amounted to nothing, LIES.
Now I see the funny side of things! Now I am ALWAYS smiling!
And you will, too… when I'm through with you.
Awww , now, why so serious? Why…so…serious , son? Let us put a smile on that face, eh?
Turn that frown upside down! "
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A flick of the wrist two curves into flesh
Bloodcurdling screams, pleas of mercy
A metallic taste makes the floor protest
Two gloves squeal in equal delight
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He kneeled down to the dying girl and whispered in her ear,
"But I still show my true colors, just to let the Batman know. There is no such thing as 'Dark Knight', a hero. So when my flames dance, he will always think of me….I am the Joker and I am this city!"
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