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Song: Collide by Skillet
Dick Grayson...Collide
We have fallen
My parents were the first.
We have fallen again tonight
They were the first ones I had to lose. Their deaths made me see the darkness and ugliness in the world.
Where do we go from here
When they're tearing down our lives?
They were murdered…just because that selfish monster (He doesn't deserve to be called a man.) wanted extra cash, or as he called it, "insurance money".
When all they want is
When all they want is
For us to live in fear
I'd never felt so helpless…so hopeless.
How long can we hold on?
Can we hold on?
Hold on!
I remember tears and sleepless nights.
There's something deep inside
That keeps my faith alive
I certainly remember the nightmares.
When all you can do
Is hide from the fear
That's deep inside of you
I felt so desolate.
Something, something, something
Something, something, something
To hold me close when I don't know
There's something deep inside
That keeps my faith alive
I was only nine, but I knew pain.
We are healing
Bruce took me in, and it got a bit better, but…
But it's killing us inside
The pain was still so vibrant.
Can we take a chance?
One thing helped…I became Robin. I could help people, and bring justice to monsters like Tony Zucco.
When faith and fear collide
Funny…Bruce and I always used fear to our advantage. In short, we saved people by scaring the daylights out of them.
We can make it
Step out and take it
We can't live feeling so numb
I began to live again. I laughed again.
How long can we hold on?
Can we hold on?
One thing's for sure…Becoming a crime fighter was one of the best things I ever did.
Hold on!
There's something deep inside
The innocence in me is dead.
That keeps my faith alive
All that's left is who I am today.
When all you can do
Is hide from the fear
That's deep inside of you
It's the part that does crazy, stupid stuff. It's the part that saves people. It's the part that loves and was created by my new family and friends.
Something, something, something
Something, something, something
To hold me close when I don't know
There's something deep inside
That keeps my faith alive
Mom…Dad…Bruce…Alfred…Leslie…Clark…Donna…Wally…Roy…Garth…Vic…Gar…Raven…Kor'i…Jason…Tim…Cass…Steph…Damian…Babs…
You taught me to live and love. You taught me that I don't have to be alone. You taught me to fight for what I believe in. You taught me to fly again. You were there. That's all I could ever ask for.
I know that tomorrow is a better day because of all that you've shown me.
Thank you for creating that part of me.
There's something deep inside
I survived the pain.
That keeps my faith alive
I survived the desolation and heartache.
When all you can do
Is hide from the fear
That's deep inside of you
Something, something, something
Something, something, something
Now…I'm a hero.
To hold me close when I don't know
There's something deep inside
What do I have that others don't? Absolutely nothing…I just have hope.
That keeps my faith alive
Youtube vid inspiration: "Dick Grayson Tribute" by Batknight23
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