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ONE SONG GLORY
by Laisia Laurant [animestarre@aol.com]
Pairing: Up to you. Literally.
Warnings: Angst, yaoi hints
Disclaimer: GW isn't mine. RENT isn't mine.
Lyrics: From one of my favorite musicals, RENT.
Notes: There is no way to tell who this fic is
about, nor can you tell what the pairing is. I'm
leaving it up to the reader to decide the main
character of the fic, and the pairing. =) Enjoy.
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~~~~~
One song
Glory
One song
Before I go
Glory
One song to leave behind
~~~~~
Once again, the dream had been defied. What he had thought was happiness had turned out to be nothing more than a playact. An illusion.
So he was going to make his last stand. A mark to leave upon the world when he was gone. A hunger-- no. A pain, a dull ache in his heart, for recognition possessed his soul. So he was going to do what he felt he needed to do.
~~~~~
Find one song
One last refrain
Glory
From the pretty boy front man
Who wasted opportunity
~~~~~
They never knew him. They thought they knew him. But they never knew him.
Would they miss the one they thought they wouldn't miss? Would they miss the one they dreaded to miss?
There was only one way to find out. He had wasted his life by being somebody to please others, not to please himself. He could have been great. He could have been happy. He could have been free.
So now it was Redemption Day. Could he save himself from dismal nonexistence? Would he-- dare he-- should he-- could he-- must he--
~~~~~
One song
He had the world at his feet
Glory
In the eyes of a young girl
A young girl
~~~~~
He was hailed as a hero. Any innocent would see, or think they saw, the purity and goodwill in his acts. But they, too, were wrong.
His heroics were viewed by innocents. Nobody understood. He had a handle on the fate of the world, yet nobody understood.
~~~~~
Find glory
Beyond the cheap colored lights
One song
Before the sun sets
Glory -- on another empty life
Time flies -- time dies
~~~~~
He could break the mask. On the horizon, in the light of the setting sun, there was lost opportunity, taunting him... could he get it back?
His life had been so long, but so short. So purposeful, but so meaningless. Regardless of that, all life ends. All life dies.
~~~~~
Glory -- one blaze of glory
One blaze of glory -- glory
Find
Glory
In a song that rings true
Truth like a blazing fire
An eternal flame
~~~~~
So he would leave his mark. A final reminder that he had existed. He didn't want to leave without leaving a piece of himself behind.
And the mark would be true. He would not leave a false reminder of himself, saying that he had been such a good, heroic, meaningful person. He would not twist the truth.
No, this would be a mark of himself. A scorch to sear a corner of the world. A scorch of truthfulness.
~~~~~
Find
One song
A song about love
Glory
From the soul of a young man
A young man
~~~~~
And then there was the issue of his one true love. He would never be able to leave his mark satisfactorily without his help.
Within that soul, he had found himself. So now he was through. He could say goodbye to everything he had never known.
~~~~~
Find the one song
Before the virus takes hold
Glory
Like a sunset
One song
to redeem this empty life
~~~~~
But what would the mark be? It would have to be quick. The time was drawing nearer. It would have to be quicker than he thought it was going to be.
The sun was dipping down. Lower, lower, lower. It was time to redeem himself. It was time to burn himself with the truth.
A final look at the sun. So beautiful. Reds, oranges, yellows, grays... and blacks, the dark cloak of the night sky, sprinkled with twinkling stars.
~~~~~
Time flies
And then -- no need to endure anymore
Time dies
~~~~~~
Time was running out. The sun was almost gone. When it was gone, he wouldn't have to suffer anymore. He wouldn't have to live anymore.
And now... the sun was gone.
The mark had been made.
He smiled.
A final ray of the sun reached out and embraced a sparkling tear on his cheek.
And then he was gone.
~OWARI~
ONE SONG GLORY
by Laisia Laurant [animestarre@aol.com]
Pairing: Up to you. Literally.
Warnings: Angst, yaoi hints
Disclaimer: GW isn't mine. RENT isn't mine.
Lyrics: From one of my favorite musicals, RENT.
Notes: There is no way to tell who this fic is
about, nor can you tell what the pairing is. I'm
leaving it up to the reader to decide the main
character of the fic, and the pairing. =) Enjoy.
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~~~~~
One song
Glory
One song
Before I go
Glory
One song to leave behind
~~~~~
Once again, the dream had been defied. What he had thought was happiness had turned out to be nothing more than a playact. An illusion.
So he was going to make his last stand. A mark to leave upon the world when he was gone. A hunger-- no. A pain, a dull ache in his heart, for recognition possessed his soul. So he was going to do what he felt he needed to do.
~~~~~
Find one song
One last refrain
Glory
From the pretty boy front man
Who wasted opportunity
~~~~~
They never knew him. They thought they knew him. But they never knew him.
Would they miss the one they thought they wouldn't miss? Would they miss the one they dreaded to miss?
There was only one way to find out. He had wasted his life by being somebody to please others, not to please himself. He could have been great. He could have been happy. He could have been free.
So now it was Redemption Day. Could he save himself from dismal nonexistence? Would he-- dare he-- should he-- could he-- must he--
~~~~~
One song
He had the world at his feet
Glory
In the eyes of a young girl
A young girl
~~~~~
He was hailed as a hero. Any innocent would see, or think they saw, the purity and goodwill in his acts. But they, too, were wrong.
His heroics were viewed by innocents. Nobody understood. He had a handle on the fate of the world, yet nobody understood.
~~~~~
Find glory
Beyond the cheap colored lights
One song
Before the sun sets
Glory -- on another empty life
Time flies -- time dies
~~~~~
He could break the mask. On the horizon, in the light of the setting sun, there was lost opportunity, taunting him... could he get it back?
His life had been so long, but so short. So purposeful, but so meaningless. Regardless of that, all life ends. All life dies.
~~~~~
Glory -- one blaze of glory
One blaze of glory -- glory
Find
Glory
In a song that rings true
Truth like a blazing fire
An eternal flame
~~~~~
So he would leave his mark. A final reminder that he had existed. He didn't want to leave without leaving a piece of himself behind.
And the mark would be true. He would not leave a false reminder of himself, saying that he had been such a good, heroic, meaningful person. He would not twist the truth.
No, this would be a mark of himself. A scorch to sear a corner of the world. A scorch of truthfulness.
~~~~~
Find
One song
A song about love
Glory
From the soul of a young man
A young man
~~~~~
And then there was the issue of his one true love. He would never be able to leave his mark satisfactorily without his help.
Within that soul, he had found himself. So now he was through. He could say goodbye to everything he had never known.
~~~~~
Find the one song
Before the virus takes hold
Glory
Like a sunset
One song
to redeem this empty life
~~~~~
But what would the mark be? It would have to be quick. The time was drawing nearer. It would have to be quicker than he thought it was going to be.
The sun was dipping down. Lower, lower, lower. It was time to redeem himself. It was time to burn himself with the truth.
A final look at the sun. So beautiful. Reds, oranges, yellows, grays... and blacks, the dark cloak of the night sky, sprinkled with twinkling stars.
~~~~~
Time flies
And then -- no need to endure anymore
Time dies
~~~~~~
Time was running out. The sun was almost gone. When it was gone, he wouldn't have to suffer anymore. He wouldn't have to live anymore.
And now... the sun was gone.
The mark had been made.
He smiled.
A final ray of the sun reached out and embraced a sparkling tear on his cheek.
And then he was gone.
~OWARI~
