Disclaimer: looks at self Nope, I am neither Japanese nor male, hence being acknowledged I can say without a doubt I do not own Dragonball Z or 'With Arms Wide Open" by Creed
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So by some twisted hand of fate I've come to own a Creed CD. I heard "With Arms Wide Open" and remembered reading a fic about it once. So I went back and looked for it. Then I realized that the only fics for this song were about Veggie-Chan. It seems so unlike him I decided to write one about Goku and thus be...
'I was going over today's schedule, eat, train, eat, hug Chi Chi, train, when I noticed there was no food on the table. After my near death experience I confronted Chi Chi on the matter. She was knitting something way too small to fit either of us. If my mourning schedule change was the end of the world, her news brought the Universe to its knees. I closed my eyes and just tired to imagine it, me...a father.' And then the champion of the Universe cried.
Well I just heard the news today
It seems my life is going to change
I closed my eyes, begin to pray
Then tears of joy stream down my face
'We prepare for the day our little boy is born. I just can't wait to embrace that little life and hold it in my arms. I want him to see everything there is. I want to try my hardest to let him be himself, never to stifle. I will welcome him to the world with an open-mind.'
With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
With arms wide open
'The time has arrived, and as every strong man does...I'm having second thoughts about being a father. I think about everything I've done, and wonder if I'll be able to give up my routine and make time for this small creation.'
Goku took a deep breath, held Chi Chi a little closer and looked at the tiny existence he had helped to create. He held the child up to his body; it's little heart beating strongly. He walked the infant over to the window.
"See my son. This is our world. And I will raise you here as best I can."
Then he held cradled the baby and showed it his love as only a father can.
Well I don't know if I'm ready
To be the man I have to be
I'll take a breath, I'll take her by my side
We stand in awe, we've created life
Now everything has changed
I'll show you love
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
' ''Children were meant to surpass their parent'' and that's exactly what I want Gohan to do. Where I fell short I want him to press on. When he sees the World I want him not to think of it as something he must save but rather as something to take head on. He needs to know that he can greet the dawn and keep on moving.'
If I had just one wish
Only one demand
I hope he's not like me
I hope he understands
That he can take this life
And hold it by the hand
And he can greet the world
With arms wide open...
With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
Now everything has changed
I'll show you love
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
With arms wide open
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open.... wide open
"Whenever you need me, Gohan, I'll be waiting with an open-mind and my arms wide, ready to embrace.