As the noose tightened across his neck his feet swung
Back and forth, back and forth.
He was alone again as his time went
Back and forth, back and forth.
His friends never saw him outside of a call, yet to the prison the criminals went
Back and forth, back and forth.
He heard the bed, under metal man and alien creak
Back and forth, back and forth.
The birds fell in love and he felt it as
His heart died.
He watched the one he loved laughed and smiled and he felt it as
His heart died.
He cried as they left in each others arms and
His heart died.
She cried as she took the ring and nodded
His heart died.
He decided it was time to for the rest of him to follow as
His heart died.
He would be free
By hook or by crook.
He would never suffer alone
By hook or by crook.
He would escape this hell
By hook or by crook.
He would never see her smile at him again
By hook or by crook.
She cared for everyone
Everyone but him.
When someone got hurt she worried for
Everyone but him
She felt love for everyone
Everyone but him.
For her happiness
He prayed.
For them to forget about him
He prayed.
For them to never know what happened to him
He prayed.
That they may live in total happiness
He prayed.
For all pain to leave them
He prayed.
For their sake
He prayed.
He stood at something he didn't dare hope for
The gates were bright.
They swung open for him on perfect hinge
The gates were bright.
He thought he would be barred but
The gates were bright.
He asked Peter why he was allowed in these lights
The gates were bright
"Because you suffered enough" and his eyes held tears
The gates were bright.
They closed behind him and cast everything in gold
The gates were bright.
Though they forgot about him
He watched over them.
As they suffered
He watched over them.
Though they abandoned him
He watched over them.
Though he lost his powers
He watched over them.
Years past and still
He watched over them.
The little girl walked into a room and saw a glowing man
"Mr. Angel,
Why are you here?"
He knelt in front of her, his white wings touched the floor
"Little girl,
I am here to protect your mother"
The little girl tilted her head
"Mr. Angel,
Why not my daddy?"
He watched her for a moment
"Little girl,
Do you know who Beast Boy was?"
The little girl shook her head
"Mr. Angel,
Who was Beast Boy?"
He lowered his head
"Little girl,
He was the one who loved your mother more than anything"
The little girl heard her mom call
"Mr. Angel,
Where did you go?"
He had disappeared as the mother entered the room
"Little girl,
This is Beast Boy" and both the girl and her mother saw the swinging husk of a body.
He saw the four suffer in hell and cried out to God
Have mercy on them.
God remained silent as they suffered, he begged
Have mercy on them.
To fight the dark they dipped too far sometimes, yet he asked
Have mercy on them.
To the silence he went to the other side and asked
Have mercy on them.
The Devil would take his soul to his mouth, he nodded saying only
Have mercy on them.
As he felt the pain he only prayed
Have mercy on them.
As he took Judas spot he didn't cry
The pain was horrible.
As tooth ground his soul to dust he didn't mind that
The pain was horrible.
He slipped deeper into the maw and yet
The pain was horrible.
Time was impossible to hold here
The pain was horrible.
Years, days, hours lost all meaning
As he waited.
For all his suffering he heard not a word of thanks
As he waited.
For all his work not even heaven helped
As he waited.
As he cried out only jeers greeted him
As he waited.
Then one day all was gone, a pure white and no pain surrounded him. Peter watched as the young man came too on the floor of this white open space.
"Young man, you have much to account for"
The green man nodded.
"Do you accept that no one was responsible for your fate other then yourself?"
The green man nodded.
"Do you admit that you love Raven, and when she agreed to marry Robin you took your own life?"
He lowered his eyes but nodded.
"Do you admit you watched over them in your own pain and suffering?"
The green man nodded.
"Do you admit that you spoke to their child when you were told not to?"
He lowered his eyes but nodded.
"Do you admit that you made a deal with the Liar for their souls?"
The green man nodded.
"Do you admit that you took the spot of the traitor to give their souls freedom?"
The green man nodded.
"Do you know if your good has outweighed your evil?"
Gar watched as the four bathed in sunny fields as he turned to the fires and back to the teeth.
Spared not the tooth nor the claw he journeyed back.
Spared not the mocking jeer nor the stinging words.
Spared not the hatred nor the buffeting.
Spared not the spitting nor the attack.
He journeyed back.
The White Tower watched and he who sat on the throne clenched the arm rest.
One man took all the pain for those who drove him to his death.
One man who's hand would never again see the brightness of the sun.
One man who would never again be spared the agony of torment.
One man who would never again smile.
Never feel joy, nor happiness, nor trust, nor serenity.
Nor love.