My first attempt at a songfic. I was listening to "Seasons in the Sun" and this popped into my head.
I kind of messed with the lyrics a bit to make it match the character, so if the lyrics are wrong, just know that it's intentional.
Goodbye to you, my trusted friend.
We've known each other since we're nine or ten.
I know, Eli. Even when we had our awkward moments, our fights, arguments, we'd still be there.
Together we climbed hills or trees.
Learned of love and ABC's,
skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.
I remember when we tried fighting without armor, and you ended up punching me because I won.
Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die,
when all the birds are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
Pretty girls are everywhere.
When you see them I'll be there.
Just think of me. Even if that prissy aristocrat is there. Tell him I said hi, and to grow a dick. After all, you said it was possible.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the hills that we climbed
were just seasons out of time.
Everything ends eventually. Time goes by so quickly, doesn't it? Don't worry. We'll see each other again. I know it.
Goodbye, West, please pray for me,
I was the black sheep of the family.
I can remember several times where I did something that was right, even if it was inconvenient. But for every time that happened, there were at least a hundred things I've done that would have damned me for the rest of eternity.
You tried to teach me right from wrong.
Too much wine and too much song,
wonder how I get along.
I know you wonder, too. It's okay. I enjoyed life, and that's what matters.
Goodbye, West, it's hard to die
when all the birds are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
Little children everywhere.
When you see them I'll be there.
Remember? You used to be as small as one of those little kids in the park. I still remember. And could still smile, as a child, even though it was rare. But that just made your smiles more precious. Don't lose that ability now, just because I'm gone.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the wine and the song,
like the seasons, all have gone.
I know it seems to soon, but it was bound to happen eventually. Too much war and strife. I took that and built it for you. I created your nation, now rule it well. You were always good at stuff like that.
Hello, Old Fritz, we meet again.
You gave me love and helped me find the sun.
You gave me my place in the world. You helped me show Europe what I was made of. What I could do. You guided me through so much war, and I gained everything, even when I had much to lose.
And every time that I was down
you would always come around
and get my feet back on the ground.
As a nation, there are good times and hard times. The road is long and bumpy; full of obstacle courses. You were always there to pull me out of the pit traps I got stuck in, even though you weren't there.
I know, Old Fritz, it's hard to die
when all the bird are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
With the flowers ev'rywhere.
I wish that we could both be there.
Maybe we could visit once and again, huh? Rome always finds a way to cheat the system. We could ask him.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the stars we could reach
were just sea-stars on the beach
But for now, I can reach all the stars I want. Life is short. I enjoyed it. And now I can fly, like I've always wanted to.
I don't know where this came from. It just happened.
Maybe it's because I've seen so many emo fics about the dissolution of Prussia and stuff, so I want to give a more optimistic view on it.