She never slows
down.
She doesn't know why but she knows that when she's all
alone, feels like its all coming down
Rue looked out the window of her dorm, she was alone again and the darkness was creeping up inside of her again. 'What does father want from me?' she thought of her father, The Raven. She was Princess Kraehe, princess of ravens and in love with Mytho, the prince.
She won't turn
around
The shadows are long and she fears if she cries that first
tear, the tears will not stop raining down
The tears pricked her eyes as she thought of her love and she shook her head. She would not cry! She was stronger than that; her pain would be gone once she succeeded in bringing a heart to her father.
So stand in the
rain
Stand your ground
Her storm of emotion was too much; Rue stood and moved down to the practice rooms. She changed into her practice clothes and found an empty room. Her dance poured through her to let the confusion, anger, and pain out.
Stand up when
it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't
drown
And one day, what's lost can be found
You stand in the
rain
Thunder crashed outside
the window. Such storms were not common but they did happen, nature's
violence. 'Mother Earth feels my pain,' the black haired girl
thought. She won't make a sound
Alone in this fight with
herself and the fears whispering if she stands she'll fall down
As she held herself up on her toe she felt her ankle buckle. Rue hit the ground, her bun loosening, her raven hair flowing around her. She bit her lip and stood, she would master this dance with herself!
She wants to be
found
The only way out is through everything she's running from
wants to give up and lie down.
Lightning lit the room for a brief flash and Rue felt the Prince. 'So it is time,' the black haired girl thought. She swiftly threw her uniform on she refused to be Kraehe this time. She knew what she had to do but all she wanted was to run.
So stand in the
rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
Rain began to fall as she ran from the school drenching her hair and skin. Then she saw the menacing creature in the sky, the sight of her father, free of his bondage, almost stopped Rue in her tracks, 'He will come for me.' She thought with horror.
You stand through
the pain
You won't drown
And one day, what's lost can be
found
You stand in the rain
But the sight of the Prince, in the Raven form she had turned him to, running with Tutu after him, forced her legs to keep moving.
"Prince come to me!" The Monster Raven screeched at the Prince. He took to the sky on raven wings.
So stand in the
rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
"No!" Rue yelled, almost catching hold of his leg. She fell to the ground and felt the tears run down her cheeks. It was all her fault! He was going to die and it was all because of her!
Stand through the
pain
You won't drown
And one day, what's lost can be found
"Eat my heart instead!" She screamed through her tears, "I've always loved you! Ever since I was a child! I'll always love you!"
The ravens came down to take her; she held her arms out to them. They pulled her to the mouth of the laughing Monster that had called himself her father. He would accept her heart because she would make him whole to fight the Prince who opposed him. She heard her name being called by Tutu but she would not listen.
So stand in the
rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
Until another voice called her, a voice she knew so well. The voice of the man she loved. She turned as the Monster Raven's mouth closed to see Mytho yelling her name. She tried to smile for him, one last time. 'I love you,' she thought as she fell into despair, 'and I will not let him take you!'
You stand
through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, what's lost can
be found
You stand in the rain
Light woke her from the prison of darkness. Rue opened her eyes to see the Prince standing there. 'He must be an illusion,' she thought as he spoke.
"Rue, I've come for you," he said, "Let's defeat the Monster Raven together." She took his outstretched hand, illusion or not she would go with him. His hand was warm as he pulled her up to him. 'Perhaps my love is strong enough,' she thought as they moved to defeat the Monster Raven. Together.