Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh...

A/N: Just a little piece I wrote, inspired by a certain episode. From Kaiba's POV. You can decide who he's talking to.


When the World Lets You Down

You can't trust anyone, or anything.
I may seem like a jerk to you,
But you're the one who's fooling yourself.
There is heart, but not in the cards,
The cards are lifeless, and you're deluded;
You can't trust anyone, or anything.
You think it's true because it's worked,
But I'll tell you, it was all coincidence.
There's plain hard life, and then there's luck,
What you speak of is just a delusion.

You've had it easy, don't you know.
You've fought enemies for your friends, sure,
But your friends were never your enemies.
You don't know what's betrayal,
You don't know what's heartbreak.
Do I? Once upon a time perhaps.

There's life, there's luck, and then there's power.
Of the three, the last is most secure.
That's what I'm after, while you're off
Chasing a pipe-dream, something of the heart.
There's no heart of the cards,
It's just life, and it's just plain luck.
And when luck runs out, you'll have nothing.

So tell me, then, what will you do
When your cards finally let you down?
Will you go searching for yourself,
Will you finally see the reality?
Or will you just go on, and say it's 'fate'?

You lecture me every chance you have,
But have you ever really thought about it?
Have you considered the bleak paths
The future may take; have you seen the darkness?

Who will you turn to when years have passed
And your friends aren't friends anymore?
Are you still going to talk about 'destiny'
And pretend it's all going to be okay?
Well, it's not going to be okay, because
It's life, and life lets you down.
Your heart of the cards is no different.

So tell me, what will you do
When 'destiny' lets you down?