X5 - 494,
needs to show emotion more,
he needs to open his heart's door
and trust that people really care.

With a carefree attitude
he's not as careful
as he should be;
but all is not as it seems.

outside's pretty, Joshua says
trick or treat - charm and lies
Inside dark, Joshua says
much confusion and anger.

No one knew his skill
on the piano until
that night he was so upset
and a ghost from his past he met.

Rachel and Robert were their names;
seventeen and forty-eight in years.
Manticore, the source of fears,
paid no mind to 494's tears.

Orders he had been given
by training his mind was driven
his heart to Rachel belonged,
stop her he couldn't, though he tried.

You ran, he tells Max.
you thought it was hard then.
You ran, he tells Max
thing only got worse after ten.

Missions shed blood,
you did what you could -
you tried to forget or
they made you not care.

Music is haunting,
nothing is daunting -
try to kill him,
he'll kill you first.

Max is intelligent,
and it's a good thing
she has such a heart -
Robert's head is gonna ring.

X5 494
once a slave to Manticore.
You all right, Max asks.

I'm always alright.