The Last Song
song: X-Japan
by: Lady Virgo
[Fade into a young woman sitting by a window, watching as the world passes by]
[She lies, dying in a morbid beauty, expelling the last breath that would let her son live]
[Watch as the little boy grows, as he leaves the woman that brought him up as her own]
[A broken figure stark against a cold floor]
(speaking)
Watching the stars till they're gone
Like an actor all alone
[Fade in on a man who howls in silent anguish in his lab]
[The equipment around him torn apart by his own hands]
[His books holding his notes on the prototype burnt into fine ash]
[A frame cracked and broken, the photo of his friends torn to nothing]
Who never knew the story he was in
Who never knew the story ends.
[Fade in on a broken home, the children forced into life, forced into their fates]
[Fade in on a battle, one clad in blue, unwilling yet willing at once]
[The other, in black, determined, bolting forward like lightning]
[Leaving his regret and his kind heart shattered behind him]
Like the sky reflecting my heart
All the colors become visible
[Fade in on a form, once bright and full of energy]
[Curled upon himself, anguish crushing him almost lifeless]
[Fade in on a form, dark and solitary]
[Determined to ignore the pain of what he has left behind]
When the morning begins
I'll read last line
[Fade in on a man, eyes like the spun gold of the sun]
[He is lost, he is broken]
[His heart has bled dry, a dark scab on his soul]
[As the one he loves mocks him within his cruel shell]
(singing)
Owaranai ame dakishimeta yoru ga asa o mukaeru
Kokoro wa mada nureta mama
[Fade in on a young girl with a strained smile]
[Trying to keep her brother's faith in this life, in himself intact]
(speaking)
In endless rain I've been walking
Like a poet feeling pain
[Fade in on a little child, bright yet sorrowful, yet fills this man with happiness]
[And the building crushes her frail body, holding her beyond his grasp]
[The man, like a caged animal, whose only companions now are hate and anger]
[Tries to rip the memories of those he failed to save from his head]
Trying to find the answers
Trying to hide the tears
[Fade in to a pale haired form, entranced at the appearance of the shadow]
[Fade to the cool of the woods, as they lie enrapt in each other]
[Fade to the dark, as pain and possessiveness boils over, thick and ugly]
[And fade to the departure, split by a rift that could never come together]
But it was just a circle
That never ends
[Fade to the man whose face is like ice, unmoving and empty]
[The green-eyed snake that follows him, encased in the ice]
[The brother that holds him dearly and lashes at the parasite]
[And he himself, unable to tell the truth for he's too afraid to know what it is]
When the rain stops, I'll turn the page
The page of the first chapter
[Fade in to the figure of dark and a figure of jealousy, unable to give in]
[To a figure of need and a figure of frustration, unable to bend]
[To the figure of energy, once again lost and unable to cope]
[And to the figure of hopelessness, as he finally gives up on everything]
(singing)
Kizutsuku dake kizutsuite wakatta hazu no kotae o
Doushite mada doui kaketeru
[Fade to a sleeping creature with cascading hair of silken gold]
[Lying with stiffness on his limbs and death in his hands]
(guitar solo)
[Fade in to the old man, locked in a battle that only time wins]
[Watch as the rift refuses to close, repelling any attempts of mending]
[One side of the rift crumbles and the other side brought to its knees]
[Turn to the man with eyes of the sun as his power fades]
[Just as the life of his hopeless love wanes]
[See how the is lab coated thick in blood, splashed like dark art]
[As the creature of death is trapped in steel]
[And the body of the sun is crushed, leaving the sky forever dark]
[The shadows crawl, curled around the body of his lost love]
[And in death they shall stay forever]
[And in death shall the old man realize the folly of his dream]
(speaking)
Am I wrong to be hurt
[The snake, lost without the mirror of ice, is crushed in misdirected vengeance]
Am I wrong to feel pain
[The metal, body weakened from his need, dies slowly, painfully, and alone]
Am I wrong to be in the rain
[The ring, in desperation and loneliness, fills his emptiness with others' blood]
Am I wrong to wish the night won't end
[The lightening, consumed with grief, becomes his true entity, his mind lost in the flow]
Am I wrong to cry
[The scientist, with no other choice, sends his children to die]
But I know it's not wrong to sing The Last Song
Cause forever fades
[The savior, no longer able to save, is erased into a being of hope]
(singing)
Kigatsukeba mata hikari-yoru no sora o mitsumeteru
Sukoshi-zutsu kiete yuku OUR MEMORIES
Kizutsuku dake kizutsuite wakatta hazu no kotae o
Doushite mada dou ikaketeru
[Fade in to the figure of energy, the figure of darkness, unwilling to part]
[The figure of jealousy, unable to move on, calls in desperation]
[The figure of energy, confused with pain and lonely, gives in]
[And the figure of darkness is left only with his tears and regret]
(bridge)
[Fade to the scientist, immersed in the being of hope]
[Fade to his lab, deadly creatures living in their twisted fears and anger and memories]
[Fade to the girl, her days consumed with loneliness and bitterness at the world]
(speaking)
I see red
I see blue
But the silver lining gradually takes over
When the morning begins I'll be in the next chapter
[Fade to the animal, lashing with his anger, gentle with his kindness]
[The girl, her pain overflowing, connecting to his calm]
[And when his world finally moves passed the face of that lost child]
[His broken body is wrapped in her sorrow]
(singing)
Owaranai ame dakishimeta yoru ga asa o mukaeru
Kokoro wa mada nureta mama
[The creature of death opens his eyes, his mind jumbled and full]
[Unable to remember his purpose, he grasps at the need given to him]
Kizutsuku dake kizutsuite wakatta hazu no kotae o
Doushite mada dou ikaketeru
[The being of hope, knowing only of his purpose and of mercy, awakens]
[But his mind aches with betrayal he has never known, nor will he understand]
(bridge)
[The figure of dark, now forever alone in a time that can no longer be touched]
[Sits quietly in the shadows the birthed him]
[And imagines, for once, the life he had wished for, long, long ago]
(piano fadeout)
[The creature of death, unsure of this being of hope, creeps slowly forward]
[His mind screaming in varying frequencies, he knows not what to do]
[But maybe he can see the correct path to walk when he comes upon it]
[With the hope as his guide, the world stands beside him]
(fin)
A/N: Finally. This entire arc has taken (give or take) three years to complete. All I can say is I'm glad that's it over. I enjoyed it, the angsty ride that it was, but I feel like a weight's come off of me.
Thanks to everyone that's been with me all this time. Especially NK, whose encouraged me and been patient with me (especially those months i was unable to write due to various circumstances :P)
If there's any questions about this arc (i know soryu's got a lot for me) feel free to drop me a line at my livejournal: Or you can drop me an email: ladyvirgo at hotmail dot com.
runs off Ah! Freedom!