For my cousin (who might or mightn't have helped me write this), who believes Edward is a jerk who drags his brother into all kinds of messes, escapes mostly unscathed, while Al is blown to bits…sometimes literally
Song: Skyway Avenue by We the Kings
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or the song
Note: I changed the pronouns to fit the characters gender. And some parts were cut.
He said let's change our luck
This night is all we've got
Drive fast until we crash
This dead end life
Sweet dreams that won't come true
I'd leave it all for you
Brick walls are closing in
Let's make a run tonight
A confident smile led me to the edge, and we fell. Synchronized. The circle's light lit up the room. It was working! We would see Mom's smile again, one more time.
Blinded by the lights
Hold you through forever
Won't let you go
Something was wrong. Why was Brother receding before my eyes? Why couldn't I hold onto him….Why was everything going dark? My last memory is a scream.
"ALPHONSE!"
'Cause if you jump
I will jump too
We will fall together
My body is metal now. This is the punishment for trespassing on holy ground. Brother lost his arm and his leg. This is the punishment we share.
Never looking back at what we've done
Only moving forward. That's what Brother tells me.
He said don't change your mind
Let's leave this town behind
Just take me by the hand
We're close to the edge
We burned our house down. Now we can't go back. We stood, side by side, watching the flames.
Blinded by the lights
Hold you through forever
Won't let you go
Men aren't supposed to cry. And with my metal body, I can't. So Winry cries for me. Brother doesn't cry; just announces that he wants to be a State Alchemist. What else can I do but join him?
'Cause if you jump
I will jump too
We will fall together
"Be Thou for the People" is the motto of Amestris State Alchemists. But Brother doesn't want me to become a dog of the military, like him. He says only one of us should have to be on a leash.
From the building's ledge
Never looking back at what we've done
We'll say it was love
'Cause I would die for you
On skyway avenue
Youswell. Lior. Xenotime. Aquroya. All of our adventures. They were fun, weren't they Brother? Before things became dark, and the conspiracy was revealed. When everything was simple. When my brother was simply the Fullmetal Alchemist, and I, his shadow.
Where are your guts to fly?
Soaring through, through the night
But then things DID get dark. And Nina, Rose, all the others. They broke your heart, didn't they? Something was broken, Brother. And like always, I remained by your side, as we followed the clues that should have led to our goal.
And if you take that last step
Instead, you went through the Gate, and I was left alone. And I don't even remember. Tell me Brother, did you say goodbye?
I'll follow you
Leave the edge and fly
We're finally alive
I don't remember Brother, but I will find out. I found you again, haven't I? We might be alone on this side of the Gate, but at least we're together. Always and forever.
'Cause if you jump
I will jump too
We will fall together
From the building's ledge
Never looking back at what we've done
We'll say it was love
'Cause I would die for you…
So what's left to prove
We have made it through
Always and Forever.
Right, Brother?
