Donatello
I sat in the kitchen all along
As Splinter told Raphael it's wrong
That as he struggles to deal
There's only one struggle that's real
It's the one that keeps his fire burning
Memories will keep returning
If he does not let go of hate
But I believe it's way too late
Neither Leo nor sensei saw the blow
That fell upon our brother not too long ago
I was there to see it all
I heard Raphie's final call
He screamed for Michelangelo
I know how deep the anguish go
The others cannot understand
How it feels to hear a death-blow land
Every time I close my eyes
I know that Raph is paying the prize
I tried a few times but nothing I say
Can convince him that it'll be okay
It's impossible to ease his pain
Impossible to keep him sane
When the truth about what Leo heard
Cannot be told, no, not a word
"It's wrong to keep him in that dark!"
I yelled to give my words a mark
But Splinter's reply was indeed wise
"Rather that he hurts than dies."
Control Raph's emotions, it cannot be done
Splinter would not lose another son
And while Raph believes that Mikey's dead
The rest of us cling to a thread
A tiny hope that he's alive
Waiting for us to arrive
While Raph is certain, we don't know
A different fight we undergo
In secret we're planning, so
That one day we'll find our foe
And either save our brother's soul
Or finally of hope let go