The Unwanted Son
He had always been the one they loved
He had always been they saw as a god
He had always been the one they knew
To be the best though that wasn't true
He had always been the one who shimmered in the light
Though it was only I who had the right
I always knew that it was really I
Who possessed the better brain
I always knew that it was only I
Who could use talents for gain
Yet it was he and only he
They thought could save them all
Forgetting in the while that he had a brother
That there were two to answer the call
I was the unwanted son
Overshadowed by my brother
I was the forgotten one
Though I knew who was the wiser
He had charm and looks
The respect and the fire
Yet lacked the courage and showed
No such sign of desire
I had the mind and the will
I could make the world stand still
But they still chose to love him, my brother
Forgetting that there was still one other
And thinking that they wouldn't care
I left them one day
Promising not to go back
Go someplace faraway
And in a world where you kill or get killed
I did what I could to get my fill
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Living by what is the merciless, brutal truth
And in my talent and in my style
I won what power I could get in a while
Soon they knew me to be the man
They didn't know I was the unwanted son
I grew to have a kingdom of power
I soon became evil's sturdy tower
Every one who knew my name
Ran away before they came
I could get what I want
And I got them without question
But in my malevolence
There was a heartfelt revolution…
I soon remembered that amidst the scorn
There was a rose among the thorns
Back where I once belonged
Was a queen for whom my heart longed
And now with a kingdom yet without a queen
I realized there was a prize I still had to win
I took her away and made her stay
I tried to convince her to never go away
And though she said she didn't hate me
She couldn't live without her family
I let her go one dismal night
I watched my angel soar into flight
I didn't know if she would ever come back
Knowing I wouldn't last if it were she I lacked
Yet I told her "Even though I let you go like this,
I'm not letting you go without one last kiss."
The months passed and something soon I learned
That made me know my name was truly burned
Into the hearts of those who hated me
From my memory they would never be free
They thought when I went it was over and done
They should know better that I would never be gone!
And yet despite that I was the unwanted son
They loved my daughter- they loved my young one
What hatred they gave me they didn't towards her
The daughter was wanted unlike her forgotten father
And my brother, my brother, my much too loved brother
Promised her everything, he promised her his power
Of course I laughed-what could he give her?
He was not even her kin; I was her father
His kingdom was no match for the kingdom I had
It was glory that mattered; not what was good or bad
And I saw my own child live in the mirror
Of what had never been with me, it caused me such furor
Why did they love her? She was the stained one!
I was their blood-I was the first son!
What anger comes when you're forgotten for your brother?
What fury comes when you know you can't beat your daughter?
And yet I loved her, I loved her, I loved her as her mother
I loved her too much that I couldn't touch her
Though I knew she was the only threat to my power
She was the only one who could be savior or destroyer
I want her with me, for I could see what she is
Her courage and wits are something you can't miss
She could only make my empire stronger
She would be a fool to turn against father!
And think, if I could win her over to my side
What would happen to my younger brother's pride?
It would just show him that I was always the better
Unwanted, perhaps, but forever the winner!
What glory I have this brilliant day
Is something that is just life's way
I am supreme; I am unbeaten
To think that once I was the one forgotten!
But no, oh no, things don't last forever
Look where I am-more powerful than my brother!
It may be power of a different kind
Nevertheless, I possess the better mind
My brother was a fool to ever think
Oh, just look, how I've made him shrink!
Perhaps, once in my life, I confess I was the unwanted son
But who am I now? The mightiest one.
He had always been the one they loved
He had always been they saw as a god
He had always been the one they knew
To be the best though that wasn't true
He had always been the one who shimmered in the light
Though it was only I who had the right
I always knew that it was really I
Who possessed the better brain
I always knew that it was only I
Who could use talents for gain
Yet it was he and only he
They thought could save them all
Forgetting in the while that he had a brother
That there were two to answer the call
I was the unwanted son
Overshadowed by my brother
I was the forgotten one
Though I knew who was the wiser
He had charm and looks
The respect and the fire
Yet lacked the courage and showed
No such sign of desire
I had the mind and the will
I could make the world stand still
But they still chose to love him, my brother
Forgetting that there was still one other
And thinking that they wouldn't care
I left them one day
Promising not to go back
Go someplace faraway
And in a world where you kill or get killed
I did what I could to get my fill
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Living by what is the merciless, brutal truth
And in my talent and in my style
I won what power I could get in a while
Soon they knew me to be the man
They didn't know I was the unwanted son
I grew to have a kingdom of power
I soon became evil's sturdy tower
Every one who knew my name
Ran away before they came
I could get what I want
And I got them without question
But in my malevolence
There was a heartfelt revolution…
I soon remembered that amidst the scorn
There was a rose among the thorns
Back where I once belonged
Was a queen for whom my heart longed
And now with a kingdom yet without a queen
I realized there was a prize I still had to win
I took her away and made her stay
I tried to convince her to never go away
And though she said she didn't hate me
She couldn't live without her family
I let her go one dismal night
I watched my angel soar into flight
I didn't know if she would ever come back
Knowing I wouldn't last if it were she I lacked
Yet I told her "Even though I let you go like this,
I'm not letting you go without one last kiss."
The months passed and something soon I learned
That made me know my name was truly burned
Into the hearts of those who hated me
From my memory they would never be free
They thought when I went it was over and done
They should know better that I would never be gone!
And yet despite that I was the unwanted son
They loved my daughter- they loved my young one
What hatred they gave me they didn't towards her
The daughter was wanted unlike her forgotten father
And my brother, my brother, my much too loved brother
Promised her everything, he promised her his power
Of course I laughed-what could he give her?
He was not even her kin; I was her father
His kingdom was no match for the kingdom I had
It was glory that mattered; not what was good or bad
And I saw my own child live in the mirror
Of what had never been with me, it caused me such furor
Why did they love her? She was the stained one!
I was their blood-I was the first son!
What anger comes when you're forgotten for your brother?
What fury comes when you know you can't beat your daughter?
And yet I loved her, I loved her, I loved her as her mother
I loved her too much that I couldn't touch her
Though I knew she was the only threat to my power
She was the only one who could be savior or destroyer
I want her with me, for I could see what she is
Her courage and wits are something you can't miss
She could only make my empire stronger
She would be a fool to turn against father!
And think, if I could win her over to my side
What would happen to my younger brother's pride?
It would just show him that I was always the better
Unwanted, perhaps, but forever the winner!
What glory I have this brilliant day
Is something that is just life's way
I am supreme; I am unbeaten
To think that once I was the one forgotten!
But no, oh no, things don't last forever
Look where I am-more powerful than my brother!
It may be power of a different kind
Nevertheless, I possess the better mind
My brother was a fool to ever think
Oh, just look, how I've made him shrink!
Perhaps, once in my life, I confess I was the unwanted son
But who am I now? The mightiest one.