Last Dance with Mary Jane
By Chyna Rose (
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Chyna: Uh guys? I don't think this is what Tom Petty had in mind when he wrote that song.
Spike: Like we care.
Disclaimer: Don't own Gargoyles or Last Dance with Mary Jane.
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So it comes to this. The last dance. The band's just about ready to pack up, and this place's gonna close soon. It's been a blast.
Ya know something Mary Jane, people will think what we had was wrong. Me being a gargoyle and all. But don't think I'm abandoning you of my own choice. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me.
It's just that life's wearing on me. I'm tired. I've danced with you long enough. It's time for me to rest.
You were my rock; my anchor. The only thing keeping me in this one horse town. I have to stretch my wings and glide. I can't stay chained down forever. The chains are killing me.
Maybe if I knew the others would except you in my life, I wouldn't have to go. But they don't understand. They don't know you the way I do. I wouldn't be able to survive in captivity. I need to be able to feel the wind on my skin.
We all have our vices; our little addictions. You, Mary Jane, are mine. I can't think how I'd have made it to today without you. You saved my life.
Without you I'd have given in to my despair years ago. Brooklyn and Broadway suddenly had better things to do than hang out with me. Angela barely knew I was alive –still doesn't actually. Goliath's been too busy figuring out the 'big picture' to notice me. Until I mess up or he needs me to do something that is. You know, he still hasn't forgiven me for the whole Pack fiasco.
Then I found you. You didn't care that I wasn't human. Or that I had no friends. You helped me to deal with my pain; taught me to dance. I couldn't be happier.
But this still is our last dance together Mary Jane. Even though I can't live without you, I still have to leave you behind. I'll be gone before dawn. And you can't come where I'm going. You wouldn't want to.
Even now you're helping me forget my pain. I'm faltering with the steps you taught me. But you hold me up; help me calm my racing heart. I'm scared. The music's ending and the club's going dark. I don't want to stop.
I once thought that we'd dance forever. But the music's gone. The band's gone. You are gone. Soon, I will be gone. I hope you enjoyed our last dance Mary Jane. I could never ask for anything better. I will miss you.