Lyrics owned by Green Day
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
by Chustang
Another turning point a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
{…It begins with a shot of a dark jail cell, with one inhabitant. He
sits like a ghost at the back of the dirty place, face concealed in a ring
of messy red hair and shadows. Suddenly, he looks up to see the door unlatch
and slide open. There is a kid standing impatiently at the door…}
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
{…And suddenly, he's seeing the sickly-looking, blonde, blue-eyed orphan,
six years before, standing at the cell and crying quietly as the attendant
had reluctantly opened it. He had his lanky arms hugging his large dark
denim jacket around such a thin frame. He had eyes that cried for comfort
and his Aniki…}
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
{…and he's eleven again, and the blonde boy shows bitterness as he watches
the outlaw rise from his spot on the floor, frowning deep in his stressed
features. Snapping something at him, he turns from his redheaded partner
and takes no hesitation as he begins to leave, just as the redhead leaves
his cell and gives a concerned frown, remembering…}
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
{…He had given a smile through his tears, then rubbed his blue eyes
on the back of his arm and laughed once to conflict a sob before he raced
forward and fell crying into the arms of his Aniki, who had caught him
in mid-air, halfway stood up. The orphan had wrapped his arms around his
brother's neck and whispered 'I love you Aniki'…}
Tattoos and memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while
{…'What have I done to him? Did I make him grow up to fast? Is he even
the Jim I first knew anymore? Oh god… what have I done?' The redhead frowns
as he stands at the cage-like storage room, recovering his favorite cloak
and old clothes, then looks down the hallway, out into lobby of the police
station, as the baggy-eyed kid puts bail money on the counter and sighs
again…}
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
{…Gene glances off to the side, through whipping red hair, as he navigates
the dark highways through Locust, watching the blonde boy lean against
the side and lose his gaze in the lights of the city. He sighs to himself,
driving on until the familiar repair shop comes into view and the red car
pulls into the garage. Jim silently jumps from the car and walks into the
hushed apartment, without noticing the deep look in his partners worried
eyes…}
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
{…The lonesome clock at the dark and sleeping Starwind and Hawking Enterprises
strikes midnight over the flickering screen of Jim's laptop, as it finds
him lying asleep, slumped awkwardly in his chair with his head resting
on his knees. Moonlight streams in through a window, and as the moon rises
just out of sight, the door cracks open again and footsteps are heard slinking
in…}
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
{…and Jim remains sleeping…}
I hope you had the time of your life
{…as his Aniki leans over him and carefully places a whimpering bundle
of fur and brown eyes into the prodigy's lap, and the little puppy curls
against him and falls asleep as well, still with the note stuffed in the
collar. 'Thanks.'…}