The Fallen
In a
small, dark, room a figure sat alone; the radio was playing, it was his only
window to the outside. The song that was playing was not familiar to him; he
was listening to the "All American Music" station. This station would play
American music that some Japanese groups had taken and redone in Japanese. He
liked American music, not all of it made sense, but he still liked it. The
verses in particularly made the most. The announcer had said that the song was
titled "Falling", and that it was by the American group "The Offspring". He had
been thinking that that was a strange name for the group; their songs had
nothing to do with anyone's offspring. But he liked the words; he had heard the
song before but never really stopped to listen. This time he did, and for the
first time the verses made sense,
Have you ever walked through a room,
And it was more like the room passed around you.
Like there was a leash around your neck that pulled you
through.
Have you ever been out someplace,
Recognizing everybody's face,
Until you realize that there was no one that you knew.
It was meant as entertainment, but to
him the words had a real meaning. Like the song was describing him. A very
eerie feeling came over him as the next verse came on,
Have you ever buried your face in your hands,
Because no one around you understands,
Or has the slightest idea what it is that makes you be.
Have you ever felt like there was more,
Like someone else was keeping score,
And what could make you whole was simply out of reach.
But it
was the last verse that truly spoke to him. It gave him an idea; a way to end
it all. An escape from this cruel thing called life,
When the truth walks away,
Everybody stays,
Because the truth about the world is that crime does
pay.
So if you walk away,
Who is gonna stay,
Because I'd like to think the world is a better place.
When the truth walks away,
Everybody stays,
Because the truth about the world is that crime does
pay.
So if you walk away,
Who is gonna stay,
Because I'd like to make the world be a better place
The
meaning of that last verse was true. In this world, the real world, crime did
pay. For him, crime would pay for everything. It would not only erase his
enemies, but it would erase his past. He could live again. No one to stop him;
his life would change forever. He was a magician of sorts, and he would make
the Digidestined disappear.