PRODIGY – THE FLYING TRAPEZE
There is an old song I once heard:
Something about floating through the air
With the greatest of ease…
Well, today, it wasn't so funny, cause
those daring young men on the flying trapeze…
They were Logan and me.
Logan got me into the conference
I don't know what was up with him though
He was so… cranky, nervous, whatever…
But I need to know about my freak show body
Whether I have a "use by" date
What could happen to me
This was a chance to learn more
Dr Tanaka and the boy Jude:
They fixed Jude's genetics after he was born -
A crack baby to boy genius…
But then it all went out the window:
The Terrorists were in charge
And my own bete noire was there for the ride.
OK, so what next?
The lunatics have taken over the asylum
And the chief loony, Lydecker, is right beside me
Guess I had to do what I always do
Make it up as I go along…
Try to save that poor kid Jude…
Jude - he lost the only father he ever knew…
And I lost the chance to get some help:
Dr Tanaka – off the roof of the hotel
And now they have Logan as well
The last boy scout - exchanged himself for the women…
Some day that chivalry will get us both killed…
Giving the terrorists the slip was a piece of cake
For this genetically enhanced killing machine
Trouble was, Logan may be chivalrous
But the military sure wasn't…
That's when we did our act on the flying trapeze
Me flying off the roof to catch him… what a rush
Logan, how could you put yourself in that position -
Being thrown off the roof…
When I reached out for him…
We were the daring young men on the flying trapeze
Through the window, onto the bed
And I could have sworn for a moment he was going to kiss me!
Then he says "Go save the kid"…
So that's what I did…
That poor boy – what he's been through today
Between them Logan and Matt get him out
No orphanage for Jude Thatcher…
Just a safe home somewhere – a place to be a kid.
I walked back in on Logan - he's ordering a new wheelchair
I laughed at his line about the "jet thrusters"
So how did I come to save Lydecker as well?
It's not life good, murder bad
But my own personal antichrist:
He knows what's happening in my freak show body…
And just maybe that is something I need to know as well…