Ryouji Ototgi
~~~
I live my life vicariously
Variously through another
Hopes and dreams torn asunder, but
I'm ignorant for now
There's greatness just beyond me, yet
Can I be bothered?
Or do I just lack the know-how
~~
He sits there in my dream castle, but
I'm no mere dreamer
Sipping wine
He's my kind of leader
What kind of king has no crown, no throne
He's got it all and it all will be mine
Will he share it
Do I dare it
Would he throw me a bone
~~
I'd tell him and his dark chocolate voice
But that makes it seem as if I have a choice and
I don't
He's the better man in this Duel of wills
He's played all the games
I lack the skills
The number of kills to my name
It's sad, because I think he takes it for granted
To him, those victories
Sound all the same
~~
I don't really mind living through him
Though I never knew him
What's the difference, in the end
Lend me a life and I'll make you a deal
He could refuse it
Re-use it
Our signatures on a dotted line sealed
~~
That horse and his wings
His victories I'll sing
They'll never be truly mine
But I can fake
My takings
Pretend that I'm one of his kind
I know I'm just fooling
Make belief Dueling
But it's better than this life confined
~~
In front of a screen
I scream
Proposals and holographs
An epitaph for his tombstone
The king is dead and I should go to bed, yet
I must witness his death
Watch his last breath as
An ursurper takes over his rule
I'm alone
As I watch his final Duel
~~
The Pegasus wilts away
Too tired to face the day
And I sit here in my room so still
Baiting, waiting for just one last fight
From my idol wasted
Having tasted that power
Turned so suddenly sour
I'm resolved to finish his burial rite
~~
And with one backwards glance
On my way to a picture book castle
Spending my chance for one last vengeful battle
There are no more heroes left
The last one faded from my soul
Having heard his death rattle
Drained bereft
Avenging his defeat becomes
My own irreversible goal...
~~~
~~~
I live my life vicariously
Variously through another
Hopes and dreams torn asunder, but
I'm ignorant for now
There's greatness just beyond me, yet
Can I be bothered?
Or do I just lack the know-how
~~
He sits there in my dream castle, but
I'm no mere dreamer
Sipping wine
He's my kind of leader
What kind of king has no crown, no throne
He's got it all and it all will be mine
Will he share it
Do I dare it
Would he throw me a bone
~~
I'd tell him and his dark chocolate voice
But that makes it seem as if I have a choice and
I don't
He's the better man in this Duel of wills
He's played all the games
I lack the skills
The number of kills to my name
It's sad, because I think he takes it for granted
To him, those victories
Sound all the same
~~
I don't really mind living through him
Though I never knew him
What's the difference, in the end
Lend me a life and I'll make you a deal
He could refuse it
Re-use it
Our signatures on a dotted line sealed
~~
That horse and his wings
His victories I'll sing
They'll never be truly mine
But I can fake
My takings
Pretend that I'm one of his kind
I know I'm just fooling
Make belief Dueling
But it's better than this life confined
~~
In front of a screen
I scream
Proposals and holographs
An epitaph for his tombstone
The king is dead and I should go to bed, yet
I must witness his death
Watch his last breath as
An ursurper takes over his rule
I'm alone
As I watch his final Duel
~~
The Pegasus wilts away
Too tired to face the day
And I sit here in my room so still
Baiting, waiting for just one last fight
From my idol wasted
Having tasted that power
Turned so suddenly sour
I'm resolved to finish his burial rite
~~
And with one backwards glance
On my way to a picture book castle
Spending my chance for one last vengeful battle
There are no more heroes left
The last one faded from my soul
Having heard his death rattle
Drained bereft
Avenging his defeat becomes
My own irreversible goal...
~~~
