Ch. 2
And Afterwards
*I believe*
In the beautiful morning, everything seemed to be dulled, by the sight of Hazel.
*In the faithful and true*
"My own brother…" thought Fiver.
*I believe in silly things*
Fiver felt the pains of loneliness, and laid down against his brother's body, which was still oh-so slightly warm.
*Like everlasting love*
Hazel looked like he was sleeping, and in a bad dream.
*But I could never ever believe*
Fiver remembered how much Hazel and he had been through.
*What was struck upon you*
How he had been shot, and only because of Fiver's love, was he saved.
*You fell away*
Silently, Fiver's eyes filled with tears. He got up and stared at the rising sun.
*But this time it was for good*
"Frith," he thought, sadly. "To take him away. Take my brother away."
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
Suddenly, Fiver really didn't care. He felt like his heart was cold and numb. He didn't care if he, Fiver, was alive. Nothing mattered.
*So I can be with you forever*
"It's all a dream," thought Fiver, although he knew better. "Hazel and I are asleep, and he will have had a different dream… a happy dream."
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
Fiver blamed himself. He couldn't imagine anyone being the cause. Bigwig had fought. Hazel… Hazel couldn't have done it. The cat was a cat, and that left him.
*So we can laugh again in heaven*
He remembered how Hazel had been his only hope when they were younger.
*Once again*
He felt the same way now.
*You broke my heart*
He didn't know how he would live. Hazel was his source of life. He had never been nearly as close to any other rabbit as he had been for Hazel.
*Other days the pieces fell together again*
For some reason, Fiver wished he and Hazel had together faced grim fate.
*But this time it's different*
"He can't leave me! I need him!" thought Fiver, as the sun was growing higher and the mist lifting.
*'Cause today my heart is beyond repair*
"I'll never be happy again…" thought Fiver.
*So it bleeds*
He was feeling weak. Something was making him feel small. Like he was a pawn in a master scheme.
*'Cause darling you slipped away*
"Hazel! You had always been strong… how could you be so weak?" thought Fiver, with tears pouring down his face.
*Much too easy for me*
"You weren't supposed to die… without me." he thought.
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
He felt that he was being punished. That he was the one to die. To him, it was punishment he was still alive, breathing.
*So I can be with you forever*
He felt that it was horrible, that birds were singing. He felt that taps should have been playing, softly, in honor of this past life.
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today…" whispered Fiver.
*So we can laugh again in heaven*
The memories of his brother wouldn't pass.
*When the loneliness inside me*
He saw the plants around him. Some he knew were poisonous.
*Turns to pain*
He thought it would be better to die
*I'll drink my heart to sleep*
Then to be without his brother.
*Just to see you once again*
But, as he hovered above one deadly plant, his brother's face once again was sitting in his mind.
*I believe*
And then, he realized…
*In the faithful and true*
Hazel would never be gone.
*I believe in silly things*
He was always with him…
*Like everlasting love*
In his heart.
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
But, did his brother reflect his heart's feelings?
*So I can be with you forever*
Was he still in pain?
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
His heart would always ache, only time could dull the pain.
*So we can laugh again in heaven*
Nothing was right. And so, with a heart filled with pain, Fiver slowly left his brother with only one last touch, to tell his friends what had happened… a heavy burden for a heavy heart.
*I could die…*
And Afterwards
*I believe*
In the beautiful morning, everything seemed to be dulled, by the sight of Hazel.
*In the faithful and true*
"My own brother…" thought Fiver.
*I believe in silly things*
Fiver felt the pains of loneliness, and laid down against his brother's body, which was still oh-so slightly warm.
*Like everlasting love*
Hazel looked like he was sleeping, and in a bad dream.
*But I could never ever believe*
Fiver remembered how much Hazel and he had been through.
*What was struck upon you*
How he had been shot, and only because of Fiver's love, was he saved.
*You fell away*
Silently, Fiver's eyes filled with tears. He got up and stared at the rising sun.
*But this time it was for good*
"Frith," he thought, sadly. "To take him away. Take my brother away."
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
Suddenly, Fiver really didn't care. He felt like his heart was cold and numb. He didn't care if he, Fiver, was alive. Nothing mattered.
*So I can be with you forever*
"It's all a dream," thought Fiver, although he knew better. "Hazel and I are asleep, and he will have had a different dream… a happy dream."
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
Fiver blamed himself. He couldn't imagine anyone being the cause. Bigwig had fought. Hazel… Hazel couldn't have done it. The cat was a cat, and that left him.
*So we can laugh again in heaven*
He remembered how Hazel had been his only hope when they were younger.
*Once again*
He felt the same way now.
*You broke my heart*
He didn't know how he would live. Hazel was his source of life. He had never been nearly as close to any other rabbit as he had been for Hazel.
*Other days the pieces fell together again*
For some reason, Fiver wished he and Hazel had together faced grim fate.
*But this time it's different*
"He can't leave me! I need him!" thought Fiver, as the sun was growing higher and the mist lifting.
*'Cause today my heart is beyond repair*
"I'll never be happy again…" thought Fiver.
*So it bleeds*
He was feeling weak. Something was making him feel small. Like he was a pawn in a master scheme.
*'Cause darling you slipped away*
"Hazel! You had always been strong… how could you be so weak?" thought Fiver, with tears pouring down his face.
*Much too easy for me*
"You weren't supposed to die… without me." he thought.
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
He felt that he was being punished. That he was the one to die. To him, it was punishment he was still alive, breathing.
*So I can be with you forever*
He felt that it was horrible, that birds were singing. He felt that taps should have been playing, softly, in honor of this past life.
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today…" whispered Fiver.
*So we can laugh again in heaven*
The memories of his brother wouldn't pass.
*When the loneliness inside me*
He saw the plants around him. Some he knew were poisonous.
*Turns to pain*
He thought it would be better to die
*I'll drink my heart to sleep*
Then to be without his brother.
*Just to see you once again*
But, as he hovered above one deadly plant, his brother's face once again was sitting in his mind.
*I believe*
And then, he realized…
*In the faithful and true*
Hazel would never be gone.
*I believe in silly things*
He was always with him…
*Like everlasting love*
In his heart.
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
But, did his brother reflect his heart's feelings?
*So I can be with you forever*
Was he still in pain?
*Let me die young! let me die young!*
His heart would always ache, only time could dull the pain.
*So we can laugh again in heaven*
Nothing was right. And so, with a heart filled with pain, Fiver slowly left his brother with only one last touch, to tell his friends what had happened… a heavy burden for a heavy heart.
*I could die…*