Disclaimer: I don't own Sano…though I'd love to spend some quality time 'training' with him…
Zanza
Ah, another
Day, another
Fight,
Ever the usual business for a
Fight merchant.
Skip out on my tab,
Again,
Head back to the
Long house,
Wonder about you.
Yeah, I lay awake
At night wondering
Where in the afterlife you
Managed to end up,
Captain.
Did you get to keep your sword when they took your head?
Did you feel any pain?
Why didn't you let me go?
You taught me so much,
About how equality can
Be achieved,
If only those higher up in society
Will
strive for it.
You taught me that
Protecting others was right,
And hurting them was wrong.
I just wish I could make
A living elsewhere.
But who's gonna hire
Some gangster like
Me,
Except for hard labor
And minimal pay.
I can't even fight half
The time, thanks
To the Meiji police.
I tip my bottle to you
Short-lived glory.
Tonight, the sake's to you,
Captain Sagara,
It's all to you…
Lucky bastard.
Our beloved rooster head…it's kinda heart-breaking when he talks about his Captain. Personally, I love the part where Sozo comes back and orders Sano to quit while he's learning the Futae no Kiwami. ('Mastery of Two Layers'; Think I spelled that right…if I didn't, please tell me) As much as Sano loved his Captain, it was kinda neat to see Sozo smile (in the manga, don't know about the anime), then disappear back into the spirit world.
Laters,
KD