Happy Thanksgiving! Note, the song is "My December" by Linkin Park, and possibly my favorite LP song ever.
This is my December
Central in winter. A gorgeous sight.
This is my time of the year
If you don't live there, that is.
This is my December
If you work there... That's twice as bad.
This is all so clear
Don't even say "military"... That's the worst job to have in the winter.
Just wish that I wouldn't feel like there was something I missed
There were other problems in winter for Edward Elric, however.
Just wish that I wouldn't feel like there was something I missed
His auto-mail would act up, causing long nights with no sleep, and frequent calls from that damned Winry.
This is my December
A tired Roy Mustang to deal with and an over-optimistic Alphonse.
This is my snow-covered home
Over the three snow-covered winters Edward has endured through in his quest for the Stone, he's learned how to deal with this.
This is my December
Shut everything out.
This is me alone
And I
Just wish that I wouldn't feel like there was something I missed
In due time, doing this year after year... The line between insanity and reality has grown thin, and about to crack. His disposition has worried many, and hurt those close to him.
And I
Take back all the things I said to make you feel like that
Winry's stopped calling.
And I
Just wish that I wouldn't feel like there was something I missed
If Alphonse were human, he would spend his hours crying.
And I
Take back all the things that I said to you
And any day now, Mustang will kill him out of pure hate.
And I
Give it all away
And Edward is okay with that. Because this is how he will save the world.
Just to have somewhere to go to
Give it all away
This mechanical way of finding the Stone is sure to just leave it on their doorstep. Having no emotions will make it so much easier to fix Alphonse.
To have someone to come home to
This is my December
This is his December.
These are my snow-covered trees
This is his life now.
This is me pretending
This is all I need
And I
Just wish that I wouldn't feel like there was something I missed
He hasn't noticed Al sneaking knives upstairs, and shreds of metal shavings on the floor from his "experiments".
And I
Take back all the things I said to make you feel like that
He hasn't noticed how people are liable to take days off when Mustang needs to call in Edward Elric.
And I
Just wish that I wouldn't feel like there was something I missed
He didn't read the letter Winry sent him.
And I
Take back all the things that I said to you
Or the suicide note that came after.
And I
Give it all away
Just to have somewhere to go to
All he does is work downstairs in the room he fashioned for himself...
Give it all away
To have someone to come home to
Making something to bring back someone he doesn't even care about anymore.
This is my December
He's doing it to prove he can.
This is my time of the year
He believes that without this motive, he would be nothing.
This is my December
This is all
So clear
It's extremely clear in his mind.
Give it all away
Just to have somewhere to go to
As he nears completion...
Give it all away
He doesn't eat.
To have someone to come home to
He doesn't sleep.
Give it all away
He finishes.
Just to have somewhere to go to
Showing the first emotion in a long time, he triumphantly carries the precious element up to Alphonse's room.
Give it all away
To have someone to come home to
Only to realize that the armor has been vacant for so long...