Disclaimer: Yeah, Lucas owns Star Wars, I think we know that, and this song, 'Talk' is by Coldplay, another thing I don't own. What I do own is the blame if this turns out to suck.
A/N Okay, so, on my computer for some reason, the background is blue. I don't know if that's the way you're seeing it, but if you are, it doesn't mean anything, just that I'm dumb enough not to know how to get rid of this. Please review and tell me how I did with this one, its my first songfic. I'm sort of switching off every line who's talking, so please don't kill me for that, but do tell me if it's confusing. A lot of the stuff doesn't really go on with the lyrics, but bear with me, alright? Please? Also note:
The lyrics will be written in italics, like this.
Anakin's stuff will be written normally, like this.
And Obi-Wan's stuff will be underlined, like this.
And when it's both of them, it'll be bold, like this.
Just to avoid confusion.
Oh, brother I can't, I can't get through
Anakin, please. I've tried, I've tried to talk to you, please listen. I only want to help. Please, Anakin. Listen to me.
I've
been trying hard to reach you 'cause I don't know what to do
Obi-Wan, where were you? I needed you, I need advice. Where were you when I needed you, Obi-Wan? Where?
Oh,
brother I can't believe it's true
They tell me you're on the Dark Side, you're a Sith now, the enemy. It's not true! I can't believe it, but I saw it with my own eyes. I saw you kill those children, Anakin. Why? You were like a brother to me, why did you do this? I don't understand.
I'm
so scared about the future and I want to talk to you
Obi-wan? What will happen to me now? I asked you that once, remember? I'm asking again, even if you can't hear me. I'm scared, Obi-Wan. You'd tell me not to be, but it can't get much worse than this. How did I end up a Sith? Do you hate me now, Obi-Wan? Do you?
Oh
I want to talk to you.
Anakin, please! I don't know how to do this right, I need you. Just when I need you, why did you have to go? I'd give anything to have you tell me why, because that would mean you were back. I need you, Anakin. I need you here, by my side.
You can take a picture of something you see
You see a lot of sights as a Sith Lord. Every time I do, I think of you, Master. So many of them, you would have loved, but never got a chance to see. The other day, I found a cave entirely made out of crystals, and my first thought was 'I can't wait to show this to Obi-Wan.' I wish you were here, Master. I miss you.
In
the future where will I be?
I live on Tatooine now. Like you used to. I guess I understand you better these days, especially your hatred for sand. How is this going to turn out? Will Luke become a Jedi, or is all lost? I have so many questions. I wonder if you do too.
You
could climb a ladder up to the sun
Sometimes I just want to get away from all this, being a Sith Lord. I can't remember if I ever wanted this as a Jedi. I can't remember much about being a Jedi, only that you were there for me. Sometimes I felt that I would be able to touch the sky, just because you were there. I'm on the right side now, though, right?
Or
write a song that no one had sung
Sometimes I just wish that I could go back to the way things were. No, that's not true. I wish that all the time. But sometimes, just sometimes, I wish that we were in danger again, in trouble. Because then you'd thing of a way to get us out of it. Or maybe not think, but you would get us out. You always did. I don't know if I ever thanked you, but I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. By now, that's probably what you want, but still.
Or
do something that's never been done
I don't know how to do this. I just can't seem to get things done as quickly or as well as when you were here. Why, why did you leave? I've wanted to try this one thing for years, but someone needs to watch my back for it. And I wouldn't trust anyone but you.
Are you lost or incomplete?
Do you feel as confused as I do, Master? Is this hurting you as much as me? For a minute, I hoped it did, but no. I wouldn't wish this fate, this aloneness on my worst enemy. I guess that's supposed to be you. But I don't feel like it is.
Do
you feel like a puzzle?
People always talk like I'm some big mystery around here. I guess, if you look at it from their point of view… I just appeared here one day, with no history, no explanation. I wonder if people see you that way. I guess you appeared just as suddenly as I did, but in a different place. I wonder if anyone's seen the connection yet.
You
can't find your missing piece
Master, are you hurting as badly as me? Does it feel like something's missing, lost to you forever? That's how I feel. The missing thing is you. Do you miss me as much as I miss you?
Tell
me how you feel
You were always bad at the part about talking. I wish you would tell me. Not only because I'm curious, but I care. I care more than I think you'll ever know. I miss you, Anakin. I wish I could help you.
Well
I feel like they're talking in a language I don't speak
I don't understand what they want from me. It's all so different from what I'm used to. None of them are anything like you, Master. I wish one of them was, I need your advice so badly. Maybe if I knew what you would say, I wouldn't feel so lonely.
And
they're talking it to me
These people here, I don't understand them. They don't seem to even care about the Empire. They try to act to me like they would act to their neighbor, only with more suspicion. I don't know what they want from me. Maybe if I knew what you would say, I wouldn't feel so lonely.
So you take a picture of something you see
Did you know a boy named Kitster when you were young? I remember you telling me about him. He's still here. So is your old house, and the moister farm where your mother lived. Luke is there, and he looks so much like you when you were young! I wish you could see all this. I know how much you always wanted to go home.
In
the future where will I be?
What will these people do when they finish with me? I've been told time and time again how useful I am to the Empire, to the Sith. How important I am, but what if it's just a lie? What will happen to me then? You could answer these questions, I know you could. Master Yoda, or Qui-Gon, or so many of my friends from my younger days could. But I pushed them all away. I'm sorry, Master. I didn't mean to.
You
could climb a ladder up to the sun
I almost wish that you were here again, even if it meant facing what you've become, if only I could see you one last time, my brother. You were always so confident that you could do anything. Sometimes I would wonder if you were right. I'm sure nobody doubts you now. I think you need someone to doubt you, so you won't get too cocky. You were always so cocky.
Or
write a song that no one had sung
Oh, how much I wish that this were back to normal. Those years that I trained with you were the best of my life. I'll never forget them, even as a Sith. Please believe that, Master. No matter which side I'm on, I still love you like a brother. Please believe that, please remember that. Remember me.
Or
do something that's never been done
Maybe if you were here, this thing I wanted to do would be done. There were so many things I should have told you, so many things I wanted to try. But I can't try. I'm afraid to do anything, almost afraid to move without you watching my back. I don't know why, I never was like this before, but I know that you can't guard me from yourself.
Do
something that's never been done
Did I ever tell you how grateful I am? You didn't have to take me in after Qui-Gon died. I know he made you promise, but you didn't have to. And for that, for agreeing to help me even when you didn't have to, that more than anything shows that I was right to care, no matter who says differently. I'm afraid. There were so many times you watched my back, and I watched yours, but now I feel unguarded, unsafe. I don't know why, I never was like this before, but I know you can't guard me from yourself.
So you don't know were you're going and you wanna talk
I wish I could give you advice, like I used to. You must be so confused, so scared. Is there still an Anakin behind the Vader? I think so. All I can do is hope so. I can't help you now, Anakin, but I wish I could. I wish I could more than I've ever wished for something before.
But
you feel like you're going where you've been before
Does this feel familiar to you? I wish I could ask. To me it's all a repeat, every day exactly like the one before. How long as it been? Three days? Three weeks, months, years? Are the days and nights blending together for you, as if time doesn't matter? I wish I could ask.
You
tell anyone who'll listen but you feel ignored
Nobody really cares. I realize that now. No matter how important you say it is, they might listen, but in truth, they really don't care. It's not important, not their life, not their problems. Are people like that to you? They wouldn't dare not listen, but they can't truly care, can they? People are like that, true? Is it, or is it only me, only crazy old Ben Kenobi longing for the past? I wish I could ask.
Nothing's
really making any sense at all
I don't know what they want, but that's not new. I think I'm on the right side, aren't I? The Jedi are so much less powerful, I realize that now. But is that what matters, truly? All my morals seem wrong, all of my friends who were good before now are bad, right? Can I really turn on them so easily and still be the good guy? I'm not, am I? I don't understand, I'm afraid, confused, lost. I wish you were here, Master. I know you could make sense of this.
Let's
talk
I wish I knew what life was like for you. It's so different for me these days, is it different for you? I wonder. I hope you're still Anakin under that mask. I hope you're taking care of yourself. If I could change one thing about the past, I would make you tell me everything. I would have listened, Anakin. Please believe me.
Let's
talk
What's it like on the Light Side? I feel like it was only yesterday that I was by your side, yet I can hardly remember it. If I could change one thing about the past, I would talk to you, tell you about Padmé, about Palpatine, about everything. I didn't think you would have listened, but I think you would have now. I've changed, but I want to change back. Please believe me.
Let's
talk
I
miss you. I wish you were here. I need to hear your voice again. I
need your advice, your companionship, your comfort. I need you,
my friend. Things are so hard without you, I can't even put it into
words. Please come back to me. I'm sorry. I need you.
