Smile For The Day-Edward Elric's POV on happiness to cover his misery
I'm crawling along
Mom and brother by my side
My father stands swift and strong
Feeling he has everything to hide
And when my playmates went running back home
They don't hear me call
I was a fun friend
But now I mean nothing at all
But it means little to me
There's no reason for me to stray
I'll just look at the sun, shining brightly
And smile for the day
And in the desperate acts of innocence
I destroyed life's last shards of purity one day
And roaming with all knowledge of its consequence
My soft heart was left utterly deceived and betrayed
But did I cry? Did I shed a single tear?
Not once back then, from the deadliest fear
That I would be hated by the best and worst of men
And that I could never undo it-ever again.
But I can hide that away—effortlessly
Though no one could ever make me stay
For I can turn inside-out my deafening reality
And, eyes turned skyward, smile for the day.
Losing my brother once, then nearly again so many times
Has filled this empty soul with despair and made it numb
As my hatred for myself deepens while my love for my brother grows more sublime,
I find that every part of me should be shunned.
And as I finally realize the meaning of sacrifice
That death is merely a breath away from the living
To get what you need you must pay the price
But you know what you've lost is worth giving
And though I've seen the blood and heard the silent sobs, I'll keep it all inside instead
As I slowly succumb while I peacefully lay
I've been dragged though hell by the living, and to love from the dead
But 'till the end, I'll still smile for the day
