Keiko Onuki

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) – Nacy Sinatra

I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight
Shogo sat at the table while I ran away crying… again. He won another of our fights between heart and brain.

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.
I was always being torn down by his logic. He would fire these insane medical breakthroughs at me just to prove that intellect trumps feelings, he would shoot off these arguments that left me alone and distraught.

Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up, I called him mine
Despite all of this I still loved him. Nakata had his gun pressed into my temple telling me how I didn't deserve Shogo, but I loved him.
He would always laugh and say
"Remember when we used to play?"

Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, you hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I used to shoot you down.
Nakata used his elbow around my neck as he recounted our fights. He told me about how sad I looked whenever I was shot down by Shogo's intellect. "Why?" Nakata begged.
And Shogo shot him.

Music played, and people sang
Just for me, the church bells rang.
He was going to kill himself after he killed the other survivor ("Loopholes eh?") just for me. He was going to die just for me.

She crept up from behind, t-shirt completely unbuttoned and eyes crazed and confused. In her hand was a gun…and it was pointing right at Shogo.
"NO!" I cried. "Get away from me!" I reacted and picked up Nakata's gun. I aimed at her, still screaming.
"Keiko?" Shogo said oblivious to the fact that there was someone behind him.

Now he's gone, I don't know why
And till this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie.
Then he picked up his gun and shot me.
His face slipped from my sight. He's gone and I don't know why.
Didn't he just say he wanted me to win? Was it a lie? Why did he lie to me? Or was he telling the truth? Then why did he kill me?
He didn't even say goodbye.

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down...

These thoughts were useless because I am dead now.
I remember that the last thing I heard was 'Bang Bang'
He shot me down.
Bang bang.
I hit the ground.
Bang bang.
That awful sound.
Bang bang.
My baby shot me down, but even now I still love him.