Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or the song shown in this chapter. They belong to their respected owners and franchises. Seriously I'm just a fan girl.
(to the tune of 'The Gambler')
On a warm summers evening on a subway bound for nowhere,
I met up with the fighter; we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a staring out the window at the darkness
Until boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.
He said, son, I've made a life out of reading peoples faces,
And knowing how strong they were by the way they held their eyes.
So if you don't mind my saying, I can see you're out of aces.
For a taste of your sake I'll give you some advice.
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, if youre gonna go into battle, boy, ya gotta go in right.
You got to know when to slice 'em, know when to dice 'em,
Know when to be serious and when to have fun.
You never take your mind off of what you're doin'.
There'll be time enough for all of that, when you have won.
Now every fighter knows that the secret to surviving
Is knowing what skills to throw away and knowing what skills to keep.
Cause every man is a winner and every man is a loser,
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.
So when he'd finished speaking, he turned back towards the window,
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness the fighter, he broke even.
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.
You got to know when to slice 'em, know when to dice 'em,
Know when to be serious and when to have fun.
You never take your mind off of what you're doin'.
There'll be time enough for all of that, when you have won.
You got to know when to slice 'em, know when to dice 'em,
Know when to be serious and when to have fun.
You never take your mind off of what you're doin'.
There'll be time enough for all of that, when you have won.