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π΄π» πππΎππ΄π π±π πΆπ΄πΎππΆπ΄ π.π. πΌπ°πππΈπ½.
changeΒ pronouns,Β tensesΒ andΒ otherΒ detailsΒ asΒ deemedΒ necessary.
&Β pleaseΒ specifyΒ museΒ whenΒ sendingΒ toΒ aΒ mumu.
slightly edited wording for roleplaying purposes.
MyΒ skinΒ hasΒ turnedΒ toΒ porcelain,Β toΒ ivory,Β toΒ steel.
AnyΒ actΒ canΒ beΒ aΒ prayer,Β ifΒ doneΒ asΒ wellΒ asΒ weΒ areΒ able.
AΒ manΒ whoΒ hatesΒ musicΒ canβtΒ beΒ trusted,Β IΒ alwaysΒ say.
HasΒ myΒ taleΒ turnedΒ youΒ speechless?Β Come,Β curseΒ meΒ orΒ kissΒ meΒ orΒ callΒ meΒ aΒ liar.Β Something.
AΒ bagΒ ofΒ goldΒ buysΒ aΒ man'sΒ silenceΒ forΒ aΒ while,Β butΒ aΒ well-placedΒ arrowΒ buysΒ itΒ forever.
IfΒ IΒ amΒ aΒ monster,Β perhapsΒ youΒ shouldΒ speakΒ moreΒ softlyΒ toΒ me,Β then.Β MonstersΒ areΒ dangerousΒ beasts,Β andΒ justΒ nowΒ kingsΒ seemΒ toΒ beΒ dyingΒ likeΒ flies.
EveryΒ manΒ mustΒ die,Β [NAME].Β ButΒ firstΒ heΒ mustΒ live.
You'reΒ mine.Β Mine,Β asΒ I'mΒ yours.
[NAME]Β foughtΒ valiantly,Β [NAME]Β foughtΒ nobly,Β [NAME]Β foughtΒ honorably.Β AndΒ [NAME]Β died.
OldΒ storiesΒ areΒ likeΒ oldΒ friendsΒ YouΒ haveΒ toΒ visitΒ themΒ fromΒ timeΒ toΒ time.
YouΒ wereΒ madeΒ toΒ beΒ kissed,Β oftenΒ andΒ well.
Half-truthsΒ areΒ worthΒ moreΒ thanΒ outrightΒ lies.
SomeΒ battlesΒ areΒ wonΒ withΒ swordsΒ andΒ spears,Β othersΒ withΒ quillsΒ andΒ ravens.
SoonΒ comesΒ theΒ cold,Β andΒ theΒ nightΒ thatΒ neverΒ ends.
AlwaysΒ keepΒ yourΒ foesΒ confused.Β IfΒ theyΒ areΒ neverΒ certainΒ whoΒ youΒ areΒ orΒ whatΒ youΒ want,Β theyΒ cannotΒ knowΒ whatΒ youΒ areΒ likeΒ toΒ doΒ next.
TheyβveΒ neverΒ seenΒ aΒ battle,Β theyβveΒ neverΒ seenΒ aΒ manΒ die,Β theyΒ knowΒ nothing.Β
MadnessΒ andΒ greatnessΒ areΒ twoΒ sidesΒ ofΒ theΒ sameΒ coin.Β
OnlyΒ liesΒ offendΒ me,Β neverΒ honestΒ counsel.
Woman?Β IsΒ thatΒ meantΒ toΒ insultΒ me?Β IΒ wouldΒ returnΒ theΒ slap,Β ifΒ IΒ tookΒ youΒ forΒ aΒ man.
WeΒ lookΒ upΒ atΒ theΒ sameΒ starsΒ andΒ seeΒ suchΒ differentΒ things.
IΒ crossedΒ aΒ thousandΒ leaguesΒ toΒ comeΒ toΒ you,Β andΒ lostΒ theΒ bestΒ partΒ ofΒ meΒ alongΒ theΒ way.Β Don'tΒ tellΒ meΒ toΒ leave.
I'veΒ lostΒ aΒ hand,Β aΒ father,Β aΒ son,Β aΒ sister,Β andΒ aΒ lover,Β andΒ soonΒ enoughΒ IΒ willΒ loseΒ aΒ brother.Β AndΒ yetΒ theyΒ keepΒ tellingΒ meΒ myΒ familyΒ wonΒ thisΒ war.
AllΒ theseΒ kingsΒ wouldΒ doΒ aΒ dealΒ betterΒ ifΒ theyΒ wouldΒ putΒ downΒ theirΒ swordsΒ andΒ listenΒ toΒ theirΒ mothers.
IΒ mustΒ beΒ strong.Β IΒ mustΒ haveΒ fireΒ inΒ myΒ eyesΒ whenΒ IΒ faceΒ them,Β notΒ tears.
WhyΒ askΒ forΒ truthΒ ifΒ youΒ closeΒ yourΒ earsΒ toΒ it?
ThereΒ isΒ aΒ savageΒ beastΒ inΒ everyΒ man,Β andΒ whenΒ youΒ handΒ thatΒ manΒ aΒ swordΒ orΒ spearΒ andΒ sendΒ himΒ forthΒ toΒ war,Β theΒ beastΒ stirs.
AlwaysΒ keepΒ yourΒ foesΒ confused.Β IfΒ theyΒ areΒ neverΒ certainΒ whoΒ youΒ areΒ orΒ whatΒ youΒ want,Β theyΒ cannotΒ knowΒ whatΒ youΒ areΒ likeΒ toΒ doΒ next.
IfΒ youΒ loveΒ meΒ allΒ soΒ much,Β whyΒ areΒ youΒ stillΒ dressed?
There'sΒ beenΒ noΒ one.Β OnlyΒ you.
WhyΒ doΒ theΒ GodsΒ makeΒ kingsΒ andΒ queensΒ ifΒ notΒ toΒ protectΒ theΒ onesΒ whoΒ can'tΒ protectΒ themselves?
ExplainΒ toΒ meΒ whyΒ itΒ isΒ moreΒ nobleΒ toΒ killΒ tenΒ thousandΒ menΒ inΒ battleΒ thanΒ aΒ dozenΒ atΒ dinner.
We'reΒ allΒ justΒ songsΒ inΒ theΒ end.Β IfΒ weΒ areΒ lucky.
AllΒ menΒ areΒ fools,Β ifΒ truthΒ beΒ told,Β butΒ theΒ onesΒ inΒ motleyΒ areΒ moreΒ amusingΒ thanΒ onesΒ withΒ crowns.
