はい、日本語を話せます (F E V E R D R E A M)
Poe was always into writing. Anything literature related, he probably liked. His Smiling Critter counterpart Craftycorn, was always sketching and drawing and painting. While he captured the life around him in complex and simple words. Depends on what he felt like doing, really.
Right now, the whole of the Nightmare Critters are on a Japanese culture bind. Poe himself was going through the literature and manga since he is just naturally talented in every language, Allister was binging a whole lotta anime, Maggie was making and tasting a bunch of treats, Rabie was off learning about otokonoko's for some reason, Simon and Icky were seeing who can mimic the J-pop dance the best, and Baba was learning the language and listening to music.
It was one time where Poe had visited Allister while he was on the anime binge, where he was watching a specific show called "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure". By all accounts, a very strange show that has a decent plot and storyline throughout it's different arc's, and the art is also nothing to scoff at since every character looks like Michelangelo's "David" sculpture. It was one time where he listened in to one of the opening songs of one of the arc's, the golden wind arc, where he understood the lyrics being said.
Allister, of course was watching with a sub. But Poe could understand the lyrics. When he was watching the next episode, one where the extended version of the opening was being played. Poe had decided to take out his notebook and translate the song by ear.
[Intro verse]
Even when against the fate of god
Fly the flag of the rebellion Gangster
Oh yeah
[Verse 1]
Drowning in my feelings, and my fear
Drown them out with rage
I swore I'd turn my back away
From the devil on that day
Does taking my revenge mean the end?
Calling on the future
To those who choose to cast aside
Their only way of life, stay gold
That's right, an eye for an eye
Sing you the traitor's song
Requiem, oh ... whoah-whoah!
[Chorus 1]
Beckoning to you is your despair
Standing up alone against the world, don't care!
Cause there's no need for your mercy here!
On the day your body perishes
Will you ever let your prayers give in?
Hell no!
It's the beginning of the golden wind!
[Verse 2]
I have nothing left I can lose ... Soul is still ignited
Although I am on my way back, burning down to dust and ash
Raise a revolution, starts tonight! More than craving time
To try to get to sleep at night, trying to control this fight
Showing pride and I will sing you the traitor's song
Requiem, oh ... whoah-whoah!
[Chorus 2]
Now your heart begins to pound with rage
As it beats you want to scream in pain
Don't care!
We're chasing after truth here
Will the one to finally find it be
The one who finally catches victory?
Hell no!
The only judge is the golden wind!
[Bridge]
Woah, we're going to win!
[Chorus 3 and ending]
Beckoning to you is your despair
Standing up alone against the world, don't care!
Cause there's no need for your mercy here!
On the day your body perishes
Will you ever let your prayers give in?
Hell no!
It's the beginning of the golden wind!
YAAOW!
Poe was an incredibly fast writer and reader, so much so that he only had to listen to it once and only took about 5 minutes to fully write down the lyrics of the song, he even labeled everything out. But now that he did, the song itself didn't feel right. Like the meaning of the lyrics didn't feel or have as much depth anymore. So he decided that he was done for the day, and went to his quiet spot to have one of his many afternoon naps. And as he went to sleep, he felt himself drifting towards a dream, and internally felt excited for what will his subconscious make up for him...
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Poe sees darkness surround him at first...
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Then he sees a light in the distance...
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That light grows larger and appears to be a door, he walks towards it...
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As he gets closer to the door, he feels something he hasn't felt in a while...
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Anger...
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He shoves the door open, with a mission in mind. He hears some other rock music playing in the background, muffled. He walks towards it, following the hallway until he gets stopped by someone in front of a door saying "I can't let you on!" He simply scoffs at this and pins him against the wall with his arm, he then says "Hey, hey, we're chill." As a way to de-escalate the situation. Also he finally sees himself in the mirror on the wall, next to him. He remembers this exact moment, and how he looked. His eyes are bloodshot, his hair and feathers are messy, just how he wants it. he looked himself in the eyes and smirked seeing his younger self, willing to go through an old memory of a power trip.
He gives the guy another shove and walks away. He goes through the door and sees another person guarding the place where he wants to be, the stage. "Heh... 'course you're high." The person exclaims before getting out of the way. He then walks up the stairs to see Simon, Icky, Rabie, Allister, and Touille, all performing to an audience without their lead. As soon as he walked on, Simon who was previously singing, with everyone else playing their respective instruments, had stopped and looked at Poe, surprised to see him. He walks out of the way to give Poe the stage, and Poe then walks up and grabs the microphone, angling it slightly. "Tonight I'm... I'm here to say goodbye to all of you." He says into the microphone. Poe then grabs his guitar from behind him and strums a few notes as the crowd cheers...
"Even when against the fate of god. Fly the flag of the rebellion Gangster!"
Poe didn't know why he was singing this song specifically, since this wasn't the song he originally sung then but he didn't mind. The lyrics fit in to what he was gonna do.
"Oh yeah...."
He sung with his old voice, a young sounding deep voice. He does so while the rest of the band started to go harder on their instruments as well.
"Drowning in my feelings, and my fear. Drown them out with rage. I swore I'd turn my back away. From the devil on that day. Does taking my revenge mean the end? Calling on the future. To those who choose to cast aside, Their only way of life, stay gold. That's right, an eye for an eye. Sing you the traitor's song. Requiem, oh... whoah-whoah!"
He missed being able to vent his frustrations out, thankfully his present life wasn't awful enough that he would want to sing an emotional about it.
"Beckoning to you is your despair. Standing up alone against the world, don't care! Cause there's no need for your mercy here! On the day your body perishes. Will you ever let your prayers give in? Hell no! It's the beginning of the golden wind!"
He sings as the crowd cheers for him, and with that, his grin that he had while playing for a while, only grew wider.
"I have nothing left I can lose... Soul is still ignited. Although I am on my way back, burning down to dust and ash. Raise a revolution, starts tonight! More than craving time/ To try to get to sleep at night, trying to control this fight. Showing pride and I will sing you the traitor's song. Requiem, oh ... whoah-whoah!
Now your heart begins to pound with rage. As it beats you want to scream in pain. Don't care! We're chasing after truth here. Will the one to finally find it be. The one who finally catches victory? Hell no! The only judge is the golden wind!"
They stopped performing for a moment. Poe looked to his fellow band members with them now having the same grin he had. He raised his arm in anticipation... Waiting for the right moment until he quickly slammed it back down, making the band play again.
"Woah, Woah! We're going to win!
Beckoning to you is your despair. Standing up alone against the world, don't care! Cause there's no need for your mercy here! On the day your body perishes. Will you ever let your prayers give in? Hell no! It's the beginning of the golden wind! YAAOW!"
Poe finished singing, and with that, the crowd cheered in awe as he slowly started to drift awake...
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He felt his body jolt as he breathed in through his nose at the same time he woke up. His entire body felt sore and his voice felt dehydrated and tired. He checked his surroundings to see that he was not at the place where he slept, and he checked the time to see that only about 15 minutes had passed. Maybe he should go see a doctor about this.