Second Best -

Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve had enough secrets

I been open-handed, and I got nothing to lose

But what’s left to gain?

-Is it worth all that shame?

My dreams became intangible

-Not tethered to reality

Brushing the mirror that had taken my place before now

It was glinting so clear, every star I saw was full

How churlish of me not to ask permission

Been preoccupied with wishing

Someone would take existence from me

You’d couldn’t let me walk away

You watched from a distance

For you didn’t trust that I could change

Shall I show you again?

More times than I realized

I was left unfinished—diminished

I still didn’t get it yet

And I gave my everything

But it seems even you didn’t have my back

I was left in the corner, pushing harder—a martyr!

-The promised fracture

No, I couldn’t step forward

I done lost all of my nerve

Before my innocence splintered

And then blew away

I was dreaming better days

But no, that’s something I cannot relate to

No pain—couldn't feel anyway

My turn to escape was a rat in a small, dark maze

With an exit braced

This time… there was nowhere for me to go

You’d couldn’t let me walk away

You watched from a distance

For you didn’t trust that I could change

Shall I show you again?

Well, here I go…

The catastrophe’s set on the front of the stage

Where will you sit?

Now, I planned the way this would shoot

Flirt with a lie, man—that's what I do

If I don’t see it, then I won’t fear it

And if I owned it, I could just tear it down

Instead of staring me down

Why don’t you help me by clearing this out?

If I can’t see, then I won’t fear it

I never thought she would be here with me

It was nice to finally hear a friendly voice just like my own

I shouldn’t be ashamed…

Her loss is just the price of power

And if my gods fall one by one

Maybe I won’t remember the truth

I want to forget

I want to forget

I want to forget

I want to forget

It’s ending—pretending that we are not the same

Don’t try to justify—there is no better lie

And we’re all frightened of fighting—of dying

You’d couldn’t let me walk away

You watched from a distance

For you didn’t trust that I could change

Shall I show you again?

Well, here I go…

The catastrophe’s set on the front of the stage

Where will you sit?

Unbelievable!

He’s done it ladies and gentelmen!

By some stroke of luck, he’s beaten the second god!

Oh, this young champion has proven his worth not only to us

But to himself!

Yes, yes

I think we have a true hero on our hands, my friends

A true hero

Oh, I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time now

Yes, finally

Umfrant has a challenger