//------------------------------// // The Discordant Tale II // Story: My Little Poems - Ponies with Metal // by Lectuiae //------------------------------// THE DISCORDANT TALE II - THE REFORMATION TRILOGY PART VI Letters Tell a Tale (Prelude to Reformation) a) Isolation Lies, it's all been lies, all my friends abandoned me Life, my false life, nothing more but cruel travesty Their hearts revealed before my eyes Bitter, deceiving hate "Everything I knew – shattered in my eyes By my friends' turned backs, by heart-breaking acts The town I once knew turned into a nightmare land This is not what I used to call my home..." Sorrow and despair weigh her down with remorseless chains Harsh as iron cold, anguish' crippling hold "I just want to leave it all behind, forget it all seek solace from oblivion…" Throw it all behind, tokens of dead ideals Seek safe haven from the bliss of solitude "Spike, pack your things, we're leaving all of this behind us. We'll find new home somewhere where it doesn't hurt…" Their hearts revealed before my eyes Bitter, deceiving hate… b) Letters Poke of final companion awakes her from despair "What is going on, is there something wrong?" "Can you see the pile of letters, all awaiting you…" "All the letters I've sent to Princess…" The letters carry tales and memories of six close friends All hard times they've faced, all the good they've shared Of the link of friendship forged in warmth of heartfelt fire No force can take it away… Letters tell a tale… "Of the friends I have all hard times we've faced, all the good we've shared…" How could I forget…? "All the together-seen times memories shared in a heartfelt bond…" Letters tell a tale… "Of lessons in life of the adventures, all the laughs and cries…" I remember now… "Struggles we've gone through, withstood with our friendship unbreakable…" c) Determination I see it… Nothing's lost forever, I can see it now I still have a chance to bring them all back Remember when I said that fate wouldn't depend on friends? I was wrong, it was never true The link that brought us once together is what makes us strong Founded on friendship, built on harmony Connection of friends that Discord's trying to tear apart I must fight to bring them back d) Letters (Reprise) The letters carry tales and memories of six close friends All hard times they've faced, all the good they've shared Of the link of friendship forged in warmth of heartfelt fire There is still hope to bring them back. The letters carry tales and memories of six close friends All hard times they've faced, all the good they've shared Of the link of friendship forged in warmth of heartfelt fire Nothing can just take it away… ----- PART VII Reformation The Wasteland "You see the world around you scream in wicked deforms and dismay. Behold everything played around at the pulls of His strings… Where once was your home, lies a wasteland of binds torn apart, of distorted views. All familiar faces are but shades of their old selves. And your friends are under corruption as well." "But once blinders all fall down, it's time to strike…" I walk through the desolate place, once a town Turned into an obscure set for ill travesties I know it now, Discord's curse turning world off its rails Now I know how to fight it back Deceit There she is, the first of fallen souls A once honest by heart Hiding now behind lies Along her the whole family Twisted under discordant rule Empty shells of their old selves "Snap out of the curse, I know that you're not liar! We take back what was lost, we will reform the balance…" Restore their minds Cure apathy Memories brought from shadows Remember old times, what we used to be in our hearts… Cruelty Once soft-spoken, now she spits on my face This isn't what you are, a cruel abuser of souls Rekindle the light of the kindest heart known: "What's going on here, I had the worst of dreams…" Greed Never did she demand for a price If her friends needed aid Willing to sacrifice everything it takes Struck in painful irony she's cradling a boulder in her hooves: Blinded by greed, she sees riches in clay "Snap out of the curse, show us your warm heart We take back what was lost, we cure all the madness…" Hate Memory of her joyous smile Beacon of shining light that now has faded Delusions stained her smile, embittered innocence Dwell on grudge and rancor Don't let hate to burn your cheerful soul Bring smiles and joy for those in despair Those were your own words, remember? "Face your fears with a laugh." Mistrust Five ponies as one, only sixth one's gone Without her we can't bring the Elements back She gave up and turned tail, where she could be All our hopes may be crumbles just as well… On the clouds above warped town She's whiling away alone Most loyal of us could not care less: "It's your problem, I'm done with you." "So you say…" Chase through the sky, over the wicked land [instrumental] One of Us At last captured, bound to the ground Can't fly away, will you hear us now "Listen to me, You were once our friend, never betraying us…" Take back what was once lost Memories restored, finally together But world around us still needs aid We still have work to do. But we can fix ill deeds: We stand again united for our friendship's cause… ----- FINAL PART Reformation II a) Countdown It's all ready now: Purification starts… Curtains fallen Masks of corruption turned away Our souls once wronged Our minds distorted Reborn as new Reformed in need Clock is ticking – go! We must move Face our foe We have once survived The discordant mindgame Can't bet for another chance The world is dying All sense is fading Harmony shatters around us Through the grey-turned eyes We saw misery rise All ties separated Mother won't see her child Ponies' souls imprisoned Locked up with iron chains Can you hear them plead in anguish: "Let me out!" Into heart of the storm We step ahead Havoc's spreading – We stand our ground Counterstrike Reformation We stand together Fight for the future Justice Reformation Our time is running Must keep on fighting Clock is ticking Madness spreading Havoc's reeking Time is running out… b) The Eye of the Vortex Together now Courageous, determined Apocalypse grows The deeper we go Be nervous but don't uncertain Elements are with us this time Don't give up on final leap now If you want to see tomorrow Heal the World Stop the pandemonium Save ponies from the edge of madness We heal the World… His throne set in eye of the storm Land around it already devoid of forms Nothing stays true In the abyss of chaos… c) Friendship is Worth Fighting For Fed up, He snorts: "You still keep on with that? That last time didn't teach you one bit? Don't lie, don't try to play tricks on me." "Didn't I make you what you truly are? Just mockeries, Puppets in my hands! Don't toy with me, Why won't you give in to my triumph!" "You here don't understand. You are blinded by hate, in your narrow grudge you cannot see." "We've had it hard and We almost gave in. At the edge we nearly fell, But we pulled through." While it's not easy, It's not in vain: Despite the hardships It's still worth fighting for Heal the World Bring forth Elements infinite Carry on task we nearly gave up Start Reformation: Come forth, Rainbow of Light What once was broken Can still be restored Set things right, Rainbow of Light Bring cure for twisted Give peace for madness We will hold onto our friendship: Together till we die. Our light brings your final judgment: Sealed into the stone.