[Filk(s)] Just a small goodbye present for you all, [Filk(s)] Just a small goodbye present for you all

[Arram]

Alright guys. I'm leaving for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 7 hours. *Sigh.* I'll miss all of you here... a lot more than some of you may think. ..... But anyways, I'm not posting just to say some sort of mushy goodbye or anything. I've got several filks here that I want to leave as a sort of goodbye present to all of you who've been so good to me.... On with the filks! (And just to let you know, they all have their original titles.)

There Is
Apologies to Boxcar Racer
Yuki

This false hope is useless
That dumb guy’s not kind
I’ve held back a lot of tears after he stood me up last night
I cannot believe I cried until just past ‘bout eight or nine
And actually believed he’d care if I had called him just one time

I’ve given a lot of thought to how much he seemed to care
That day had come and gone
I didn’t see him there.
I faintly remember hoping
He’d come through that door
Where I waited anxious
But he just could not care more

Do you care if I don’t know how to feel?
Will you show tonight? Will you think of me?
Will I shake this off… pretend it’s all okay?
That there’s someone out there who cares just for me,

There is.

Those drawings I scanned,
I’ve kept them all.
I’ve given a lot of thought on how to copy your cute scrawl
With every single drawing
In every single line
There will be a hidden message about a girl who loves a guy

Do you care if I don’t know how to feel?
Will you show tonight? Will you think of me?
Will I shake this off… pretend it’s all okay?
That there’s someone out there who cares just for me,

There is.

Do you care if I don’t know how to feel?
Will you show tonight? Will you think of me?
Will I shake this off… pretend it’s all okay?
That there’s someone out there who cares just for me…

Do you care if I don’t know how to feel?
Will you show tonight? Will you think of me?
Will I shake this off… pretend it’s all okay?
That there’s someone out there who cares just for me,

There is.

There Is
By Boxcar Racer

This vacation's useless
These white pills aren’t kind
I've given a lot of thought on this 13-hour drive
I missed the grinded concrete where we sat past 8 or 9
and slowly finished laughing in the glow of our headlights
I've given a lot of thought to the nights we used to have
The days have come and gone
Our lives went by so fast
I faintly remember breathing on your bedroom floor
Where I laid and told you, but you swear you loved me more

Do you care if I don't know what to say?
Will you sleep tonight? Will you think of me?
Will I shake this off...pretend it's all okay?
That there's someone out there who feels just like me
There is

Those notes you wrote me
I've kept them all
I've given a lot of thought of how to write you back this fall
With every single letter in every single word
There will be a hidden message
About a boy that loves a girl

Do you care if I don't know what to say?
Will you sleep tonight? Will you think of me?
Will I shake this off...pretend it's all okay?
That there's someone out there who feels just like me..
There is

Do you care if I don't know what to say?
Will you sleep tonight will you think of me?
Will I shake this off, pretend it's all okay?
That there's someone out there who feels just like me..

Do you care if I don't know what to say?
Will you sleep tonight will you think of me?
Will I shake this off, pretend it's all okay?
That there's someone out there who feels just like me..

There is


When I'm Gone
Apologies to Three Doors Down
Piro

There’s a whirl of thoughts inside of me
That I suppress with ease
There’s problems in my life
And I just hide
Somewhere in this darkness
There’s a light that I can’t find
Or maybe it’s too far away…
Or maybe I’m just blind…

Or maybe I’m just blind…


So wait for me right here
Right me when I’m wrong
Scold me when I’ve erred
But don’t cry when I’m gone
Everything I am
And everything you need
Cannot be the one
You wanted me to be
I’d never let you down
Even if I could
I’d redo everything
If only for your good
So wait for me right here
Right me when I’m wrong
You can scold me when I’ve erred
I won’t always be there
But don’t cry when I’m gone


Don’t cry when I’m gone…

If I forget to show today
Your trust will be very thin
I won’t forget a damn thing
That I swear to you, my friend
I’m roaming through this darkness
I’m alive but you’re alone
Seraphim is fighting this
But all of me is gone

So wait for me right here
Right me when I’m wrong
Scold me when I’ve erred
But don’t cry when I’m gone
Everything I am
And everything you need
Cannot be the one
You wanted me to be
I’d never let you down
Even if I could
I’d redo everything
If only for your good
So wait for me right here
Right me when I’m wrong
You can scold me when I’ve erred
I won’t always be there
But don’t cry when I’m gone


Or maybe I’m just blind…

So wait for me right here
Right me when I’m wrong
Scold me when I’ve erred
But don’t cry when I’m gone
Everything I am
And everything you need
Cannot be the one
You wanted me to be
I’d never let you down
Even if I could
I’d redo everything
If only for your good
So wait for me right here
Right me when I’m wrong
You can scold me when I’ve erred
I won’t always be there
But don’t cry when I’m gone


Don’t cry when I’m gone…

Don’t cry when I’m gone
When I'm Gone
When I'm Gone
When I'm Gone

When I'm Gone
By Three Doors Down

There’s another world inside of me that you may never see,
There’s secrets in this life I can’t hide.
Well, somewhere in this darkness, there’s a light that I can’t find
Well, maybe its to far away, maybe I’m just blind
Maybe I’m just blind,

Chorus

So hold me when I’m here,
Love me when I’m wrong,
Hold me when I’m scared,
And love me when I’m gone.

Everything I am,
And everything in me,
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be.
I’ll never let you down,
Even if I could,
Give up everything,
If only for your good,

So hold me when I’m here,
Love me when I’m wrong,
Hold me when I’m scared,
You won’t always be there,
So love me when I’m gone.
So love me when I’m gone

Refrain

When your education x-ray cannot see under my skin,
I won’t tell you a damn thing that I could not tell my friends.
Now roaming through this darkness,
I’m alive but I’m alone,
Part of me is fighting this but part of me is gone.

Chorus

So hold me when I’m here,
Love me when I’m wrong,
Hold me when I’m scared,
And love me when I’m gone.

Everything I am,
And everything in me,
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be.
I’ll never let you down,
Even if I could,
Give up everything,
If only for your good,

So hold me when I’m here,
Love me when I’m wrong,
Hold me when I’m scared,
You won’t always be there,
So love me when I’m gone.

Maybe I’m just blind.

Chorus


Blurry
Apologies to Puddle of Mudd
Erika

Everything’s so blurry
And fanboys are so fake
And I was only empty
And everything is so messed up
Pre-occupied without them
I could not live at all
My whole world surrounds them
I stumble then I crawl

And I can’t find my someone
I hated that scene
Nobody would protect me
From all of the obscene
I wonder what I’m doin’
Imagine where they are
There’s cities in between us
But that’s not very far…

Can you take it all away?
Can you take it all away?
When you shoved it in my face
This pain they gave to me
Can you take it all away?
Can you take it all away?
When you shoved it in my face…

Everyone is changing
There’s no one left that’s real
To make up my own ending
And decide just how I feel
‘Cause I’m not lost without them
I have forgot them all
My whole world surrounds them
I’m through with fanboys’ calls

And I can’t find my someone
I hated that scene
Nobody would go save me
From all of the unclean
I wonder what I’m doin’
I wonder where they are
There’re cities in between us
But that’s not very far…

Can you take it all away?
Can you take it all away?
When you shoved it in my face
This pain they gave to me
Can you take it all away?
Can you take it all away?
When you shoved it in my face
This pain they gave to me

Oh,
Nobody told me what they thought
Nobody told me what to say
Everyone showed them where I turned
Never thought to run away
Nobody told me where to hide
Nobody told me what to say
Somebody showed me where to turn
Showed me how to run away

Can you take it all away?
Can you take it all away?
When you shoved it in my face
This pain they gave to me
Can you take it all away?
Can you take it all away?
When you shoved it in my face
This pain they gave to me

No…this pain they gave to me…

Can you take it all
Can you take it all away…
This pain they gave to me...
Can you take it all away…
This pain they gave to me…
Can you take it all away…
This pain they gave to me…
This pain they gave to me…

Blurry
By Puddle of Mudd

Everything's so blurry
and everyone's so fake
and everybody's empty
and everything is so messed up
pre-occupied without you
I cannot live at all
My whole world surrounds you
I stumble then I crawl

You could be my someone
you could be my scene
you know that i'll protect you
from all of the obscene
I wonder what you're doing
imagine where you are
there's oceans in between us
but that's not very far

Can you take it all away
can you take it all away
well ya shoved it in my face
this pain you gave to me
Can you take it all away
can you take it all away
well ya shoved it my face

Everyone is changing
there's noone left that's real
to make up your own ending
and let me know just how you feel
cause I am lost without you
I cannot live at all
my whole world surrounds you
I stumble then I crawl

You could be my someone
you could be my scene
you know that i will save you
from all of the unclean
I wonder what you're doing
I wonder where you are
There's oceans in between us
but that's not very far

[Chorus]

Nobody told me what you thought
nobody told me what to say
everyone showed you where to turn
told you when to runaway
nobody told you where to hide
nobody told you what to say
everyone showed you where to turn
showed you when to runaway

[Chorus]

This pain you gave to me

You take it all
You take it all away...
This pain you gave to me
You take it all away
This pain you gave to me
Take it all away
This pain you gave to me

Hit the Floor
Apologies to Linkin Park
Miho and Largo

Miho:

There are just too many…
Times that people have tried to take control of me
Wonderin’ what did I think of you when you perk my curiosity
Too many…
Times that I’ve held on when I needed to push away
Unafraid to say what was on my mind
Unafraid to say what I need to say
Too many…
Things that you’ve said about me when I’m not around
You think havin’ the upper hand means you gotta keep puttin’ me down?
But I’ve had too many…
Standoffs with you it’s about as much as I can stand
So I’m waiting until the upper hand is mine

One minute you're on top
Next you're not watch it drop
Making your heart stop
Just before you hit the floor
One minute you're on top
Next you're not missed your shot
Making your heart stop
You think you've won
And then its all gone…

Largo:

So many…
People like me refuse to trust all of your lies
So concerned of what you think to just say what we feel inside
So many…
People like me fight the zombies all day long
All I know is that all I want is to feel like I’m not stepped on
There are so many…
Things you say that make me feel you’ve crossed the line
What goes up will surely fall and I’m counting down the time
‘Cause I’ve had so many…
Standoffs with you it’s about as much as I can stand
So I’m waiting until the upper hand is mine

One minute you're on top
Next you're not watch it drop
Making your heart stop
Just before you hit the floor
One minute you're on top
Next you're not missed your shot
Making your heart stop
You think you've won
And then it’s all gone…
And then it’s all gone…
And then it’s all gone…
And then it’s all gone…
Now it’s all gone

Both:

I know I’ll never trust a single thing you say
You knew your lies would divide us but you lied anyways
And all the lies have got you thinking you could beat us all
But what goes up has got to fall

One minute you're on top
Next you're not watch it drop
Making your heart stop
Just before you hit the floor
One minute you're on top
Next you’re not missed your shot
Making your heart stop
You think you've won
And then it’s all gone…
And then it’s all gone…
And then it’s all gone…
And then it’s all gone…
Now it’s all gone

Hit the Floor
By Linkin Park

There are just too many times that people have tried to look inside of me
Wondering what I think of you and I protect you out of courtesy
Too many times that I’ve held on what I needed to push away
Afraid to say what was on my mind afraid to say what I need to say
Too many things that you said about me when I’m not around
You think having the upper hand means you gotta keep putting me down
But I’ve had too many standoffs with you it’s about as much as I can stand
So I’m waiting until the upper hand is mine

[Chorus]
(One minute you're on top)
Next you're not watch it drop
(Making your heart stop)
Just before you hit the floor
(One minute you're on top)
Next you're not missed your shot
(Making you're heart stop)
You think you've won
(And then its all gone)

So many people like me put so much trust in all your lies
So concerned with what you think to just say what we feel inside
So many people like me walk on eggshells all day long
All I know is that all I want is to feel like I’m not stepped on
There are so many things you say that make me feel you've crossed the line
What goes up will surely fall and I’m counting down the time
Cause I’ve had so many standoffs with you it’s about as much as I can stand
So I’m waiting until the upper hand is mine

[Chorus]
(One minute you're on top)
Next you're not watch it drop
(Making your heart stop)
Just before you hit the floor
(One minute you're on top)
Next you're not missed your shot
(Making you're heart stop)
You think you've won
(And then its all gone)
(And then it’s all gone)
(And then its all gone)
(And then it’s all gone)
(Now it’s all gone)

I know I’ll never trust a single thing you say
You knew your lies would divide us but you lied anyway
And all the lies have got you floating up above us all
But what goes up has got to fall

[Chorus]
(One minute you're on top)
Next you're not watch it drop
(Making your heart stop)
Just before you hit the floor
(One minute you're on top)
Next you're not missed your shot
(Making you're heart stop)
You think you've won
(And then its all gone)
(And then it’s all gone)
(And then its all gone)
(And then it’s all gone)
(Now it’s all gone)

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Now, all of you probably just realized that there is no filk for Kimiko in this small collection. Alas, I was not able to find the time to create a filk for the "goddess of divine pixie mischief" and for that I am sorry. There is a small shred of hope that I might be able to wake up in three hours and complete a filk for her, but I cannot make any promises. Gomen nasai. Also, all the original lyrics were directly copied and pasted from various websites, so if there are any errors in them, grammatical or otherwise, they were not of my doing. Well... I hope all of you enjoyed what filks there were. I'll see all of you in 29 days! Bye!

[Opt498]

I'm just going to pretend you mentioned Ping-chan when you apologized to the Kimi-fans.

All told, however, you've got some awesome filkage here.

[cutelildrow]

*huggles Arram-kun* Take care! I know you'll have fun in the trip, and believe me a month of going around goes by very very fast!

Bis bald, und auf wiedersehen, mein freund!
Du wirst zehr vermisst!

[wolven86]

whoa Arram they are very good.

I'm impressed, have fun on your trip!

[Integral]

Awuu... we'll miss you, Arram-san! What a nice treat for you to leave us these filks while you're gone. The Yuki one is written the best, I wonder why.

I love the song "Blurry," so I'm really happy to see it filked.

[contructive-criticism-mode:on] For when you filk a new song, you might want to think about making the new lyrics completely different from their original counterparts. That way, the filked song is unique, and doesn't sound so much like the original song lyric-wise. [/constructive-criticism-mode]

[H3llbl4d3]

Wow...Excellent job Arram on all four of those filks. I truly wish I had such skills.

As I said before I left the chat...Enjoy your trip.

[JAFanboy]

In reply to:

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[contructive-criticism-mode:on] For when you filk a new song, you might want to think about making the new lyrics completely different from their original counterparts. That way, the filked song is unique, and doesn't sound so much like the original song lyric-wise. [/constructive-criticism-mode]

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I'm not sure I totally agree. While changing just one word (the canonical exaggerated example of not changing enough stuff) clearly isn't much of a filk, I think there's something to be said for keeping some words, where they make sense for what you're trying to say. This is especially true where the theme of the original has significant congruence with the theme of the filk, but especially neato to discover when the words are the same but are used in a totally different way or context...

What do others think?