Daywalker The Musical - Oh Brother

I told you, you stupid old man
You inconsiderate,
Incompetent,
Bumbling old man
You didn't listen, you're stubborn,
You should have stayed at the hideout
With your bum leg and your "oh brothers"
But no, you had to fuck around and find out
You obtuse buffoon, you recluse quack,
I should have left you a long time ago
You're old, you're slow, you were holding me back
You're unhinged, out of your mind, no sense,
The only language you know is violence
But instead
You left me, bereft, empty

When you snatched me up
Out of the gutter,
Without a word you said it
I was lost at sea
No sails, no engine, no rudder
Without a word you said it
When you patched me up
From yet another
Failure, incision, or blunder
Without a word you said it
And I know
And I know you meant it
Oh brother, oh you were my brother

That first encounter was memorable
When I met you my blood lust was insatiable
Sized me up with one line,
You got potential
And instantaneously
You became my mentor
You were my center
My core, my everything
In my corner,
Went from autopilot
To fighting for meaning,
You were importance
You were Cus D'Amato, I was Tyson
I didn't care about fame or fortune
Mostly the moments between
In the warmth of the flame
Watching your talents
Coordinating parts
A puzzlemaker on top of his game
It was in that first hour with you, Jamal Whistler, when
I learned more than I had in my whole life about discipline

You caught me falling, gave my heart a shelter,
In your quiet way, I found my center

When you snatched me up
Out of the gutter,
Without a word you said it
I was lost at sea
No sails, no engine, no rudder
When you patched me up
From yet another
Failure, incision, or blunder
Without a word you said it
And I know
And I know you meant it
Oh brother, oh you were my brother

You always told me it's impactful
When I'm practical, tactical, logical
A realist
Inner demons ignored
Real demons
A and B priority on the board
Everything else, Z-list, out the door

My fault too
As I guess I always knew
You had a personal vendetta
Against them and I get it
But look how it ended?

I told you, my friend, it's a new era
You went ahead and made the same old error
People talk, they work things out
I can hear you now
They're vamps not people
Get over yourself! It's absurd
Even kids know to use your words

It didn't have to be this way
I want them to respect my ideas, not fear me
You listened, but you didn't hear me
So no more hand to hand battles in eerie lairs
No more gattling rounds flying, searing the air
More importantly, I hope you knew, I cared

When you snatched me up
Out of the gutter,
Without a word you said it
I was lost at sea
No sails, no engine, no rudder
When you patched me up
From yet another
Failure, incision, or blunder
Without a word you said it
And I know
And I know you meant it

Oh brother, oh you were my brother

Written by:
Sam Daywalker

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