I'll stumble out of my house with my second cup of coffee substitute, pop the hatch on my hover-car, remember that I have to feul it up and go hook the electrical feed from the cold fusion generator in the garage.. on the 'road' I will pass by the last of the fast food chains, closing because no one bothered to eat there anymore, and head out of town past all of the organic farms, producing quite healthy because the soil has been cleaned up and the air as well. (you know, since we're working in a fantasy world. *laughs*)

Song of the Phoenix: Descent into ashes
Hold me close, and whisper your love to me.
Hold me tight, and let me know that you trust in me.
Hold me, for I am afraid, and battle looms near.
I may die, or I may not return the same as I once was.
But I cannot stay and live with who I was.

Hold me close, and name me your love.
Hold me tight, and let me know you well and true.
Hold me, for I have given you all, and would again.
I may know nothing of certainty amidst the clash and frey.
But I cannot stand still and live with who I was, and a choice unmade.

Hold me close, and let your tears follow me in passing.
Hold me tight, and let me slip from that place I knew so well.
Hold me, for I shake inside from uncertainty of where I must go.
I may never heal some places in my soul from the wounds I gained.
But I cannot walk the paths of what I was, and be alive.

Hold me now, that I may hold you in my heart for ever more.
Hold me tight, by letting go, and forgiving me what i've done.
Hold me, for I am afraid of losing grace in your eyes.
I will die, but while I live, hold me.
I cannot become what I must be, and keep what I once was.