Bodies fill the fields I see, hungry heroes end
No one to play soldier now, no one to pretend
Running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all
Victim of what said should be
A servant `til I fall

Soldier boy, made of clay
Now an empty shell
Twenty one, only son
But he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
Just do as we say
Finished here, Greeting Death
He’s yours to take away

Back to the front
You will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
You will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
You coward
You servant
You blindman

Barking of machinegun fire, does nothing to me now
Sounding of the clock that ticks, get used to it somehow
More a man, more stripes you wear, glory seeker trends
Bodies fill the fields I see
The slaughter never ends

Soldier boy, made of clay
Now an empty shell
Twenty one, only son
But he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
Just do as we say
Finished here, Greeting Death
He’s yours to take away

Back to the front
You will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
You will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
You coward
You servant
You blindman

Why, Am I dying?
Kill, have no fear
Lie, live off lying
Hell, Hell is here

I was born for dying

Life planned out before my birth, nothing could I say
Had no chance to see myself, molded day by day
Looking back I realize, nothing have I done
Left to die with only friend
Alone I clench my gun

Soldier boy, made of clay
Now an empty shell
Twenty one, only son
But he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
Just do as we say
Finished here, Greeting Death
He’s yours to take away

Back to the front
You will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
You will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
You coward
You servant
You blindman

Back to the front.

In my opinion, the first verse resembles some scenes from the Fate route (especially the ones Shirou dreamt about), while the last one is considering Archer’s point of view.

And again, time to graze some bullets in “Perfect Cherry Blossom”.

We chase misprinted lies
We face the path of time
And yet I fight
And yet I fight
This battle all alone
No one to cry to
No place to call home

My gift of self is raped
My privacy is raked
And yet I find
And yet I find
Repeating in my head
If I can’t be my own
I’d feel better dead

Okay! Enough for today! Time to graze some bullets in “Perfect Cherry Blossom”…

To be honest, everything about F/SN left me in a daze by the time I finished it – it’s really one of the best works of fiction I’ve read, period. I’m glad I played it and wrote about it, and I’m glad you like the post :P

By the way, it’s pretty late in here, so I’ll leave this wonderful post with a thrill: speaking of which, have you ever listened to “Nutshell” by Alice in Chains? Sounds very close to Archer’s story…and how about “Disposable Heroes” by Metallica? It’s odd to make similarities with songs written before F/SN, but oh GAWD if those things give you shivers.

Have a nice day! By the time you’re reading this, I’ll probably be sleeping. It’s 2 AM in the morning here in Italy and I’m not used to staying up late in the night anymore. Perhaps I’m getting too old.

(P.S.: the website links takes you to my Italian blog. I’m thinking I should probably start writing in English.)

Sakus last blog post..Anime Expo 2009 Online Pre-Registration is available

phossils last blog post..Miku nendo quick photoshoot

Rins last blog post..Finally Got It!!!

@ meganeshounen: Yeah, that’s what I was referencing in the line that Martin quoted. I’m sure there’s more to come in the other routes, but it’s already interesting to see how he fleshes out the story, with both the obvious filling of plot holes and the less obvious alluding to various themes.

@ Blowfish: I’ve been hearing more or less the same thing, so I’m definitely looking forward to it. The fact that it’s Rin’s route also couldn’t hurt :3

@ ghostlightning: Shirou annoyed me at first as well, but once I started to accept him as another person and not as a projection of the player, it was easier to understand him. I’ll probably address that later as well.

@ Jinx: It’s good to see that Fate route gets some praise as well. Seeing as the other stories weren’t covered in the anime, I’m not surprised at the amount of people that praise UBW and to some extent Heaven’s Feel, but that doesn’t mean that the first route is in any way inferior. In fact, even though the surprises were no longer surprising, I still found myself thoroughly enjoying Fate – a testament to how good the game is, I suppose.

@ GNdynames: Ah, I always forget about how complex the Nasuverse can be. It’s one thing to wrap your mind the intricacies of the storytelling, but it’s another to memorize the crazy laws of Type-Moon. Not that it’s a worthless task, of course – I’ll probably do it myself some time – but I’ll have to remain in the dark about the finer details for now. I should probably finish the game before scouring Type-Moon Wiki anyhow :P

@ M12: The franchise is definitely worth looking into, and the anime isn’t half bad if you don’t have 50 hours to spare on the VN. It’s also worth noting that I vastly prefer Rin over Saber in terms of superficial appeal – and yet, I still wrote this post. It’s just another small fragment of proof that the characters are more than just moe.

@ balance: Don’t worry about it, I still haven’t read the other bloggers’ posts on UBW and Heaven’s Feel yet. Read at your own pace :P

@ Rakuen: Good luck with the project, it can be hard to maintain consistency when working with another writer’s characters. Presumably. But anyway, as long as it allows a deeper appreciation for the story, it’s ultimately worth it.

@ Kenzikan: I’m glad you enjoyed it! Assuming that the quality of the game doesn’t drop, which I’m sure it won’t, I’ll probably be writing something similar for the remaining two routes. Look forward to it!

“Oh, and the part of her not being a god, if Saber had any ranks of Divinity she would not have beaten Gilgamesh because that chain (stupid reformat of Wiki makes me not able to get the name, gah) specializes in capturing gods. Lancer had Divinity rank B, that’s how he was ensnared.”
– GNdynames

I always did wonder about that and why gilgamesh didnt use his chains more often and why it worked on Berserker. Thx for the explanation.

Idling in Shinji’s mind ain’t half bad anyway.