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A Cruel Angel's Thesis by Yoko Takahashi (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

tags: 1990sanime

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Like an angel who has forsaken sympathy,
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Rise up, young boy, and make yourself a legend! [Intro]
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[Verse]
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Blue skies and beckoning winds...
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Are trying to open the door of your heart.
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But you're gazing at me as if you cannot see;
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You just stand there, smiling vacantly.
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Your eyes hold such innocence;
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You're blind to the fate that will soon come to pass.
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But it's summoning you with a touch like a sigh;
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You seek it without knowing why. [Pre-Chorus]
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But, someday, I know that you will be awakened...
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And your eyes will finally see.
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These wings on your back are just waiting to guide you;
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The future will soon set you free! [Chorus]
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This cruel thesis, a spiteful angel's litany,
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Will soon soar from the window of your destiny.
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White-hot pathos, a desecrated symphony;
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Stay true to this and don't betray your memory!
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Come now, reach out - you must embrace reality!
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Rise up, young boy, and make yourself a legend! [Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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You've slept for ever-so-long...
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Embraced in affection and cradled with care.
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But with morning's approach comes an echoing cry;
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It tells you to wave your dreams goodbye.
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And the moon is shining above;
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It wishes to show just how fragile you are.
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You're so frail and slight in its silvery light;
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Our fate is not one we can fight. [Pre-Chorus]
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But, someday, I hope that we'll be reunited...
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If that is what's destined to be.
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Perhaps we'll discover that elusive Bible,
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And then we will finally be free! [Chorus]
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This cruel thesis, a spiteful angel's mockery,
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Will bring with it the sorrow of futility.
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Hold on tightly and do not lose vitality;
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You must wake up, for now the dream is history!
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Come now, reach out - you must embrace humanity!
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Rise up, young boy, and make yourself a legend! [Pre-Chorus]
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Love is the thread of the story that's woven...
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Of future and present and past.
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I may not ever ascend to the heavens,
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But I know my love will still last! [Chorus]
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This cruel thesis, a spiteful angel's litany,
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Will soon soar from the window of your destiny.
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White-hot pathos, a desecrated symphony;
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Stay true to this and don't betray your memory!
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Come now, reach out - you must embrace reality!
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Rise up, young boy, and make yourself a legend!