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Obi-Wan stands alone in his room. Alone with his feelings and an
aching heart that will never heal.
^ I have a picture ^
^ pinned to my wall. ^
He raises a hand to trace over Ami's face in a holopic taken by the
lake on Naboo.
^ An image of you and of me ^
^ we were laughing with love in it all. ^
^ Look at our life now. ^
Sadly, he drops his hand and his eyes remembering the last time they
were alone together.
^ Tattered and torn. ^
^ Fussing and fighting. ^
He recalls their argument as she admitted her love for his padawan.
^ Delighting with tears ^
^ and we cry until dawn. ^
He tried to warn her that he was dangerous, but would hear none of
it.
^ Hold me now. ^
^ Hold my hand. ^
He tries to push away the strong feelings he holds in his heart for
this captivating young woman.
^ Stay with me. ^
^ Let loving start. ^
^ Let loving start. ^
His heart aches as it silently pleads for her love. Yet, he knows
this love shall ever be unrequited.
^ You say I'm a dreamer. ^
In his heart, he knows he will forever lover her deeply.
^ We're two of a kind. ^
^ Both of us searching for ^
^ some perfect world ^
^ we know we'll never find. ^
They each search for a perfect love. He knows they both love in
vain.
^ So perhaps I should leave here. ^
He takes a deep breath and scrubs his face with his hands.
^ Yeah, go far away. ^
He knows she will never love him as he loves her. He makes his
decision.
^ But you know that ^
^ there's nowhere that ^
^ I'd rather be than ^
^ with you here today. ^
<Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all,>
he says to himself.
^ Hold me now. ^
^ Hold my hand. ^
^ Stay with me. ^
A part of him refuses to let her go.
^ Let loving start. ^
^ Let loving start. ^
^ Hold me now. ^
^ Hold my hand. ^
^ Stay with me. ^
A part of him wants to pull her close and never let go.
^ Let loving start. ^
^ Let loving start. ^
^ You ask if I love you. ^
^ What can I say? ^
He remembers her last words. "If you truly love me, Obi-Wan, you'll
let me go, for my heart belongs to Anacin... Let me go."
^ You know that I do, ^
^ and that this is just ^
^ one of those games that we play. ^
^ So I sing you a new song. ^
He bows his head in silent reverence to her image. His breath
catches in his throat.
^ Please don't cry any more. ^
^ And I ask your forgiveness, ^
^ though I don't know just ^
^ what I'm asking it for. ^
<Forgive me Aim... Forgive me for loving you.>
^ Hold me now. ^
^ Hold my hand. ^
Slowly he removes the holopic from the wall and carefully places it
into a box. Slowly he pushes it under his bed.
^ Stay with me. ^
<Out of sight, out of mind,> he tries to convince himself.
^ Let loving start. ^
^ Let loving start... ^
His heart will always yearn for what can never be.
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