====== Who I'd Be ======

A filk of 'Who I'd Be' from Shrek the Musical: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C20CjvnrR-U]].

LIONEL:\\
I guess I’d be a hero. I know the way to do it;\\
I’ve kinda half been through it, and it gets me every time.\\
Of course I’d be a hero - it’s all about the story,  \\
And less about the glory - hey, so screw a life of crime: \\
I’d be the guy - you know, the guy that everyone admires,\\
I’d be the star, and I would fight and fall\\
Just as the plot requires!   \\
That’s worth it all. That’s worth it all.  \\

But I could be a wizard, a mage replete with power,\\
I’d have a wizard tower, and an evil wizard throne.  \\
I’d hire a group of heroes, I’d watch them navigate\\
A virtual world that I’d create, and write a story of my own. \\
I’d be the guy - you know, the guy, the one behind the curtain.\\
Then they’d escape, and though they’d think they’d won, \\
They’d never know for certain! \\
The story done. The story done. \\

A hero does what’s right - they follow what they feel;\\ 
I know I’d never choose to be a true hero for real. \\

I’ll never be a hero - I’ll never have the glory, \\
I’ll chase story after story, though, and live them till the last,\\
I guess I’ll be a wizard, a villain and a quitter,\\
And I’ll laugh cause I’m not bitter that I’m going nowhere fast. \\ 
I’ll crack a smile, I’ll play along, I’ll write a witty letter;\\
And when reality gets dull, I’ll find a game that’s better.\\
   
And if Ambrosia said the word, I wouldn’t be pretending, \\
I’d take up arms, I’d be her chosen knight,  \\
A hero in ascending - a story without ending!\\ 
That’s how it could be.\\
I’d show her worlds within worlds,\\
And I’d be free.  \\

A hero does what’s right - they follow what they feel;\\ 
I know I’d never choose to be a true hero for real. \\

I’ll never be a hero - a guy like me can’t cut it, \\
But still, no matter what, it seems I’m under story’s sway. \\
And once I have discovered a narrative or game,  \\
I’ll smash my way out all the same - live to pretend another day.\\
 
A story without ending,\\
That’s how it should be. \\



{{tag>"who id be" fic}}