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Hey, what're the words to that song again? Something about an eagle and a lion flying through the sky?
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A flying lion? Pretty sure I know the song you're talking about, but those definitely ain't the lyrics I've heard.
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The one I know is about some horse with a human face runnin' through the greenest grass you ever did see.
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Hmm. Now that you mention it, that does sound familiar.
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What a weird thing to sing about. I wonder who wrote it.
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Ugh.
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Yeah, this isn't working.
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You can say that again.
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I finally finished rewriting the lyrics and everything, but they aren't catching on. Not at all.
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I've even heard people theorizing that the horse with the human face is some kinda grand metaphor.
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You know, since he's a mix of human wisdom and a horse's pure strength, the song is saying that the brave warrior who possesses both will win in the end.
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Or that the horse is some kinda messenger sent by the goddess to punish sinners.
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Ugh, why did it come to this? I didn't have any of that stuff in mind when I was writing it.
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I just wanted to sing about a knight rushing through an open field.
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And then I snuck in a tiny bit of Duscur mythology that Dedue told me about.
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Not sure how you got from that to a song about a horse with a human face.
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I already told you, that's not what it is! It's a mythological warrior being from Duscur legend!
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All right, all right. Either way, everyone obviously prefers the original version.
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Sooo...all's well that ends well, right?
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They say once people hear a song, it's out of the composer's hands forever. The author is dead, all that stuff.
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I know you're just saying all this to make me feel better.
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Well, yeah, I can't deny that. Sorry, Annette. But it's true that there's nothing you can really do now.
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Even if you write totally new lyrics and sing 'em for the whole army, there's no guarantee they'll get as big as the ones that're already out there.
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You have a point, but still...
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It's not just to make you feel better, though. I really believe it.
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I'm sure all great artists across the centuries have dealt with this exact problem at one point or another.
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I don't care about the troubles of people from the distant past. It's happening to me, right now... and there's nothing I can do about it.
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Listen, Annette. Songs have a lot of power. They help people in need, give them courage when they're down on their luck.
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And if you ask me, I think yours could inspire our troops out on the battlefield, too.
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I don't know...
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Hey, what even is a human-faced horse anyway? Is it some kinda monster?
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Ain't no monster I've ever heard of. Maybe it's a horrible beast that comes crawlin' up outta the bowels of the earth.
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Don't say stuff like that! You're gonna ruin a perfectly happy song.
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Ugh...