What will you leave as your legacy?
Don’t you think that’s a morbid question? I’ve always thought it so. It’s like people are saying ‘forget about the here and now – think about when you’re dead and buried! What do you want people to remember you for?’.
But then I am a morbid person. And given your alliances with Six Feet Under, maybe you are too, Raven. And maybe you should consider thinking about being six feet under as much as being IN Six Feet Under.
You were poised to have the perfect legacy, weren’t you? The hottest band in Arcadia, the world at your feet, and a loving fiancé. You had it all! But the company you kept caused your world to come crashing down, and the company you kept served only to sour your legacy.
So what next?
The show is over, the the speakers as dead as your beloved Sarah, the silence deafening, only the ringing in your ears to keep you company.
We all know that’s not where the story ends, though, don’t we?
Anyone who is anyone knows that every good show needs an ENCORE!
We have one every day in the circus! One final act that showcases everything we are about, everything we can do. An encore needs to be chosen oh so carefully to maximise its impact. The encore should leave people wanting more! Wanting to book tickets to see you again as soon as they get home.
And that is where you are FAILING as an entertainer, Raven. Your encore is, quite frankly, insulting. Have you considered at all how to approach this? I mentioned earlier that it was the company you kept that ended your main gig, that brought the world crashing down around you. I told you they were the ones who soured your legacy. Well it looks like you never learned, because it’s the company you are keeping now that will sour your encore too.
Six Feet Under are no good for you – I can tell. Instead of playing your greatest hits, they’re whispering in your ear that you should play the album filler tracks, the B-sides that nobody listened to. I understand why Aurora is so sad. I would be too.
This encore is your shot at rejuvenating that legacy, of repairing the damage done to your good name in Arcadia, and to making Sarah proud of you. She may be dead, Zeus rest her soul, but if you believe in any sort of life after life, she’ll be watching you, begging for you to do the right thing.
Six Feet Under are that wretched guitar that strums out of tune at any opportunity, the strap falling off in the middle of every guitar solo. You’re stood on the stage of OSW, that guitar in hand. What do you do? Play the guitar? Stay in your lane with Six Feet Under? Or SMASH the guitar on the floor like a real rock star. Show the world you want to leave a legacy that Sarah could be proud of?
I know what I’d do. Let me show you the Way!