Friend, Not Foe
Mar. 17th, 2026 06:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no_apologiesAs much as I'd like to start the ninth song towards the Shark Out of Water album, Syaoran doesn't seem to be ready to step back... Naoki's a really constant presence in my headspace, so I think this is the song where these guys meet!
This is going to be interesting!
(Mood: Naoki's cautious, instinctively keeping close to me as Syaoran is calm, curious, and observant. These guys who are both concerned about me will be meeting for the first time. From here this leads to warning and speculating over any possibility of Xel'lotath being responsible for these complications. Genre: Atmospheric, Emo Reggae Rock. Airy synth pads, distant piano playing, reverb mixed in with emo rock delivery to a reggae rhythm. Expressive vocals.)
(I've changed my mind. I'm actually not going to mention Xel'lotath in this song because there's plenty enough character dialogue as is...)
[Intro,spoken]
[spoken, quiet but firm][NAOKI:] "Hey Fox... Do you know this guy?"
[spoken, uncertain][FOX:] "Yeah. Sort of... ShaoRahn's been around for a while."
[spoken][NAOKI:] "'Sort of' doesn't sound like a reassuring answer..."
[spoken, calm][SYAORAN:] "I understand your concern... If our positions were reversed, I would probably react the same way."
[Verse 1, singing][SYAORAN:]
I can see your caution,
In the way you stand.
A forming silent line,
A shield around her hand.
I've traveled countless worlds.
Strangers questioned why I'm there.
So, I won't hold it against you,
For the way you watch and stare.
[Verse 2, singing][NAOKI:]
'Countless worlds', you say,
So, what brings you around here?
Realities don't just collide,
Without a reason drawing near...
How did you appear nearby her?
What caused you to arrive?
The questions fuel my caution.
I'll need you to tell me why...
I'm not used this crisscross,
Of various worlds blending.
Sometimes it's too much to take,
Concepts beyond my understanding.
Maybe this is nothing new,
That occurs between you two.
Yet here I stand, confused...
[Pre-Chorus, singing][FOX:]
Take a moment to breathe,
ShaoRahn isn't a threat,
Not to you or meeee...
He is caught up in the middle,
Of these current circumstances.
His connection to me, a riddle.
A mystery that will need solving.
[Chorus, singing][SYAORAN:]
Let's take this slow.
He'll want to know,
Why and how we're friends,
Why I pose no threats.
To prevent him from spiraling,
I'll choose to answer honestly.
Journeying between the worlds,
I know it gets confusing.
To be a burden onto anyone,
That's something I'd never want...
[Verse 3, spoken calmly][FOX:]
"I appreciate your understanding, ShaoRahn... Thank you, so much... If you don't mind, I'd like to be the one to start..."
[singing]
Before we go over about,
My crazy week-long absence,
NowOhKey, just stay calm.
I'll help explain his presence.
Two months ago, on an early morning,
An anime I left to play on screen.
Midway through watching,
I drifted off to sleep.
Sometime after that,
Was when ShaoRahn appeared...
[Verse 4][spoken, calmly][SYAORAN:]
"That anime, that first season of it..."
[singing]
I had learned about this,
After I sensed her gaze.
For a very long time,
I couldn't shake.
That uneasy feeling,
Of somebody watching,
Silently following,
My friends and meeeee...
Before finding myself,
Standing in this realm,
I somehow knew her name.
It emerged in my brain.
I know, this is hard to explain.
There's something,
Connecting her to me.
I don't know what it could be...
[Pre-Chorus, singing][FOX:]
NowOhKey, just breathe.
Take a moment, process this.
ShaoRahn is harmless.
He explained to me,
Our connection, this riddle.
No need to worry.
I promised to help.
I couldn’t forgive myself,
If I chose to do nothing.
[Final Chorus, singing, all three perspectives]
[SYAORAN:]
I came from worlds apart,
Guided by thread unseen.
[FOX:]
I felt the pull inside my heart,
A mystery between you and me.
[NAOKI:]
We don’t yet know your purpose is,
But now, as I realize and focus,
[Together, harmonized:]
A fragile thread connects us,
Through worlds and time unknown.
The questions linger, calling,
None of us should face this alone.
[SYAORAN:]
I won’t be a burden here,
I’ll move with care and truth.
[FOX:]
I’ll help you find your way,
Back where you belong, safe.
[NAOKI:]
And if danger follows close,
I’ll be here, beside you both...
https://suno.com/s/6m5f8BwNNFVmK56x Took more credits than I ever expected to get this to sound great, but I'm relieved it's finally done. And I got Chat GPT to do a good enough cover art to go with this song. (I honestly think that a reggae rock genre style for my AU Syaoran persona is very cool! I might revisit reggae style for this character towards a later song that involves him. ^^)
This is going to be interesting!
(Mood: Naoki's cautious, instinctively keeping close to me as Syaoran is calm, curious, and observant. These guys who are both concerned about me will be meeting for the first time. From here this leads to warning and speculating over any possibility of Xel'lotath being responsible for these complications. Genre: Atmospheric, Emo Reggae Rock. Airy synth pads, distant piano playing, reverb mixed in with emo rock delivery to a reggae rhythm. Expressive vocals.)
(I've changed my mind. I'm actually not going to mention Xel'lotath in this song because there's plenty enough character dialogue as is...)
[Intro,spoken]
[spoken, quiet but firm][NAOKI:] "Hey Fox... Do you know this guy?"
[spoken, uncertain][FOX:] "Yeah. Sort of... ShaoRahn's been around for a while."
[spoken][NAOKI:] "'Sort of' doesn't sound like a reassuring answer..."
[spoken, calm][SYAORAN:] "I understand your concern... If our positions were reversed, I would probably react the same way."
[Verse 1, singing][SYAORAN:]
I can see your caution,
In the way you stand.
A forming silent line,
A shield around her hand.
I've traveled countless worlds.
Strangers questioned why I'm there.
So, I won't hold it against you,
For the way you watch and stare.
[Verse 2, singing][NAOKI:]
'Countless worlds', you say,
So, what brings you around here?
Realities don't just collide,
Without a reason drawing near...
How did you appear nearby her?
What caused you to arrive?
The questions fuel my caution.
I'll need you to tell me why...
I'm not used this crisscross,
Of various worlds blending.
Sometimes it's too much to take,
Concepts beyond my understanding.
Maybe this is nothing new,
That occurs between you two.
Yet here I stand, confused...
[Pre-Chorus, singing][FOX:]
Take a moment to breathe,
ShaoRahn isn't a threat,
Not to you or meeee...
He is caught up in the middle,
Of these current circumstances.
His connection to me, a riddle.
A mystery that will need solving.
[Chorus, singing][SYAORAN:]
Let's take this slow.
He'll want to know,
Why and how we're friends,
Why I pose no threats.
To prevent him from spiraling,
I'll choose to answer honestly.
Journeying between the worlds,
I know it gets confusing.
To be a burden onto anyone,
That's something I'd never want...
[Verse 3, spoken calmly][FOX:]
"I appreciate your understanding, ShaoRahn... Thank you, so much... If you don't mind, I'd like to be the one to start..."
[singing]
Before we go over about,
My crazy week-long absence,
NowOhKey, just stay calm.
I'll help explain his presence.
Two months ago, on an early morning,
An anime I left to play on screen.
Midway through watching,
I drifted off to sleep.
Sometime after that,
Was when ShaoRahn appeared...
[Verse 4][spoken, calmly][SYAORAN:]
"That anime, that first season of it..."
[singing]
I had learned about this,
After I sensed her gaze.
For a very long time,
I couldn't shake.
That uneasy feeling,
Of somebody watching,
Silently following,
My friends and meeeee...
Before finding myself,
Standing in this realm,
I somehow knew her name.
It emerged in my brain.
I know, this is hard to explain.
There's something,
Connecting her to me.
I don't know what it could be...
[Pre-Chorus, singing][FOX:]
NowOhKey, just breathe.
Take a moment, process this.
ShaoRahn is harmless.
He explained to me,
Our connection, this riddle.
No need to worry.
I promised to help.
I couldn’t forgive myself,
If I chose to do nothing.
[Final Chorus, singing, all three perspectives]
[SYAORAN:]
I came from worlds apart,
Guided by thread unseen.
[FOX:]
I felt the pull inside my heart,
A mystery between you and me.
[NAOKI:]
We don’t yet know your purpose is,
But now, as I realize and focus,
[Together, harmonized:]
A fragile thread connects us,
Through worlds and time unknown.
The questions linger, calling,
None of us should face this alone.
[SYAORAN:]
I won’t be a burden here,
I’ll move with care and truth.
[FOX:]
I’ll help you find your way,
Back where you belong, safe.
[NAOKI:]
And if danger follows close,
I’ll be here, beside you both...
https://suno.com/s/6m5f8BwNNFVmK56x Took more credits than I ever expected to get this to sound great, but I'm relieved it's finally done. And I got Chat GPT to do a good enough cover art to go with this song. (I honestly think that a reggae rock genre style for my AU Syaoran persona is very cool! I might revisit reggae style for this character towards a later song that involves him. ^^)
