A Cruel Angel's Thesis (from Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Like an angel who has forsaken sympathy
Rise up, young boy, and make yourself a legend!
Blue skies and beckoning winds…
Are trying to open the door of your heart
But you’re gazing at me as if you cannot see;
You just stand there, smiling vacantly
Your eyes hold such innocence;
You’re blind to the fate that will soon come to pass
But it’s summoning you with a touch like a sigh;
You seek it without knowing why
But, someday, I know that you will be awakened…
And your eyes will finally see
These wings on your back are just waiting to guide you;
The future will soon set you free!
This cruel thesis, a spiteful angel’s litany
Will soon soar from the window of your destiny
White-hot pathos, a desecrated symphony;
Stay true to this and don’t betray your memory!
Come now, reach out — you must embrace reality!
Rise up, young boy, and make yourself a legend!
You’ve slept for ever-so-long…
Embraced in affection and cradled with care
But with morning’s approach comes an echoing cry;
It tells you to wave your dreams goodbye
And the moon is shining above;
It wishes to show just how fragile you are
You’re so frail and slight in its silvery light;
Our fate is not one we can fight
But, someday, I hope that we’ll be reunited…
If that is what’s destined to be
Perhaps we’ll discover that elusive Bible
And then we will finally be free!
This cruel thesis, a spiteful angel’s mockery
Will bring with it the sorrow of futility
Hold on tightly and do not lose vitality;
You must wake up, for now the dream is history!
Come now, reach out — you must embrace humanity!
Rise up, young boy, and make yourself a legend!
Love is the thread of the story that’s woven…
Of future and present and past
I may not ever ascend to the heavens
But I know my love will still last!
This cruel thesis, a spiteful angel’s litany
Will soon soar from the window of your destiny
White-hot pathos, a desecrated symphony;
Stay true to this and don’t betray your memory!
Come now, reach out — you must embrace reality!
Rise up, young boy, and make yourself a legend!