3Lived with my mom for nine years
Wouldn't wish that on anyone
She was never all there
And she didn't seem to care
Always screaming about my fate
.
Dad left me alone
Just with her
He didn't check
He didn't call
He let me learn
.
I hid in the closet
I tried to stay away
But those eyes always came
And those voices kept saying that "Luke, you're to blame"
.
I didn't do anything
I had never hurt anyone
I had always been a good kid,
A good kid, a good son
.
But Mom couldn't take care of me
She'd scare me to death one day
I had been, had been a good kid
Until the day I ran away
.
I was alone, barely surviving
Dad didn't help me
But then I had a family
Until Thalia became a tree
.
Camp has been my home,
If you can call it that, for years
And the gods really showed me they don't want our tears
.
I did my quest and everything
I tried my best to help everyone
I used to, used to be a good kid
A good kid
But now I'm done
.
'Cause our parents won't take our sides
They just don't care at all
We've all tried to be good kids
But they're good for nothing at all
.
Yeah, they're good for nothing at all
("But they're our parents," Percy says.
"So?" Luke replies. "Because of them, you're not going to reach sixteen. Most half-bloods don't."
"But you—"
"I'm one of the lucky ones. My dad still doesn't care!")
.
I've been here since I was a kid
I did everything they ever asked, yeah I did
And for what?
You know this world will never be ours
As long as our parents rule over the stars.
.
So I'll do anything
I don't care if I hurt anyone
It doesn't pay to be a good kid,
A good kid, a good son
.
The gods were never on our side
So I think it's time we watch them fall
And soon you'll see what I did
Soon there'll be no gods at all
.
No gods at all
.
I'll tear it down brick by brick
Olympus will be razed
And if you join me, Percy
You'll live to see better days
A/n: The italicized lines above are from The Lightning Thief musical's "The Last Day of Summer" and were written by Rob Rokicki. They should be covered under fair use. This entire fic is based on "Good Kid" from The Lightning Thief musical. You guys should go see the musical if you have a chance because it is fantastic.
There are spaces between stanzas (can I call them stanzas?), but fanfictiondotnet doesn't seem to want them to show up. I've added periods instead.
-Cynder2013
