Hopeless Opus
This intriguing song by the fun band Imagine Dragons was introduced to me by my friend Ladyamberjo. I instantly thought of Snakes. It would fit him during three specific periods of his life: first, when he was originally alive during the 19th Century and having bad luck at every turn, probably when he was still trying to be nice and getting hurt for it; second, when he was dead, trapped in Justice, and Pinto was tormenting him every chance he could get, and third, when he was revived, sent into the 21st Century, and was terrified of being killed again during the Time Travel and Deadly Codename stories. Snakes sees himself as a very unlucky person, always coming up short of what he needs.
Verse 1:
Hey, Mr. Cage Man, let me get a fresh breath
Cherry bomb, headstrong, I could fake my own death
Hey, Mr. Fate Man, shuffle me a ninth life
I’ve been wrong, go long
Throwing me a sharp right
It’s not a picture perfect life
Not what I had in mind
Let me write my own line
Chorus:
I've got this place
That I’ve filled with empty space;
Oh I’m trying not to face what I’ve done
My hopeless opus
I’m in this race and I’m hoping just to place
Oh I’m trying not to face what’s become of me
My hopeless opus
Verse 2:
Hey, Mr. Safe Man, hustle me an okay
I could slide, take a dive, take it for the home team
Hey, Mr. Postman, slip me one more green note
I’ve been low, hit the floor, looking just to make broke
It’s not a picture perfect life
Not what I had in mind
Let me write my own line