Hell and Back | a critical role fan song
4,336Music by Jacob Ryan Smith
Lyrics by Gina Smith
Performance by Elisabeth Garber
‘Hell and Back’ is based on Critical Role's episode 72, ‘The Elephant in the Room.' This episode features a pivotal moment for Vex'ahlia, as she reflects on her struggles with self worth, her resolution towards forgiveness, and the recent loss and resurrection of Percy.
Lyrics:
I hardly know how to begin
I take a breath. Ask how you’ve been.
Though I know the answer. Intimately.
Your smile’s fraying at the seams
But something in your eyes still beams
I try to play it off casually
Cause we’ve been through hell and back. And back again.
We turn around - go back and then
We play pretend
That we are the same people who stood here before this began
But it sucks. And the truth’s we’ve changed
We’ve had our bits all rearranged
We’re left short changed
Holding together. Rebuilding the pieces that we can
Cause despite it all, we remain
But that doesn’t mean we stay the same
And there is something that you said
Battered and broken - teeth stained red
And it’s something I keep on reliving
“I forgive you.” You pause. You breathe.
“But I can't sit here and let you leave”
It hits me how your last words are forgiving
Cause we’ve been through hell and back. And back again.
We turn around - go back and then
We play pretend
That we are the same people who stood here before this began
But we’re not. And look how we’ve grown
We’re so much more than what we’ve known
The seeds we’ve sown
Building together. Accomplishing more than we can
Cause despite it all, we remain
But that doesn’t mean we stay the same
And not all growth’s for the better
I’ve had seeds of self doubt
fester and fetter
But no growth is a waste
We're new again
with each dawn that we’ve faced
And I guess what I’m trying to say is
I’m proud of you
I’m proud of myself
For making it through
And those past selves we hate?
Let’s forgive them too
Cause we’ve been through hell and back. And back again.
We turn around - go back and then
We play pretend
That we're the same people who stood here before this began
It’s a new you and me in this space
The right people. Right time and place
Face to face
Being the best versions of ourselves that we can
And I want to say to you
I want to say. I do.
But I guess I’ll just say
Thank you.
Yes, Thank you.
Cause despite it all, we remain
So let's not stand here and stay the same.
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