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Let's talk. Mecha Anime. Specifically Gurren Lagann.

Everyone tend's to think straight to the likes of the giants that are Gundam Wing series or Evangelion. Not much seem to show love for Gurren Lagann. 

Let me tell you of how epic an anime is that it makes you rethink a genre. Gurren Lagann did that for me as i had no interest in mech anime. I had seen some Gundam Wing as a kid like but was not fussed. Evangellion is one i am set to watch soon.

What is Gurren Lagann and what is it about? 

Gurren Lagann takes place in a fictional future where Earth is ruled by the Spiral King, Lordgenome, who forces mankind to live in isolated subterranean villages. The plot focuses on two teenagers, Simon and Kamina, who live in a subterranean village and wish to go to the surface. Using a mecha known as Lagann, Simon and Kamina reach the surface and start fighting alongside other humans against Lordgenome's forces, before fighting the forces of their true enemy. 

It's 27 episodes long which you could finish in a day provided you skip the intros and outros of course. If you want action, mech's, adventure and some laughs along the way this is the anime for you.

"Do the impossible, see the invisible, Raw! Raw! Fight the power!, Touch the untouchable, break the unbreakable, Raw! Raw! Fight the power!" - Libera Me From Hell! 

“Believe in yourself. Not in the you who believes in me. Not the me who believes in you. Believe in the you who believes in yourself.” - Kamina

Titanium Power - (original lyrics based off titanium power ranger and light speed rescue power rangers)

 [Verse 1]

The signal called

The planet fell

Ash in the air

And a cracked church bell

We took flight

Through the burning sky

Crossed wild oceans

Heard a billion cries

[Chorus]

Titanium power

We rise, we rise

At the speed of light we answer every desperate cry

We fought the fires

We faced the night

Titanium power

We will not die

[Verse 2]

The dangers tested us

Blade against bone

Cobras in the dust

Fangs at the throne

We saved lives

On the shaking ground

Climbed to the highest heights

Never backing down

[Chorus]

Titanium power

We rise, we rise

At the speed of light we answer every desperate cry

We fought the fires

We faced the night

Titanium power

We will not die

[Bridge]

Hands scarred, hearts steel-strong (oh yeah)

Still we run, still we run

Through storm and stone and storm again

Until the dawn is won

[Chorus]

Titanium power

We rise, we rise

At the speed of light we answer every desperate cry

We fought the fires

We faced the night

Titanium power

We will not die

What If?

What if?
A phrase could break me?

What if? 

A question could inspire me?

What if?

The answers aren't so simple?

What if?
I'm not good enough?

What if?

I did this or that?

What if?
I cant do it?

What if?

I could do it?

What if?

I could wonder further?

What if?

I slept a full 8 hours?

What if?

They did not pass away?

What if?
I did not take that step forward?

What if?
I die tomorrow?

What if?
This is it?

What if?

We were all free?

What if?

There was no fear?

What if?

I'm doing the best i can?

What if?

I truly am the best in the world?

What if? 

Goodbye is not forever?

What if?

History was different?

What if?

See you later is not to happen?

What if? 

You were here?

What if?

I said this or that?

What if?

What if?

What if?

Missing You Is Like Missing A Limb

In a world where lockdown runs wild,

And Quarantine reigns supreme,

We must not be lost, or apart, nor blind,

Where our fave musicians are all live on stream,

We can only blame that dreaded Covid-19,

We are forced apart, for safety,

For family, for the world,

All we have is our word,

I miss my lady, my baby,

Missing you is like missing a limb,

I awake expecting to see you next to me,

I wake thinking this is the day things won't be grim,

It's easy to escape this reality,

We have to dream, we will meet again,

Our world feels like a movie,

Surreal, uneasy, peaceful, eerie,

Some are trying to not to listen, taking all for free,

When they hear daily to stay home, we are living in history,

This has not happened before, it probably won't happen again in our lifetime,

It's okay to lose your cool and to whine, 

Missing you is like missing a limb,

Feels like you have always been here, 

I am lost now without you near,

It feels like i am missing skin,

You are always on my mind,

Sleep well, take care, be kind,

It's hard and we are all suffering,

We are in different ways handling,

Stress, anxiety, depression runs amok, 

So we have to stay home and read, lets pick a book,

Let's continue to reach out, to talk, to support and love from afar,

For the time will come one day soon where we will hold eachother and smile with tears,

For this lockdown and quarantine will not last for years,

Missing you is like missing a limb,

I move, i turn, i think, i hold, i don't feel the same,

I think of you more than ever, 24/7,

Hearing from you is like getting a little piece of heaven,

I'm sorry it's unpleasant, i'm sorry it's difficult,

The pain i feel, is so surreal, The world has me so bummed,

I can't wait for the day our hands to touch again,

May our souls shine bright, until then.

Cracking Up! - A comedy song (original song lyrics)

I'm stuck in a lockdown, 

I'm in quite a bind,

I think i'm going round the bend, 

I think i've lost my mind!, 

I think i'm cracking up, cracking up, 

Everyone's shaving their heads,

Cracking up, cracking up,

Over all these hard boiled eggs!,

I'm bored got nothing to do now,

I wanna see my people, I wanna see a me-ow!, 

That's Jerry the neighbours cat, who even walks a cat?, 

My dog he's a Jack, he's exhausted from all the family taking him on a stroll,

I think i'm cracking up, cracking up, 

Everyone's going toilet paper mad,

Cracking up, cracking up,

I hope they wash their hands!, O_O

They say it's okay to leave the house, 

I walk out for an hour, hoping not to crack,

I stretched and slipped and owch, i've hurt my back,

I think i'm cracking up, cracking up,

Who designed exercise,

Cracking up, cracking up, 

I need a bloomin' rest,

It's time to do my weekly shop,

Oh buggering hell, there's nothing here, 

Not even a flip flop!, 

Do whores whored more than anyone else ya wonder?, 

I think i'm cracking up, cracking up, 

Julie's been jogging twice this afternoon, this is a civil unrest,

Cracking up, cracking up,

Please hurry and make an arrest!,

Cracking up, cracking up, 

At all these bloody memes,

Cracking up, cracking up, 

Ol Dave's forgot his bag for life,

Cracking up, cracking up,

What a week it's been,

Here in quarantine,

I don't get the fuss, 

No time to rush, 

Oh bollocks!,

It's only Monday! 

ABOUT THIS PIECE

So there's a corona virus lockdown and the nation is in self isolation with quarantine.

I have heard, read and seen so many things that i thought i would put myself in the shoes of a 60 year old no nonsense man who thinks the world is going crazy or is it just him? Haha, this was fun! 

Written: 3AM 2/4/20 By Scott Jones