Wake Me Up When September Ends

"Ring out the bells again,
Like we did when Spring began,
Wake me up when September ends.

Here comes the rain again,
Falling from the stars,
Drenched in my pain again,
Becoming who we are.

As my memory rests,
But never forgets what I lost,
Wake me up when September ends....~"


This is part of my Music Theme Challenge!!!

Okay, first of all, I CANNOT believe that this actually has a colored background..........WITH TREES. I'ma tell ya now; I SUCK at drawing trees. I CAN'T draw trees for crap!!! ><;;; But I REALLY wanted there to be trees in this pic, especially one for Kurokage to sit under. So, I tried my best, and I'm surprised that it actually came out pretty good. My only problem is that I wanted to make them Sakura (Cherry Blossom) trees, but I couldn't figure out how to draw the branches and the leaves and the cherry blossoms. So, I ended up just drawing leaves, but coloring them pink, to make them LOOK like the anime-style cherry blossoms. (Since in real life, they're actually white with a light pink tint, but in animes, they're always portrayed as being a bright pink or a solid pink or something. XDDDD;;;..) There's even a few sakura petals blowing in the wind (Those things that look like hearts? Yeah, those are SUPPOSED to be cherry blossom petals. XDDD;;;..) My other problem though is the sucky shading. I ATTEMPTED to shade the grass area that was shaded by the trees, and the gravestone, or altar, or whatever it's supposed to be called......... ;;; But anyways, the shading came up too light, or it wasn't scanned in dark enough or something. ;; XDDDD;;;

Anyways, explanation for the pic. I was getting.......well, first of all, bored, and secondly, I was slightly depressed and NEEDED something to draw (Two pic ideas of Kurokage came to mind, this being one of them. I'm surprised that I drew them both, though. XDDD..) Both of the ideas were on the depressing side, though, but I really liked the way they looked in my head, so I wanted to draw them out. Now, BEFORE you go accusing Kurokage of being emo, he's not, at least not intentionally. See, the thing is, in Kurokage's bio, Shirogane is basically a really close friend of his (You COULD say, depending on whether or not I choose to have him being a little kid or always being 17 in his bio, that Shirogane was kinda like an older sister to him, and quite literally, too, since she took him in and took care of him, along with her grandparents, since he was two.). According to the photo in this pic, this is the option where Kurokage had actually been younger, since there's a younger version of him in the photo along with Shirogane. Anyways, after Shiro died, Kurokage and Shiro's grandparents made this gravestone/altar and had set it on a hill underneath that Cherry Blossom tree overlooking the ocean/beach that Shirogane and Kurokage used to go to a lot when he was younger. So, every once in a while, usually at least once a year, Kurokage visits Shirogane's gravestone/altar, just to spend some time over there. He usually just sits underneath the Cherry Blossom tree, sipping some green tea and inhaling the scent of cheery blossoms and that incense on Shiro's gravestone/altar that he usually puts there whenever he visits it. (That would be the small black bowl with two sticks in it and smoke coming from it.)

Incidently, my brother Ralph used to light incense in his room back when he was still living with us. My God, my brother Gio and I hated those things. XDDDD;;;;; Mostly 'cause the ones my brother used tend to smell like burning wood, or burning cinnamon. XDDDD;;; Ralph liked the smell of them, though. I never understood why. And we had all our toys and video games in his room, since at the time, all three of us we're living in the same room (GAH, NEED AIR!!!! @@;;;;;..) and the smoke would just fill the air, and it would drive us nuts. 'Course, we were like, what, seven or something??? XDDD;;;

Anyways, back to the pic. The gravestone/altar itself has Shirogane's name, in English and in Japanese writing. I'm not sure if the Japanese characters are right, though, 'cause I used this site that Whispers used to write Kurokage's name, and I used the ones for Hiragana (SP??? And, actually, is this even the right WORD??? ;; XDDD;;;..), which I'm not sure if it should be used for Japanese names or translated names or..........yeah, I dunno. XDDD;;;; But yeah, just letting you know what that writing is. Also, see the flower on the bottom of the gravestone/altar??? It's actually not a real flower. It's like, made out of some type of stone. I'm not sure what it's made of, but maybe it's made of porcelain??? Or marble, or something??? I dunno, but it's for a decorative touch. ;; XDDDD *If it was real, it would be shriveled up and black. XDDD;;;;* The pink rose attached to the frame of the photo is also just a decoration, but for the frame. That white rose, on the other hand, is real. Kurokage leaves behind white roses or some kind of flower whenever he visits Shiro's gravestone/altar, so that's why it's there.

Anyways, as you can see, it's getting kinda late in the pic, and Kurokage is getting slightly tired/sleepy. He'll probably sleep right there under the tree if he wanted to. XDDD;;; But anyways..........doesn't it look kinda like it's nearing the end of Summer or something in this pic??? I dunno, it has something to do with the color of the sky, I'm thinking. XDDD;;;;

Anyways........Okay, time for the lyrics, I guess. ;; XDDD...:

"Wake Me Up When September Ends" - Green Day

Summer has come and passed,
The innocent can never last......
Wake me up when September ends...!

Like my father's come to past,
Seven years has gone so fast...!
Wake me up when September ends...!

Here comes the rain again,
Falling from the stars.........
Drenched in my pain again,
Becoming who we are.........

As my memory rests,
But never forgets what I lost...!
Wake me up when September ends...!

Summer has come and passed,
The innocent can never last,
Wake me up when September ends!!!!

Ring out the bells again,
Like we did when spring began,
Wake me up when September ends!!!!

Here comes the rain again,
Falling from the stars........
Drenched in my pain again,
Becoming who we are........

As my memory rests,
But never forgets what I lost...!
Wake me up when September ends...!

~*~Bridge~*~

Summer has come and passed,
The innocent can never last......
Wake me up when September ends...!

Like my father's come to past,
Twenty years has gone so fast...!
Wake me up when September ends...!

Wake me up when September ends...!
Wake me up when September ends........

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Kingdom Hearts AMV - Wake Me Up When September Ends AMV" link: [link]

"Wake Me Up When September Ends - Kingdom Hearts" link: [link]

Both of these AMV's have the song, but they're both my fave AMV's of it that feature Kingdom Hearts. XDDD;;;;; Anyways, I have a question for you. Does this song seem like it would fit Kurokage as his themesong??? 'Cause I still think both "Wake Me Up When September Ends" (Green Day) and "Cold" (Crossfade) are pretty good themes for him. They both fit him pretty well, just in different levels. XDDD;;; *As in, "Wake Me Up When September Ends" seems to be more calmer, whereas "Cold" is more.......emotional. XDDDDD;;;;; *Panned**

For those of you who don't remember what "Cold" was, here's a link to the song that I used in my OTHER pic of Kurokage for the Music Theme Challenge: [link]

Anyways, that's about it. Hope ya like it!!! ^_^


Kurokage and Shirogane belong to me,
Lyrics to "Wake Me Up When September Ends" belong to Green Day.
Art belongs to me, ~HirokoTheHedgehog



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