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[hatman]

Thought I woke up with this "morning," which probably won't mean much to most of you:

I am immortal. I have inside me blood of kings.
I have no rival. No man can be my equal.
Take me to the future of your world!

He is Roland Deschain.

The Gunslinger.

(And, I have a feeling... In the end, there can be only one.)

And... looking at the full lyrics, it seems even more fitting. Not 100%, but eerily close.

Comments

[leeson.livejournal.com]

I see your blasphemy, I C IT.

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

Blasphemy?

[leeson.livejournal.com]

It's the theme song for Highlander, one of my all-time favourite theme songs.

Blasphemer.

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

I'm aware of that. And yes, it is one of the awesomest theme songs in history. (Although Angel's cello/electric guitar is pretty cool, too...)

But how is noting its aptness for Dark Tower as well as Highlander blasphemy? Or do you not like Dark Tower?

[leeson.livejournal.com]

Or do you not like Dark Tower?

Give the man a cupie doll!

Stephen King fills me with loathing. I'm not wholly certain why. But, anyway, I cannot stand any of his writing. DT loses more points for pseudo-Tolkienesque allusions that don't. Make. Sense.

...Boo.

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

I haven't touched any of his other books, but I'm enjoying DT.

OTOH, I don't give two verdigris-encrusted coppers about Tolkien. I just cannot slog through his books.

[ladymirth.livejournal.com]

My Highlander theme song! NO TOUCHY!

[stellar-dust.livejournal.com]

I dunno, it almost seems too .. grand for Roland, who's so matter-of-fact about his place in the world. Now if Cuthbert had made it through to the end ...! Yeah, this is a song that Cuthbert would have belted out on the road to Mejis, Roland rolling his eyes and hiding a smile, Alain hissing at Bert to for God's sake shut up, we're supposed to be undercover!

:D (I do wonder what would have happened if Bert had been the one to survive Jericho Hill. I kind of want someone to write me fic about it. *g*)

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

Hmm. You have a point. But it's just... he's descended from a king, he's over 1000 years old, he's the best there ever was, his guns were forged from a sword, he's fighting for the future of the world... and the rest of the lyrics fit just as well. It's uncanny.

And, for an added wisp of ka... as I was composing this reply in my head whilst driving Mom to the train station, I pulled up at a red light, and the car in front of me was... a Toyota Highlander. (And, BTW, if you read across the line at eye level, it says Toyota Highlander V6. Which is 18 letters. But between the Highlander and the V6 is a keyhole. Which makes 19.)

But lol, I like the image of Bert singing pridefully to his "lookout"...

Or maybe Eddie, Bert's twin? Since he might have actually heard the tune?