Left Behind

<Parody Song - Yoshi's Lament> [Verse 1: (Gentle strings, soft flute melody)] I carried you through lands of green, Through mountains high, and skies serene. My feet did race, my tongue did catch, For every coin, for every match. [Chorus: (Strings swell, percussion builds)] But when the gap seemed far and wide, You leapt ahead, I stayed behind. A fleeting glance, no time to grieve, You jumped away, and made me leave. [Verse 2: (Melancholy piano, faint wind noises)] I hatched from an egg, your loyal steed, Through lava, ice—I met your need. With every stomp, with every throw, I kept you safe, though you’d never know. [Chorus: (Strings swell, percussion builds)] But when the gap seemed far and wide, You leapt ahead, I stayed behind. A fleeting glance, no time to grieve, You jumped away, and made me leave. [Bridge: (Ominous tones, distant echoes of "Yoshi!")] Did you hear my cry as I fell below? Into the abyss where the cold winds blow? Am I just a tool to reach the end, Or once was I more—your closest friend? [Chorus: (Strings intensify, layered with a mournful horn)] But when the gap seemed far and wide, You leapt ahead, I stayed behind. A fleeting glance, no time to grieve, You jumped away, and made me leave. [Outro: (Soft harp melody, fading)] Now I’m a ghost in your tale of gold, A memory lost, a story untold. If you ever pause to turn your head, Remember me, though I’m long since dead. [Faint sound effects: (Echoing footsteps, a faint "Yoshi!" call fading into silence)]