Tired - A Tribute to 'L'

(Obvious **SPOILER** alert, if you haven't watched up to ep. 25 of Death Note.)

I finished Death Note about a week ago, and like many other people, I realized afterwards just what a great character L is.

Again, this song may initially seem like a strange choice. It may even appear on the surface that I have inadvertently made a yaoi video...which was not my intention. (Sorry, girls.) Instead, I think this song gets at some of the tragedy surrounding the cat-and-mouse games that Light and L play with eachother for most of the series. The fact that they're so similar, and yet totally opposite, the fact that they could be best friends if they weren't trying to eliminate eachother, the way personal emotion gets mixed in with what they're trying to achieve...I think this song, and hopefully this video, gets at some of that from L's perspective.

The lyrics are quite hard to understand, but are important to the video, so here they are:

Hold my hand while you cut me down
it had only just begun but now it's over now
and you're in the heat of moments with your heart playing up cold
I'm between the middle watching hastiness unfold
in my eyes you were smiling in the spotlight dancing with the night
the night
fell off your mind

I'm tired of trying
your teasing ain't enough
fed up of biding your time
when I don't get nothing back
and for what, and for what, and for what
when I don't get nothing back
boy I'm tired

where'd you go when you stayed behind
I looked up and inside down and outside only to find
a double taking punching hard and laughing at my smile
I get closer you obviously prefer her

(chorus)

"I should have known"

never mind said your open arms
I couldn't help believe they tricked me back into them, even though

(chorus)

The song is "Tired", by Adele.

Hope you like it! Thanks for watching!

NB: I got the info for the last few seconds off of Wiki, and used that which was relevant to the anime, since...that's what the footage is from. I know there're some discrepancies between the manga and the show, so...no need to tell me yourselves, or anything. Thanks.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Death
• Note
• Lawliet
• Eru
• Light
• Yagami
• Adele
• Tired
• anime

[AniMangafan12]

he was born in 1979.

awesome video by the way. 5/5

[Lothriel]

Actually, I discovered that there's a discrepancy between his birthday in the anime and in the manga; in the anime, he's born in 1982. And since I've never read the manga, I went with the anime version.

Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked it.

[kunia74]

I cant belive he died!!!!

dang and he was my favorite character to huh......i dont think any show could make a character like him haha

[Kouujewel]

great job on this video!

..yaoi implied or not lol

Kudos!

[greenwaves31]

I must say, I agree with you. I find it such a bummer 'cuz Light's actually kind of cute when he looses his memory, if only he wasn't an evil psychopath mass murderer! L is so freaking awesome! I mean, I just love the totally odd character's and I've got to say L made the top of my list. Great song and video! Peace! *throws chair at Llight and hugs L's arm* Die abomination!

[yalinegurl1]

God I love L, He will always be in my heart no matter what.

When I see him in the rain scene, looking solemm with his wet hair leaning over Light's feet, it makes me want to give L a hug that I can cry in

[QueenRiddler]

WOW...just WOW

Awesome AMV!

[michixchan]

this was a great tribute/amv! I love adele and L! 5/5!

[MsBetina]

U_U se murio mi L

[RuteCF]

L will always be the best <3

I didn't want him to die :'(

great vid

[Halo117letsgohome]

L was such a good character but ether way, you so made him look even awsomer, 5 out of 5

[sarahdancer94]

so sad how he died ... :*(*****