Flicker Box Xena (Song Challenge 2. Candidate)

Verse

You lost the last challenge

you're not used to that

Naturally you wanted a rematch

so you could sleep tonight

We could barely recall her name

joking about whether Zero or X-ray

It's been a while since we sat down

after school in front of the flicker box

Pre-Chorus

But the signal keeps returning

through the static of the years

And the tape rewinds itself

before the picture clears

Chorus

Xena the Warrior Princess

the heroine of our youth

She's back in our minds

but are you a worthy successor

Xena the Warrior Princess

still wearing down the truth

Verse

My head still aches from the past few days

now the pain is shifting right to left

At first emotions were your target

now it's the logic of the duel

You sharpen every angle

you memorize the lines

But memory is a blade

that dulls with every time

Pre-Chorus

And the channel keeps on flickering

through the rooms where we grew

And the rerun never ended

it just waited out the view

Chorus

Xena the Warrior Princess

the heroine of our youth

She's back in our minds

but are you a worthy successor

Xena the Warrior Princess

still wearing down the truth

Bridge

My sword is only half-sharpened for a second round

But I'll do you the favor because I'm a good sport

Call it honor call it habit

call it anything you choose

The past keeps calling back

and I keep answering the bruise

Chorus

Xena the Warrior Princess

the heroine of our youth

She's back in our minds

but are you a worthy successor

Xena the Warrior Princess

still wearing down the truth