Where Boys Fear to Tread by tooms@proaxis.com (ok. this isn't meant to mock any of the video ideas going around. this has just been kicking around in my head for a while, and this is the best chance i'll probably have to get it out.) (THIS IS, BY THE WAY, SARCASTIC) *candy cane walks down* (candy cane walking down) *to build a bonfire, to break my fall* (candy cane builds a bonfire and billy falls into it) *my baby, my sweet thing* (billy, in agony from having a fire underneath him, screams "my baby! my sweet thing!") *just maybe we could lose ourselves this time* (billy and the candy cane stomp angrily on a compass, and look around bewildered) *king of the horseflies, dark prince of death* (a horsefly flying around with a crown on his head, a makeup saleswoman behind a counter, holding a compact of blush in one hand and lipstick in the other, with a "hello my name is" sticker on that says "hello, my name is dark prince of death!" in really bubbly, preppy writing) *his tragic forces are heaven sent* (a little package addressed "from:heaven. Caution! Tragic Forces Enclosed!) *in sweet things, in a lovers breath* (a picture of a mars bar, and a home movie of a little girl about age 5 breathing in the cold air, seeing her own breath, and running away terrified) *in knowing this was meant to be the last* (billy with a really quizzical expression on his face, and then a little lightbulb lights up, and a garfield-style thought bubble appears, and it says "hey! I get it! this was meant to be the last! I understand now!" and then he looks completely contented) *a go-go-kids* (kids at a go-cart race screaming "go go go" and then at the appropriate time, billy pops up and says in a very matter-of-fact way, smiling, says "kids") *a go-go-style* (same as above, except billy says "style" and he's wearing a designer dress) *a suck suck kiss* (2 kids sucking face, one of which is the "dark prince of death", in the middle of the go-cart ring, kids now chanting "suck", billy pops up in the same manner and says "kiss") *a suck suck smile* (same as above, except billy says smile) *as always, in young need* (camera pans out from the go-cart races, kids each hold up one letter of the sentence, "as always in young need" much like they do at football games) *a veiled promise to never die* (a letter on a desk, with black lace over it (you can still read it) and it says "i promise you, i will never, ever die!" in the same handwriting as dark prince of death's nametag) *on dead highways, her black beauties roam* (switches to cartoon, there's a highway with x's for eyes and a squiggly line for a mouth, and a tongue hanging out, with black hippos on motorcycles. the hippos look like the one that danced with mickey mouse in fantasia) *for june angels, so far from home* (back to real life action, an angel with a calendar on its stomach, open to "june", the angel with a map, with a red "you are here" x on it, and a blue "your home" x on it. they are far apart) *for a love lost, a faded picture* (black and white film. someone sitting at a table with a glass of water. the glass of water is very clearly labeled "love". she accidentally tips it over, gets an expression of extreme worry on her face, and grabs the mop to try to clean it up. the picture freezes, the camera zooms out to show that the picture is now in a picture frame-the picture fades) *to tread lightning, to ink the lavender skies* (billy treading lightning and inking the lavender skies) *so get on the bomb* (billy and the candy cane getting on a bomb) *get back where you belong* (billy holding a little map that has an x on it. next to the X it says "where you belong". billy points it out to the candy cane, and he nods appreciatively. the bomb blows up and they all die.)