Mermaid
Sayaka Lyrics
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I'm a mermaid out of water
Compares feeling out of place to a mermaid who cannot survive on land. Conveys discomfort and alienation.
And she's got me singing the blues
Refers to feeling down and melancholic, possibly due to the aforementioned isolation and displacement.
Cast away on a desert shore
Implies being stranded and alone, without any hope of rescue or companionship.
Desperately searching for something more
Expresses the desire to find a sense of belonging, purpose, or fulfillment.
Caught between two worlds
Feels caught up in a difficult situation, struggling to reconcile differences between two different worlds or ways of life.
Living in confusion and hurt
Suggests feeling conflicted, hurt, or emotionally wounded due to the above struggles and/or other personal issues.
But I know that I'll survive
Expresses determination and hope, despite the challenges and hardships faced. Believes in the strength to persevere and overcome adversity.
Cause I'm stronger down deep inside
Points to a deep internal strength and resilience, which will help overcome any obstacles encountered in life.
Contributed by Kayla W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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You know, I wonder if part of the reason Homura seemed to dislike or at least try and avoid Sayaka is that Sayaka reminded her of herself. I mean, both of them made wishes for people they cared for immensely and think how Homura felt as Sayaka likely constantly made her wish for Kyosuke and constantly failed and became a Witch. What if, in her heart, Homura sympathized too much with Sayaka and it scared her to see over and over the horrible fate that befell Sayaka and what that might mean for her and her own wish.
Liz McLoney
Oh! That’s a good theory! I think it was because of how Sayaka always treated Homura and pushing her down with her knowledge of how Homura is, like we see in one episode the one about Homura’s past that Sayaka thought badly about Homura and didn’t want to team up with her, also like I said before Sayaka pins Homura down with her knowledge on the type of person she is, I think this maybe scared Homura just a little.
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@Jonathan Cl but its kind of selfish to just dismiss someone's pain from someone else. I feel like Homura may have purposefully tried to ignore the pain all the other girls and herself felt, and hyper fixated on Madoka. It was the only way she could cope :(
Jonathan Cl
I think Homura deslikes Sayaka because she hurts Madoka with her actions and attitude being a magical girl: lets remember that Madoka was constantly crying and worried abput Sayaka's fate. Homura actually says it in certain scene "I just don't want Madoka to watch you fall apart". So that is why she does not like Sayaka
walpurgis night
I think she misses all of them but I think she realized a long time ago that she wouldn't be able to save all of them and since getting close made their deaths hurt MORE she stopped trying and focused on the one she made the wish for trying to save at least ONE of them. Plus personally I think she might still be a bit afraid of Mami after that one time.
Mochaccino
I think homura missed all of her friends how she was willing to team up with kyoko for walpurgisnachet and never could bring her self to tell the truth about witches to mami saying it pained her to much to put her thro that much pain
E. Ende
Sayaka is still one of my fav characters even though everyone says her wish was foolish. The funny thing is, everyone agrees with homura about it but homura made a wish for someone else too.
aquamarena ♡
I do think it's interesting to draw parallels between Sayaka and Homura, because in the end in Rebellion/the original show we see that Sayaka is eventually able to let Kyosuke go and respect his choices, and move on and be happy on her own, which is something that Homura could never do with Madoka. I think having more interaction between them and highlighting their differences and similarities eventually could be really interesting-
aquamarena ♡
tbh I think the fandom tends to coddle Homura when really she isn't a very good person- she's not pure evil of course and is clearly mentally ill but her treatment of Madoka is still not okay- she puts her on a pedestal and depends on her for all her emotionally stability (which she obviously doesn't really have anyways) and then ends up commoditizing her and becoming almost obsessed with her- like she obviously cares about Madoka and loves her but at the same time people tend to ignore how toxic Homura is and the fact that she's done a lot of pretty awful things as of Rebelliom and even just in like the original show- don't get me wrong Homura is a great character but I just think people tend to ignore how many bad things she's done even if her main goal is simply saving Madoka. But in the end her goal sort of becomes more to possess Madoka because even when Madoka is happy/safe Homura feels the need to override any agency Madoka has and literally RIP her apart. Homura does love Madoka in a way but that love has become toxic and destructive and possesive, while Homura still thinks she is doing the righteous thing. That's a huge theme in Madoka as a whole though, especially Sayaka's story, the fact that the line between selfless and selfish love is very blurry because many times we think we're wishing for something for someone else thinking it's for their own good when it's really for ours.
Ayden Legleiter
well yes, but homura's wish let her lolnope the megica system and ascend to godhood with her lesbian crush, soooo