Somebody That I Used To Know

Stronger

The songs are kinda folky. I hear the rhythm but it's hard to hear it when you don't know the intent.

Tom steps up onto the stage in the bar. Molly was very concerned that being around people drinking would be hard for him, but he was determined that it'll be okay.

For the first time in months, he was doing a public performance.

"Hello, everyone," Tom smiles. "Thank you all for being here, it means a lot to me. Your support and loves is not than you know. Um... alright, so, this is a little nerve-wracking, I can't lie to you all. This is the first time I've sung in a long time... especially in front of anyone, that's been even longer. My wife and daughter are here so make sure if you see them to give them a big smile. Molly has been an angel during all of this and I appreciate everything she does for me. I don't say that enough so now that I've said it in front of people, she knows I mean it."

Everyone chuckles, including Molly.

"I'll stop rambling on but I genuinely, really appreciate this. I'm going to preform some songs from my album, Stronger, along with Hank covers, I know you all would enjoy that. What would you like me to start with?"

"Memories," someone yells from the crowd.

"Alright," Tom smiles, adjusting the guitar strap on his shoulder.

"Another creak against the floor, wondering if I'm really alone,
Heart beats through my ears,
But that's not the only thing I want to silence,
The memories won't leave my head,
Everytime I wish I was dead,
Over and over, they refuse to leave,
Is this really what memories mean?"

After finishing the song, the crowd cheers, a warm feeling in Tom's heart. For once, people weren't commenting hate or being rude, they were cheering.

"Thank you," Tom smiles. "Thank you, really, I appreciate it. Um, so I wrote that song after my suicide attempt. I... uh... I had already been to the hospital for two months but being home again was something totally different. The memories referred to in that song were all from being uh... held there. Honestly, sometimes still I have trouble with that. I'm telling you all this because I want to be honest. One of the things that Dr. Olsen thought me was that I'm not alone. There are thousands of other people who have had similar experiences, it's just finding them is the issue. I never hear about anyone that's been through something similar until I started doing group. Then I realized how many people actually kind of understand. You're not alone, I promise. Now, for a brighter note," Tom softly chuckles. "Who wants Hank?"

Tom sings a few more songs before making another announcement. "So, I started a new song. It's not done yet but it's called Down the Bottle. Do you want to hear it?"

"Yes!" Everyone yells.

"Alrighty then," Tom chuckles.

"Looking at the clock again it's 7:30,
I'm on my third glass of smooth whiskey,
And I know, that soon, I'll down the bottle,
Looking the mirror just seeing a stranger,
Long face, disorted hair, and really odd features,
You think you know me but I just see an imposter
And I know, it's because, I
Downed a bottle,"

"I uh... I originally wrote this about my struggles with addiction. It's something hard to understand if you've never experienced it, you know? I didn't ever understand it before until I was in that situation. It's a little hard to be here right now, I can't lie. I keep looking at everything and damn, it looks good." Tom chuckles. "But no, my little girl is here and she's worth it. She shouldn't grow up with a father who struggled with that. Also, uh, you'll probably be hearing more from me now. Do you all like the music?"

"Yes!"

"Good, good. I'm not doing much acting anymore, at least for right now. If you know, my uh... my contract with Marvel isn't there anymore so I'm going to focus on my music for a bit."

"Boo," people yell.

"No, no, don't boo, don't boo. It's not their fault, it just didn't work out."

"You deserve your job." A woman yells.

"Well thank you, I appreciate that a lot. I hope that everyone enjoyed the performance and that's all for today. Goodnight!"