Living Through A Memory

It's been almost eleven years, actually if you want to be exact, it's been ten years, eight months and twenty-eight days. Thats how long my dads been gone. Today is also my tenth birthday without him here. Ten birthdays without dad and all of them have sucked.

Today also marks something else, my bands first proformance at Warped Tour...

"Daddy, I'm not sure you can hear me, and I know I'm getting a little old to talk to you still, but I just wanted to say I'm following in your footsteps"

"Living Through a Memory, five minutes til set!" i heard a voice yell

"well Daddy, that's me, I hope I'm making you proud" I said blowing a kiss to the sky, he was up there watching me, I knew he was he had to be.

I came center stage. The crowd was screaming "KENADEE!! KENADEE" it reminded me of when I was little and dad would take me on stage with him. It was a moment of both happiness and grief. I was happy because I knew Daddy would be proud if he could see me now, but it was also sad. I really missed my daddy

Our set was almost over we had time for one last song.

"okay Everyone!" I screamed. the crowd roared in responce "You all know who i am right?!" the chanting began again. "Okay guys and gals tonight I'm gonna honor my Daddy by singing You Only live Once, then when we're done, I'll do a count down and I want everyone to do the Lucker stomp with me alright?"

the crowd roared and slowly quieted down as the music began

Push your care, push your burdens aside

Erase everything inside and leave just one thing on your mind.

You only live once so just go fucking nuts!

Go!

Live life hard

Live life hard

You only get one shot

So shoot!

With every breath you take you’re dying

With every step we take we’re falling apart

If we only had one chance we'd breathe

Let’s take the chance right now and scream

You only live one life

For a very short time

So make every second divine

Go!

Live life hard

Live life hard

Are you still breathing?

It's your heart that’s beating inside

That keeps us alive

And for the very first time

We’re pushing aside to surrender

Everything that I see in my eyes

Except for the one thing on my mind

That I am alive

For the very first time!

For the first time

Pushing worry aside

For the first time

Pushing worry aside

Erase everything inside

Erase everything inside

Erase everything inside and leave just one thing

You only get one shot!

You only live once so just go fucking nuts

You only live once so just go fucking nuts

You only live once, go fucking nuts

You only live once so just go fucking nuts

Live life hard

Live life hard

Live life hard

Live life hard

at the end I began to count down

"three..two..one.." at that everyone stomped, it was so loud it sounded as if there was thunder in the stadium

I was about to say goodnight and thank you as our bassist Jacob slammed into me almost knocking me over.

"Hey Everyone,todays Kena's Birthday! so were gonna sing for her alright?" He yelled as I felt Kade (our drummer) and Grayson (our lead guitarist) pick me up in the air. "now crowd surf this girl!" the uys yelled in unision as they through me into the crowd.

"Fucking Jacob" I muttered as the fans sat me down, and began wondering toward Living Through A Memory's merch tent. Right now I just wanted to call Mom and spend time with the band.

When I got to the tent it was surrounded by people. When I finally faught my way through the crowd I was suprised, I guess even a little shocked at who I saw sitting there. Chris, Mark, Alex and Dan, the members of dad's old band they were like uncles to me.

"theres the birthday girl" Dan said to Alex Chris and Mark, nodding my way

"you did Great Kena" Chris said standing up and pulling me into a hug

"your a natural Kenadee your dad would be proud" Alex smiled at me

"I hope so" I said smiling pulling Alex into a tight hug. "It's nice to see you all" I said