Tidal Waves

Home is Such a Lonely Place

Mark's POV

During all the events happening, the new California album wasn't getting done, we still needed a few more songs to complete it and I couldn't think straight to think of any lyrics, as well as needing a new drummer

One day it was quiet in the house since Skye was still at work, I had a bunch of thoughts rushing through my head still, I missed Jack a lot but I knew he was getting help so he wouldn't be so sad. I was lonely you could say.

Home is such a lonely place without you Jack. I thought to myself.
That could work in a song I thought

I grabbed a notebook and a pen and began writing some thoughts that could work

I wish that we could save today, but I know we can't stay the same, and I keep pushing you away. Don't wait for me don't wait for me, home is such a lonely place without you, home is such a lonely place

Feeling better that I wrote out my thoughts I called Tom and told him about my idea.

"Hey Tom it's me, I have an idea for a song, call me back when you get this"

He never answers me

I grabbed my acoustic and began to strum a soft tune with a dark contrast, I figured it could work for the song but I needed to figure out more lyrics.

I began to think more about how I was going to find a new drummer and where, the album was going to be released in a few months and we needed to get back into the studio.

I stared out my window to be greated by dark clouds and couldn't see the moon. It started to rain, there was a flash of lightning followed by a crash of thunder causing me to jump.
Lightning is cool but I hate the rain, it makes a racket on the house.

I love the lightning but hate the rain, tomorrow's frightning but not today, wish I could slow down time, but not enough to slow you down. I feel like the moon is spinning off into outer space without you, the universe an empty place without you

I sat back, relieved of my thoughts and tried to drift into sleep, everything made my heart heavy and it broke me that I didn't even realize it. I remember the day we recorded "Kings Of The Weekend", Jack did his scream with me, I listened again, I could hear the pain behind it. Tears filled my eyes, I remember being proud of him that day, thinking he nailed it with me, I wish I noticed the little things.

Skye came home and saw me upset, she gave me a hug. It was hard on her too, but she was hiding it better than me.

"Did we fail as parents?" I asked her.
"Of course not, Jack just is going through some shit right now and isn't very open about it. The counslers are taking very good care of him. He will be home in a few days" she reminded me.

It hit me that it had been almost 2 weeks already, relief washed over me after the realization.
It was almost 11:00 when I decided to head to bed.

"This room's such a lonely place without you"