Jenna's P.O.V:
"Tonight, you're not in your everyday, daily life social situation where you have to worry about the people to your left, to your right, to your front & your back, and thinking about the way that you look, the way that you dress, the way you act, the things you say, the things you do, the country your parents came from, your sexuality, the piercing in your face, the tattoos on your skin 'cause you know that? That shit doesn't fucking matter, and there are things that do and do not belong at a Tonight Alive show. Judgment is one of them. We put our fingers in the face of judgment. So in this next song, I want you to forget about your jobs, I want you to forget about high school or college, I want you to forget about the fight with your parents, all I want you to think about in this next song is jumping up and down. You got my back Chain Reaction! Because I've got yours. This song is called Thank You & Goodnight."
Here I was, performing at a sold out Chain Reaction show in Anaheim. It had been five years since I left school and began recording our first ever EP. Singing Thank You & Goodnight was bringing back memories of the night of the talent show. The night that changed my life forever.
"A majority of people go through life living in the fear of judgment of someone else's opinion, and we let it control us and we let it determine our happiness by the acceptance of somebody else. In the next song, I want you to believe that that doesn't exist in our world. I would love to see anybody here that has makeup on their face to smudge the fuck out of it. What do you guys think of that? Are you too scared? Do you know what? I'm not. I'm going to fuck up my face and I'm not going to be embarrassed abut it. I don't want anybody here to be embarrassed about the way they look. I want you to get that out of your mind and in this next song we're going to have a good time."
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I was sitting on the flight to Queensland when I began thinking about Ben. I often wondered what would have happened if we stayed in touch. Getting over him was hard at first, but I eventually managed to move on.
I knew now that what I did was pretty bad. It didn't work how it was meant to. I wouldn't blame him if he didn't want to talk to me, even though we're now touring together and will have to see each other for the first time in five years.
Ben's P.O.V:
Standing behind the stage, the band and I were warming up before we were set to play a main stage at Warped Tour. Knowing that Tonight Alive were going to be playing on the tour with us had me somewhat worried. I knew it was going to be awkward, and just the thought of it was bringing up old memories.
Running onto the stage, being greeted by cheering fans made me block out the thoughts of Jenna. I needed to focus on playing a good show.
"What you felt was placebo
The stories that we wrote
Are nothing more than ghosts
A time we spent
And you know that I know
As long as the wind blows
I always be here
Searching for a silver lining in this
I'll look on the bright side"
Our fans had plenty of energy and as we sang more songs the crowd only seemed to grow. This was the life I'd dreamt of as a teenager and now I'm grateful I have it.
"Alright, Brisbane! That was rad" I smiled, speaking to the crowd of cheering fans. "This next one is Tables Turned, which I've heard is a favourite. I hope you enjoy."
