ON HOLD - I'm Drowning In A Sea Of My Own Past (Johnnie Guilbert)

"So you're Johnnie"

We arrive at the place where the meeting is being held.

"Welcome everybody to the official meeting of the Vans Warped Tour US 2014!" Kevin Lyman says, "there is one person that I'd like to introduce, Danielle, would you please come up here." I stand up and walk to the stage.

"I'm so glad you made it," he smiles.

"Yes, me too," I smile.

"Everyone meet Danielle, she is the newest YouTuber to have joined us on the Vans Warped Tour," everyone cheers and claps, but one person in particular was a boy my age, that had lip piercings, a beanie and blonde fringe like mine, that wasn't clapping, just staring at me.

"If you don't mind, could you sing for us?" Kevin asks.

"Yes, of course," I smile, "I need a guitarist," I yell. The one and only Jack Barakat gets one stage. I walk over to him.

"Can you play Andy Biersack's new song They Don't Need To Understand?" I ask.

"Yeah," he says. "Okay, well, let's do this," I back away going to the microphone.

"Young and strong, the voice of my father said,

"Don't give up, don't be forgotten."

It's hell on earth.

I just wanna run away.

They told me dreams don't grow from here.

Stay alone.

Count your fears.

Somewhere down the line I might figure it out.

Singing all my songs,

To bedroom walls.

Deep inside my heart,

I'm still here.

We're always running away.

And we don't even stop to think about it.

The world's in our hands.

Yeah.

They don't need to understand.

We do it our own way.

No matter what they try to say about it.

We've got our own plans.

Yeah.

They don't need to understand.

They don't need to understand.

What made me tough, almost killed me.

At least that's how I remember the story.

Over the years, I've forgotten how it was.

But I survived, and I won't walk down

The same old road that they all follow.

It only leads to a life not meant for me.

Singin all my songs to bedroom walls.

Deep inside my heart, I'm here.

We're always running away.

And we don't even stop to think about it.

The world's in our hands.

Yeah.

They don't need to understand.

We do it all our way.

No matter what they try to say about it.

We've got our own plans.

Yeah.

They don't need to understand.

Streets of my hometown seem strange now.

They feel like a distant memory.

I'm always fighting 'cause I know you're trying.

But you can never take this dream from me.

We're always running away.

And we don't even stop to think about it.

The world's in our hands.

Yeah.

They don't need to understand.

We do it all our way.

No matter what they try to say about it.

We've got our own plans.

Yeah.

They don't need to understand.

They don't need to understand [x2]" I sing out, then look at Kevin, who looks amazed.

"That is all for the Warped Tour meeting. I will see most of you on June 11th in Anchorage." Kevin get off stage.

"Thanks Jack," I say getting off stage.

"You were amazing," I look up and see Kevin Ghost from Ghost Town.

"Thank you, it means a lot, this sounds really weird, but could I get a picture with you," I smile.

"Yeah, of course," I take picture with him.

"Thank you, now I'm gonna go fangirl," I smile.

"It was nice meeting you," he laughs slightly.

"I'm on the whole Warped Tour so I'll run into you a lot," I smile.

"That wouldn't be such a bad thing," he says.

"Y-"

"Danielle, could you come here for a second!" Kevin Lyman yells.

"I guess I better go, see you around," I smile, walking towards where Kevin is standing with a few other people.

"These are the people you'll be living with for the next few months. Bryan, Jason, Damon, Kate, Cyr, a few other people you'll meet the day we leave and Johnnie," Kevin points to the guy that was staring at me.

"So you're Johnnie," I smile.

"Yeah, that's me," he says unenthusiastically. "You're gonna be my best friend for Warped Tour because you're the only one that's my age," I say.

"Wait, you're sixteen, Kevin didn't say that," Johnnie says.

"I told Bryan, Kate, Cyr, Jason, and Damon, I thought they would've told you," Kevin says.

"You're an ass Bryan," he rolls his eyes.

"Thanks," Bryan smiles.

"So, I'll see all of you when warped tour starts in two days," Kevin smiles. Kevin walks away.