I'll Be

Chapter Two: Apprehension

Standing in the attic of Caia’s house, we talked about our gig at our civic center in town.

            Jules looked at me, “Do you want to try the low end again?”

            I glanced at Bree, “Can we run through ‘Dead End’ and you can try it there?”

            Bree checked her key, and I could feel Liv’s bass vibrate in my veins.

            “Broken down, safe and sound,

            Thought I lost but I found

            Something worth dusting off

            More than your cracked old record.

            Someone said it was dead,

            It went straight to my head,

            But now I know what you meant,

            yeah now it’s getting better.

           

            Don’t act like you can’t see what I mean,

            Can’t you see what I mean?

            Not worth it, when you make me believe

            Yeah you make me believe

            That I’m the racing car, broken heart,

            Left you alone in the dark, took up all your time.

            But you know what you got, says a lot,

            Hopes she hurts you, maybe not.

            I do this every time.

            And you-ooo, will take me down again,

            And you-ooo, will call yourself a friend,

            But you’re my dead end.

 

            You called my bluff,

            tied me up, tossed me into the rough,

            And now it’s pulling me down,

            Oh yeah, I know what numb is.

            Couldn’t fix what was wrong,

            Hurt but had to move on,

            And now the feeling is gone,

            Know now was being strong is.

           

            You tell her, when she asks about me

            And she’ll ask about me,

            I’ll tell her, and maybe then you will see,

            yeah, maybe then you’ll see.

           

            We played through; chorus, transitions, bridge, outro. We stood there, listening to the reverb bounce off of the walls, and something inside me felt…off.